Tonight is the latest possible night on the calendar, November 7, that the clocks can fall back an hour. That means:
- Today’s sunrise, at 7:26 AM, is the absolute latest sunrise Memphis can see
- Today’s sunset, at 6:00 PM, is the absolute earliest Daylight Time sunset Memphis can see
I don’t normally wish for individual players on other teams to have bad seasons, but it’s of note to Memphians that Portland point guard Damian Lillard is in a slump right now. That could allow Ja Morant to jump into the All-Star conversation even more than he already is.
Those of you who frequent bars and restaurants on the southern end of the Downtown core (approximately Union to Beale): Keep an extra close eye on your belongings when you’re out this weekend. We have a homeless guy who has been coming to the restaurants and looking for anything he can take. He mainly looks for cigarettes, but he has been known to pick up and chug a beer a customer left unattended while using the restroom. I don’t know for sure that he’d take a phone or a laptop, but I wouldn’t advise finding out the hard way.
The thing about this guy is, although he asks for cigs/money/beer, I don’t get a “professional panhandler” or “bad guy” vibe from him. I get an “off his meds and doing the best he can under those circumstances” vibe. I’d like to get him information about the Hospitality HUB, but it’s about a mile walk from where I’ve seen him. I get the feeling he wouldn’t remember what I told him, even if I drew him a map. This is a problem a friend of mine was talking about on Facebook last week – how do we safely reach out to people in need, where they are, and get them connected to resources?
The Grizzlies took a bad road loss to the Washington Wizards last night, 115-87. Next up: At home vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Monday at 7.
Memphis Tigers on national TV alert: Tune into EPSNU at 11 AM for the football Tigers’ home game vs. SMU.
Two of the DMC’s programs won awards from the International Downtown Association this week. The programs were the BuildDowntown Master Plan, and the South City Good Neighbor Grant.
New York Times: Will world-class architecture bring civic pride back to Memphis?
Local 24’s Eryn Rodgers visited Cupcake Cutie as part of Downtown Dining Week.
Ditty TV has a tour of Wiseacre Downtown’s brewing facility.
Today is National Wine Tasting Day, although I have one friend who did plenty of celebrating of that holiday Wednesday and Thursday.
Rumba Room celebrates Dia de los Muertos tonight. Authentic decorations, free salsa lessons, photo opportunities, free makeup artist.
Impala with The Turnstyles plays the Harbor Town Amphitheater at Maria Montessori School 2-5 this afternoon.
Bass Pro at the Pyramid kicks off its annual Santa’s Wonderland this weekend. Today’s 5-7 PM event is strictly outdoor with reservations required. Santa starts appearing in the store tomorrow.
Feelin’ Groovy Fest happens today starting at 1 PM at the Ghost River taproom on Beale Street. Jeffrey & The Pacemakers, The Bugaloos, and Pam & Terry play soft rock classics all day.
Black Cream plays a free concert on Wiseacre Downtown’s outdoor beer garden stage tonight 5-7.
The Memphis Youth Symphony Program’s Fall Orchestra Concert happens today at 1 at the Cannon Center.
Nashville country act Lazy Jane plays a free show at Tin Roof at 3:15 this afternoon. Chase Wright, also from Nashville, plays at 7.
7-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases in Shelby County has dropped to 79. I wonder if the average will rise a bit next week as we begin to see cases that developed after the mask mandate was lifted.
That’s it for now. Heading out to either Bardog or Blind Bear to watch the Memphis-SMU game. Back tomorrow with more news.