Dr. Michelle Taylor, director of the Shelby County Health Department, announced in yesterday’s COVID-19 task force press conference that the Tennessee state health department had denied her request to institute a new mask mandate for Shelby County. Due to recent legislation, the SCHD no longer has the autonomy to issue such a mandate on its own.
Did you know that Ghost River has a book club called Books on Tap? They meet the last Thursday of the month at the Main Street location, and those who participate get 20% off their tab while the book club is in session. At the December meeting, they decided they would rotate the genre month to month, and for January it will be sci-fi/fantasy.
The book to be discussed at the January meeting is The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. If you want to shop for the book locally, you can go to Novel at Poplar and Perkins and ask for the book at the counter and get 10% off.
The rotating list of genres will be
- comedy
- fantasy/sci-fi
- feel-good/romance (February’s genre)
- historical fiction
- literary fiction/drama
- memoir
- suspense/thriller/mystery
Bardog has a new shot called the Beaver Eater:
Cordelia’s Market has a wine & cheese subscription you can sign up for. Every month, members receive a box that contains 4-5 perfectly paired selections of wines, cheeses, and crackers, along with 1-2 seasonal items. Sign up by January 24 to receive the February box.
Cordelia’s isn’t the only one offering a monthly subscription. Taco Bell rolled out its Taco Pass nationwide this week. You sign up for $10 a month in the app and get one free taco a day. You have your choice of several tacos, the Doritos Locos Taco Supreme proving to be the most popular in a trial run conducted in Tucson.
MEMPops will donate all its January in-store tips to the Hospitality HUB.
The USL has announced the 2022 season home openers. Memphis 901 FC will host Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Saturday, March 12.
Mayor Strickland sent Governor Bill Lee a letter asking him to make a new bridge, crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis, a priority. The three-month shutdown of the I-40 bridge last year demonstrated how much shipping across the U.S. is affected when a key route across the river is cut off.
The CA has a first look at what will be offered at South Point Grocery at 136 Webster when it opens next month.
Today is National Pass Gas Day and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day.
Harris and Fitz, with special guest James Dale Green on mandolin, will perform at Westy’s at 9:30 tonight.
Broke Tall Folk play The Vault tonight at 8.
There’s a half hour swing dance lesson, followed by two hours of social dance, tonight at the Rumba Room.
That’s it for today. I’m off to a late start. I guess the cold made me sleep extra well. Back tomorrow with more news.