The National Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Warning for Shelby County, as well as neighboring counties Tipton, Crittenden, and Desoto.
According to Weatherbug’s hourly forecast, snow will start falling around 2 AM Thursday, the temperature expected to be 37 at the time. There will be a chance of snow falling – heavy at times – through 2 AM Friday. The temperature will fall to freezing at 7 AM Thursday, then will briefly rise to 33 before falling back below freezing, allowing snow on the roads to melt and then re-freeze as ice.
Better make plans to work from home Thursday (unless you are an essential worker, for example a bartender).
Bob Dylan is bringing his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour to the Orpheum Saturday, April 9. Tickets are $59.50 to $129.50. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday at 10 AM.
STIX, the fast casual Asian restaurant in Peabody Place, has a special combo meal going on for the month of February. Get a ginger salad, a Downtown Roll, and an order of teriyaki chicken with fried rice for $20.
Want to see Hadestown at the Orpheum this week? If you are a student, teacher, or hero, rush tickets will be available for $20 for these performances:
- Wednesday, 7:30 PM
- Thursday, 7:30 PM (if not canceled due to weather)
- Sunday, 6:30 PM
First come, first served, up to 2 tickets per valid ID, must be purchased at the box office. Rush starts at 10 AM and lasts until they run out of tickets or showtime. Credit card preferred. No choice in seats.
Soul & Spirits, the new brewery on the far end of North Main, has added Tuesdays to the list of days the taproom is open, and they will have trivia Tuesday evenings. They have a new limited-release beer called Cupid, a chocolate stout infused with 4 different types of chocolates.
Second-year Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane has been picked for the Rising Stars game that is part of the NBA’s All-Star week.
The team formerly known as the Washington Redskins and the Washington Football Team has chosen a new name: Washington Commanders. Makes sense, since the president, who is the commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces, resides in Washington.
Grizzlies on national TV alert: The Grizz travel to New York to play the Knicks tonight. Tip-off is 6:30 and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Emoni Bates may be done with the Memphis Tigers. His father tweeted that Emoni’s status with the Tigers “has suddenly come into question” and he may pursue other opportunities in basketball until he is eligible for the NBA draft in 2023.
In its latest 5 Star Story, Action News 5 introduces the family behind Makeda’s Cookies. From their warehouse at 301 Jefferson, they’re able to supply cookies to 70 grocery stores.
The stupid large brown rodent didn’t see his shadow today, but who cares? Tater Tot Day is a much better way to celebrate February 2nd. My suggestion would be the cheese tots with bacon & scallions from Huey’s. Another good option would be Westy’s smothered tots with cheddar, bacon, and sour cream.
DJ Bizzle Bluebland AKA Jared “Jay B.” Boyd will perform at Wiseacre Downtown Saturday 3 to 7 PM. This a free event and they’ll have the Tigers and Grizzlies on their new big screens.
I want to clarify something. There were shots fired following an incident that started inside a Downtown bar Tuesday morning. I heard those shots from my apartment and they happened about 2:20-2:25 AM and a report was made to the police from someone at 272 S. Main at 2:31 AM. News stations are reporting the shooting happened just before 4 AM, which would imply the bar was open past its legal closing time of 3. That is absolutely incorrect.
Programming note: If tomorrow’s forecast holds up, I may take the day off from blogging if there is no urgent news. Back no later than Friday with more.