Rizzo’s by Michael Patrick is the latest restaurant victim of this post-COVID economy. After 11 years, Chef will close the doors at the end of this month. If he stayed open, he’d have to raise prices again. He’ll wind down around the end of this month and is in the process of trying to line up jobs for his employees so they don’t miss a single paycheck. If you want one last Lobster Pronto Pup, you better get by there soon. Thanks for 11 great years, Chef.
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros perform tonight at the Orpheum. The band performs the tunes of the Grateful Dead (of which Weir was a founding member) as well as Weir’s solo albums. They are backed by The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintent.
The MemphisWeather.net blog has details on the snow that is expected to fall Friday night. Long story short: We’d get a couple inches accumulation between 9 and midnight Friday if the ground wasn’t so warm. Roads are expected to be fine.
Jennifer Chandler of the CA has a look at the new Peanut Shoppe location at 121 S. Main. It will be open this Saturday and Sunday at 11 AM.
Chandler also takes a look at the fish pudding sold at the Calvary Waffle Shop. She deems it a must-try. A volunteer at the waffle shop explained to Chandler that “pudding” is an English term for casserole.
I heard a guy got jumped after he left a popular Downtown nightspot not far from Beale Street Tuesday night and his wallet and camera were taken.
The Memphis Tigers collected quite a few American Athletic Conference year-end honors:
- Jalen Duren: Freshman of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Freshman Team
- DeAndre Williams: All-Conference Second Team
- Josh Minott: All-Freshman Team
Do you want to help people find their way out of homelessness? The Hospitality Hub is hiring. Open positions include Community Relations Coordinator, Emergency Shelter Manager. Facilities Manager, and shift supervisor for the Hub’s Work Local program.
An employee of Max’s Sports Bar told me they will likely open early on Sunday if any of the local teams (Memphis, Arkansas, or Tennessee) is playing in a conference final that day.
South Point Grocery has a special on fresh strawberries – 99 cents for a 1-pound container.
The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team will compete in the ESPN Events Invitational November 24-27 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Memphis won the invitational tournament in 2013.
The Tigers’ Lester Quinones has his own clothing brand, which is allowed under the NCAA’s new name, image, and likeness rules. There was recently a pop-up shop for the brand at Odds Atelier.
Major League Baseball has canceled two more regular-season series, postponing Opening Day until at least April 14. Owners continue to lock the players out as the two sides have yet to come to terms on a collective bargaining agreement.
Here’s an interesting primer on pricing psychology. (h/t Morning Brew)
Today is National Ranch Day. Get some with an order of fries at your favorite restaurant. It’s vastly superior to ketchup as a dipping condiment.
COVID Act Now‘s Risk Levels map of Tennessee shows Shelby County as the ONLY county in Tennessee not rated as a High, Very High, or Severe risk of spread of COVID. Shelby County is rated Medium at 6.5 cases/day/100K residents.
Pro angler Terry Byrd will be in the fishing department at Bass Pro at the Pyramid noon to 5 today to answer all of your fishing questions and help you pick out gear.
Dillon Carmichael plays Tin Roof tonight at 8 as part of the Nashville Hits the Roof concert series.
That’s all for this post. Back tomorrow with more news.