Reminder: You cannot buy beer, wine, or liquor at grocery stores or liquor stores in Tennessee on Easter Sunday. If you plan to imbibe on the holiday, you need to go shopping today.
South Point Grocery has an Easter special going on this weekend – a pound of strawberries for 99 cents.
Little Bettie, the pizza kitchen inside Wisacre’s Downtown taproom, will switch to a “pizza by the slice” menu leading up to the 2:30 Grizzlies playoff game so they can serve more people faster. They’ll also have a special Playoff Parfait available.
The Majestic Grille has brought back a Friday favorite – the seafood flatbread. Loaded with Gulf shrimp, scallops, Atlantic salmon, mozzarella, red onion, and spinach in a garlic olive oil base, the flatbread is available every Friday from 11 AM to 4 PM. I know what my lunch plan for next Friday is!
The family of Tacquan Smith, the man killed in the Beale Street shooting has hired a lawyer and he held a press conference yesterday. It sounds like they are exploring whether a wrongful death suit against the operators of Beale Street would be appropriate. The lawyer noted that Beale Street security had gone home at 1 AM, hours before the street closed for the night. He said that if security had still been on duty at 2:20, the weapon that killed the victim would not have been on the street. The lawyer is also puzzled as to why the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has not been invited to look into the case.
Southern Avenue will sing the national anthem at this afternoon’s playoff game, and halftime will feature a performance by Red Panda. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
There will be watch parties for the Grizzlies’ away games Thursday and Saturday, April 21 and 23, in Fourth Bluff Park. They’ll give away Grizzlies koozies and sunglasses, and the Claw Crew, the Grizz Girls, and Grizzline will be there. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The Downtown Memphis Commission is hiring a Development Project Manager.
The USFL season kicks off tonight. Does anybody really care? Next year, there will be two spring football leagues as XFL league play begins.
Today is National Eggs Benedict Day. Hmmm… let me take a minute or two to research where you can celebrate Downtown. Sage has a Salmon Benedict and a Crab Cakes Benedict… Automatic Slim’s has a Salmon Benedict, a Crab Cakes Benedict, and a BBQ Brisket Benedict… Majestic Grille has a traditional Eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon and a Filet Mignon Benedict.
You can create a cookie for Easter at Butterific Bakery & Cafe today from noon to 5. The Cookie Monster will be there.
Get free photos with the Easter Bunny today 11 to 6 at Bass Pro at the Pyramid.
Easter weekend weather does not look good… rain all weekend with the temperature not even cracking 70 during the day and dropping below 50 at night. I’ll let you in on a secret though… rainy weekends are the best weekends to go out to restaurants and bars for brunch. Brunch, especially in the Downtown core, has turned into Amateur Night during the day since the pandemic restrictions were lifted. However, when it’s raining out brunch crowds tend to be just the locals.
I’ve got a long day ahead. Of course, I’m going to watch the Grizzlies at 2:30, of course, then at 7 I have a wedding celebration to attend. See you tomorrow and GO GRIZZLIES!