Congratulations to Soul & Spirits brewery on North Main, which took home 9 awards at the Tennessee Championship of Beers recently:
- Gold medal: Bring it Home Premium Lager
- Gold medal: Smoke Stack Smoked Dark Lager
- Gold medal: Hound Dog Hefeweizen
- Silver medal: Spanish Harlem Copper Lager
- Silver medal: Sour Finger Fruited IPA
- Silver medal: Danke Oktoberfest
- Silver medal: Morning Judge Double IPA
- Silver medal: Cupid Chocolate Stout
- Brewery of the Year
Soccer fans: The Brass Door will show the Champions League finals today at 2.
Nashville Voyager recently did an interview with South Main Sounds’ Mark Parsell.
There will be a block party in the South Main District today. The 5th annual Hoedown on Huling will run from noon to 10 PM and will feature a photo booth, a dunk tank, and cornhole. The Tacotitlan food truck will be there noon to 5 and the Pok Cha’s Egg Rolls truck 6 to 10. Bands:
- 3:00: Amber Dunn
- 4:30: Black Sea Flats
- 6:00: Dynaflow
- 8:00: Big Barton
Tech site MakeUseOf had a couple of good articles this week to help you audit your security.
- Check to see if someone else is accessing your Facebook account
- View your USB history to see if someone has been plugging a USB device into your computer without your knowledge
SaborCaribe will be closed through Monday for the holiday weekend.
Feast & Graze at 55 S. Main has added maple herb walnuts to its collection of treats.
Insomnia Cookies has a deal going on through end of day May 31: Buy 12 Classic cookies and get 6 more for free.
Gizmodo explains why this is likely to be an unusually active hurricane season.
Reminder: Today is the grand opening of Sam Angel Original Arts, 10 S. Main St. Suite 100, 4 to 9 PM. Come view the work of artist Angela Samson while enjoying food and drinks.
Today is International Hamburger Day. Dyer’s, Earnestine & Hazel’s, Majestic Grille, Kooky Canuck, and Huey’s would be my recommendations to celebrate.
You can shop at Marketplace in Motion, an event hosted by Arrow Creative, at Loflin Yard today beginning at 11.
That’ll do it for today. I’m going to hit the usual brunch spots then head south to Hoedown on Huling. Back tomorrow.