A private art exhibition with live painting, food, and a live violinist is coming to Downtown Memphis. Bloom, featuring the work of Sam Reeves, will be a mixed-media exhibit that explores the human condition and cycles of life through a contemporary, abstract, and eclectic perspective. It will be held at 391 S. Front Street Sunday, June 24 from 6 to 9 PM. Journey will play the violin and there will be a cash bar. More information & tickets
Cruisin’ Heavy headlines tonight’s Peabody rooftop party. 6-10 PM.
Are you an Amazon Prime member? You have a new benefit – a 1-year membership to GrubHub+. That’ll remove your delivery fees on orders over $12 and get you some exclusive free food and discount offers.
Dana Dentata comes to Carolina Watershed Friday, September 2.
If you own a business with a wood-fired oven, expect a visit from the Memphis Fire Department soon. One caught on fire recently, prompting MFD to do safety inspections around the city.
Steve Lockwood & Old Dogs will play the front porch of South Point Grocery Saturday from noon to 2 PM.
If you want to celebrate Memphis, lead the way, and make an impact, New Memphis is hiring: Senior Manager of Leadership Programs, Program Administrator, and Manager of Collegiate Engagement.
Kenneth Lofton Jr. looked like a stud against the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, holding his own against number-two draft pick Chet Holmgren. Lofton did not get drafted but Memphis signed him to a two-way deal. I said yesterday he’s gonna be fun to watch in Southaven… the way he’s playing, he’s gonna be fun to watch in Memphis too.
Tonight the Grizzlies play their final Salt Lake City Summer League game, taking on the Utah Jazz at 7. That game will be on NBAtv.
Congratulations to former Memphis Tiger Lester Quinones. He went undrafted, but he got invited to be on the Golden State Warriors’ Summer League team. He showed out so much in Summer League that Golden State signed him to a two-way contract for 2022-23. That means Quinones will spend time with G-League affiliate the Santa Cruz Warriors, but he can also practice with Golden State and play in up to 50 of their 82 games. His salary will be half the NBA’s minimum salary, which means he could earn a little over $500,000 this coming season – but it’s not guaranteed and he can be cut at any time. More on two-way contracts
The Design Review Board approved plans yesterday for Soul & Spirits, the brewery on the far north end of Main, to add a beer garden.
Ja Morant is truly one of the good guys.
Ja Morant tipped his server $500 💵❤️
Her reaction when she found out he was Ja Morant was too wholesome
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Daaaaamn… UK prime minister Boris Johnson is resigning amid multiple scandals. He says he’ll stay on until his Conservative Party selects a new prime minister, but that could take months and many Brits want him out now.
It’s National Dive Bar Day. Earnestine & Hazel’s opens at 5.
It’s also Chocolate Day. The Downtown Dinstuhl’s, next door to the Majestic Grille, opens at 11.
The Maggie Valley Band plays Live at the Tracks at Central Station this evening from 6:30 to 9:30.
A/C update: Maintenance has still not been by to finish the work order – to install the parts that were on hold and to add Freon. As of 9:06 AM it is 81 in here.
I went down to the leasing office to see if I could talk face-to-face with a human, since that helped move things along somewhat next week. On the door I found a “THIS OFFICE IS CLOSED!!!” sign telling me if I need to speak to anyone, I have to walk a block down the street to the other building they manage.
That’s the news for today. Back tomorrow if it’s not too hot for me to post.