Wednesday update

Deal of the week, although you will have to drive to get it: Southaven Goodwill has a number of throwback Memphis Tigers basketball jerseys that they’re selling for $9.99. An Andre Turner jersey was featured in the pic posted on Facebook.

From the Memphis Flyer: Employees are suing the company that owns Earnestine & Hazel’s, The Vault, The Paramount, and Backlot. They claim they are owed back wages because of the way the company computes employee pay.

Wiseacre Downtown will hold an Oktoberfest party Sunday, October 30. You can buy a stein for $22 and they’ll fill it with Tiny Bomb, Memphis Sands, Oktoberfest, or Second Banana; bring your own stein and they’ll fill it for $10. Mighty Souls Brass Band will perform and between sets, there will be a stein holding competition. Little Bettie pizza kitchen will be serving food.

I learned yesterday that “bleach” is not the only hybrid moonshine shot you can order at Blind Bear. Options include

Bleach – half blackberry moonshine, half peach
Blapple – half blackberry, half apple
Melonberry – half blackberry, half sour watermelon

Memphis Chess Club now has fresh cinnamon buns from its bakery.

RMZI and Ross Al Ghul will DJ Eight & Sand Lounge at the Central Station Hotel this Friday evening.

The University of Memphis is being paid $1 million by the University of Missouri to relocate its September 23, 2023 game from the Liberty Bowl to St. Louis. AD Laird Veatch tried to replace Missouri with a comparable opponent but no Power 5 team wanted to play Memphis at home. That made the move to a neutral site the best option.

From MakeUseOf: How to spot fake profiles on Facebook

Weather nerd alert: Today is the last day of the year that the normal high temperature for Memphis is in the 80s.

Kifani Press, which is the newest shop in the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Open on Main initiative, will host an open house for teachers this Thursday from 4 to 7 PM. Bring your teacher ID and get 15% off any purchase as you enjoy free food and educational and literary resources. The shop is at 65 Monroe, a couple of doors down from Bardog. Bonus: You’ll likely get to watch MLGW workers dig giant holes in the street as you shop.

The Memphis Flyer has photos from last week’s Best of Memphis party at The Ravine.

Central BBQ Downtown is hiring a part-time banquet manager.

A shooting in the 400 block of Vance injured 2 children Monday.

There’s a maintenance technician job open at Hilton Garden inn across from the ballpark.

The Creative Works Conference happens at the Halloran Centre today through Saturday. They’ll have a pop-up market Friday and Saturday.

The CA has a quiz to test your knowledge of Memphis wrestling.

117 Prime is hiring an oyster shucker. This is said to be an ideal first restaurant job, or an ideal job for someone who wants to begin a training path to be a bartender.

RIP Loretta Lynn.

Today is National Get Funky Day.

Big River Fit Fest happens on Mud Island Saturday.

There’s October trivia tonight at Cordelia’s Market at 6:30.

Edge Motorfest is this Saturday. Come see classic cars on the street that was auto dealership row long before Covington Pike.

There’s a Koozies for Boobies breast cancer fundraiser tonight at Wet Willie’s.

Let’s have a look at college football games this weekend of interest to Memphians (all games on Saturday unless otherwise noted):