The Grizzlies are back from their road trip out west. They host the Charlotte Hornets tonight at 7 at FedExForum. Tonight is Military Appreciation Night and the first 10,000 fans get a Grizzlies magnet schedule.
The CA’s Jennifer Chandler has lunch and dinner picks for Downtown Dining Week next week.
The CA also has photos of new restaurant Penny’s Nitty Gritty.
Advice for owners/managers of Downtown restaurants that automatically add a 20% gratuity to guest checks: You need to PROMINENTLY display that fact near your front door next week, where customers CAN’T MISS seeing it. If you don’t, I guarantee you are going to have a lot of heated arguments about it.
Elevation Memphis and Jamie Lynn Vessels play South Main Sounds tonight at 7.
Cognac Cars & Cigars happens tomorrow at Fourth Bluff Park from 5 to 9 PM.
Happy National Chicken Lady Day to my friend Tawanda Pirtle!
Finally, The Rock has come back to WMC.
UPS is hiring 450 seasonal workers.
Fieldaze, a festival celebrating the great outdoors, returns this weekend.
I think I’ve mentioned Quora on here before. It’s a website where anyone can ask a question and anyone can answer a question, This morning I received an invitation to join their Partner Program and get paid to write answers. Pretty excited about that. I’ve been on kind of a “fall break” from writing (other than this blog) for about 2 months and Quora could be just what I need to get back into a groove.
Too bad Bardog doesn’t have a partner program where I can get paid for drinking PBR, because that’s my plan for today. Back tomorrow with more news.