Bold Journey recently sat down for a chat with Tim Vimonnimit, the chef behind the Soi Number 9 food truck. The truck sells authentic Thai street food. In addition to the truck, they have an on-campus dining location at UT Health Sciences Center.
Atomic Rose, the LGBTQ-friendly lounge and restaurant on Second one block south of Beale, is putting out a casting call. They seek burlesque and go-go dancers for a recurring event. Any dancer, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, is invited to apply. atomicrosememphis@gmail.com or 901-922-5645
WREG has a look at 901 KidsFest which happened at the Cossitt Library yesterday.
FedExForum has rescheduled Drake’s concert, originally scheduled for this Thursday, to Sunday, August 6. That messes up the plans of fans who took off work and booked flights and hotels.
Today is National Catfish Day, a good excuse to stop by Flying Fish for lunch. Kooky Canuck and Ben Yay’s are two other Downtown locations where you can get “the salmon of the South.”
⚠️ A hot, humid day ahead with a strong potential for an evening line of storms capable of high wind and hail. Afternoon heat indices will approach 110° ahead of the line, which should move through between 6-8pm. Stay weather aware today! (HRRR simulated radar from 5-10pm shown) pic.twitter.com/wUGrYGpjal
— MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) June 25, 2023
ABC 24 discussed today’s Craft Food and Wine Festival with founder Cristina McCarter.
Want some cheap entertainment? Drop peanuts in a glass of beer. I’d like to remind everyone that The Peanut Shoppe and the Blind Bear are just steps away from each other.
If you’re a fan of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary TV show, did you know there’s also a 30 for 30 podcast?
An attempted revolt in Russia revealed that Vladimir Putin is not as strong as people think.
If you saw men in dresses Downtown yesterday, they were doing an “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride” pub crawl. They came in Bardog for about 30 minutes. Super cool group of people.
Also at Bardog yesterday, I got to listen to Butt Slut #1 argue with her friends over whether she was going to wear a T-shirt and shorts to a “prom for adults” event. I swear, if not for the 24-year age difference, I’d wonder if we were twins separated at birth.
Staying home today… job hunting… reading my Abraham Lincoln biography… maybe taking a LinkedIn Learning course on data analysis. I will be out at Bardog early tomorrow morning (8:00) and will do my Monday blog post from there.