Memphis set a daily temperature record yesterday, with the high maxing out at 102. That broke the record of 101 set in 1943.
Some people are questioning MPD’s Downtown safety plan following release of video of a large girl fight Wednesday on Beale Street. The safety plan is only put into effect Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. You can’t have a 3-day-a-week safety plan in a city that’s as ghetto as Memphis is 7 days a week.
Social media post from Bardog yesterday:
Allocated bourbons just arrived (@blantons_bourbon, Colonel E.H. Taylor, @staggbourbon & @wellerbourbon) – come & get ‘em while you can. We don’t price-gouge, either. 😉🥃
Hmmm they were clearly taking a dig at SOMEONE with that post… anyone know who? Who overcharges for bourbon?
Not Downtown but worth a Lyft or Uber: Cooper-Young Beerfest has announced its return for year 13. It will happen Saturday, October 21 from 1 to 5 PM in the parking lot of Midtown Autowerks, 795 S. Cooper.
I’ve been to that festival before, and let me reiterate: If your primary objective is to discover and learn about great beer – as opposed to get your photo in the society pages – CY Beerfest is the place for you. Breweries are required to have a brewer in their booth, not just a marketing rep, to discuss their beers with guests. There’s also a beer education tent with presentations all day that are just excellent.
CY is a regional beerfest. That means only breweries within a 1-day drive of Memphis are allowed to participate. So if you find something you like at the festival, you’ll be able to hit the road and visit some taprooms.
And then there’s the weather… obviously, we don’t know the exact forecast for October 21, being almost 2 months out. But normals in Memphis for that day are high 73, low 52. That’s just about perfect.
Tickets will be available at cybeerfest.org starting September 1.
Starting in 2024, the Greater Memphis Chamber will take over Memphis in May’s month-long slate of international events and duties interfacing with the government of the honored country. The 2024 honored country is expected to be announced next week.
Today is National Toilet Paper Day.
Manhattan’s Forsythia Italian Restaurant will open a Downtown Memphis location at 107 S. Main in 2024. WREG has details.
The CA’s Jennifer Chandler enjoyed a Salmon Nicoise Salad at the Majestic Grille this week.
Frankie Valli comes to the Orpheum tonight. Tickets are $64.50-$175.
Memphis 901 FC has a road match at Charleston Battery tonight. Watch on ESPN+ or WMC Bounce. Preview
That’s all for now. This heat has exhausted me, but it should be out of here by the end of the day.