I’m giving my 1-hour Beale Street Walking Tour today from 1:30 to 2:30. If interested, sign up using the link (it’s $15) and meet me on the patio of Alfred’s at 1:20.
Atomic Rose, the LGBTQ+ club a block south of Beale on Second, is back open again with their new A/C system installed.
The Memphis Flyer has a look at 2023’s fall fairs and festivals. Those happening Downtown include
- Medical District Wellness Festival, Morris Park, Saturday, September 16
- Shop Black Fest, Bass Pro parking lot, Saturday, September 16
- Crown Me Royal Film Fest, Visible Music College, Friday-Sunday, October 6-8
- Wine on the River, Tom Lee Park, Saturday, October 7
- Oktoberfest, Grind City Brewing, Saturday, October 7
- Memphis Bacon & Bourbon Fest, Metal Museum, Saturday, October 7
- Paint Memphis, The Edge District, Saturday, October 7
- Soul of the City, Elmwood Cemetery, Saturday, October 14
- Edge Motorfest, Edge Motor Museum, Saturday, October 14
- RiverArtsFest, Riverside Drive, Saturday-Sunday, October 21-22
- M-town Funk & Blues Fest, Cannon Center, Saturday, November 25
- Holiday Spirits: A Christmas Cocktail Festival, The Kent, Friday, December 1
There are not many places Downtown that do meat-and-two for lunch anymore, but walking home yesterday I discovered a place I didn’t know did it: King & Union Bar Grocery in the Doubleetree (the old TGI Friday’s space).
Paul Young, the Memphis mayoral candidate I support, has won the endorsement of the Shelby County Young Democrats.
Huge news: The University of Memphis has shattered its previous record amount of research grants awarded: This year it’s $86 million. Before this year, the record was set at $51 million in 2022. The U of M was designated an R1 (top) research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recently.
The Dermon Building, a 10-story high-rise at Court and B.B. King, may become a Holiday Inn Express.
DJ Cash Money (Jerome Hewlett), the very first inductee into the DJ Hall of Fame, will play the EIght & Sand Lounge in Central Station Friday from 8 PM to 1 AM.
From FOX 13: Woman thrown from car doing donuts in Downtown Memphis. It happened at Ida B. Wells and Gayoso, said to be a reckless driving hotspot. No police were around.
Today is National Beer Lover’s Day. May I recommend the PBR?
That’ll do it. Back tomorrow with more news.