Today is an important holiday: Food Day. I recommend you celebrate at Downtown Hooters, the Golden Corral in Horn Lake, or the All-Star Hot Wings at Quince and Kirby, all of which are places that have food.
The DM has a look at the newly expanded Grizzlies Den gift shop in FedExForum.
Daaaaang the Downtown Happy Mexican scored a 63 on its health inspection.
Downtown Yoga will hold Thriller Night, a pop-up event, Friday as part of South Main Trolley Night. There will be a costume contest and a wide array of vendors.
Let’s have a look at college football games of interest happening this Saturday:
- South Carolina at Texas A&M, 11:00 AM, ESPN
- Memphis at North Texas, 2:00 PM, ESPN+
- 1 Georgia at Florida, 2:30 PM, CBS
- 8 Oregon at 13 Utah, 2:30 PM, FOX
- 20 Duke at 18 Louisville, 2:30 PM, ESPN
- Mississippi State at Auburn, 2:30 PM, SEC Network
- Arkansas State at UL Monroe, 4:00 PM, ESPN+
- 21 Tennessee at Kentucky, 6:00 PM, ESPN
- Vanderbilt at 12 Ole Miss, 6:30 PM, SEC Network
- Colorado at 23 UCLA, 6:30 PM, ABC
Wow. That’s about as boring a week of college football as you could ask for. Only two ranked vs. ranked, Memphis taking on an opponent that just moved up from Conference USA, and Tennessee vs. Kentucky arguably the best SEC game.
Bedrock Eats and Sweets seeks a front-of-house person.
The teams that play in AutoZone Park (Memphis 901 FC and Memphis Redbirds) seek a graphic designer.
The zoo seeks a private events specialist.
Bishop is hiring a line cook.
The Reunion Tour featuring Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters, David & Tamela Mann, and Israel Houghton comes to FedExForum tonight.
Blind Bear food specials this week! (Photos below courtesy of Antonio Jones)
Vegetable soup – zucchini, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, celery, spinach in a beef broth. Local soup expert Butt Slut #1 commented “That soup is on pointttttt” on Facebook.
Blackened salmon alfredo
Lemon berry cream cake
Get the specials while supplies last, which will probably be through Saturday. Bill – Flying Saucer Bill, to clarify, since there are several Bills – came in last night and gave the vegetable soup his approval.
There will be a Podcasting Basics workshop at the Cossitt Library Wednesday at 5:30 PM. The library’s Innovator in Residence, Ena Esco, will lead the workshop. Register to attend (free) on Eventbrite. More about this event:
Unlock the Power of Podcasting: Your Essential Guide to Podcasting Basics. Discover the key elements, from framing your idea, structure, reaching your audience, visual setup and recording needs. Get ready to launch your podcasting journey with confidence as we head into 2024.
Nightmare on Mulberry Street, Slider Inn Downtown’s Halloween party, will happen Saturday night. Specialty drinks, DJ sets, costume contests. Fun starts at 7 PM. Delyrius, Atia, FERB, Andy Chance… those are DJs I guess?
Not Downtown but worth a Lyft: India Fest 2023 Saturday at the Agricenter. Indian food is AWESOME… even their vegetarian stuff is good.
Speaking of vegetarian stuff… get your plant based junk food Wednesday evening at the Ghost River taproom at Main and Crump. Vuture Food will sell their chick’n sandwiches and loaded fries.
There will be a beer & Halloween candy pairing at Wiseacre Downtown this Saturday. Pick from 1 PM or 3 PM class times. $25 covers all supplies. Ages 21 and up.
Elmwood Cemetery will host a Full Moon Tour this Saturday from 6:00 to 7:30. Bring your flashlight and walking shoes.
Brass Door has announced new hours:
- CLOSED Mondays and Tuesdays
- 11 AM-9 PM Wednesday-Saturday
- 11 AM-5 PM Sundays and Sunday breakfast specials will be announced soon
There will be a Halloween Scavenger Haunt at the Fire Museum on Adams Ave. Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM. Kids can find scary objects hidden around the museum and receive a sweet treat at the end.
The Mallory-Neely House, one of the stately mansions of Victorian Village, is reopening for tours.
jahvon Quinerly, point guard for the Memphis Tigers, has been named to the Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list. The award goes to the best point guard in college ball at the end of the season. There were 20 players put on the preseason list. Quinerly was also named to the preseason American Athletic Conference first team recently.
A “Save Beale Street Music Fest” rally will happen at 3:30 today at City Hall.
The NBA regular season gets underway tonight with a doubleheader on TNT:
- L.A. Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 6:30 Central Time
- Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 Central Time
RIP Bobi, 31, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest dog.
Find out how to get free fries at McDonald’s every Friday from this coming one, October 27, through the end of the year. Free fries? Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will show up.
Sorry I ended yesterday’s blog post kinda abruptly. The library being closed for unexpected maintenance threw me for a loop. They told me I was welcome to hang out at their outdoor cafe area and use their Wi-Fi, but without chairs at the tables I couldn’t concentrate. I guess they only put the chairs out at the lunch hour (it was 10 when I got there).
Back tomorrow with more news.