Friday night at RiverBeat music festival could be a soggy/muddy one. FOX 13 weather has Memphis on track to get 1.1 inches of rain by Saturday morning.
Download the MEMPHO Presents app to have the RiverBeat festival schedule on your phone, as well as band bios and a park map.
The CA has a list of the food options at RiverBeat. Gus’s!!!!!
The DM has things to know before you head to SmokeSlam, the new BBQ festival to be held in Tom Lee Park Thursday-Saturday of the third weekend in May. SmokeSlam is also presented by Mempho.
Midtown Tavern, a new restaurant and bar on Overton Square, is hiring this week. It is the sibling restaurant of Downtown’s Local on Main, but is NOT affiliated with Local on the Square, the restaurant that was last in Midtown Tavern’s location.
Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway is confident the team can schedule John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks next season. That was an awesome rivalry in the 1990s and it would be great to have it back.
Memphis-distilled Blue Note Bourbon has been named the official bourbon of Major League Pickleball. Did you know that pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.?
In other Blue Note news, the bourbon achieved platinum status at the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
Holy crap there was a huge brawl at Southaven Springfest!!! It had to be closed down early. When I was on a BBQ team, we always did Springfest’s BBQ competition to practice for Memphis in May. Just goes to show you, the suburbs are NOT safer.
At least people out in that neck of the woods still have Hernando Water Tower Fest in the fall to look forward to…
Videos and photos have been released of an alleged shooter on Beale Street this past weekend.
Today is Bugs Bunny Day. On this day 86 years ago, dat wascally wabbit made his first appearance.
It’s also National Mr. Potato Head Day.
Come to Soul & Spirits on May the Fourth (Be With You) dressed as your favorite Star Wars character and get 10% off your tab. $5 Hound Dog beer all day.
The Blind Bear has rolled out new menus.
Vice & Virtue Coffee in the ARRIVE Hotel on South Main is closing.
Shred415 has closed.
The Grizzlies may have their eye on the Brooklyn Nets’ Nic Claxton to fill a need at center.
The Downtown Neighborhood Association will kick off its free spring movie series with Sister Act on the lawn of BRIDGES at 477 N. Fifth this Thursday at 7:45. A food truck will be on site and there will be plenty of free parking.
That’s it for now. Back tomorrow probably.
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