Month: June 2025

The Grizzlies’ starting center Zach Edey has sprained his ankle, will require surgery, and is expected to be out through the early part of next season. The injury bug bites Memphis yet again.

There were a of disappointed people downtown yesterday as officials canceled Pride activities, including the parade, due to bad weather…even though the storm system had moved completely away from the Memphis metro by 1 PM. They couldn’t have postponed the festivities for a couple of hours?

Arkansas defeated Tennessee 4 to 3 in game 1 of the Fayetteville super regional of the NCAA baseball tournament yesterday. I bet this guy was crying in his Busch Light:

Two arrests have been made in conjunction with the shooting on Mud Island that happened last week.

Dance party at the Flyway taproom Friday night:

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Prince would have been 67 today. Former vice-president Mike Pence is 66. I wonder if “Mother” is going to throw a birthday party for ol’ Mikey. Don’t you know that would be one swingin’ shindig!

If you’re going to the Pride parade on Beale Street today, better wear a raincoat. Rain and storms are expected between 10 AM and 3 PM.

Thanks to a court ruling, colleges will be able to pay athletes directly as opposed to indirectly through NIL deals.

There’s a beginner salsa class tonight at 7 at Fourth Bluff.

Steve Lockwood & Old Dogs will play South Point Grocery’s front porch today from noon to 2.

It’s ’90s Night at the Redbirds and the first 1500 fans will receive a reversible bucket hat. Autograph signing before the game and fireworks afterward.

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The Memphis Juneteenth Festival is today and tomorrow in Medical District Park. Live music, dance, speeches from local elders. Food trucks serving all kinds of food. Political roundtable. Run/walk promoting health and unity. Family-friendly and free.

Tonight is Margaritaville Night at the Redbirds. Come munch on a Cheeseburger in Paradise and sip on a margarita as your ‘birds take on the Indianapolis Indians. The first 1500 fans get a hooded Dri-Fit T-shirt presented by Southern College of Optometry.

Today is National Donut Day. It’s also National Churro Day. Does the Subway at Main and Jefferson still have footlong churros?

Gould’s Salon seeks a massage therapist.

ALDI is reducing prices on more than 400 products for the summer. Shop the new downtown ALDI at Union and Manassas.

Teach901 seeks a registrar and enrollment coordinator for Grizzlies Prep School.

Gainesville, FL high school punk rock band The Limewires perform from 7 to 8 tonight at Off the Walls Arts at 360 Walnut. The show is free and all ages.

Later in the evening at Off the Walls, there will be a dance party featuring DJ Witnesse. $10 cover with Venmo, Cash App, and cash accepted. 18 and up.

Sarah hosts a Father’s Day crafts session Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at Cordelia’s Market. All kids are welcome and advance registration is not needed.

There will be a Sundresses & Sangrias party Saturday from 4 to 10 at the Aloft Hotel. Live entertainment by Jerome Chism.

The Trumpster and Elon Musk are publicly feuding. LOVE IT.

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From Chowhound: Elvis loved the ribs from the Rendezvous, but he was not allowed to rent the entire restaurant out as he often did when dining out. Management felt it would make regular customers unhappy, and did not want to lose their business.

Watch wild cockatoos drink from a public water fountain in Australia

Hooters has closed its Downtown Memphis location.

MATA plans to roll out rubber-wheeled trolleys to get the Main Street line rolling again soon.

Choose901 has a look at The Playground, a new lounge in the Claridge House on N. Main.

Lucky 7 headlines tonight’s Peabody rooftop party. $15 to get in, $40 VIP. Those in VIP get a buffet of catfish po’boys, chicken and sausage, jambalaya, and beignets.

Don’t Tell Comedy comes to Bardog Saturday night. 7 PM and 9 PM shows. Limited seating. Tickets

StyleBlueprint has a first look inside renovated 1906 hotel in the South Main district, Hotel Ponotoc. The hotel has an upscale wine and cocktail bar on the ground floor called The Dame.

Anime Blues Con comes to the Renasant Convention Center this weekend.

Today is National Veggie Burger Day. Celebrate with the black bean burger at Huey‘s.

If you plan on coming to Bardog Saturday for brunch and/or to pre-game for the Beale Street parade, here’s a recommendation for a shooter:

The rarely-seen duo of Michael and Dani will be bartending. Pro tip: Get them to make you not only a Beaver Eater, but also another shooter known as the Peruvian Pussy Popper.

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Read the Wikipedia entry for the Stonewall Riots in June 1969 at a gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City. The patrons got fed up with having to hide who they were and rose up in protest. The events that followed led to the establishment of Pride Month in the Junes that followed.

How is it that at the age I am, I’m just now hearing about the Stonewall Riots? It’s an egregious deletion from our history books as the Tulsa Race Riots. Makes me wonder what other events in America’s past The Man doesn’t want us to read about.

For those of you who plan on attending the Pride parade on Beale Street Saturday, might want to bring an umbrella. FOX 13 gives us a 70% chance of rain that day and predicts 2.1 inches by Monday morning.

There was a robbery/shooting on Mud Island Monday afternoon. Police are searching for a red truck that may have been involved.

The health department is giving away free fish – not for eating, but to fight mosquitoes.

Today is a holiday we can’t afford to celebrate. It’s National Egg Day.

Map: where in the US are air traffic control shortages the most serious? Guess what city made the list.

A $50,000 bond has been set for a man charged with doing donuts in a stolen car at Union and Fourth.

I Want My Daddy is at the Halloran Centre Saturday.

The Screwtape Letters is at the Orpheum Saturday.

Read the story of Huey’s onion ring queen.

BOOOOOOOOO to World Wrestling Entertainment for releasing R-Truth

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People have been asking what I think of the new barstools at Bardog. I’ll give you my honest review, now that I’ve had the weekend to try them out.

First of all, I like the tricolor red, tan, and black scheme. It adds personality to the place. Aldo has said that Bardog is not a dive bar, and the new seats reinforce that.

They have more padding than the old seats, which is good for sitting. They sit about an inch higher than the old stools, making it easier to reach your food on that high bar.

My one criticism of the new stools is that there’s too many of them. They are so close to each other, wedged in so tight that I can’t easily swivel out to make a run to the bathroom or to stand up to grab my wallet out of my back pocket. Removing a stool or two to give the remainder of the stools “room to breathe,” so to speak, would help.

May I make a suggestion for a day for you to come try the new stools for yourself? Saturday, June 7 is the pride parade on Beale Street. Bardog is always a huge spot for pre-gaming that day. It’s always one of the most fun days of the year up there. Come support your LGBTQ friends and try the new red, black, and tan stools.

I met some people from the Veterans’ Golden Age Games this weekend. We are fortunate to have such a wonderful event in town.

I have some things to do today so I’m gonna cut this one short.

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I bet this boarded-up building at 5 North B.B. King would have the potential to become an awesome two-story nightclub.

The NBA Finals are set. Indiana Pacers vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. Two of the smallest markets in the league. The NBA’s gotta be hatin’ it. No one in Manhattan is gonna care. No one in Beverly Hills is gonna care.

The Wiggles Bouncing Ball Tour comes to the Orpheum June 14.

Map: America’s favorite gas station snacks

New Memphis seeks a director of development.

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