DJ BLKMR at the Bardog alley party, Sunday, September 21, 2025
Mother Nature cooperated nicely with the organizers of the Bardog alley party yesterday, holding off her first raindrops until seconds after a meatball eating champion was crowned.
The most surprising thing about the alley party was the sale and even the promotion of Red Bull and vodka. Previously Bardog had been well known for not selling the energy drink.
The Hospitality Hub stays open as a warming center on winter nights when the temp outside is predicted to reach freezing or below. They need volunteers on those days to assist with signing guests in and handing out blankets and meals. Interested in helping out? Sign up for a mandatory info session September 25 or October 7.
The Daily Memphis seeks a lead business reporter.
MLGW is hiring a videographer.
A structure may soon arise at the intersection of Poplar and Carroll, one block east of Danny Thomas, on what has been a vacant lot for quite some time. According to a sign on the lot, the developer (St. Jude?) seeks a zoning variance. Although empty, that lot has been useful over the years: It’s a convenient spot across from the Union Mission for groups to set up to feed the hungry.
Joe’s Liquors at Poplar and Belvedere is hiring a retail sales associate.
Why can’t all four clock faces at the Peabody Place trolley stop be set to the same time, and why can’t that time be the CORRECT time? Come on, people, this is not rocket science. it makes Memphis look like a town that can’t get the little things right, and therefore, why would you trust it with the big things?
Today is the first day of fall.
Back tomorrow with a college football preview and more news.
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