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I’m very excited about this afternoon! I snagged a ticket to Taste of the Medical District, which happens this afternoon in Health Sciences Park from 4 to 6. There will be several Med District restaurants I have never been in to visit that will supply food samples, including

• Slim & Husky’s
• Sunrise Memphis
• Riko’s Kickin’ Chicken
• Sabor Caribe
• Paper Plate Pavilion (which operates the restaurant in Tom Lee Park)

There will be several other restaurants there I have visited before (and therefore know their food is AWESOME), but I haven’t been there in a while:

• Alcenia’s
• Rock & Dough
• Feast & Graze

Should be a fun event. I’m gonna get there as close to 4 as possible and try to be out by 5, because I’d like to visit Downtown’s National Night Out events (particularly the one at the Cossitt Library) too.

The 9th annual Memphis Monster Mash will happen on Saturday, October 28 at 648 Poplar. Proceeds raised from the party benefit the Tennessee Equality Project. Open bar, drag show, outdoor dance floor, finger foods, video DJ. Organizers limit the event to 200 tickets and it sells out early every year.

Momma’s, “the diner & dive off 55,” has a couple of new promotions going on every Monday night from 7 to 9:

• Redneck trivia – Show off your knowledge of hunting, fishing, motorcycles, country music, etc.
• Free burger night – every 7th burger that comes out of the kitchen during that time frame is free.

It’s National Soft Taco Day. Maciel’s would be my recommendation – probably the Tinga (spicy chicken) or the chorizo.

Specials this week at the Blind Bear:

The I-55 bridge will close for construction between 6 PM this Friday and 6 AM Monday. Work will be done on the Wisconsin Ave. bridge over 55 as well as the river bridge and the interchange at Crump.

For those of you sick of the heat, MemphisWeather.net forecasts a high in the upper 60s and a low in the mid 40s Saturday.

TRAFFIC ALERT for my Bardog friends who come there from Fayette County: Traffic will be impacted Saturday by the St. Jude Ironman 70.3. I know this slowed you down last year. I don’t have recommendations for alternate routes because I’m unfamiliar with the roads out there. Maybe drive north to Oaklamd and hit the 40 there?

There were more girl fights and a gun on Beale Street late Saturday night.

Come say hello if you see me at Taste of the District! I’ll probably have on a turquoise shirt, gray shorts, with blonde hair that looks like it hasn’t been cut in a year (because it hasn’t). If I get more info on Downtown National Night Out events today, I’ll be back with a second post.

The Beach Boys play the Orpheum Tuesday night. Tickets are $45-$175.

Worth a bookmark: 100 lesser-known but useful websites

Let’s have a look at college football games of interest to Mwmphians this Saturday:

• 12 Oklahoma at 3 Texas, 11:00 AM, ABC (Red River Rivalry, Cotton Bowl, Dallas)
• 23 LSU at 21 Missouri, 11:00 AM, ESPN
• Western Michigan at Mississippi State, 11:00 AM, SEC Network
• 11 Alabama at Texas A&M, 2:30 PM, CBS
• Vanderbilt at Florida, 3:00 PM, SEC Network
• Arkansas State at Troy, 3:00 PM, ESPN+
• Colorado at Arizona State, 5:30 PM, Pac-12 Network
• 20 Kentucky at 1 Georgia, 6:00 PM, ESPN
• Arkansas at 16 Ole Miss, 6:30 PM, SEC Network

ARCHd, the gift shop that opened recently at 65 Monroe, is looking to add a part-time team member. Must be able to work Saturday and Sunday shifts and one of a Monday, Thursday, or Friday shift. Pluses are previous retail experience and social media management.

Central Station Hotel restaurants Bishop. and Eight & Sand will have $5 Oktoberfest cans from Soul & Spirits, Grind City, and Wiseacre all month long, while supplies last.

Louisville native Quinnette spins at Eight & Sand this Friday night.

Elevation Memphis plays Live at the Tracks at Central Station this Thursday evening.

You Don’t Have to Sign That Deal, I Promise, a workshop for independent music artists, happens at the Cossitt Library Saturday from 5 to 7 PM. Learn about touring, marketing, social media, and more aspects of the music biz without the backing of a record label.

Storyboard Memphis has a good piece on The Balcony Project at the Orpheum.

Kelly Hunt plays South Main Sounds with Marie Miller this Sunday at 3. This will be a release show for Hunt’s new album, Ozark Symphony.

There will be Reggae in the Park After Dark in Court Square every Friday in October.

Youth Villages Young Professionals will have a mixer at Grind City Brewing Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30. Wear your “I Voted” sticker and get a free giveaway. This is a good opportunity to expand your professional circle and make new friends. Register for the mixer to receive two complimentary drink tickets.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins has announced Ja Morant will be able to practice and travel with the team as he serves out his 25-game NBA suspension. Ja will be eligible to play beginning on December 19 vs. New Orleans.

I went down to the restarted Beale Street Wine Race yesterday afternoon to cheer on the Blind Bear family. Some pics are below. Before I get to them, though, apologies to Bear bartender Kelly! He was the first leg of the wine relay and I couldn’t get my PBR can out of my hand fast enough to be able to snap a pic.

Leg 2 of the wine relay – Michael

Leg 3 of the wine relay – Rachel

Leg 4 of the wine relay – Jeannette

The Blind Bear finished 4th, which sounds impressive if you overlook the fact that 5 teams competed in total. Michael celebrated by drinking a Rumple shot out of the 4th-place trophy.

It was good to see Bubbles the street vendor back at Wine Race. The original April 2023 event was shut down early when a visitor to the street shot at Bubbles.

While at the festivities, I got a piece of insider info from Tony from the Blind Bear’s kitchen: A Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich is going to be on the specials this week. A native Chicagoan gave him the recipe, and upon sampling, told him, “I hate to admit it, but your Italian beef version is even better than the one I make.”

I’ll be up at the Bear later this afternoon. Back tomorrow with more news.

This year, we set a record for the longest Beale Street Wine Race in history… 5 months 1 week and it’s still not done.

Beale Street Wine Race is an event in which servers from restaurants around Shelby County compete in a series of events:

• An opening parade, with floats
• A Queen of the Vine beauty pageant
• A grape stomp
• A four-person wine relay

Wine Race is typically held on the last Sunday in April. For those in the service/hospitality industry, it’s one last chance to blow off steam before the busy Memphis in May tourist season begins. It’s a day when much alcohol is consumef.

It’s a day of debauchery.

Except in April 2023, things went off-track.The first 3 events got done, although the winner of the grape stomp had yet to be announced. Then – as the second heat in the wine relay was about to begin, I’m told – shots rang out and MPD cleared the street and declared the games over.

Today the games will be finished. Thw wine relay will be completed and the winners of that event and the grape stomp will be announced.

Security will be turned up good and tight. Thay’re not gonna let Beale Street be embarrassed twice in a row. I haven’t heard this, but I would not be that surprised if they wand guests coming on to the street.

People will start gathering around 2, with the wine relay starting at 3 and the awards after that.

Never been to Wine Race before? Here are a few of my personal recommendations:

Park for free! The city does not charge for metered spaces on Sundays. As a general rule, it’s safer to park in areas north and west of Beale than in areas south and east of Beale.

If you absolutely want to park in a garage, the ones along Peabody Place (one block north of Beale) are good bets – Downtown Mobility Center, the one above Flying Saucer, the one next to Hampton Inn, the one next to Robusto by Havana Mix.

The best burgers on Beale are just steps away from the wine relay location. Why not get down there early and have one? Look for a place named Dyer’s and order a double-double – that’s two beef patties and double cheese – and fries.

Then go next door to Wet Willie’s and order a Call-a-Cab. It’s made with ice, strawberry and cherry Kool-Aid mix, and 190 PGA.

One thing, though: ABSOLUTELY DON’T order a Call-a-Cab if you will have to drive in the 4-8 hours following your purchase.

Don’t forget your ID! Whether it’s Memphis’ entertainment district, an Orlando trip, or some other destination, your adventure might be considerably less fun if you can’t show proof of age.

Some people like to watch the wine relay from above. If that’s you, get to Jerry Lee’s a bit early and make a beeline for the upstairs balconies. Just don’t look for me up there though –  I prefer to watch from street level.

Back in April, I was having trouble with my legs and they were too bad for all that walking around an uneven street. They’re much better now, and I plan to be there in my 2023 Blind Bear Wine Race shirt.

On to the news…

Speaking of the Blind Bear, I didn’t think Tony could possibly outdo the Greens Gumbo he had as the soup weekly special last week.

Then he gave me a sample of this coming week’s special, and yeah, I think he outdid himself.

Chicken jalapeno popper soup. Love those fresh jalapenos! It’ll be available this week starting MONDAY (so if you try ordering it today, no soup for you).

Let’s hear it for trash pandas! It’s International Raccoon Appreciation Day.

A few people have told me they’ve hoped I’ve just been “on a break” from the BBQ team the past few years and that one day I wil return to the fold. With Memphis in May’s decision to move BBQ Fest to Liberty Park, I can assure you that I will never be back. I’m not mad at Memphis River Parks Partnership, because what they did at Tom Lee is a home run for the community. But a side effect of that is, BBQ Fest as I knew and loved it is dead.

Watch out for that combo flu/COVID shot – my friends got it and it made them feel so ill that they had to cancel Saturday plans. Might want to avoid getting the shot on a Friday in case the following day needs to be a day when you call in sick.

WREG has coverage on that massive fire in West Memphis yesterday, It was cleaning products. Glad to hear it wasn’t the warehouse Family Dollar runs in that area. I’d hate to hear about 1000 rats dying.

The Grizzlies made some roster moves over the weekend. No big names were involved though.

People have been asking why I’ve tended to drink glasses of Coke/Pepsi at bars lately. I’m trying to hold down expenses; it’s not anything to do with my health. It’s cheaper to ger a Coke refilled than it is to order PBR after PBR.

Headed to Blind Bear at 11 and will walk over to Beale between 2 and 3.  Back tomorrow probably.

Artist and musician Wayne Russell is having an art sale at Feelin’ Memphis, 509 S. Main, this weekend. The shop is open 9 to 6 today and 9 to 4 tomorrow. Wayne and his wife Reba Russell are Memphis music legends.

Did you know that the NBA team featuring Ja, Des, and JJJ is not the first pro sports team to be called the Memphis Grizzlies? See for yourself.

The CEO of the Dock Ellis Foundation, along with the family of Tamia Taylor, is calling for Memphis Riverboats to make changes.  Taylor disappeared around the time she took a “booze cruise” on one of the riverboats in early September, and her body was pulled from the river about 2 weeks later. The main addition being requested is security cameras to record crowds on the boats, which can accommodate as many as 300. The riverboat company has suspended all upcoming booze cruises.

Memphis Symphony Orchestra features Pictures at an Exhibition & Chris Brubeck Guitar Concerto at the Cannon Center tonight from 7:30 to 9:30. This will be the world premiere of Brubeck’s double guitar concerts, and he will play both classical and blues guitar.

Immerse Artists Experience comes to the Renasant Convention Center Sunday. These are said to be events in which dancers can train in an engaging and supportive environment.

The first three Thursdays in October, there will be Fall Dance in Tom Lee Park from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Each week instructor Edgar (of Rumba Room) will teach a class on a different style of dance.

There will be a Paint & Sip at Loflin Yard Wednesday beginning at 6 PM.

Shelley Brown and Lee Holliday play Central BBQ Downtown tonight from 6 to 9.

There’s a Blessing of the Animals at Calvary Episcopal, 102 N. Second, tonight at 6 PM. Leashed/restrained pets are welcome. Belly Rubs Bassett Rescue will be there handing out goodies.

Memphis 901 FC hosts Birmingham Legion FC tonight at 7. Preview

That’s it for now. Back tomorrow or Monday.

Feast & Graze, the cheese and charcuterie shop at 55 S. Main, posted the following announcement yesterday:

Feast & Graze will have a CLOSEOUT SALE as we will not be renewing our lease in the downtown location at the end of the year. Deets on new location coming soon.

Items will include, but not limited to: pantry shelving, bistro table and chairs, bar carts, catering items, deep freezers, prep tables and metro shelves….

Tonight is South Main Trolley Night, with many shops and galleries staying open until 9 or later, with some putting out appetizers and/or booze and others offering one-night-only discounts. It’s a great way to mingle with neighbors and get some early Christmas shopping done.

Ariel & Chris Thompson play Momma’s from 7 to 10 tonight.

Bishop, the French restaurant inside Central Station Hotel, will offer a $9 Torte Flambee tonight for South Main Trolley Night.

DJ Dave plays Pretty Taco tonight from 10 to 3.

An arrest has been made for the shooting inside FedExForum at the Lil’ Baby concert. The suspect is said to be a known gang member. Several Glocks and bags of weed were found at the location where he was arrested.

Slider Inn Downtown will be closed from 3:30 to 7:00 PM Sunday for a private event.

Today is Broadway Musicals Day. It’s the day to go ahead and pull the trigger on those Orpheum season tickets… you know you want to.

Today’s special at Local on Main | Short rib, cheddar, mozzarella, pickled onions

The DM has a look at Clayborn Temple’s stained-glass windows and their images of civil rights leaders and scenes.

Jerry Seinfeld has a show at the Orpheum tonight.

Chicago’s Kool Hersh plays Central Station Hotel tonight.

That’s it for now. I’ll probably take tomorrow off from posting unless there’s urgent news.

It’s National Drink Beer Day. May I recommend the PBR?

Okay, I’m gonna read the Best of Memphis 2023 results and list my Downtown-centric reactions. By the way, I forgot to vote this year.

• I bet this is the last year BBQ Fest makes it into the top 3 of Best Festival.
• Slider Inn grabs third for Best Bar Food. Their plate of nachos is enormous.
• Central gets Best BBQ! Damn right!
• Huey’s burger is good but overrated at number 1. Dyer’s, Majestic, and Blind Bear have all got Huey’s beat. Saucer does too. And Kooky.
• Congrats to Chef Tam (of her Underground Cafe) on winning Best Chef!
• SUPERLO FOODS got 2nd in Best Fried Chicken, beating Uncle Lou’s. Did not expect to see that. Of course Gus’s took a well-deserved win.
• All 3 winners in Best Local Brewery (Wiseacre, Ghost River, Memphis Made) have a Downtown presence now.
• HUEY’S won Best Restaurant?????
• Central nabs the Best Ribs category as well.
• Calvin from Rendezvous wins Best Server. Congrats to him!
• Wave a gun around on social media, get voted Best Local Athlete. That is so Memphis.
• E&H, Paula & Raiford’s, and Alex’s take Best After-Hours. Yes, yes, and yes.
• Bardog got second in Best Bar! Yay! And HUEY’S got third?????
• Blind Bear got third in Best Karaoke. Compared to most karaoke nights, the Bear’s is not bad at all.
• Paula Raiford gets a well-deserved win in Best Nightclub. Thank goodness Huey’s didn’t finish top 3.
• But Huey’s did take second in Best Sports Bar. Oh. My. God.

All right. I’m getting bored. Congratulations to the BOM winners.

Creative Works, which is having a conference in town this week, will have a pop-up market 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday at the Ghost River taproom on Beale.

Mark Twain at Large comes to the Halloran Centre Friday night,

Cordelia’s hosts an Oktoberfest event Saturday afternoon.

I’m thoroughly bored so I guess I’ll hit Publish. Back tomorrow or something.

The results of the Memphis Flyer’s Best of Memphis 2923 poll are out. I haven’t had time to look at the results yet, but I’m sure I’ll be back with comments after I do.

FedExForum is instituting a ckear bag policy, effective immediately. The policy eill limit the size and type of bags that can bd brought into the arena. More info

Insomnia Cookies on Beale has a deal for you this week. Purchae 12 Classic cookies and get 12 more Classics for $2.

The South Main Association has announced its October social.  It will be Tuesday, October 10 from 6 to 8 at Ibis in the upstairs space. It will be Halloween-themed with a costume contest and treats. Members get two complimentary drinks. The grand prize for the costume contest is a $100 gift card.

Black Restaurant Week returns Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 8. Most participating restaurants will offer a special. Dpwntown restaurants participating include

• Butterific Bakery & Cafe
• Cupcake Cutie
• Curry N Jerk
• Energy Famous Pasta
• Feast & Graze
• Tailors’ Union

You may not have heard of Energy Famous Pasta… it’s a new restaurant on Court Square. Here’s a link to the website.

Sim-golf bar Birdie’s will open at 8 AM Friday for those who wish to “work remotely” and watch the Ryder Cup. Birdie’s will open at 8 Saturday and Sunday as well.

The Orpheum has opened a “Balcony Project” exhibit. The balcony is a leftover from the days when the theater had a “colored entrance” and segregated seating, The National Civil Rights Museum and a Rhodes College professor were consulted to make sure the exhibit is done tastefully.

Today’s special at Local on Main is a hot honey chicken sandwich with house-made Tom Yum aioli.  It comes with fries and you can get it grilled or fried. Other specials at Local today:

• $6 grape Kook-Aid shots
• $6 Moscow Mules

Since the specials are time-sensitiva, I’m gonna ahead and hit Publish here. Back in a couple of hour with a Thursday update #2 post with more news and possibly my reactions to the Best of Memphis poll.

Last night I attended the September Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting at Blind Bear. There wasn’t a speaker or formal program – rather, it was an opportunity to come together with neighbors for food and drink. Nevertheless, I did come away with a few pieces of info I want to pass on to my readers.

National Night Out is a chance to break bread and socialize with the people who keep us safe, our police officers and firefighters. It’s a chance to learn how we can all work together to make our neighborhood safer. There’s always yummy food supplied by area restaurants and shops.

The DNA is organizing a National Night Out celebration on the grounds of the Cossitt Library, northwest corner of Front and Monroe, the evening of Tuesday, October 3. Previously, National Night Out was celebrated the first Tuesday of August, but (unless you live in Alaska) the early October weather is much more hospitable.

Got a question for SOUTH MAIN: You guys doing anything for NNO? In past years there have been gatherings under the Memphis Farmers Market pavilion and at the 409 South Main event space. If you have info, hit me up at paul.ryburn@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook Messenger.

Why am I so concerned with what South Main is doing for NNO when DNA is organizing a great event a block from my front door? Elementary, my dear Watson. Two-piece boxes of Jack Pirtle’s chicken tend to show up at South Main NNO celebrations – boxes that include a biscuit and a cup of that yummy gravy. I’m totally willing to put on my walking shoes and travel for some Pirtle’s.

In other DNA news, they are planning an end-of-year celebration for the latter half of October. These parties celebrate all that is wonderful about Downtown and always overflow with food and beverages. I’ll have more details soon.

A number of DNA members got their 901 PEACE purple wristbands at the meeting.

If you see me out, I can give you one. Luanne (The Grizzlies Glamma/Sparkle Mentality) has a bag of them and can give you one, as can a few others. The wristbands are the brainchild of owners of a Beale Street hotspot. They are designed to promote unity among our Downtown stakeholders and 10,000 of them were printed.

Related to the wristbands is a Downtown Neighbors Clean, Green, and Beautiful Pledge you can print out, sign, and return to your neighborhood association or send to downtown@downtownmemphis.com. Take the pledge to create a more welcoming Downtown

I discovered a new menu item last night. Blind Bear put out chicken bacon ranch quesadillas on the DNA’s food buffet last night. For some reason, I had passed those over until yesterday. They were so good that I went back to the buffet for seconds!

The body pulled from the Mississippi River last weekend has been identified as Tamia Taylor. Taylor was a 21-year-old mother who disappeared from a “booze cruise” operated by Memphis Riverboat Cruises a couple of weeks ago.

Riverside Drive’s reopening date remains up in the air following the completion of Tom Lee Park.

MLGW will open its Downtown office Saturday morning to help customers with delayed billing issues.

St. Mary’s soup kitchen at 155 Market Ave. in The Pinch needs the following items: vegetables (onions, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, etc.), stew meat, chips/pretzels, cookies/brownies, coffee, sugar, and bottled water.  901-522-9420 for more info. The soup kitchen has operated since 1870 and serves the hungry six days a week.

Memphis in May is polling BBQ teams as it tries to find a new location for BBQ Fest.

The Moxy Memphis Hotel will host Haunt Couture: A Moxy Halloween Soiree on October 31. Drag queens, DJ Alpha Whiskey, Pok Cha Egg Rolls food truck on site. Costume contest with a night’s stay at the Moxy as the grand prize.

The CA has a list of haunted locations Downtown.

A chorizo and Mexican street corn flatbread is the special at Local on Main today:

There will be a sunset skate at River Garden Thursday from 5 to 8 PM.  Free lessons and free limited skate rentals.

Doug MacLeod plays Live at the Tracks at Central Station Hotel Thursday evening.

Brimstone Jones plays Loflin Yard Sunday at noon.

A New York judge has found the Trumpster and his adult male spawn Don Jr. and Eric liable for fraud. The judge also took away Trump Org’s business license. A receiver will be brought in to handle the dissolution of the corporate entities. The Trump family has announced it will appeal.

That’s it for today. Back tomorrow with more news.

From the DM: Taste of the (Medical) District returns with vendors new and old. The tasting event is next Tuesday (Oct. 3) afternoon at Health Sciences Park. The event is free, but you have to sign up to attend on Eventbrite. I just got on there and claimed my ticket!

Great blog post from Copeland Coaching this week: Work is not family. If management tries to paint a picture of “one big family,” it can be a red flag, a sign that employees’ boundaries won’t be respected.

A MUST-READ from the Washington Post: The new phone etiquette. Allow me to summarize this OUTSTANDING list:

• Don’t leave a voice mail – hang up at the prompt and send a text instead. No one listens to voice mail anymore.
• Text before calling – to check to see if the recipient is free, and to give them an idea what it is you want to talk about.
• Just because someone is calling you, doesn’t mean you have to pick it up
• Send facts via text; use voice when emotions need to be expressed
• If you call someone and they don’t answer, don’t immediately hang up and call them again (and again and again and again). If your matter is urgent, hang up and text them and explain why.
• DON’T USE YOUR SPEAKERPHONE IN PUBLIC!!!!!! I’d estimate that 30% of the time I sit at one of my favorite bars, I wind up next to someone having a speaker or FaceTime conversation. Incredibly annoying and RUDE to those seated nearby!

HOTWORX in The Edge at 750 Madison will have a 1-year anniversary celebration this Wednesday from 4 to 8. Come enjoy goodies from local vendors.

Enjoy free, family-friendly concert Sunset@BRIDGES this Thursday from 5 to 8 PM at 477 N. Fifth.

Celtic Woman has been announced for the Orpheum the night of Thursday, April 25.

A way-too-early bowl projection has the Memphis Tigers facing Wake Forest in the Military Bowl on December 27.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Blog post will be late one day this week, very possibly tomorrow, so I can walk up to the Election Commission office and early vote.

Back when there’s more news to post and I have time to post it.

From Tiger Blueprint: Is Penny Hardaway the Deion Sanders of college basketball?

The SEC, whose officials called Saturday’s Memphis vs. Missouri game, apologized for an incorrect ruling on the field that Memphis, down by 7 late in the 4th quarter, must use a tee for its onside kick. Memphis failed to recover its own kick and Mizzou ran the remaining time off the clock to win.

Memphis magazine’s Vance Lauderdale discusses Hemphill Diesel School, which had runs in what is now The Edge District as well as South Main in the 1930s and 1940s.

Here’s a list of The Features weekly specials at Blind Bear for this week:

• Gumbo greens –  collard greens, onion, peppers, celery, turkey sausage, chicken, smoked turkey, shrimp (optional) – served with honey jalapeno cornbread $8 cup, $12 bowl
• Rasta pasta – jerk chicken with a cream sauce, mixed bell peppers and green onions over penne pasta $16
• Mixed berries cheesecake $8
• Chocolate cake $8

Downtown Neighborhood Association members, don’t forget, the monthly meeting is tonight at the Blind Bear. Tony tells me wings and possibly their Hibernation Dip will be among the hors d’oeuvres. I am a DNA member in good standing, so I will see you there!

If Queen Elizabeth II had visited Downtown Memphis’ Cossitt Library while she was alive, this is the book she would have checked out:

Memphis Songwriters Series featuring John Nemeth, Sarah Spain, and Deion Corley (wow, two Deions in one post) happens Thursday night at the Halloran Centre. Tickets are $10.

Jerry Seinfeld will be at the Orpheum Friday night. Tickets are $67.50 to $195.

Today is National Better Breakfast Day. My recommendation would be to show up at Bardog at 8 AM and order a Big Bardog Breakfast with eggs, breakfast potatoes, toast, bacon, and sausage – then make breakfast even better by ordering an ice cold PBR too.

Not Downtown but possibly worth a quick Lyft or Uber: Beer can chicken cooking contest at Crosstown Brewing Co. Saturday afternoon

Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield wants Vandy, in Nashville, at the Titans’ stadium.

All right. It’s about 7 PM Monday, and since I have a time-sensitive item in this post (National Better Breakfast Day) I’m gonna go ahead and schedule it to go up a little after midnight. Back later in the day if there’s more news to report.