{"id":12267,"date":"2012-06-06T17:48:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T22:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=12267"},"modified":"2012-06-06T17:49:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T22:49:26","slug":"wed-update-2-great-venus-transit-video-first-lady-to-visit-electric-bike-tours-cohen-to-talk-to-sma-grizzlies-prep-charter-school-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/06\/wed-update-2-great-venus-transit-video-first-lady-to-visit-electric-bike-tours-cohen-to-talk-to-sma-grizzlies-prep-charter-school-to-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update 2: Amazing Venus transit video, First Lady to visit, electric bike tours, Cohen to talk to SMA, Grizzlies Prep Charter School to open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All right, time to continue with the news I didn&#8217;t have time to post at lunch.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the transit of Venus last night, take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.memphisweather.net\/2012\/06\/nasa-provides-ultra-high-definition.html\">this amazing video<\/a> on the MemphisWeather.net blog. The video was captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the most advanced spacecraft ever designed specifically to study the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Downtown Memphis later this month, for a fundraiser at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. The Memphis Daily News blog has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisdailynews.com\/news\/2012\/jun\/6\/first-lady-to-visit-memphis\/\">details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new company Downtown giving electric bike tours of Downtown Memphis. Details in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/memphis\/soul-train\/Content?oid=3195555\">this Flyer article<\/a>. The bikes are rented from the company&#8217;s headquarters at WellWorx at Main and Madison.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Steve Cohen will speak at the South Main Association&#8217;s meeting next Tuesday, June 12. It will be held on the patio of Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s and is free for SMA members, $10 for non-members (and they made it a point to say that non-members are WELCOME). Social at 6, meeting at 6:30, cash bar, complimentary hors d&#8217;oeuvres from the restaurant. Free food? Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will show up.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies Foundation has announced that a Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School will open next month. More details to come, but they&#8217;ve announced that there will be an event at the FedExForum with school leadership and scholars. There are a lot of reasons to love the Grizzlies besides just basketball. The organization has really put down some roots in the community in its 11 years here.<\/p>\n<p>So, last night Amanda from Bardog earned a Certificate of Achievement from the Center for Tube Top Excellence. Who&#8217;s going to step up and earn a certificate tonight? About to head out. Tentative running order is still Saucer around 6:15 (running late because I had to type this), Bear at 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All right, time to continue with the news I didn&#8217;t have time to post at lunch. If you missed the transit of Venus last night, take a look at this amazing video on the MemphisWeather.net blog. 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