{"id":13507,"date":"2013-02-20T12:54:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T18:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=13507"},"modified":"2013-02-20T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T19:45:09","slug":"wed-update-sports-news-van-vleet-flats-wins-award-felicia-on-tv-beer-news-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/20\/wed-update-sports-news-van-vleet-flats-wins-award-felicia-on-tv-beer-news-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update: Sports news, Van Vleet Flats wins award, Felicia on TV, beer news, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of local sports news today. First of all, check out the Memphis Redbirds’ website<\/a>. It got a makeover this week, and there’s something for every type of fan.<\/p>\n

Good news for my Little Rock readers who are Memphis Grizzlies fans: The Grizzlies are expanding their broadcast reach into Little Rock.<\/a> Seven of the remaining 31 games will be televised, and another 20 will be broadcast on the radio.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Olympic Committee sent Mayor Wharton a letter<\/a> asking if Memphis would have interest in hosting the 2024 Summer Games. 35 mayors around the country received this letter.<\/p>\n

I mentioned yesterday that Tuesday night, I went to a friend’s housewarming party in Van Vleet Flats at Second and Gayoso. I was very impressed with what had been done with that space, and apparently I wasn’t the only one. The building has been selected to receive one of the inaugural Building Memphis Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chef Felicia of Felicia Suzanne’s will appear on WREG Live at 9 tomorrow. She’ll prepare some of the foods she plans to serve at Youth Villages’ Soup Sunday at the FedExForum this Sunday. Dishes will include Hoppin’ John Fritters and Flo’s Chow Chow.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for Abita Strawberry beer Downtown, City Market has it.<\/p>\n

I saw a funny infographic on Facebook about people who come into a restaurant 5 minutes before the posted closing time<\/a> and ask “You’re still open, right?” and expect to sit down and be served. As the person who posted the graphic to Facebook commented, never be “that guy.”<\/p>\n

Time to post this and grab some lunch. I’ll probably start at the Silly Goose tonight due to the pre-Tiger crowd at the Saucer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"