Sad news to report this morning. The @midtownkrogers Twitter account has been suspended. It was bound to happen, because corporate America has no sense of humor. I gave the account an appropriate obituary this morning on Twitter:<\/p>\n
RIP @midtownkrogers ur tweets contained much #information and grate deals about prodcuts at krogers #krogertweets<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
An October 4 event called “Love, Memphis” at Kudzu’s will raise funds for the children of Kenya. HIV and AIDS have taken their toll, leaving children orphaned and families broken. The $5 admission and 10 percent of bar sales will go toward food, school supplies, medical supplies, and stipends for teachers traveling to Kenya. \u201cThe hope is to assist with long-term sustainability projects, such as access to clean water, agriculture and a means of selling the wares they create on-site. This fundraiser is the first step, and every penny will go toward lifesaving work.\u201d Visit the Help the Least of These<\/a> website for more information.<\/p>\n
Grizzlies owner Robert Pera takes on Tony Allen in a game of one-on-one<\/a> Saturday at the Grizzlies’ practice facility in the FedExForum. If Allen wins (which is likely), Pera will donate $100,000 to St.Jude. The game will be closed to the public, but will be streaming on grizzlies.com<\/a> and 92.9 FM ESPN. Zach Randolph will be the referee.<\/p>\n
DeJaVu (it appears that’s the correct capitalization) chef Gary Williams is now on Twitter. Follow him at @dejavuchefgary. The restaurant’s new Main Street location just north of Union has been doing strong business since it opened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Jay Etkin, whose gallery at Main and Huling was the anchor of South Main Trolley Night for years, is opening a new gallery in Cooper-Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n
That’ll do it for this Thursday. Time to grab some lasagna for lunch, then an afternoon of programming and an evening of drinking PBR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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