{"id":14714,"date":"2014-01-08T13:59:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=14714"},"modified":"2014-01-08T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T19:59:04","slug":"wed-update-city-buys-ballpark-central-bbq-new-restaurants-win-a-wiseacre-tour-disney-trivia-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/08\/wed-update-city-buys-ballpark-central-bbq-new-restaurants-win-a-wiseacre-tour-disney-trivia-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update: City buys ballpark, Central BBQ, new restaurants, win a Wiseacre tour, Disney trivia and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday afternoon the City Council voted to buy AutoZone Park<\/a>. This will allow the St.Louis Cardinals to proceed with their purchase of the Memphis Redbirds AAA team. As a result, the Redbirds will be playing at Third and Union for many years to come, and the Cardinals are committed to do a lot to upgrade the park. The city’s purchase of the park does not appear to be financially risky. EXCELLENT move by the City Council. The vote was 8-4, with Shea Flinn abstaining due to a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow night, Central BBQ will have all-you-can-eat nachos and sliders for $10 during the Tigers vs. Louisville game (start time 6 PM). They will also have cheap beer from Memphis Made Brewing Co. in these glasses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Holly from the I Love Memphis Blog has the scoop on two new restaurants<\/a> coming to Downtown. One is Oshi, a gourmet burger restaurant which will open across from Local, and the other is a yet-unnamed Mexican restaurant.<\/p>\n

Starting next Tuesday, the Flying Saucer will add a bonus round to its trivia night. Winner of the bonus round gets a Wisacre Special Release growler and a chance to win a tour of Wiseacre’s brewery, led by the Memphis and Cordova Saucer girls. Trivia is at 7:30 and 10 PM Tuesdays.<\/p>\n

If you’re a Disney fan, there’s Disney trivia tonight at 7 at Tamp and Tap.<\/p>\n

Important news from Denver: Dixie Longate, described as Denver’s Tupperware Lady, will return to Denver for performances<\/a> in March and April. One piece of her performance will be “Never Wear a Tube Top while Riding a Mechanical Bull (and 16 Other Things I Learned while Drinking Last Thursday).” THAT. SOUNDS. AWESOME.<\/p>\n

That’ll do it for now. Back tomorrow if not sooner with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"