{"id":15506,"date":"2014-08-19T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T22:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=15506"},"modified":"2014-08-19T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T22:19:04","slug":"tue-update-beale-street-cover-charge-hurting-merchants-dejavu-pasta-demo-redbirds-orpheums-pat-halloran-to-lead-trip-to-new-york-city-new-sauces-from-fireball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/19\/tue-update-beale-street-cover-charge-hurting-merchants-dejavu-pasta-demo-redbirds-orpheums-pat-halloran-to-lead-trip-to-new-york-city-new-sauces-from-fireball\/","title":{"rendered":"Tue update: Beale Street cover charge hurting merchants, DejaVu pasta demo, Redbirds, Orpheum’s Pat Halloran to lead trip to New York City, new sauces from Fireball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today at lunchtime I posted about Beale Street’s new cover charge on late Saturday nights. The MBJ reports that Beale\u00a0Street merchants suffered<\/a> when the cover was charged for the first time Saturday, with a big drop in people coming onto the street between midnight and 2:30. As the article points out, Beale is normally very safe, but Saturday night is when the street gets the majority of its troublemakers: people looking to pick fights, catcall women, and bring their own alcohol onto the street rather than buying drinks.<\/p>\n

DejaVu had a cooking demo on WREG Live at 9 today. Learn how to make the Creole restaurant’s Big\u00a0Easy Pasta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Redbirds return home tomorrow for their final homestand of the season, in first place and very possibly playoff-bound. They play the Sacramento River Cats tomorrow at 7:05 and will be here through Wednesday the 27th. They will wrap up the season in New Orleans for five games.<\/p>\n

Pat Halloran of the Orpheum is taking up to 30 people on a very cool trip December 4-7. It’s a trip to Manhattan for a tour of Broadway. Trip includes 4 days, 3 nights at a Times Square hotel, round-trip coach airfare, transportation to and from the airport, two Broadway tickets per person, and Sunday brunch at Sardi’s. $1,975 per person, double occupancy. More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fireball, a cinnamon whisky which is a popular shot among Downtowners, has added a line of sauces. There is an original hot sauce, a wing sauce, and a BBQ sauce. Get them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home from work and it’s happy hour. I think I will kick things off at Panda’s bar at Bardog and then figure out the rest. I haven’t ruled out playing poker at Blind Bear tonight but if I do I will likely come in late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"