{"id":16622,"date":"2015-07-07T13:06:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=16622"},"modified":"2015-07-07T13:06:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:06:26","slug":"tuesday-news-beer-and-pizza-tour-contract-on-wonder-bread-factory-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/07\/tuesday-news-beer-and-pizza-tour-contract-on-wonder-bread-factory-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday news: Beer and pizza tour, contract on Wonder Bread factory, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backbeat Tours is teaming up with two local breweries and a pizza parlor to create a Red, White & BREW<\/a> tour of Memphis. The tour is on Saturday, July 11 leaving Second and Beale by Backbeat bus at 6 PM. The tour is three hours long and includes a tour of the High Cotton Brewery on Monroe Avenue, a tasting in the High Cotton tap room, then out to Midtown for a tasting in the Memphis Made tap room, followed by two slices of pizza at Aldo’s Pizza Pies. You get a souvenir glass to keep. Tickets are $39 and must be purchased in advance; click the link to purchase.<\/p>\n

Good news for The Edge: The Wonder Bread bakery in that neighborhood, empty for several years, is under contract<\/a>. It is said to be a solid contract and there is a good chance it will close. The building will likely not be a bakery and its planned use is not being disclosed at this time. Whatever happens to it, that building is a cornerstone of The Edge and having it occupied would be a win for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

John Paul Keith and Amy LaVere play the Silly Goose tonight at 10. There will be $2 local draft beers.<\/p>\n

I have more information about happenings tomorrow night at the Blind Bear. As I previously reported, a large post-wedding party is expected there around 8, although the Bear will still be open to the public. They are going to take a week off from Wednesday night trivia, and Pam & Terry will play 7:30 to 10:30. As I previously posted, it will be a rare weekday night time edition of D-RANKS with B-RAD with Brad behind the bar. Oh, one more thing I should mention here… I’M TAKING THURSDAY OFF!!! Should be a long, fun night.<\/p>\n

The Stumblin’ Elvis Pub Crawl<\/a> returns Saturday, August 15 at 7 PM. Participants are asked to dress in Elvis or Priscilla attire, and bring a non-perishable food donation or monetary donation for the FedEx Family House. The Elvises will hit four or five bars Downtown, starting and ending at the Flying Saucer.<\/p>\n

South of Beale now has a vegetarian black bean burger patty that you can now sub out instead of the regular beef patty.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are looking for a digital marketing and email coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That’ll do it for now. Undecided where to go after work, although I’m leaning slightly in the direction of Max’s Sports Bar. Possibly a second post before I get out, so check back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"