{"id":16653,"date":"2015-07-14T17:28:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T22:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=16653"},"modified":"2015-07-14T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T22:19:31","slug":"rappel-off-one-commerce-square-more-tuesday-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/rappel-off-one-commerce-square-more-tuesday-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rappel off One Commerce Square + more Tuesday news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a unique opportunity for you: You have the chance to rappel off the One Commerce Square at Main and Monroe on Saturday, August 29. The event is called Over the Edge Memphis<\/a> and is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. It is open to the first 75 people who do the following: Be at least 14 years old by the day of the event, have a body weight of 300 pounds or less by the event date, and raise a minimum of $1000 by the event date. Participants will get a Special Olympics Over the Edge T-shirt, a goodie bag from Special Olympics partners, and free admission for you and a guest to the Over the Edge reception\/party the night before. There will be awards and prizes for top fundraisers.<\/p>\n

I see we have jokes: A couple of hours after I posted the contest to name the Moody Ques’ new smoker, I got a text: “On behalf of Squeal Street, we would like to submit the name Igloo for your new cooker name.” Funny. Maybe we should have a contest to name the trophies our team won in 2014 and 2015. That’s not a contest Squeal Street could run, so they would have to sit on the sidelines and drink their pudding shots and watch.<\/p>\n

Thanks to those of you who have sent in serious suggestions about a name for the smoker. I have forwarded them on to the cooks.<\/p>\n

There’s going to be a press conference outside Sun Studio tomorrow at 10 AM to officially announce the Memphis International Rockabilly Festival<\/a>, which will happen over two days in The Edge August 15 and 16. The festival will span two city blocks and there will be live music, a hot rod show, and world famous BBQ.<\/p>\n

In the spam folder this morning: “1 InstaB00ty Alert.” Only one?<\/p>\n

One Beale has been granted a 20-year tax freeze. Read more in this MBJ article.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Orpheum has announced Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage will be here January 29 for its 2016 concert tour. Tickets on sale July 24.<\/p>\n

The Union Mission is in need of donations of socks and underwear. They can be dropped off anytime at 383 Poplar. New or used is fine for socks; underwear, preferably new.<\/p>\n

Memphis is a finalist for a federal grant<\/a> worth up to $30 million that would allow the city to demolish and replace Foote Homes.<\/p>\n

There’s a Director of Marketing<\/a> position open at Memphis in May International Festival.<\/p>\n

Paul Morris who runs DMC says the area south of FedExForum is now being called “South City.” Previously it was referred to as SoFo.<\/p>\n

Back tomorrow with more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"