{"id":18818,"date":"2016-10-13T12:59:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=18818"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:59:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T17:59:23","slug":"thur-update-volunteer-for-st-jude-marathon-bbq-coming-to-the-edge-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/13\/thur-update-volunteer-for-st-jude-marathon-bbq-coming-to-the-edge-and-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur update: Volunteer for St. Jude Marathon, BBQ coming to The Edge and much more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to support St. Jude in its marathon in Memphis the first Saturday in December, but you don&#8217;t want to run? No problem! They are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/get-involved\/at-play\/fitness-for-st-jude\/memphis-marathon\/weekend-information\/volunteer-opportunities.html?sc_cid=smd20893&amp;rsuSessionAttempt=1\">opportunities to volunteer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If I have any readers who live out in The Edge, good news for you: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/memphis\/news\/2016\/10\/13\/arnolds-bbq-edge-district-downtown-memphis.html\">A new BBQ restaurant is coming to 320 Monroe.<\/a> The facade of the building will face Floyd Alley in an attempt to make The Edge more walkable.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re voting for Hillary or Trump or someone else, you gotta admit this tweet from the Pimp Bill Clinton parody account is kind of funny:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden just texted and said he&#8217;s going as Slutty Bill Clinton (aka: regular Bill Clinton) for Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harambill Clinton (@PimpBillClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PimpBillClinton\/status\/786282948043550721\">October 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>See, sometimes I poke fun at Democrats too.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce V from the Flyer has some advice for animal lovers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Memphis Animal Services Pets of the Week. Go grab a pussy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GglWnFBKAb\">https:\/\/t.co\/GglWnFBKAb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3orxClnqg\">pic.twitter.com\/x3orxClnqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bruce VanWyngarden (@sylamore1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sylamore1\/status\/786288343915069440\">October 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newdaisy.com\/home\/greensky-bluegrass\/\">Greensky Bluegrass<\/a> plays the New Daisy tonight at 8. Tickets $20-23.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you who brew beer will find this interesting: <a href=\" https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/10\/12\/colorado-researchers-turn-beer-waste-into-battery-electrodes\/\">Colorado researchers have found a way to turn waste from the brewing process into battery electrodes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MIFA still has two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mifa.org\/jobopportunities\">job opportunities<\/a> open, a Strategic Partnership Officer and a Communications Officers. These openings close Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Beale Street blues master <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/148524638936548\/\">Eric Hughes plays The Dirty Crow Inn<\/a> Saturday night from 9 to midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Watch two kids from Downtown Elementary on ABC&#8217;s Shark Tank Friday night!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rooting for kidpreneurs Madison &amp; Mallory from Downtown Elem! Great kids from our fine city. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemphisMade?src=hash\">#MemphisMade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemphisMattters?src=hash\">#MemphisMattters<\/a> Tune in Friday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNAfh6TomO\">pic.twitter.com\/HNAfh6TomO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Playback Memphis (@playbackmemphis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/playbackmemphis\/status\/786208716752195585\">October 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Loflin Yard is throwing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1797480147204040\/\">barn party<\/a> with Big Barton taking over the Coach House. Cold beer, good food, and country music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basspro.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/CFPageC?storeId=10151&amp;catalogId=10051&amp;langId=-1&amp;appID=87214&amp;cm_sp=WWtrflStltSep2016_SP\">Flocktoberfest<\/a> continues at Bass Pro at the Pyramid this weekend. There will be a Duck Dash family walk\/run at 7:30 AM Saturday. Participants receive a duck hat and T-shirt. Race proceeds will benefit Ducks Unlimited.<\/p>\n<p>Also at Flocktoberfest, there will be a Super Retriever dog jumping competition Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-3. The world Moon Pie eating championship will happen at noon Sunday. The national duck calling championship will happen Saturday. There will be kids&#8217; activities all weekend, including a BB shooting range, catch and release pond, archery shooting, and build your own duck call.<\/p>\n<p>WAY too much news to post in a lunchtime break today, so there will be another post after work. Check back this evening for more including Farmers Market news and Halloran Center classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to support St. Jude in its marathon in Memphis the first Saturday in December, but you don&#8217;t want to run? No problem! They are plenty of opportunities to volunteer. If I have any readers who live out in The Edge, good news for you: A new BBQ restaurant is coming to 320 Monroe. 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