{"id":21793,"date":"2018-11-08T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=21793"},"modified":"2018-11-08T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T15:51:27","slug":"thursday-update-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/08\/thursday-update-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday is the Grizzlies&#8217; first Grind City Wrestling Night of several this season. The first 5000 fans will receive a Memphis Grizzlies wrestling T-shirt. There will also be a special Wingsday ticket where you get a Terrace IV ticket and an order of five-piece boneless wings from Wing Guru.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Explore Bike Share will help you get to your Downtown Dining Week restaurants? Through Sunday, use the code &#8220;DMC Dining&#8221; and enjoy free Explore Bike Share rides.<\/p>\n<p>Help the Mid-South Food Bank feed families in need on Thanksgiving. Go to their <a href=\"https:\/\/crm.bloomerang.co\/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_1dc3fa2b-c25d-11e8-94a1-0a7fa948a058&amp;WidgetId=1334272\">Donate page<\/a> and select &#8220;Local Cares Thanksgiving&#8221; from the &#8220;My donation is for:&#8221; drop-down box. $15 buys a family a turkey, while $25 provides them a full Thanksgiving dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Veterans Day parade happens Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Veterans Day parade is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m.-12 pm on Monday on Second St. between Exchange &amp; Monroe. It will cause the following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RideMATA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RideMATA<\/a> bus routes to be detoured: 2,19, 34, 50 &amp; 56. For more info, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZvOqEH3Ni2\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZvOqEH3Ni2<\/a> &amp; click on Service Alerts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Memphis Area Transit (@RideMATA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RideMATA\/status\/1060296072063541249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/555269788253237\/\">The grand opening<\/a> of South Main Artspace Lofts at 138 St. Paul is this afternoon. From 4 to 5 there will be a speaker program and a fashion show on the plaza featuring the work of Paul Thomas. From 5 to 7 there will be open artist studios and live music performances on the plaza. <a href=\"http:\/\/artspace.org\/Memphis\">RSVP here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/546815359075479\/\">The Thanksgiving edition of Drink-N-Draw<\/a> comes to the Ghost River taproom Friday from 7 to 9. This event is part game show, part art contest, and is all fun. It&#8217;s hosted by Eric C and Gil Worth, 2013 Memphis Pun Champion. Prizes for Best and Worst Drawings. $5 includes all supplies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mifa.org\/holidaycards\">MIFA Holiday Cards featuring art by Leslie Barron<\/a> are now available for order. This is a way to honor your loved ones while helping Memphians in need.<\/p>\n<p>Now this is cool &#8211; not only will high school kids learn to code, but they&#8217;ll be working on a real-world project to help St. Jude understand their donors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big New Alert:<\/p>\n<p>We have partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StJudeResearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StJudeResearch<\/a> to work with students to co-create prototypes to impact donor engagement. We are very excited and thrilled to be part of such a wonderful legacy.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gritgrindcode?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gritgrindcode<\/a><br \/>\nThanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayjump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jayjump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJrCiytFWT\">pic.twitter.com\/wJrCiytFWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CodeCrew (@_CodeCrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_CodeCrew\/status\/1060197769246400512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/memphis\/news\/2018\/11\/07\/more-apartments-planned-for-downtown-site.html\">More apartments are coming to Downtown&#8217;s south end<\/a>, at 27 W. Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Wok&#8217;n in Memphis is having its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/302868477223031\/\">1 year anniversary party<\/a> at the 409 S. Main food hall this Sunday from 5 to 9.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Biggs of the Daily Memphian now has a cocktail named after her Bar Talk column. Chris Ferri of Belle Tavern invented it and you can find the recipe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymemphian.com\/section\/food\/article\/1150\/Bar-Talk-Belle-Tavern\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 1880s Marine Hospital, next to the Metal Museum in the French Fort neighborhood just south of Downtown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/NewsBlog\/archives\/2018\/11\/07\/new-plan-reboots-marine-hospital\">is set to be renovated<\/a> into 71 apartments. The buildings were last used as a National Guard HQ during Desert Storm. The new apartments will have common amenities like a pool and covered parking, but there will also be a special amenity&#8230; a fallout shelter. Probably not a bad thing to have as long as Trump has the nuclear codes.<\/p>\n<p>The Andrew Michael family of restaurants, including Downtown restaurants Catherine &amp; Mary&#8217;s and The Gray Canary, is holding a job fair.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JOB FAIR \/\/ next Wednesday, November 14th, we will be having a company-wide job fair at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen (712 W. Brookhaven Cir) from 9-5! We are looking to fill all positions, FOH and BOH, part-time and full-time, A.M.\/ P.M. Stop by, we would love to meet you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2sPoDOsbm0\">pic.twitter.com\/2sPoDOsbm0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine &amp; Mary&#8217;s (@catherine_marys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catherine_marys\/status\/1060275922446811140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other job news, the City of Memphis is hiring a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newmemphis.org\/city-buzz\/job-alert-the-city-of-memphis-is-hiring-a-process-improvement-coordinator-\/\">Process Improvement Coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Geoff Calkins is writing a book about Penny Hardaway. He posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymemphian.com\/section\/sports\/article\/1076\/Calkins-Chapter-One\">Chapter One<\/a> this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was a fantastic day! After a five-day hiatus from bars more than a block away from my apartment to address health problems, I caught a Lyft to the Blind Bear about 3 PM. It was great catching up with friends, playing trivia, watching the Grizzlies get a high-quality win, and generally being entertained by what I&#8217;ll call the human condition (i.e. a drunk person making a complete jackass of himself). I stayed past midnight and then I actually walked home! I know that doesn&#8217;t sound like much, given that the Bear is a three-block walk from my front door. If you know the shape my legs have been in lately, though, that is a big deal! I will be getting out again today. Also, a Friendsgiving dinner this Saturday I thought I would have to skip is now back on my agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Watching WREG Live at 9 as I type this. The new trend in bars, a reporter claims, is large drinks that are shared between several people. In that respect Memphis is a pioneer. Silky&#8217;s has had the Diver for years!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;ll do it for now. Going to get out to the Silly Goose this afternoon. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday is the Grizzlies&#8217; first Grind City Wrestling Night of several this season. The first 5000 fans will receive a Memphis Grizzlies wrestling T-shirt. There will also be a special Wingsday ticket where you get a Terrace IV ticket and an order of five-piece boneless wings from Wing Guru. 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