{"id":24266,"date":"2020-10-20T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=24266"},"modified":"2020-10-20T07:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T12:13:00","slug":"tuesday-update-152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/tuesday-update-152\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/downtownmemphis.com\/experience-downtown\/events\/downtown-dining-week\/\">Downtown Dining Week<\/a> is coming back! This year it will be November 1-7. That&#8217;s earlier in November than DDW usually occurs, and no doubt they are doing it so more people will choose outdoor dining options. It&#8217;s often still patio weather in early November; much less so the closer we get to Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>This year, rather than sticking to a 3 courses for $20.20 theme that may have been a bit limiting during a pandemic, DDW is letting each restaurant choose a theme or special that best expresses itself. There&#8217;s a Daily Gift Card Giveaway you can enter (<a href=\"https:\/\/downtownmemphis.com\/experience-downtown\/events\/downtown-dining-week\/\">follow the link<\/a> for rules) and Explore Bike Share will offer free bike rides for DDW.<\/p>\n<p>Time for me to sound like a broken record and give the yearly advice: If there&#8217;s a restaurant you feel like you want to go to during DDW, <strong>make reservations now<\/strong> or you won&#8217;t get a seating during the prime dinner hours. This is especially true with the really popular restaurants like Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s, Rizzo&#8217;s, Bishop, Cocozza, and the Andrew Michael Downtown restaurants (Bishop, Catherine &amp; Mary&#8217;s, Gray Canary).<\/p>\n<p>As we get ready to celebrate the Halloween season, the Orpheum has announced three scary movies to get everyone in the mood this week. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/night-of-the-living-dead\">Night of the Living Dead<\/a> Friday, October 23, 7 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/casper\">Casper<\/a> Saturday, October 24, 2 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/jaws\">Jaws<\/a> Saturday, October 24, 7 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/NewsBlog\/archives\/2020\/10\/16\/the-tower-project-would-bring-new-high-rise-to-the-pinch\">A proposed tower<\/a> of 30 to 45 stories, if approved, would, well, tower over The Pinch District. City Council members will hear about the plan today, which would include a hotel facing Main Street. There would be condos and a rooftop lounge as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/329383161491013\/\">Katrina Burgoyne<\/a> plays South Main Stream, broadcast live from South Main Sounds at 550 S. Main, Friday 6:30-8:00 PM. They&#8217;ll have limited seating inside and unlimited seating online.<\/p>\n<p>University of Memphis quarterback Brady White has been named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmcactionnews5.com\/2020\/10\/18\/memphis-quarterback-brady-white-named-walter-camp-national-offensive-player-week\/\">Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week<\/a>. The honor comes following a comeback victory over UCF after trailing by three touchdowns in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Great quote I saw over the weekend:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The best revenge is not being like your enemy.&#8221; -Marcus Aurelius<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So true!<\/p>\n<p>Primas Bakery + Boutique will have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1230432687337520\/\">Election Day Bake Sale<\/a>. Come by for patriotic-themed cookies and cakes after you vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/352397682755494\/\">Stacks &amp; Rowell<\/a> play Momma&#8217;s, corner of Crump and Kentucky, at 6:30 Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend&#8217;s Women of Soul concert must have been a success, because the Orpheum has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2776214629258643\/\">WOS 2: Stefanie Bolton, Kia Johnson, Tonya Dyson and Taliba Safiyah<\/a> for Saturday, December 12 at 7:30. Tickets are $34.<\/p>\n<p>Food company Sysco is still searching for an <a href=\"https:\/\/wdtnjobs.com\/jobs\/outside-sales-representative-midtown-downtown-memphis-memphis-tennessee\/183758141-2\/\">outside sales rep<\/a> to cover the Downtown and Midtown areas.<\/p>\n<p>Only in Memphis: <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/memphis-rapper-charged-with-1-2-million-unemployment-claim-fraud-after-boastful-music-video\/\">A rapper has been charged with unemployment fraud<\/a> after he bragged about it in a music video.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown nonprofit Meritan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/262063465140500\/\">is collecting gifts and monetary donations<\/a> so 300 homebound seniors in Memphis can have a merry Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks out from the election, Biden is down to a 1.0% favorite in Florida, according to the latest from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>. He had been ahead in the 3.5% range for much of the campaign. Biden has paths to 270 that don&#8217;t include Florida, but the Midwestern states and Arizona would become much more important in those scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve stayed home the past two days, so I will treat myself to a stop at the Blind Bear today after work. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com\/1.0.0\/button.prod.min.js\" data-name=\"bmc-button\" data-slug=\"paulryburn\" data-color=\"#FF813F\" data-emoji=\"\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee\" data-outline-color=\"#000\" data-font-color=\"#fff\" data-coffee-color=\"#fd0\" ><\/script><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Dining Week is coming back! This year it will be November 1-7. That&#8217;s earlier in November than DDW usually occurs, and no doubt they are doing it so more people will choose outdoor dining options. It&#8217;s often still patio weather in early November; much less so the closer we get to Thanksgiving. 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