{"id":24524,"date":"2021-01-22T06:32:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T12:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=24524"},"modified":"2021-01-22T06:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T12:32:46","slug":"friday-update-163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/22\/friday-update-163\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health Department Deputy Director David Sweat passed along some great news yesterday: The reproductive rate of COVID-19 is down to 0.84, the lowest it has been since measures were kept in Shelby County. A rate below 1 means the virus is dying out.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful if you live on Mud Island: There is a rooster loose, according to posts on Nextdoor. He was last seen in the 1000 block of Island Place East. Well, at least people on the island won&#8217;t have to depend on their iPhones to wake them up in time for work with nature&#8217;s original alarm clock running around.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Downtown Memphis Commission weekly email spotlighted a couple of jobs that are open in the area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memphis Medical District Collaborative is looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/593173e53a0411c3f0107d67\/t\/600598bd0cf85b2daee5005a\/1610979518054\/2021.01.11-MMDC_PAJobDesc.pdf\">Program Associate in Marketing and Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/premierflowers901\/\">Premier Flowers<\/a> is hiring floral designers and delivery drivers for Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will be filming for a TV show called &#8220;Women of the Movement&#8221; next Wednesday and Thursday in South Main. They will film on Main between Nettleton and St. Paul, and G.E. Patterson between Front and Mulberry.<\/p>\n<p>COVID and related protocols have forced the NBA to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sportsmemphis-grizzlies\/article\/19450\/nba-postpones-grizzlies-next-three-games\">postpone<\/a> the Grizzlies&#8217; next three games.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Jimbo from Mempho gave his State of the City address last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/watch-memphis-mayor-jim-stricklands-state-of-the-city-address\/\">WREG has highlights.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/man-to-stabbed-to-death-in-medical-district\/\">A man was found stabbed to death<\/a> last night near Danny Thomas and Madison in The Edge District.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis Magazine has a story on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/memphismagazine.com\/food\/tidbits\/king-union-bar-grocery\/\">King &amp; Union Bar Grocery<\/a> inside the Doubletree. I still need to check that place out. Do I spy pulled pork tamales on the menu?<\/p>\n<p>The USL, the league in which Memphis&#8217; pro soccer team Memphis 901 FC competes, has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sports\/article\/19464\/usl-championship-announces-divisional-format-for-2021\">32-game round-robin schedule<\/a> for the season that will kick off around May 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers got <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/sports\/big-second-half-carries-tigers-to-big-win-over-shockers\/\">a blowout 72-52 win<\/a> over Wichita State last night.<\/p>\n<p>So nice to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IJ6aG8c2pvI\">Dr. Fauci behind the podium<\/a> giving COVID-19 status updates again. Fauci no longer has a malignant narcissist as his boss who is threatened by his popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Final day of the Safer at Home order and 25% capacity at restaurants. Things are getting ever so slightly more normal. 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>Health Department Deputy Director David Sweat passed along some great news yesterday: The reproductive rate of COVID-19 is down to 0.84, the lowest it has been since measures were kept in Shelby County. A rate below 1 means the virus is dying out. 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