{"id":24557,"date":"2021-02-04T07:04:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=24557"},"modified":"2021-02-04T07:04:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:04:15","slug":"thursday-update-179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/04\/thursday-update-179\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took a tour through the new DGX store at Main and Gayoso yesterday afternoon, and my verdict is this: PHENOMENAL. They have packed so much inventory into that space. And the prices! Every Sunday I read the Walgreens online circular to find what’s on sale. There’s no need to do that anymore because those are the everyday prices at DGX.<\/p>\n

And they have Mountain Dew Icees!<\/p>\n

Here’s a Fox 13 story<\/a> about the store.<\/p>\n

The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins has an important read this morning: One recruit went from “bush league” (Tennessee Vols) to “a better place” (University of Memphis).<\/a> This kid gets it.<\/p>\n

StyleBlueprint has an article about the 4 zones<\/a> for the renovation plan for Tom Lee Park.<\/p>\n

New rideshare service Groove On-Demand<\/a> launches February 10. For $1.25 a passenger, riders will be able to travel anywhere in the Downtown, Mus Island, Medical Center, and New Chicago areas. Some points of note within reach:<\/p>\n

Crosstown Concourse<\/li>\n

Kroger at Poplar and Cleveland<\/li>\n

Grind City Brewing Co.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You use an app to book transportation, and those without a bank account can use a prepaid debit card to book rides. I can see myself using this for field trips! Hours are Monday-Friday 7 AM-8 PM.<\/p>\n
117 Prime has released its Valentine’s Day menu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Shelby County Schools will hold a virtual meeting<\/a> about a return to in-person learning today at 4. Our county becomes the last holdout as Nashville returns to in-person school today.<\/p>\n
The Grizzlies host Houston tonight at 8.<\/p>\n
That’s it for this post. Got a lot to do today. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n