{"id":24695,"date":"2021-03-23T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=24695"},"modified":"2021-03-23T07:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:07:06","slug":"tuesday-update-171","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/23\/tuesday-update-171\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great news: If you’re 16 and up and a resident of Memphis, you are eligible for a COVID vaccine beginning Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other than feeling like someone punched me in the arm, I had no additional side effects from Sunday’s COVID vaccine yesterday. I had plenty of energy and the workday seemed to fly by.<\/p>\n

I stepped out to the Silly Goose for some drankity dranks after work and snapped a photo of their new spring\/summer cocktail menu:<\/p>\n

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A new Henry Turley development, Orleans Station<\/a>, will bring residential and retail space to an area bordered by Victorian Village to the north, The Edge District to the south, and the medical\/university district to the east. Their goal is 372 units to live in and 16,000 square feet of retail in an under-used area that is part of the gateway to Downtown.<\/p>\n

I’m now getting ads from Family Dollar saying “come see us at 831 Thomas Street.” I guess they’re trying to retain their Downtown customers. Not much chance they’ll see me at the Thomas St. store, but I guarantee you one thing, if I do get down there I’ll swing by the Pirtle’s on that block for some chicken.<\/p>\n

ESPN has an article re-seeding the remaining 16 NCAA tournament teams<\/a>. Houston comes in at number 9 and Arkansas at 10. Houston’s next opponent, Syracuse, is ranked number 8 in the re-seeding, while Arkansas’s got-next Oral Roberts is number 11.<\/p>\n

The folks at FiveThirtyEight think the slipper fits perfectly for Oral Roberts<\/a>. As a Razorbacks fan, I hope they’re wrong.<\/p>\n

Two upsets in the tournament yesterday:<\/p>\n

#7 Oregon 95, #2 Iowa 80<\/li>\n

#6 USC 85, #3 Kansas 51<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Daaaayum. What happened to the Jayhawks?<\/p>\n
The CA’s Jennifer Chandler has a look at what to expect at By the Brewery<\/a>, a new cafe that is literally by the brewery at 496 Tennessee Street. The owner has over 30 years of catering experience and this is her first brick-and-mortar restaurant. The menu is heavy on biscuit sandwiches for breakfast, and sandwiches and salads for lunch.<\/p>\n
There’s a unit for sale<\/a> in the Goodwyn Building at Second and Madison. Nice views, good investment, and a very short walk to Paula & Raiford’s.<\/p>\n
It’s National Chip and Dip Day<\/a>. My recommendation would be the chorizo queso at Maciel’s.<\/p>\n
From FOX 13: Downtown residents ask for stronger police presence on Riverside Drive.<\/a> Agree one million percent.<\/p>\n
Richard Janikowski has passed away.<\/a> That’s a name most of you probably don’t recognize but an important one in Memphis history. He was a criminologist and data scientist at the University of Memphis who was one of the architects of the Memphis Police Department’s Blue C.R.U.S.H. data-driven method of fighting crime.<\/p>\n
If you’ve ever thought about signing up for NBC’s Peacock Network, here’s a sign-up link<\/a> where you can get your first 4 months for $2.50 a month, which is 50% off. The reason they’re offering this deal is that they just signed a deal with WWE to carry all the WWE Network’s content. Even if you hate wrestling, this is a great way to stream movies, TV shows, and sports for a bargain price.<\/p>\n
That’s it for now. Wet morning, windy afternoon. Despite temps in the 60s it looks like a PBR hoodie kind of day. At least that way, I can simply point when the bartender asks my order. Not that she doesn’t know by now anyway. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n