{"id":25012,"date":"2021-07-23T06:39:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25012"},"modified":"2021-07-23T06:39:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:39:30","slug":"friday-update-182","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/23\/friday-update-182\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great news: The DMC announced in its weekly email newsletter that <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownmemphis.com\/experience-downtown\/events\/food-truck-thursday\/\">Food Truck Thursdays<\/a> will return in August. About a dozen food trucks park in Court Square on Thursdays, offering additional dining options to those who are Downtown during the lunch hour. I am very excited to see the trucks make a comeback. It&#8217;s been too long since I had a pulled pork baked potato with Smurfey sauce.<\/p>\n<p>The Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force resumed its weekly press conferences yesterday. They discontinued them last month but said they would bring them back if circumstances changed significantly. A report of over 200 new cases for the first day in months (259 to be exact) was enough to bring the conferences back. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbreakapp.onelink.me\/2115408369?pid=mp_1588037&amp;msource=mp_1588037&amp;docid=0b4z1Aig&amp;af_dp=newsbreak%3A%2F%2Fopendoc%3Fdocid%3D0b4z1Aig&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsbreak.com%2Faf-landing%3Fdocid%3D0b4z1Aig\">Read the full report on NewsBreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I do want to emphasize one point from the press conference: County Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph was asked if bringing restrictions back would be considered if the numbers got high enough. Dr. Randolph said it&#8217;s not an issue of another Safer at Home order or imposing restrictions on businesses. It&#8217;s an issue of too many people being unvaccinated. So it sounds like our bar stools and 3 AM closing times are not in danger.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2871108569795022\">Full Moon Kayak night<\/a> at Wolf River Harbor. There will be free 30 minute kayak rentals and a DJ on the harbor.<\/p>\n<p>Over on Mud Island tonight, it will be the next installment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/523868138974733\/\">Soulin&#8217; on the River<\/a>, this one featuring Devin Crutcher. This is a free show and lawn chairs, coolers, blankets, and picnic baskets are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Josh McLane, formerly in the kitchen at the Hi-Tone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/josh-mclane-to-open-sandwich-shop\">will operate a small sandwich shop<\/a> inside the new South Point Grocery, the Memphis Flyer reports. The grocery is set to open this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Seamus will open the Brass Door at 6:30 Saturday morning for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/817431972479462\">a USWNT watch party<\/a>. Come support the USA ladies in Olympic<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/brand-usage-guidelines\">&#x2122;<\/a> soccer.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/video-tom-lee-park-construction-begins-with-demolition\">video<\/a> of the demolition of a small building in Tom Lee Park yesterday as construction got underway.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting: Texas and Oklahoma are looking to get out of the Big 12, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofarkansassports.com\/arkansas-football-blocks-texas-oklahoma-to-sec\/\">this report<\/a>, and the SEC is a conference they have their eyes on. They would need the votes of 11 of the 14 current conference members to join the SEC. Former Big 12 members Texas A&amp;M and Missouri are said to be &#8220;hard nos&#8221; and Arkansas is not fond of the idea of being in a conference with Texas once again. But who would be the fourth no?<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer has a story on the New Wing Order-Old Dominick Distillery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2021\/07\/20\/memphis-new-wing-order-old-dominick-distillery-maple-bourbon-sauce\/7959322002\/\">partnership<\/a> that produced a Maple Bourbon wing sauce. Don&#8217;t forget, Downtowners, City Market is your place to pick up some of the sauce.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Biggs of the DM has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/foodnews-and-features\/article\/23070\/grind-city-brewing-taproom-hopper-seeley\">a look at Grind City Brewing Co.<\/a> this morning. Go there, even if it is a bit out of the way. It is awesome. Biggs: &#8220;The view alone is enough to keep the seats full.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Redbirds, currently on the road in Louisville, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sports\/article\/23067\/memphis-redbirds-baseball-record-winning-streak-12-games\">have won 12 straight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moxy Memphis at 40 N. Front will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/shantay-you-play-drag-queen-bingo-at-moxy-memphis-downtown-featuring-aubre-tickets-163691243917\">Drag Queen Bingo<\/a> tonight from 7 to 9. Aubrey Ombre will call the numbers and will give away some fabulous prizes, including a chance to win a suite at the Moxy. This seems to be the Summer of Drag&#8230; the Moxy is the third Memphis business in a month to bring on either a drag show or drag bingo.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this post. I&#8217;m going to write until about 1, 1:30 then get out for a while. 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