Are you ready for another beer festival?<\/p>\n
Memphis Brewfest returns to the Liberty Bowl, and I mean actually on the field<\/strong> at the Liberty Bowl, this coming Saturday 3-7 PM. There are two tickets available.<\/p>\n The general admission Memphis Brewfest ticket gets you<\/p>\n The VIP ticket gets you<\/p>\n But that’s not all! The organizers of Brewfest will be back on the field Sunday noon-3:30 with another event, Memphis Brunchfest. (Separate ticket required for each event.) Your Brunchfest ticket gets you<\/p>\n Get tickets to the events here.<\/a> Note that since the events are being held at the Liberty Bowl, attendees must comply with the stadium’s COVID-19 protocols<\/a>.<\/p>\n ProPublica recently published an article on juvenile justice in Tennessee<\/a>. It’s specifically about Rutherford County and Murfreesboro, but it’s worth a read for Memphians because it illustrates how the state does not adequately audit what is happening in county juvenile justice systems. Abuses can continue undetected for years.<\/p>\n Food & Wine says the best hot wings are made in Memphis<\/a>. Covered in the article are Central BBQ, Wing Guru, Wing Factory, and Crumpy’s.<\/p>\n Does anyone know if Wayne’s Candy on Carolina Ave. fire-sales its Halloween candy on November 1 the way Walgreens does? If so, some of us from the Downtown core are going to make a field trip down there.<\/p>\n City Councilman Worth Morgan has announced his candidacy<\/a> for Shelby County Mayor. Meh. I’d like to see a different occupant of that office but Morgan isn’t exactly who I had in mind. I’ll give a word of advice to Mr. Morgan, though: My problem with the current county mayor is that he often comes off as a PR flack more than he does an effective leader. Differentiate yourself from that and I’ll consider giving you my vote.<\/p>\n Local viral disease expert Dr. Manoj Jain told the CA, “We’re in the best place we’ve ever been”<\/a> with regards to COVID in Shelby County. Between those vaccinated and those who’ve had the virus, he estimates us at about 80% immunity. There’s ample testing, no variants that appear poised to be the next threat after Delta, and we’re close to having vaccines authorized for children 5 to 11.<\/p>\n In national COVID news: Dr. Fauci says Halloween is a “go” this year.<\/a> Trick-or-treating is safe, especially if you (the adults handing out candy) sit outside and offer pre-packaged candy on a table.<\/p>\n Shall we have a look at the games on this weekend’s college football slate of interest to Memphians? Games are Saturday, October 16 unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n Ole Miss players: I will take back everything bad I’ve ever said about your school if one of you scores a touchdown at Neyland Stadium, runs out to midfield, and takes a “P” on the “T.”<\/p>\n It’s National Gumbo Day<\/a>, a good day to have lunch or dinner at Ben-Yay’s next to the old Family Dollar location on Main.<\/p>\n It’s also Pulled Pork Day<\/a>. My recommendation to celebrate would be to go to Central BBQ. Get you a half-order of BBQ pulled pork nachos and 3 of those smoked whole wings Food & Wine raved about.<\/p>\n Reckless driving is not just a problem Downtown.<\/a> Those who live in the Parkway Village and Fox Meadows neighborhoods are fed up with it too.<\/p>\n I’ve noticed a blue Dodge Charger with a loud revving engine and drive-out tags several times Downtown these past two weeks. I will be curious to see how much longer that car is on the road before the owner puts official state tags on it.<\/p>\n A support dog<\/a> has been added to the staff at St. Jude. The dog will work in the Staff Resilience Center.<\/p>\n ABC 24 got a rare look<\/a> inside the COVID ICU unit at Methodist.<\/p>\n Uptown’s Soul & Spirits Brewery has its grand opening<\/a> Friday and Saturday from noon to 10. 845 N. Main. Note that the brewery is within Groove On Demand’s<\/a> ride-sharing service range (but also note that Groove On Demand doesn’t operate on Saturday or Sunday).<\/p>\n That’s the news for now. My plans for today are to watch a video seminar by a top professional writer, take notes from another top writer on how to write eye-catching headlines, and make a supply run to DGX. Once I get all of that done, I’ll have earned a trip out. I like Mondays and Tuesdays the best because those are the days when it’s mostly just locals. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n\n
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