{"id":25201,"date":"2021-10-15T08:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25201"},"modified":"2021-10-15T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:42:36","slug":"friday-update-194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/15\/friday-update-194\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a huge fight involving about 10 girls outside a popular nightspot in the Downtown core Wednesday night. Many of the girls were said to be employees of a restaurant about a block from where the fight occurred. Weave was observed on the sidewalk Thursday morning. You just keep on being classy, Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>Cordelia&#8217;s Market will host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/891193854835799\/?ref=newsfeed\">Spillit Slam<\/a> in conjunction with Maria Montessori School on Thursday, November 18. What&#8217;s that? It&#8217;s friends and neighbors coming together to share stories &#8211; in this case, stories about finding connection and gratitude in a pandemic. Got a story you want to tell? Throw your name in the hat. 10 names will be drawn and those people will get 7 minutes each to share their personal narrative. The audience will choose a winner at the end. That person will receive a $100 Cordelia&#8217;s gift card, a gift basket filled with local products, and an invitation to the grand slam at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/253151009951204\">DJ Tree &amp; DJ Taz<\/a> will supply the tunes for your Saturday night at the Blind Bear tomorrow from 10 PM to 1 AM.<\/p>\n<p>The folks at MemphisWeather.net had this to say in a Facebook post about today&#8217;s weather:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The main concern for today will be a (perhaps broken) line of storms between 5-8pm along a significant cold front. These storms will be capable of very heavy rain, strong wind gusts to 60 mph, and an isolated tornado. Plan ahead for storms during rush hour\/early evening!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds like a good day to cut out of the office about 3:30 and avoid that mess as you drive home.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like a Civil Axe Throwing location may be going in on Talbot Avenue across from Slider Inn Downtown. This would be the company&#8217;s second Downtown location. A Civil Axe Throwing opened in Floyd Alley in The Edge in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Normally I only list Downtown jobs, but these are good folks who are part of the extended Downtown family: SALT|SOY is hiring bartenders. They&#8217;d prefer experience but are open to someone with a willingness to learn. Come in with your resume 2-4 PM Tuesday-Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Donahue recently had a Roxie Burger for his column on <a href=\"https:\/\/memphismagazine.com\/food\/classic-dining-roxie%E2%80%99s-burger-at-roxie%E2%80%99s-grocery\/\">Classic Memphis Dining<\/a> in Memphis magazine. It&#8217;s an incredibly juicy cheeseburger made with hoop cheese. Get it at Roxie&#8217;s Grocery at Third and Mill in Uptown.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I discovered (but did not personally sample) something new: THC-infused drink mix. Although THC is the legal ingredient in marijuana, the distributor explained to me that the drink mix is LEGAL in all 50 states. That&#8217;s because a farm bill that was passed in 2018 says that any product made from hemp is as legal as hemp. CBD is extracted from hemp, and then a form of THC called Delta-8 is extracted from the CBD. Despite being legal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ounceofhope.com\/will-i-fail-a-drug-test-if-i-use-delta-8\/\">you should probably still avoid the drink mix if your work drug-tests you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we could avoid all of this legal gray area but doing the thing that makes natural sense: Go ahead and make marijuana legal in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Tigers football team improved to 4-3 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/sports\/memphis-tops-navy-35-17\/522-96680bf2-585a-48f8-b266-70d6d90b57a9\">a 35-17 home win over Navy<\/a> last night. Next up for the Tigers: A 6 PM game next Friday at UCF that will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Zoo has announced its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphiszoo.org\/blog\/posts\/memphis-zoo-launches-first-zoo-brew\">Zoo Brew<\/a>. Brewed by Grind City Brewing Co., the beer is a light, refreshing pilsner with lime. You can get a can at the Zoo&#8217;s Cat House Cafe and walk around with it as you look at the animals.<\/p>\n<p>River Time Market &amp; Deli on Court Square is now offering country fried steak sandwiches. Get a small one for $7.99 or a large for $9.99.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/arkansas\/Article\/St-Louis-Cardinals-fire-manager-Mike-Shildt-173082848\/\">The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt<\/a>, who at one time was the manager of the Memphis Redbirds. This move came despite the Cards winning 19 of their last 21 games to claim a spot in the National League Wild Card game. I&#8217;ll continue to support the Cardinals but in my opinion, they should have given him one more season.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Tam of Chef Tam&#8217;s Underground Cafe made some announcements yesterday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She may or may not have made a green chile mac &amp; cheese<\/li>\n<li>It may or may not be your only chance outside catering to get her mac &amp; cheese without seafood<\/li>\n<li>She may or may not have the mac &amp; cheese available in her cafe today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hmmm. I may or may not stop by and check it out.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its fall fundraiser, the Memphis Farmers Market will have a wine pull tomorrow. Donate at least $20 and pick a side &#8211; red or white &#8211; and see what you come up with. Great chance to fall in love with a new wine. The market runs from 8 AM to 1 PM every Saturday through the end of October. It&#8217;s under the pavilion at Front and G.E. Patterson behind the Power House movie theater. Masks are required for those who have not been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/791ab1930489d06b1cafc60b6ea69555\/national-grouch-day\">National Grouch Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13memphis.com\/news\/local\/memphis-fire-department-opens-new-fire-station-downtown\/XSHJRYT34BAGXCVAVTNR3RXA5A\/\">Downtown has a new fire station<\/a> at 400 Adams. Firefighters will move in about two weeks from now, and it will replace the station at Front and Monroe.<\/p>\n<p>Elmwood Cemetery hosts a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/164713185759948\">Cemetery Cinema Double Feature<\/a> tonight. They&#8217;ll start off with an Elmwood original film, <em>Soul of the City<\/em>, and then show 1922 silent horror film <em>Nosferatu<\/em>. Films are shown outdoors and projected onto the roof of the cemetery&#8217;s 1852 cottage. Tickets are $17.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/864493240742474\">Martin Lawrence<\/a> is at FedExForum tonight.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the news for today. Back tomorrow with more.<\/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 PBR\" 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>There was a huge fight involving about 10 girls outside a popular nightspot in the Downtown core Wednesday night. Many of the girls were said to be employees of a restaurant about a block from where the fight occurred. Weave was observed on the sidewalk Thursday morning. You just keep on being classy, Memphis. 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