{"id":25599,"date":"2022-02-25T09:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25599"},"modified":"2022-02-25T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:48:29","slug":"friday-update-209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/25\/friday-update-209\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden announced several financial sanctions on Russia yesterday as punishment for that country&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. He also said the U.S. government has composed a list of Russian oligarchs who will be targeted directly with such sanctions. Here&#8217;s a name to get familiar with if you haven&#8217;t heard it before: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semion_Mogilevich\">Simeon Mogilevich<\/a>. Described as &#8220;the most dangerous mobster in the world,&#8221; he is believed to hold a vast criminal empire, the boss of all bosses in the Russian Mafia.<\/p>\n<p>A gray Infiniti G35 was stolen from the Riverset Apartments on Mud Island overnight. It&#8217;s funny how much that particular complex&#8217;s name turns up in crime reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@35.1725959,-90.0551409,3a,75y,113.71h,90.05t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0qsApis3HvuYfQcSAZqVbw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192\">This Google StreetView image<\/a> illustrates the problem: The apartment community is ungated. It&#8217;s every bit as accessible to criminals as the drive-thru at Taco Bell.<\/p>\n<p>Crosstown Brewing Co. will host a Mardi Gras party at its taproom on Tuesday, March 1, and they&#8217;ve come up with a new innovation: Virtual King Cake beer. Scan the QR code on the can to find out if your piece of liquid, canned &#8220;king cake&#8221; contains the baby. If it does, you win a Crosstown Brewing Co. prize pack. The brewery opens at 2, the party starts at 4, and DJ Tree will spin from 5 to 8.<\/p>\n<p>Keep former Memphis Tiger D.J. Stephens in your prayers. He was the guy who was only 6&#8217;5&#8243; but played center because he could jump to the moon. He&#8217;s currently employed by BC Prometey in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Muscle Shoals band Outlaw Apostles have been tearing it up in the clubs on Broadway in Nashville recently. Tonight they come to Beale Street as part of the Tin Roof&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/s\/outlaw-apostles-nashville-hits\/322431056519989\/\">Nashville Hits the Roof<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>Elmwood Cemetery has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/s\/the-memphis-music-tour-of-elmw\/496575828646931\/\">Memphis Music Tour<\/a> on Friday, May 6. Come out and learn about the musicians buried there. Cost is $20.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Tigers got a critical win, 78-64, over Temple last night. Joe Lunardi has Memphis as the Last Team In in his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/feature\/story\/_\/page\/bracketology\/ncaa-bracketology-projecting-2022-march-madness-men-field\">Bracketology<\/a> update. Lunardi has Memphis playing Loyola Chicago for an 11 seed in the First Four.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies took a road loss to the Minnesota T-wolves last night, 119-114. The Grizz remain 3rd in the West, 2.5 games behind 2nd-place Golden State and 3.5 games ahead of 4th-place Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Ramen joint Good Fortune Co. got another media mention this week, this time in the Daily Memphian&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/food\/article\/27239\/new-eats-good-fortune-co\">New Eats<\/a> column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/news\/crime\/memphis-teen-indicted-deadly-shooting-beale-street-april-2021\/522-d913a478-6b28-45bc-bba3-e8a437fd62e0\">A 17-year-old has been indicted<\/a> for the shooting death of a man on Beale Street between Front and Main in April 2021. He will be tried as an adult.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mlb-sports-entertainment-business-new-york-0cdbe880511f3c74b54265a08d50053b?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew\">Major League Baseball&#8217;s 2022 season will be shortened<\/a> if no deal is reached between owners and players by the end of the day Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/e2d2a1c510861ce6e8fc0ec179a0e980\/national-clam-chowder-day\">National Clam Chowder Day<\/a>. The Majestic Grille hasn&#8217;t posted today&#8217;s lunch specials yet, but that&#8217;s normally a Friday special.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2022\/02\/25\/naacp-gift-card-giveaway-families-impacted-by-rat-infestation\/\">The NAACP will hand out gift cards<\/a> at 588 Vance today to families affected by the Family Dollar warehouse rodent infestation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/biden-supreme-court-pick-announcement\/507-228104f5-9b63-42d5-8ddc-f233944ddbb6\">President Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a> for the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would be the first former public defender to sit on the court.<\/p>\n<p>Magician <a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/jason-bishop\">Jason Bishop<\/a> performs at the Halloran Centre tonight. Tickets are $37.50.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/the-band-camino\">The Band Camino<\/a> plays the Orpheum tonight. 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