{"id":25922,"date":"2022-07-14T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25922"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:07:04","slug":"thursday-update-239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/thursday-update-239\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early voting for the Shelby County general election begins tomorrow. If you early vote, you can vote at any location. Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electionsshelbytn.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/Early%20Voting%20Locations%20Aug%204%202022%20Election%208.5X14.pdf\">a list of early voting locations<\/a>. If you&#8217;re Downtown, the Shelby County Election Commission at Second and Poplar is the closest place. The Memphis Flyer has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/election-2022-kind-of-blue\">election guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WREG has <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/your-local-election-headquarters\/live-video-shelby-county-district-attorney-debate\/\">full video<\/a> of the Shelby County District Attorney debate &#8211; Amy Weirich (R, incumbent) vs. Steve Mulroy (D).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/metroelections\/article\/29777\/memphis-mayor-jim-strickland-third-term-term-limit-referendum\">Mayor Jimbo from Mempho will seek a third term<\/a> if voters approve a referendum allowing the city mayor and council members a third term. Currently those offices are term-limited to two terms. I will vote NO on the referendum. That&#8217;s not a reflection on Mayor Strickland. It&#8217;s just my belief that Memphis needs public servants, not career politicians.<\/p>\n<p>BarWare celebrates its third birthday this evening with DJ Tree supplying the tunes.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Fresh DJs tonight at Sage. Doors open at 5 for dinner and music starts at 7.<\/p>\n<p>Max&#8217;s Sports Bar has added a Malort wall of fame. Take a shot of Malort there, and they&#8217;ll take a Polaroid of your face afterward and put it on the wall.<\/p>\n<p>The Downtown Neighborhood Association has announced that their July membership meeting will happen Tuesday night, July 26, and you&#8217;ll want to come hungry. It&#8217;ll be at the Rendezvous with free food and drinks for members. Speaker to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies play a Summer League game vs. the Boston Celtics today. It&#8217;ll be on NBAtv at 2:30.<\/p>\n<p>By popular demand, River City Records has added cassettes to its inventory. Come shop for tapes like it&#8217;s the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>New Wing Order has brought back its\u00a0MANEgo Jalapen\u0303o Wings for its July-August special. These are made with fresh mango,\u00a0jalapen\u0303o, garlic, and a blend of ingredients and spices. It&#8217;s a marriage of tropical influences and Memphis heat. Get them at the restaurant at 341 Beale (inside Ghost River) or on the food truck.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Gales comes to the Cannon Center December 1. Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow at 10 AM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/grizzlies\/audition\/grizzline\">Auditions<\/a> for the Grizzline drum squad will be held at 9 AM July 30 at FedExForum. What they are looking for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18 and up<\/li>\n<li>Skilled percussionist<\/li>\n<li>Able to read sheet music<\/li>\n<li>Reliable transportation<\/li>\n<li>Personality when performing<\/li>\n<li>Works well on a team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thompson Square and Ray Fulcher play a free KIX on Beale show tonight at 7 at Handy Park.<\/p>\n<p>Stacks and Jack play Live at the Tracks tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 at Central Station.<\/p>\n<p>DJ EPIC plays the Peabody rooftop party tonight from 6 to 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Points Guy has <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/reviews\/hyatt-caption-memphis-review\/\">a very thorough review<\/a> of the new Caption by Hyatt.<\/p>\n<p>Day 32 without effectively-working air conditioning. It&#8217;s really aggravating the circulatory problem in my legs. Last night I had to call a Lyft to get home from the Blind Bear, even though it&#8217;s only 3 blocks away, and I needed help getting out of the back seat. I need to stay home a few days and let my legs rest, but who wants to be cooped up in an 83-degree apartment?<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow if the heat doesn&#8217;t kill me.<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/storage.ko-fi.com\/cdn\/widget\/Widget_2.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>kofiwidget2.init('Tip Jar', '#29abe0', 'B0B57GDFG');kofiwidget2.draw();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early voting for the Shelby County general election begins tomorrow. If you early vote, you can vote at any location. Here is a list of early voting locations. If you&#8217;re Downtown, the Shelby County Election Commission at Second and Poplar is the closest place. The Memphis Flyer has an election guide. WREG has full video &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/thursday-update-239\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thursday update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25923,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922\/revisions\/25923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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