{"id":26803,"date":"2023-07-04T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26803"},"modified":"2023-07-04T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:53:11","slug":"july-4-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/july-4-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Lofton Jr. put up 21 points and 13 rebounds as <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sportsmemphis-grizzlies\/article\/37103\/summer-league-win-for-memphis-grizzlies-over-sixers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> 94-92 to open NBA Summer League last night. Next game: vs. Oklahoma City Wednesday at 6 PM on NBAtv. It&#8217;s likely to be a first look at Chet Holmgren, picked second by the Thunder in the 2022 draft, who missed all of last season.<\/p>\n<p>From City Discovery Hub: <a href=\"https:\/\/memphis.citydiscoveryhub.com\/web-stories\/13-dog-walking-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best 13 dog-walking areas in Memphis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/721bd6f92f01c3705232ef2cc429dd8c\/national-barbecue-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Barbecue Day<\/a>. If you&#8217;re not grilling out at home, Central BBQ at St. Martin and Butler (behind the civil rights museum) is my recommendation. Get a half order of BBQ nachos and an order of smoked wings. Blues City Cafe at Second and Beale is always a good bet too. &#8220;The Best Meal on Beale&#8221; combo platter (ribs &amp; catfish with sides) is the way to go there.<\/p>\n<p>I love a good Caesar salad as much as anyone but July 4 is an unfortunate day to celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/786eadf88b3bf6b1f1a40a3855e9c184\/national-caesar-salad-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Caesar Salad Day<\/a>. Nothing green belongs on a plate today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4662820\/2023\/07\/03\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-odds-best-bets-how-to-watch-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 2023 Nathan&#8217;s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest<\/a> is today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women&#8217;s contest: 9:45 AM Central, ESPN app and <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">espn.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s contest: 11:00 AM Central, ESPN app and ESPN2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There was an <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/local\/3-armed-teens-rob-2-people-in-downtown-memphis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed robbery<\/a>, carried out by three teenagers, at Main and Vance Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis Magazine presents <a href=\"https:\/\/memphismagazine.com\/features\/longform\/the-story-of-the-sterick-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the history of the Sterick Building<\/a>. This is a long but good read.<\/p>\n<p>409 South Main will host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/labeledloved\/937713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labeled &amp; Loved Moms&#8217; Night Out<\/a> on the evening of Tuesday, July 18. This free event allows mothers of kids with disabilities (any age or diagnosis) to network with other moms who understand. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labeledandloved.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info about Labeled &amp; Loved<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for today&#8217;s post. My plan is to be at Bardog at 8 AM. I&#8217;ll wander over to Blind Bear when it opens at 3. Happy Fourth. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Lofton Jr. put up 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-92 to open NBA Summer League last night. Next game: vs. Oklahoma City Wednesday at 6 PM on NBAtv. It&#8217;s likely to be a first look at Chet Holmgren, picked second by the Thunder in the 2022 draft, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/july-4-update-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;July 4 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\/26803"}],"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=26803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26804,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26803\/revisions\/26804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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