{"id":26809,"date":"2023-07-06T10:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26809"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:36:06","slug":"thursday-update-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/06\/thursday-update-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sportsmemphis-grizzlies\/article\/37131\/tony-allen-big3-memphis-grizzlies-nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has signed<\/a> to play in the Big 3 basketball tournament this summer. He&#8217;ll play on a team called 3&#8217;s Company that includes other well-known former NBA players such as Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurant toolbox for sale at a great price:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRivertimedeli%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02FhM2HiU9JYXZGEo28qDo3DBy4Tk4J6e9bh8zFzq7jx75VyMWXosW2sqWK37BTw1kl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"665\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pornhubapparel.com\/product\/yoga-mat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PornHub-branded yoga mats<\/a> are a thing.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer takes a look at the craft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/beer-boom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beer boom<\/a> that has exploded in this city in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the folks who operate FedExForum. It has been rated <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/sports\/fedexforum-is-highest-rated-arena-in-the-nba-according-to-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the number-one NBA arena<\/a> by fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/neighborhoods\/article\/37127\/downtown-memphis-dream-hotel-design-downtown-memphis-commission-design-review-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New details have been revealed<\/a> of the Downtown Dream Hotel going in at 122 S. Main, the former Royal Furniture space.<\/p>\n<p>Specials going on at the Blind Bear this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Southern greens chowder: cup 6\/bowl 8<\/li>\n<li>Catfish po&#8217;boy: blackened or fried, lettuce, tomato, pickles, Cajun aioli, fries or tots 14<\/li>\n<li>Ribeye dinner: 10 oz. hand-cut, rosemary mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach 28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good Facebook page to follow if you&#8217;re a fan of local history: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/172378589501329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things that aren&#8217;t in the Memphis area anymore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/neighborhoods\/article\/37112\/downtown-memphis-the-lobbyist-restaurant-adds-patio-jimmy-gentry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lobbyist<\/a>, Jimmy Gentry&#8217;s restaurant in the Chisca, is six months old. It&#8217;s already been through a menu change and has received additional seating on the patio.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/677f94c0011849904ddb397b73a1f84a\/national-fried-chicken-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Fried Chicken Day<\/a>. Gus&#8217;s is the obvious choice to celebrate, of course, but I&#8217;d also recommend Jack Pirtle&#8217;s because it&#8217;s owned by awesome Downtowners. The closest Pirtle&#8217;s locations are near Thomas and Chelsea and near Poplar and Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Epic headlines tonight&#8217;s Peabody rooftop party. 6-10 PM, $15 to get in, $30 to go VIP.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m on <a href=\"https:\/\/about.instagram.com\/blog\/announcements\/threads-instagram-text-feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Threads<\/a> now. Follow me at @paulryburn.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2023\/07\/05\/hottest-day-ever-recorded\/?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hottest day<\/a> in the recorded history of our planet. Global average temperature was nearly 63 degrees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/animeblues.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anime Blues Con<\/a> comes to the Renasant Convention Center Friday-Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Storyboard Memphis looks back at<a href=\"https:\/\/storyboardmemphis.org\/history\/the-infamous-1978-fire-and-police-department-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the 1978 Memphis fire and police strikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/summer-acoustic-series-at-caption-by-hyatt-tickets-668847550027?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louise Page<\/a> plays the Summer Acoustic Series at Caption by Hyatt tonight.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/224625073304741\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teacher hiring mixer<\/a> this evening at Carolina Watershed.<\/p>\n<p>There will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1415673579193284\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a pop-up yoga and tea workshop<\/a> Saturday at 2 at Downtown Yoga. There will be an all-levels yoga class followed by a cup of herbal tea with herbalist Nadia of Black MajesTEA. Afterward, there will be a Q&amp;A and you&#8217;ll have the chance to purchase loose tea blends to take home.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow will be a night of soulful blues and jazz at South Main Sounds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/954049059207625\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Wilson&#8217;s &#8220;Promised Land&#8221; record release show<\/a>. 7-9 PM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/597657889025032\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Hamlett&#8217;s rooftop sunset shindig<\/a> happens this Saturday at Old Dominick Distillery.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying Memphis Public Libraries&#8217; interlibrary loan system for the first time. I had <em>Post Office<\/em> by Charles Bukowski sent to Downtown&#8217;s Cossitt Library and I&#8217;m about to go pick it up.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now! Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen has signed to play in the Big 3 basketball tournament this summer. He&#8217;ll play on a team called 3&#8217;s Company that includes other well-known former NBA players such as Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. Restaurant toolbox for sale at a great price: PornHub-branded yoga mats are a thing. The Memphis &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/06\/thursday-update-274\/\" 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\/26809"}],"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=26809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26810,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26809\/revisions\/26810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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