{"id":26868,"date":"2023-07-27T09:23:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26868"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:23:52","slug":"thursday-update-276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/27\/thursday-update-276\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis Made Brewing Co. has announced plans for its weekly pop-up Saturday in The Ravine and on the patio of its new location at 435 Madison. Pickleball Memphis will be there with four courts. The pop-up will run from noon to 10 PM. Aaron &amp; Renee Brame will supply the live music at 7 PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoodGroceriesMobileDining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Groceries<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mempops.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MemPops<\/a> will be the food trucks onsite.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday was a nice reprieve from the 90s, but we&#8217;re back in the oven today as sunshine returns by midmorning and temps soar. Highs will be in the mid 90s with heat indices near 105, prompting a Heat Advisory that likely lasts multiple days. Wind SW at 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/memphisweather1\/status\/1684515819122741249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2023\/07\/25\/mustard-skittles-are-now-thing-yes-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mustard-flavored Skittles are a thing now.<\/a> They&#8217;ll be released on August 5, which is National Mustard Day. It&#8217;s too bad our buddy Nate isn&#8217;t around to see this. He&#8217;d be so happy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/jobs\/leo-events-521e3b00\/contract-event-staff-position-d917f8a8?lvk=SpiGwgZ_yDJTN-olymJo_Q.--N0OTl-KVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEO Events is looking to fill multiple contract event staff positions<\/a> to work AutoZone&#8217;s annual national sales meeting September 26-28. The pay is $20 per hour. The sales meeting is held at the Renasant Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/allevents.in\/memphis\/pour-and-paint-bear-edition\/10000678182691687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pour &amp; Paint<\/a> this Friday from 8 to 9:30 PM at South Main Artspace Lofts. The theme will be Fluid Bear and the class emphasizes unpredictability, freedom, and interactions through colors.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m noticing that more and more Downtown restaurants are refusing to take over-the-phone orders unless they know the caller. Too many people are phoning in orders and then no-showing for pickup, driving up food costs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/neighborhoods\/article\/37476\/sunset-skate-downtown-memphis-riverfront-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The DM has a look at Sunset Skate<\/a>, which happens monthly (and tonight is the night) on Riverside Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/916b5ea9ce016bc66b618ea1cfc66f24\/national-scotch-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Scotch Day<\/a>. Belle Tavern would be a good place to celebrate. They have an extensive collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2023\/07\/27\/tax-free-weekend-begins-mid-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax-free weekend in Tennessee<\/a> is tomorrow through Sunday. The tax holiday is designed to help parents get their kids ready for the coming school year. However, you do not have to have a child to participate. Buy clothing and school supplies up to $100 and computers up to $1500 without paying sales tax this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Did your lights flicker and your water get low Tuesday evening? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13memphis.com\/news\/did-your-lights-flicker-and-your-water-get-low-heres-why\/article_e6687e9e-2b55-11ee-bff9-939013e33fdb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX 13 News explains why.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Broadway World: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/memphis\/article\/Congolese-Artist-Doudou-Mbemba-Makes-Debut-In-The-South-Main-Arts-District-20230726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congolese artist Doudou Mbemba makes debut in the South Main Arts District.<\/a> His exhibit is called ELIKIA: Echoes of Ebony Hope and it will be on display at 410 S. Main. He&#8217;ll be present for an opening on August 5 from 5:30-8:00. The exhibit will be on display through September 30.<\/p>\n<p>The revitalized Downtown neighborhood of W. Virginia Ave. will have a <a href=\"https:\/\/stayhappening.com\/e\/virginia-ave-grand-opening-party-E2ISVSB3YNJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grand opening party<\/a> Saturday. Live music, DJ sets, a food truck, FREE(!!!) cocktails and beer, a live art mural installation, and booths by more than 20 local artists and businesses. 4-9 PM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sinead-oconnor-dies-62b6187073b349d3ab6bfb65b2a14292?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinead O&#8217;Connor has died.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m tentatively scheduled to go on tours Friday and Saturday morning as part of my training for my new job. SUPER excited!!! Saturday&#8217;s tour includes a BBQ tasting at Central!<\/p>\n<p>Time permitting, back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis Made Brewing Co. has announced plans for its weekly pop-up Saturday in The Ravine and on the patio of its new location at 435 Madison. Pickleball Memphis will be there with four courts. The pop-up will run from noon to 10 PM. Aaron &amp; Renee Brame will supply the live music at 7 PM. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/27\/thursday-update-276\/\" 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\/26868"}],"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=26868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26869,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26868\/revisions\/26869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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