{"id":27952,"date":"2024-06-02T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T16:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=27952"},"modified":"2024-06-02T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:02:22","slug":"sunday-update-whats-missing-in-this-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/02\/sunday-update-whats-missing-in-this-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday update: What\u2019s missing in this photo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those tables were perfect for Saturday mornings when the burrito ministry would bike by. I had plenty of table space for my burritos and drink, and an extra seat in which to lay my backpack.<\/p>\n

I know there was one person and one group who tended to camp out at those tables, and that the park tended to smell like weed when they were around. But are we really going to let a few people ruin it for everyone?<\/p>\n

A block and a half further down Main, better news.<\/p>\n

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The construction on Monroe between Main and Second has been paved over, suggesting that the avenue may reopen this week.<\/p>\n

Soul & Spirits Brewing at 845 N. Main will host a record fair all day Saturday, June 15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Local vendors all day\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n

A new beer release\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n

Glassware specials<\/li>\n

Live music by The Subteens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The DM has photos<\/a> from yesterday\u2019s Pride parade and festival.<\/p>\n
Anime Blues Con<\/a> comes to the Renasant Convention Center Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe diner and dive off 55,\u201d Momma\u2019s, seeks front of house staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Samara Joy<\/a> comes to the Cannon Center Monday.<\/p>\n
RedRover\u2019s top dog, Lori Turner-Wilson, will have a signing for her book The B2B Marketing Revolution: A Battle Plan for Guaranteed Outcomes<\/em> at novel. bookstore in East Memphis on Tuesday, June 18 at 6 PM.<\/p>\n
In other book news, Malcolm Gladwell has written a sequel<\/a> to Tipping Point<\/em>.<\/p>\n
The team of former Memphis Tiger forward DeAndre Williams won the Taiwan League title<\/a> last week. Great to see him doing well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
The man allegedly responsible for the shooting of a man near the Court Square hotels is said to have a history of confrontation<\/a> with homeless people.<\/p>\n
A man wrecked a car and then hid in a ditch<\/a> near MLK Ave. and B.B. King Blvd. last week.<\/p>\n
Today is National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was a reminder I am blessed with many wonderful people in my life. Back tomorrow. I have a lot of writing to do on Medium, so I may be out late tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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This is the entrance to Court Square, across Main from the Moxy & Springhill Suites parking lot. Notice anything missing? The black flat-top tables with yellow umbrellas that had 2-4 built-in seats apiece are gone. DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS COMMISSION? What gives? Those tables were perfect for Saturday mornings when the burrito ministry would bike by. I … Continue reading “Sunday update: What\u2019s missing in this photo?”<\/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\/27952"}],"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=27952"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27956,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27952\/revisions\/27956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}