{"id":28105,"date":"2024-08-06T11:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=28105"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:13:37","slug":"tuesday-update-301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/tuesday-update-301\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PICK IS IN: Minnesota governor Tim Walz is Kamala Harris\u2019 running mate<\/a>. In other election news, Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates<\/a> in e-balloting to secure the Democratic nomination for president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll is out. While the football Memphis Tigers did not crack the top 25, they got the most points<\/a> of any Group of Five team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WREG asks, following recent closings, is Beale Street OK?<\/a> Memphis Tourism\u2019s Kevin Kane says yes, that the downturn is part of a nationwide cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is a good day to visit A. Schwab\u2019s old-fashioned soda fountain on Beale. It\u2019s National Root Beer Float Day<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A chocolate muffin<\/a> has gone viral at the Paris Olympics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Max Kaplan<\/a> plays Live at the Tracks at Central Station Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elmwood Cemetery hosts What Lies Beneath: Tales & Secrets of the Cottage<\/a> Thursday 6-8 PM. $25 includes lemonade, sangria, and small bites.<\/p>\n

Olympic men\u2019s basketball: USA vs. Brazil, 2:30 today, NBC.<\/p>\n

Elvis Week<\/a> starts Friday.<\/p>\n

The Chicago White Sox have lost<\/a> 21 in a row.<\/p>\n

Soul & Spirits\u2019 2nd annual book fair<\/a> is Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soulin\u2019 on the River<\/a> returns to Fourth Bluff Friday 7-10 PM featuring KJ Willis.<\/p>\n

The Drafts and Laughs comedy show comes to Memphis Made\u2019s new taproom<\/a> in The Edge Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Downtown service industry has been discussing the death of Ced, one of the neighborhood\u2019s street people, this week. As I understand it,, Ced was not homeless; his parents dropped him off in the mornings to wander the neighborhood he loved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ced would come in area restaurants and bars and ask for a water or Coke to go. He was always so polite. It\u2019s believed he watched service industry folks he cared about as they walked to their homes and cars, ready to help if they encountered any street people not as nice as he.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

RIP Ced. We will miss you. It\u2019s believed heat exhaustion may have caused his death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is supposed to be the last day with temps in the mid-90s and 100+ heat index for a while. I sure hope so. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n

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