{"id":28122,"date":"2024-08-12T12:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=28122"},"modified":"2024-08-12T12:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:21:51","slug":"monday-update-248","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/12\/monday-update-248\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Action News 5: City leaders make an effort to reinvigorate Downtown Memphis<\/a> following numerous restaurant and bar closures \u00a0this spring and summer. WMC sent a reporter to the Blind Bear\u2019s goodbye party last night, which was at an offsite location, and my friend DeVonte shared his thoughts.<\/p>\n

To my readers who hang out in bars\u2026 enjoy your favorite watering hole like it\u2019s the last time you\u2019ll ever be in there\u2026 because it just might be.<\/p>\n

And for heaven\u2019s sake SPEND YOUR GIFT CARDS IMMEDIATELY\u2026 don\u2019t wind up with 37 now-worthless bar bucks in your wallet. I speak from experience.<\/p>\n

The FedEx St. Jude Championship<\/a> (golf) is at Southwind Thursday-Sunday with the pro-am this Wednesday. Don\u2019t feel like leaving Downtown? Don\u2019t feel like broiling in the Memphis summer heat, which will be back tomorrow? Watch the action over a cold one at Birdie\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Songwriter Night<\/a> returns to South Main Sounds Friday night from 7 to 9. Kata Hay, Angelina David, plus a couple more TBA.<\/p>\n

Mark Farina<\/a> DJs Saturday night at Central Station.<\/p>\n

The Greenlaw Community Center is open<\/a> and it offers a lot of services to Memphis residents. The center will be a model for future resource centers in other districts.<\/p>\n

Food writer Jennifer Chandler recommends<\/a> the matzo ball stuffed chicken at new restaurant JEM Dining in The Edge District. (DM premium article)<\/p>\n

The preseason AP Top 25 football poll is out<\/a> and the Memphis Tigers, despite being picked to win the American Athletic Conference, didn\u2019t make the list. Memphis got 16 votes, 124 less than 25th-place Iowa.<\/p>\n

The CA has vintage 1965 photos<\/a> of Elvis at his Memphis estate Graceland.<\/p>\n

Elvis tribute artist Bill Cherry<\/a> performs at the Halloran Centre Wednesday night. There will be a meet & greet with Ginger Alden, Elvis\u2019 girlfriend in 1976-1977, at 3:45 that afternoon.<\/p>\n

Next door, the Orpheum will play 1925 silent movie The Phantom of the Opera<\/a>, accompanied by the theater\u2019s Wurlitzer organ, Friday night. $10 suggested donation at the door.<\/p>\n

The Lott Carey annual session<\/a> will be at the Renasant Convention Center today through Thursday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Vinyl Record Day<\/a>. River City Records on the Main Street Mall is an obvious place to celebrate – but don\u2019t miss a hidden gem, the collection of Memphis records on the second floor of dry goods store A. Schwab on Beale.<\/p>\n

The family of a man who appeared on some of those records, Isaac Hayes, is suing the Trumpster for copyright infringement<\/a> for using \u201cHold On I\u2019m Coming\u201d at rallies over a period of 2 years.<\/p>\n

The weather is nice, so I\u2019m taking a night off from staying at the Union Mission. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n

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