{"id":28678,"date":"2025-05-23T08:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=28678"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:40:33","slug":"friday-update-315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/friday-update-315\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s going to be a lemon drop festival<\/a> Sunday from noon to 6 in Court Square. More than 20 stations will offer different takes on the popular cocktail, including strawberry, blueberry, apple, peach, and traditional lemon drops. Vendors and food will be on site as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

The annual Sundresses & Linen party happens on Mud Island Sunday evening and there are related events all weekend<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Songwriter night returns to Momma\u2019s the evening of Tuesday, May 27. Six hand-picked artists will perform. Five dollar Flyway drafts all day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Riverside Drive is getting more parking<\/a> but it will reduce the street to 2 lanes. The construction will keep Riverside closed until August.<\/p>\n

Jaren Jackson Jr. has been named<\/a> to the NBA All-Defensive second team. BUT… will that make it harder<\/a> for JJJ to make an All-NBA team and earn a supermax contract extension?<\/p>\n

Buskers will return to Main Street this summer<\/a> in a project funded by the DMC.<\/p>\n

This f*&%ing laptop has died on me 4 times this morning. It got wet as I walked to the Memphis Chess Club in Tuesday morning’s rain. Grateful it still functions well enough to let me post.<\/p>\n

That’s all I’ve got.<\/p>\n

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