{"id":29085,"date":"2025-09-22T11:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29085"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:07:49","slug":"monday-update-278","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/monday-update-278\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29086\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?resize=413%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?resize=413%2C500 413w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?resize=248%2C300 248w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?resize=1270%2C1536 1270w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1451 1200w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0087.jpeg?w=1527 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 85vw, 413px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>DJ BLKMR at the Bardog alley party, Sunday, September 21, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mother Nature cooperated nicely with the organizers of the Bardog alley party yesterday, holding off her first raindrops until seconds after a meatball eating champion was crowned.<\/p>\n<p>The most surprising thing about the alley party was the sale and even the promotion of Red Bull and vodka. Previously Bardog had been well known for not selling the energy drink.<\/p>\n<p>The Hospitality Hub stays open as a warming center on winter nights when the temp outside is predicted to reach freezing or below. They need volunteers on those days to assist with signing guests in and handing out blankets and meals. Interested in helping out? <a href=\"https:\/\/form-usa.keela.co\/warming-cooling-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for a mandatory info session<\/a> September 25 or October 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Memphis seeks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/jobs\/the-daily-memphian-0d88187f\/lead-business-reporter-a47e2f4e?tsid=111000153&amp;utm_campaign=43024&amp;expires=1758639859&amp;lvk=rrwvn9b9VpYbsbyBuwpzEA.--Nz7ijPuIR&amp;zrclid=98249cdf-5556-4db7-a060-9e7420a093ad&amp;contact_id=cec7a54e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lead business reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MLGW is hiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/jobs\/the-daily-memphian-0d88187f\/lead-business-reporter-a47e2f4e?tsid=111000153&amp;utm_campaign=43024&amp;expires=1758639859&amp;lvk=rrwvn9b9VpYbsbyBuwpzEA.--Nz7ijPuIR&amp;zrclid=98249cdf-5556-4db7-a060-9e7420a093ad&amp;contact_id=cec7a54e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A structure may soon arise at the intersection of Poplar and Carroll, one block east of Danny Thomas, on what has been a vacant lot for quite some time. According to a sign on the lot, the developer (St. Jude?) seeks a zoning variance. Although empty, that lot has been useful over the years: It&#8217;s a convenient spot across from the Union Mission for groups to set up to feed the hungry.<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2019s Liquors at Poplar and Belvedere is hiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/jobs\/the-daily-memphian-0d88187f\/lead-business-reporter-a47e2f4e?tsid=111000153&amp;utm_campaign=43024&amp;expires=1758639859&amp;lvk=rrwvn9b9VpYbsbyBuwpzEA.--Nz7ijPuIR&amp;zrclid=98249cdf-5556-4db7-a060-9e7420a093ad&amp;contact_id=cec7a54e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retail sales associate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0084.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29087\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0084.jpeg?resize=437%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0084.jpeg?resize=437%2C500 437w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0084.jpeg?resize=262%2C300 262w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0084.jpeg?w=1076 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 85vw, 437px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t all four clock faces at the Peabody Place trolley stop be set to the same time, and why can\u2019t that time be the CORRECT time? Come on, people, this is not rocket science. it makes Memphis look like a town that can\u2019t get the little things right, and therefore, why would you trust it with the big things?<\/p>\n<p>Today is the first day of fall.<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with a college football preview and more news.<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\"><em><strong>I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span>Venmo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.venmo.com\/u\/Paul-Ryburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Paul-Ryburn<\/a>\u00a0(8113 if it asks for digits)<br \/>\nCash App: $PaulRyburn1<br \/>\nZelle: paul@paulryburn.com<br \/>\nApple Pay: paul.ryburn@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJ BLKMR at the Bardog alley party, Sunday, September 21, 2025 Mother Nature cooperated nicely with the organizers of the Bardog alley party yesterday, holding off her first raindrops until seconds after a meatball eating champion was crowned. The most surprising thing about the alley party was the sale and even the promotion of Red &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/monday-update-278\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Monday 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\/29085"}],"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=29085"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29089,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29085\/revisions\/29089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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