{"id":29245,"date":"2025-11-03T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29245"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:00:34","slug":"monday-update-284","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/03\/monday-update-284\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Downtown Dining Week<\/a> begins today and runs through Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Memphis Tigers have moved up to 22 in the latest AP poll<\/a>… one spot ahead of the Tennessee Vols, who bid adieu<\/em> to the CFP conversation with their loss to Oklahoma on Saturday.<\/p>\n

I’ve been doing college football game listings on Tuesdays, but effective this\u00a0 week I’m going to start waiting until after the weekly CFP committee rankings come out.<\/p>\n

Memphis Chess Club is now offering an egg nog latte for a limited time.<\/p>\n

Featured shot at Bardog:<\/p>\n

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COGIC General Assembly members are said to be fed up with the hotel “hustle”<\/a> here in Memphis, and that’s why after this year, their Holy Convocation won’t be back until at least 2029.<\/p>\n

There’s always a diverse array of food trucks parked on Exchange Ave. during COGIC week, especially soul food trucks. You do not have to be a member of that congregation to buy from the trucks.<\/p>\n

Today is National Sandwich Day<\/a>. Front Street Deli and Hard Times Deli would be my recs.<\/p>\n

The Majestic Grille now has free parking for lunch guests 11 AM-3 PM in the 100 Peabody Place tower garage. Ask your server for details.<\/p>\n

That cool-looking building on Jackson next to Westy’s is for sale<\/a>. It looks like a duplex\/quadruplex but is zoned for retail.<\/p>\n

What Now Memphis has details on the new pizza concept<\/a> planned by the owners of Good Fortune Co.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies will have Ja back tonight as they host the Detroit Pistons at 7. TV: FanDuel Sports<\/p>\n

There’s an international food tasting<\/a> benefiting the Montessori school on Mud Island 6-10 Saturday.<\/p>\n

Streetdog Foundation’s annual Howl at the Moon<\/a> fundraiser is Saturday at The Warehouse on the northeast corner of Front and G.E. Patterson.<\/p>\n

Get familiar with this new term: the K-shaped economy<\/a><\/p>\n

Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n

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