{"id":29628,"date":"2026-02-25T12:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29628"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:25:31","slug":"wednesday-update-329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/25\/wednesday-update-329\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I was in the Cossitt Library for the first time in several months. They&#8217;ve rearranged and have a nice collection of Memphis and Tennessee history books right by the front door.<\/p>\n<p>Beale Street Wine Race, that fabulous day of debauchery, has been announced for Sunday, April 26.<\/p>\n<p>Cordelia&#8217;s Market will have Fish Fridays every week through April 3, with fresh fish entrees in the hot box ready to take home and eat.<\/p>\n<p>The burger of the week at Momma&#8217;s is The Truck Stop: Angus beef, bourbon bacon jam, fried egg, Swiss, lemon Dijon aioli.<\/p>\n<p>The Brass Door will have Jazz in the Cavern with the Jackson Hankins Quintet Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventcreate.com\/e\/jazzinthecavern?fbclid=IwY2xjawQK2AdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJ0eFRMZDl4N2twS3FmdzFhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsQ67KCxCQaYNz8I3g0jFMNf2kjEbTUl1ppKIPeAIQf60V7GpUGyzSq_S2j__aem_O3gAhSuOBGIg5Kbb-0KuYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}\">CBS News has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/state-of-the-union-2026-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full transcript<\/a> of the Trumpster\u2019s State of the Union address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}\">Memphis\u2019 convention center hotel, the Sheraton on N. Main St, is getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13memphis.com\/news\/sheraton-hotel-in-downtown-memphis-gets-name-change-as-redevelopment-underway\/article_f429bf54-7d86-4985-89df-11c699081dc7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rebranding<\/a> and a new name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}\">NBA stars often complain about the hotels when they stay in Memphis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2026\/02\/25\/nba-stars-memphis-hotel-complaints-draw-response-hospitality-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A hospitality expert responds.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}\">Gould\u2019s seeks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/ojob\/goulds-salons\/massage-therapist-downtown-memphis?lvk=GrrB3POHQr4mSm4LOSm6MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massage therapist<\/a> for their downtown location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Didja know Rootstock Wine Merchants has a wine club called The Buzz? Members get detailed info on the latest wine finds, invitations to special events, and discounts on purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Good to follow on Facebook: Memphis Memories. I followed that account this morning and it&#8217;s already shown me<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a 1926 video of traffic and people on Main Street<\/li>\n<li>a 1960 video of a plane taking off from the Mud Island airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To whomever stuck some cash in my Apple Wallet yesterday: The notification I got did not include a name, but, thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with 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>This morning I was in the Cossitt Library for the first time in several months. They&#8217;ve rearranged and have a nice collection of Memphis and Tennessee history books right by the front door. Beale Street Wine Race, that fabulous day of debauchery, has been announced for Sunday, April 26. Cordelia&#8217;s Market will have Fish Fridays &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/25\/wednesday-update-329\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wednesday 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\/29628"}],"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=29628"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29632,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29628\/revisions\/29632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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