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<\/p>\nI’ve been asked to poll my readers: Would there be interest in a locally-owned bookstore in the Downtown core? If yes, what amenities\/hours would you like to see there? Send feedback to paul.ryburn@gmail.com and I’ll pass it along.<\/p>\n
Hopscotch courts are popping up all over Downtown:<\/p>\n
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Talk to the folks at the Downtown Memphis Commission about how they can provide a storefront for the pop-up restaurant you’ve always dreamed of opening. They’ll have Table Ready info sessions at 12 S. Main, formerly Cafe Keough, at 9:00 and 2:00 Thursday, March 5.<\/p>\n
There will be a pop-up shop at 356 N. Main this Saturday from 9 to 4. Exclusive pieces, home goods, vintage clothing. and coffee by Comeback Coffee.<\/p>\n
There will be live art Saturday at 11 AM at Alcenia’s.<\/p>\n
The University of Memphis has announced the 2026 Tigers football schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wiseacre Downtown, Little Bettie, and Panuzzo King will be closed this Sunday, March 1.<\/p>\n The Grizz are in Dallas tonight for a 7:30 tip. TV: FanDuel Sports. They reached a buyout agreement<\/a> with Kyle Anderson yesterday.<\/p>\n St. Jude is hiring a maintenance mechanic<\/a>.<\/p>\n AI is spying<\/a> on Burger King drive-thru workers.<\/p>\n I tried something different last night at Earnestine & Hazel’s. I ordered a Soul Burger with no mustard or pickle, allowing me to savor the more subtle flavors of mayonnaise, caramelized onion, and cheese. It was a tasty experiment I don’t regret, but on my next Soul Burger, the mustard and pickle will be back.<\/p>\n Guy sitting downbar from me ordered his burger with “everything, extra seasoning.” I think I’ll give that a try next time.<\/p>\n Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> I’ve been asked to poll my readers: Would there be interest in a locally-owned bookstore in the Downtown core? If yes, what amenities\/hours would you like to see there? Send feedback to paul.ryburn@gmail.com and I’ll pass it along. Hopscotch courts are popping up all over Downtown: Talk to the folks at the Downtown Memphis Commission … Continue reading “Frupdate”<\/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\/29639"}],"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=29639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29643,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions\/29643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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