Have you seen men downtown wearing yellow VIP badges around their necks? Have you wondered why the Union Mission has buildings practically across the street from each other, at 383 and 600 Poplar?<\/p>\n
Today I will answer those questions. You see, the Union Mission has a couple of upgrade\/VIP programs.<\/p>\n
First, though, I need to explain what a non-VIP experience looks like. Regular, ordinary folks who stay at the Mission:<\/p>\n
When you go VIP, you<\/p>\n
Then there’s the Mission’s extended stay at 600 Poplar. If you choose this option, you<\/p>\n
That’s the scoop on the VIP programs. As for me, I’ll remain a “regular fellow’ and pay $6 for the nights\u00a0I choose to stay at 383 Poplar, and $0 for the nights I choose not to.<\/p>\n
On to the news…<\/p>\n
So sad to hear of the death of Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke. Prayers and positive vibes to his family and teammates.<\/p>\n
Ritual Coffee<\/a> at 505 S. Main is open.<\/p>\n T-shirt I saw: “Bill Lee puts ketchup on hot chicken”<\/p>\n Southbound<\/a> is the featured entertainment at Thursday’s Peabody rooftop party. 6-10 PM. $15 to get in, $40 VIP. VIPs get a BBQ-themed buffet of pulled pork sliders, pulled chicken sliders, sweet potato fries, and a crudite tray.<\/p>\n From Far Out Magazine: The tragic 1997 death of Jeff Buckley<\/a><\/p>\n A sinkhole<\/a> has opened up on Main Street at Union.<\/p>\n Momma\u2019s burger of the week comes with portobello mushroom, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onion, and chipotle aioli. Unlike most of their BOTWs, this one does not appear to have a name.<\/p>\n The Orpheum will show blockbuster movies from the 1970s<\/a> on the big screen this summer.<\/p>\n Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> Have you seen men downtown wearing yellow VIP badges around their necks? Have you wondered why the Union Mission has buildings practically across the street from each other, at 383 and 600 Poplar? Today I will answer those questions. You see, the Union Mission has a couple of upgrade\/VIP programs. First, though, I need to … Continue reading “A homeless shelter offers VIP memberships? (+ Wed. news)”<\/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\/29905"}],"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=29905"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29919,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29905\/revisions\/29919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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