    Hey, hey!! Found out about some new stuff coming our way and wanted to share!! Liberty Park A final decision has been made about what will happen with the Mid-South Fair Grounds! Liberty Park will be a mixed used development project including the Liberty Bowl, Tiger Lane, The Children's Museum of Memphis and The Kroc center. There will be a 227,000 square feet sports and events center for youth sports and events. Also located on the property will be commercial office space, retail, dining, two hotels, and up to 150 apartments. The opening phases are expected to begin in 2022. This is a major move for the city and I am excited to watch it unfold. For more information on this project please click the link below. WREG Wahlburgers Wahlburger is coming to the Pyramid for the chains first ever " Wahlburgers Wild". This will be the first location in Tennessee and will have an outdoor theme. Originally the chain was supposed to be downtown but of course that one didn't happen. Construction is set to start soon but no opening date as of now. Waffle Cream Fun Fact about me I love ice cream!! It makes me feel better on bad days! I was a Shift Leader at Baskin Robbins in college and I ate ice cream EVERYDAY!! I also made the best shakes and had the best night crew! But anyway when I heard that there was a new black owned Ice Cream shop that not only served ice cream but bomb ass waffles too I had to post about it! On August 15th Waffle Cream opened their brick and mortar location at 999 S. Cooper Street, Suite 103, Memphis, TN 38104! I haven't been able to go yet but I have been able taste a waffle and it was amazing! Be sure you visit soon!! Click the link for the website. Current hours are Tuesday - Thursday 12 pm-8 pm Friday - Saturday 12 pm - 10 pm Sunday 1 pm-6 pm CupCake Cutie CupCake Cutie is back and opening a new location on Main Street! Last Saturday, August 29th from 10 am to 9 pm Cupcake Cutie kicked off their Grand Opening! During opening week there will be a food truck available on sight called Sea and Taste Food Truck. Be sure to stop by to grab some amazing cupcakes and tasty crab legs! The address is 300 S.Main St Memphis TN 38103. Front Door at The Poplar Plaza Shopping Center Do you all remember Spin Street?? The poplar record store closed back in 2017 and I've been wondering what will take its place. Recently I came across an article stating that spin street (along with space around it) may be turned into an apartment complex called Front Door. Front Door is set to be two buildings at six stories tall, 282,093 square feet with 240 apartments, retail space and underground parking. This will give a much needed update to the seventy year old plaza. See Daily Memphian for their full article City Tasting Box Have you ever wanted to pack Memphis up in a box and take it with you?? Well now you can! City Tasting Box is now open for business and shipping boxes of packaged Memphis good all around the world! Click this link to read my blog on them and to get your very own City Tasting Box. Memphis has so much culture, spirit, and amazing food so this idea was well overdue! City Tasting Box The Waffle Iron Did you know that you could get most of The Waffle Iron's goodness online? Recently they opened an online store while they are closed. The online store includes their signature pancake mix, cakes, sage sausage, and more! Covid-19 has hit a lot of our favorites extremely hard but they are fighting through. Please be sure to support as much as you can and spread a little love. The Waffle Iron Apartments at 80 Virginia Ave Apartments continue to pop up all over Downtown and Midtown Memphis. Soon renovations on a 3-story building at 80 Virginia Ave will be home to some Memphis residents! The building will have 24 residential units with 1,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. Completion is expected to be summer of next year. 150 Madison Ave And here we have another residential space! A two story downtown building from the 1920s is being redeveloped! 150 Madison will include a coffee shop or commercial space and a single family residence. 901 Tomorrow is 901 Day!! It may not be the 901 celebration we are used to having but there will still be things to get into. Several local businesses are giving discounts and I'll be uploading a 29 Days of Memphis Blog to help you indulge in all things Memphis. Remember to check the calendar, my social media pages, and the blog site to find ways to make your 901 Day a good one! I'll list the businesses giving discounts below as well as putting them on my Instagram stories: City Tasting Box Feast & Graze September Nail Salon Blues City Donuts Makeda's Cookies Muggin Coffeehouse Boscos Squared My Cup of Tea Fox Ridge Pizza SOB Slider Inn Riko's Kickin Chicken MEMPOPS Swanky Taco Shop Bonus: Fam One of my favorite downtown eating spots has a new location. Fam's 521 S. Highland St Suite 101 was opened in February of this year! Fam is a modern and casual Asian restaurant serving healthy bowls, hibachi style rice, sushi, and more. The original location, 149 Madison Ave, is currently only open for take out and delivery but the new highland location is open for some dine in! Head down to visit either location soon! SOB East South of Beale now has two locations and the newly opened East Memphis location is having a soft opening on September 8th. Be sure to stop by for lunch, dinner, or brunch on Sunday! I recommend trying the pan-seared salmon, shrimp and grits (if available), or general tso's cauliflower with sticky rice!    
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 Have you ever wanted to take piece of Memphis with you? Take a box and put the culture, the food, and the spirit all together and seal it up for your keeping?! Well City Tasting Box has done just that! Recently, owners Cristina McCarter and Lisa Brown launched a new business venture where you can purchase a thoughtfully crated box of packaged goods! This box will include some of Memphis' most popular treats from renowned restaurants and chefs, up and coming local food artisans, and other Memphis inspired crafts. Giving the world an opportunity to experience Memphis all while encouraging people to shop and support local businesses. City Tasting Box will be helping to bring some much needed attention back to the tourism industry and not only generate income for the owners but for all involved in the process! Which is something that is definitely needed during these uncertain times since Covid-19 has hit so many industries so hard. Check out the link below to get more information on what's in the box and to cop your very own City Tasting Box! There are freebies and discounts available from now until August 31st so don't miss out! Boxes can be shipped all over the world so gift a friend, stranger, or do something nice for yourself! You won't regret it! City Tasting Box This is one of many examples of how creatives and entrepreneurs are adjusting to what 2020 has given them! They are creating new businesses, finally starting businesses, changing dining styles, making renovations, and more all to continue to do what they love and feed their families. If you are able to please support, share, and like! We could all use the love! And Remember, "Be Kind and Eat local"! Follow them on Instagram and Facebook @citytastingbox  So, a month ago I received a call from a familiar voice telling me that they knew what they wanted for their birthday this year. Birthdays are my favorite even when it isn't my own so when a friend calls to tell me what they want I listen. The more that I listened the more that I realized that this gift wasn't your usual request. My friend wanted a blog written and not necessarily about him. His only requirement was that the blog had to focus on the number 33, which is how old he turned on July 25th. My friend explained that the point of this request was to highlight friends who he felt were living in their purpose and to draw more attention to what those individuals are doing. For my friend's birthday he wanted to bring attention to and support others. So in honor of this selfless request I came up with a blog that would keep that same energy! Here you will find 33 things split up into two different categories. Category 1 will be things I believe will help to move Memphis forward and category 2 will be nonprofits/organizations that I admire and love! You can click on the name of each organization to be directed to websites.     Category 1
     In addition to the organizations listed above here you'll find links with information about voting and other ways to help evoke change. There are so many organizations making a difference in this city please find your favorite and show them love! All of these are links and can be clicked on to go directly to websites. Info for Volunteering Volunteer Memphis Volunteer Odyssey Missions to get behind St. Jude The CLTV Adopt A Block 311 Info for Voting Shelby County Election Commission Rock The Vote Tennessee State of Secretary Sheleah Harris for District 5 School Board Dominique Primer for TN State Rep 84 Follow @Respectmyvote901 on Instagram Sites to Help You Stay Informed Plug901 We Are Memphis The Commercial Appeal The Daily Memphian Memphis Flyer Memphis Business Journal I Love Memphis Choose901 *To help with shopping local follow @walkingplate on Instagram! She is a connoisseur of all things local. Also, I often post about local businesses and finds! There are also highlights on my Instagram page dedicated to black businesses, happy hours, events, and local experiences! Tim, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thank you for being you! Playful, goofy, greedy, and extremely selfless! (just to name a few) This birthday wish displays who you are as a person, always thinking of others and motivating those around you! Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement. Thank you for always pushing me to continue to write and reminding me that this is apart of my gift to the world. I truly appreciate it! May your next year around the sun be one that you never forget and may the love you give to so many others be reciprocated! Be sure to follow Tim @mr_memphisstate for the entire Unmzzld docuseries featuring personal stories from Tim and the talents of his friends. Link below! Unmuzzld     |
