Drink Margaritas, Help a Bartender and Make One Last Visit to BoJo's

Drink Margaritas, Help a Bartender and Make One Last Visit to BoJo's

365 Memphians - Carrie Brown-Smith

Carrie Brown-Smith, photographed in her office at the University of Memphis.

Carrie is a journalism professor at the University of Memphis and a generally awesome new-media loving person.

Also, shout outs to her Journalism 7200 class - I had the pleasure of speaking to them last night, and they were awesome. I woke up this morning to find that they had live-tweeted my entire talk (apparently, when reduced to 140 characters, anything you say about me sounds like a Chuck Norris fact).

In other news:

- Alas, antique hunters, BoJo's Antique Mall is closing on May 31. Apparently, the store is down to 40 vendors (from a peak of 150), and the owner felt like it was time to sell the building. In it's place, Summer Ave. is getting another dollar store.  I'm going to miss it - the three-story maze of random junk is/was one of my favorite places in Memphis to explore.

- Happy National Margarita Day! It seems a little bit random for a Tuesday in Feburary, but a celebration is a celebration. Stop by El Porton, Happy Mexican or Cafe Ole after work, or mix your own with food writer Jennifer Biggs' favorite recipe.

- If you're visiting the Memphis Zoo during all of this perfect weather, there are a few temporary closures you need to know about: the Cat House Cafe and Once Upon a Farm Expo Building are being renovated, and the Sea Lion exhibit and Animals of the Night house are closed for repairs. Everything will be back up and running in a few weeks.

- There's going to be a benefit for longtime bartender Karen Brownlee at Earnestine & Hazel's at 6 p.m. tomorrow night. Karen just had heart surgery, and her co-workers have put together this benefit to help her make up what she's losing in tips while she's recovering. Paul has more info.

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Divers and Sundry
Nooooooo! Not BoJo’s! :( I've spent many a happy hour there.
February 22, 2011 1:22pm
Amara Levine-Reich
Thanks for coming to speak to our class. Enjoyed hearing about your cool job. Keep up the good work on the I Love Memphis blog!
February 22, 2011 2:24pm
Todd
I'm so bummed about Bojos. I love going there and buying random toys from my youth from the wonderful booth #50 upstairs.
February 24, 2011 4:08pm