Wednesday News Update: Lots of Big News, One Little Beef

Wednesday News Update: Lots of Big News, One Little Beef

Today in Memphis, the Grizz get sold, Rock for Love levels up, two buildings get refurbishment cash and there's going to be a food rodeo. Also, some guy named WeeWee has a beef with Yo Gotti.

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- Our beloved Grizzlies are being sold to Robert Pera, a 34 year-old tech billionaire. There are obvisouly a ton of questions, but right now, the best we can get is speculation.

- Two historic buildings have funding for rehabilitation: Memphis Slim's house in Soulsville won a grant from ArtPlace, and the Hotel Chisca improvement project got an additional loan from Center City Revenue Finance Corp.

- My former high school band nerd is super excited that Drum Corps International's summer tour is going to show at the Paradiso on Monday, June 18 at 6:30. For those of you who don't know, drum corps is like hardcore marching band, but awesome.

- Rock for Love was already one of my favorite annual shows, but they've levelled up this year: Booker T. Jones will headline the festival's Sunday night show at the Levitt Shell.

- The brand new Memphis Food Truck Alliance is having a food truck rodeo on Sunday, June 17. They're hoping to make it a weekly thing.

- Speaking of food, Burger King is offering a Memphis barbecue sandwich this summer. I'll probably skip it in favor of some actual Memphis barbecue, but the bacon sundae sounds like it might be kind of great.

- In Memphis / Nashville feud news, a Nashville rapper named WeeWee has some issues with Memphis' Yo Gotti.

 

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