Tekila Modern Mexican – Memphis Flyer

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Paint

“The paint is coming off!!” wrote u/CUrlymafurly on Reddit last week. Some MEMernet citizens cringe at painted brick in general. But this paint job hit a note for many more.

The mansion was once the stately Nineteenth Century Club. It was being painted in preparation for the new Tekila Modern Mexican restaurant. But owners made an agreement with preservationists and the paint is now being removed.

Dean Strickland

“Jim Strickland, the 64th mayor of the city of Memphis, was announced today as the next dean of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law,” the University of Memphis tweeted last week.

Tourney Time

Jaylin James, a content creator with Bleacher Report, had fun at the NCAA tournament here last month. He hit Beale, ate Central BBQ, shared some popcorn with a basketball fan, experienced his first buzzer beater, and captured it all in a fun TikTok video.

Memphis on the internet.

Paint Update

Memphis Heritage reached an agreement last week with the owners of Tekila Modern Mexican that will stop the painting of the former Nineteenth Century Club and remove any paint already applied. A GoFundMe for the project had raised $715 of its $10,000 goal as of press time.

Litter Buggy

Memphis Redditor u/g713 posted a cool video this weekend of a trash pickup around Overton Park using a litter buggy. The remote-controlled trash cart helped remove about 40 gallons of litter between the park and Union.

BOLO

Memphis-area phones, tablets, watches, and more buzzed or chimed over the weekend to alert locals of a killer on the loose.

On Saturday, Mavis Christian Jr. began a string of shootings at three locations that left one woman injured and four women dead. Police said the man knew his victims and that the spree was likely a result of domestic violence incidents.

Officials issued a rare be-on-the-lookout alert as the citywide manhunt for Christian was underway. Police said the man took his own life after finding his car and body in South Memphis.