Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: Poor Choices Edition
- Titans middle linebacker Ryan Fowler may be suspended for a few games due to alleged steroid usage. Looks like it’s not just baseball players after all. [City Paper]
- The numbers say that CMA was a success this year, with average daily attendance hovering around 52,000. Last year’s was 48,000. We feel pretty sure that had to help fill up your bingo cards. [Tennessean]
- We’re not sure who wants to blow up what, but police found some homemade explosives around the Old Hickory dam, and a military-grade rocket was found on a golf course in Jackson. [WKRN & WTVF]
- The first week of June was the hottest it’s been in 60 years. We knew it was hot outside, but we didn’t know it was that hot. We’re hoping for some storms tonight to cool things down a little bit. [WSMV]
Photo by worldtoashes.
Titans middle linebacker Ryan Fowler may be suspended for a few games due to alleged steroid usage. Looks like it’s not just baseball players after all. [City Paper]
The numbers say that CMA was a success this year, with average daily attendance hovering around 52,000. Last year’s was 48,000. We feel pretty sure that had to [...]
Better Than Therapy: Lamar Is Listening
We’ve been lamenting over the sad state of our gas tanks for a few months now, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to see prices go down anytime soon. We’re always looking for new ways to whine about how we’re having to ride our bikes everywhere and figure out how to take the bus to work, which is why we were happy to hear that Senator Lamar Alexander wants to hear about it. He sent out an email to his constituents (which would be us) actually asking for our really sad gas stories so that he can share them with the folks in Washington.
… So I am asking for your help. I’d like to share your stories about the impact high gas prices are having on your lives, so my colleagues in the Senate can better understand how real people in Tennessee are coping with these escalating costs. Tennessee families cannot ignore rising gasoline prices, and your stories could help convince Washington lawmakers to stop ignoring this crisis. …
He even created a special email address for the occasion. If you have a story of your own or just need to blow off some steam, drop him a line at gasprices@alexander.senate.gov.
Photo by micah.d.
We’ve been lamenting over the sad state of our gas tanks for a few months now, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to see prices go down anytime soon. We’re always looking for new ways to whine about how we’re having to ride our bikes everywhere and figure out how to take the bus [...]
Photo Of The Day: June 9, 2008
While we were out at the fairgrounds on Saturday gawking at the Nashville Rollerderby face-off, we had no idea that this was going on right next door at the Nashville Superspeedway. This playful capture by amanda4843 shows NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd getting his skate on before the race on Saturday afternoon, and we can’t look at it without smiling.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry- We’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest†if you’re feeling lazy.
While we were out at the fairgrounds on Saturday gawking at the Nashville Rollerderby face-off, we had no idea that this was going on right next door at the Nashville Superspeedway. This playful capture by amanda4843 shows NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd getting his skate on before the race on Saturday afternoon, and we can’t look [...]
Get Excited: You Are So Nashville If…
It’s that time again, and we’re a little embarrassed to admit that we’ve been looking forward to this moment all year long: It’s the Scene’s 19th Annual “You Are So Nashville If…” contest. This is the time when our true Nashvillian colors come out and the world (or at least the part of it that reads the Scene) can finally see what we’re really made of.
That’s right, Nashville. For a year now, you’ve been saving up your insightful observations – flattering and critical – of what makes our city tick. Now’s the time to sharpen them into pithy one-liners to compete for the 19th Annual YASNI award.
The deadline is 5pm on Thursday, June 26th, so you’ve got plenty of time to think of something completely witty and impressive. If it’s really good, you may see it in the July 17th issue of the Scene. And if it’s really, really good, you could be looking at a first place prize package that’s valued at around $300. So whether you’re a long-time veteran of the city or brand new to town, head over here and give it your best shot. We fully expect all of you to dominate the final issue, so we’d suggest you get to work. We’ve had our list going all year!
It’s that time again, and we’re a little embarrassed to admit that we’ve been looking forward to this moment all year long: It’s the Scene’s 19th Annual “You Are So Nashville If…” contest. This is the time when our true Nashvillian colors come out and the world (or at least the part of it that [...]
Bright & Early: Coast Is Clear Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s Monday again and we’re yawning with you. The good news is that we’ve made it through CMApocalypse 2008 and we’ve got an entire year to put our town back together before it starts all over again in 2009. And because everything looks better in retrospect, don’t forget to toss your best tourist shots into our Flickr pool so we can all chuckle reminisce later. Not that we don’t enjoy a good traffic jam every once in a while, but we’re ready to come out of hiding and get things back to normal. Unfortunately, gas finally hit $4 here over the weekend, so we doubt we’ll actually be going anywhere that we can’t walk or peddle to.
- We’re broke. A report from the National Bankruptcy Research Center says that Tennessee has the highest rate of bankruptcy in the country with 1 in 56 households declaring bankruptcy in the last year. We’re wondering if Boots counts towards that total. On a happier note, at least our teeth are clean! (Thanks for the tip, Darryl!)
- Don’t mess with mom. An 18-year old pregnant Murfreesboro woman made our weekend when we heard about her frightening off some men who broke into her house. When she heard them kick in her door, she totally grabbed a shotgun and snuck up behind them, no doubt scaring the bejesus out of them, and they ran away. You go girl.
- Bits & pieces. Don’t eat the tomatoes … Child drowns in Donelson YMCA pool … Tennessee joins the online organ donation registry … The Tennessean apparently loves boxed wine … Toll roads may be in our future.
Photo by ryan2013.
Good morning, Nashville. It’s Monday again and we’re yawning with you. The good news is that we’ve made it through CMApocalypse 2008 and we’ve got an entire year to put our town back together before it starts all over again in 2009. And because everything looks better in retrospect, don’t forget to toss your best [...]
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