Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: By The Letter Of The Law
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- Music City Star is making it right with all those folks who got stood up on their way to see the fireworks on Friday. Not only are they refunding passengers’ money, but they’re throwing in a free Friday pass. Here’s to second chances! [Tennessean]
- There’s an “underground city” in Madison, and Councilman Mike Craddock wants to shut it down. It’s actually a major storm water structure that runs under Gallatin Rd., and the city’s homeless have set up shop. [That Is Messed Up]
- Senator Bob Corker is the latest to call Belle Meade home. His new 4,000 square-foot home cost nearly $1.5 million. Hopefully he won’t find the protestors outside and above Al Gore’s home to be a nuisance in his new neighborhood. [Tennessean]
- Another Davidson county resident has reported salmonella poisoning. Here’s the kicker – it might not be the tomatoes! Jalepeño peppers are now under investigation as the salmonella culprit. [Tennessean]
- Metro police haven’t ticketed anyone in violation of the “pooper scooper law” since it was passed in 2004, and downtown urban dwellers are finding this a problem. Clean up after your pets, Nashville. [WTVF]
- A giant metal overhead sign spent almost 4 hours hanging out on I-65 South today, after falling due to “metal fatigue.” Thankfully, no one was hurt by the displaced sign’s trip to the pavement. [WKRN]
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Music City Star is making it right with all those folks who got stood up on their way to see the fireworks on Friday. Not only are they refunding passengers’ money, but they’re throwing in a free Friday pass. Here’s to second chances! [Tennessean]
There’s an “underground city” in Madison, and Councilman Mike Craddock wants to [...]
Mixed Reviews: We Just Can’t Help Ourselves
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Happy Monday. We hope you’ll forgive us for adding to your Monday blues, but we’re just telling it like it is. Our beloved city ranked as the 9th worst city for unemployment benefits in a new study from the L.A. Times. We also came in miles behind Chattanooga AND Knoxville in the safest-city-to-drive-in awards, at number 33. The better way to look at it is that our drivers are 10 times less likely to get in a wreck than U.S. drivers on average.Â
On an unrelated and totally random note, people in Michigan really like to visit Nashville. So much so, that we landed on the Vacation Destinations For Residents of Michigan charts at #4. We think AAA should find something better to do with their time than survey 8,500 Michiganians about their vacation habits, but at least we came out ahead this time.Â
Photo by rachel.laureene.
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Happy Monday. We hope you’ll forgive us for adding to your Monday blues, but we’re just telling it like it is. Our beloved city ranked as the 9th worst city for unemployment benefits in a new study from the L.A. Times. We also came in miles behind Chattanooga AND Knoxville in the safest-city-to-drive-in awards, at number [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 7, 2008
This weekend’s fireworks brought some impressive photo ops, but let’s face it: Taking good pictures of fireworks is incredibly challenging. We loved the colors and exposure of this one from new contributor jimbenttree, taken at the Brentwood Country Club on Thursday night.
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.
This weekend’s fireworks brought some impressive photo ops, but let’s face it: Taking good pictures of fireworks is incredibly challenging. We loved the colors and exposure of this one from new contributor jimbenttree, taken at the Brentwood Country Club on Thursday night.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you [...]
Congrats, Keith & Nicole: It’s A Girl! (Brand New Nashvillians)
It’s no secret that Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have been the long-time favorite local celebrity couple here at Nashvillest, and their family just got that much cuter. This morning Nicole finally gave birth to a baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, and it happened right here in Nashville. We’re pretty sure this kid is going to be gorgeous. Congratulations, guys!
It’s no secret that Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have been the long-time favorite local celebrity couple here at Nashvillest, and their family just got that much cuter. This morning Nicole finally gave birth to a baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, and it happened right here in Nashville. We’re pretty sure this kid is [...]
Bright & Early: Good Ideas Gone Bad Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been seeing headline after headline about the Music City Star’s many failures over the past couple of weeks and an unfortunately mix-up this weekend that left hundreds of angry passengers stranded didn’t do much to boost our faith in it. They had the great idea to run a fireworks express train from Lebanon and Hermitage into downtown for the Fourth, except they didn’t anticipate the thousands of people who would turn out. The train was so packed when it left Lebanon that it didn’t even bother to stop in Hermitage, leaving hundreds of ticket holders scratching their heads and demanding refunds. Unfortunately, they’ll have to come downtown if they want their money back.
- Heartwarming story of the morning. A Vandy grad from Kenya whose village had sold their cows and chickens to buy him his plane ticket to America was finally able to pay them back by building a medical clinic in his hometown. He says they’re still having trouble raising the money they need, but it’s a start.
- Then the letdown. Nashville’s homeless numbers are up 10% with the economic downturn, and the number of homeless women and children is up even higher at 32%. Area shelters are feeling the burn, and the Nashville Rescue Mission had nearly 3,000 turn out for their July 4th barbecue.
- Bits & pieces. A Springfield family called and they want their monkey back … Somehow we missed the Tennessee state yo-yo championship at Rocketown this weekend … Ecstasy “makes a comeback” in Clarksville … Tennessean: “In Nashville, kosher shopping can be a competitive sport,” … Nissan’s North American headquarters open this morning.
Photo by vili5.
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been seeing headline after headline about the Music City Star’s many failures over the past couple of weeks and an unfortunately mix-up this weekend that left hundreds of angry passengers stranded didn’t do much to boost our faith in it. They had the great idea to run a fireworks express train [...]
Nibble On This: Free Food From Zaxby’s
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Last week went by without a food giveaway, but we’re in luck this week. If you’re nearby in Murfreesboro, Lebanon, Hendersonville, Gallatin or Dickson – Head to Zaxby’s to try their new Nibblers sandwiches today from 2:30pm-4:30pm – for free, of course. The rest of us in Nashville will just have to wait it out for the next round of freebies.Â
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Last week went by without a food giveaway, but we’re in luck this week. If you’re nearby in Murfreesboro, Lebanon, Hendersonville, Gallatin or Dickson – Head to Zaxby’s to try their new Nibblers sandwiches today from 2:30pm-4:30pm – for free, of course. The rest of us in Nashville will just have to wait it out for the [...]
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