Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: Beans, Beans, The Musical Fruit
- A giant truck carrying thousands of cans of beans turned over this morning, spewing canned beans all over the I-440W ramp to 40W. From the look of WKRN’s traffic cams, it was pretty epic. [WKRN]
- In an effort to show Edgehill residents how much they care, Metro Police made a sweep of the neighborhood last night and towed all the broken-down cars and trash off the streets. Can you feel the love? [WKRN]
- The state budget situation continues to go south, with Tennessee revenue collections being $511M less than what everyone thought they would be. [WTVF]
- Tomorrow is the last day to take your kids into the Metro Fast Track free immunization clinic, and the doors close at 3pm. [WKRN]
Photo by progoddess.
A giant truck carrying thousands of cans of beans turned over this morning, spewing canned beans all over the I-440W ramp to 40W. From the look of WKRN’s traffic cams, it was pretty epic. [WKRN]
In an effort to show Edgehill residents how much they care, Metro Police made a sweep of the neighborhood last night [...]
Photo Of The Day: August 12, 2008
Friends and music: Two of our favorite things about Nashville. Best we can tell, this one by azsullivant was taken on real film and cross processed to give it the dark and blurry look.
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.
Friends and music: Two of our favorite things about Nashville. Best we can tell, this one by azsullivant was taken on real film and cross processed to give it the dark and blurry look.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry- [...]
Adventures In Kentucky: Mammoth Cave [Field Trips]
Mammoth Cave is big. Really big. It’s the longest cave in the world, currently mapped at 365 miles, and more is being mapped every day. And it’s just over an hour away, a few miles down the road from Dinosaur World in Cave City, KY.
We made the mistake of not purchasing our tickets ahead of time for the tour of our choice. When we arrived at Mammoth Cave around 11:30am on a Saturday, we found that all of the tours except for the Historic Tour and the Discovery Tour had already sold out for the day. The Discovery Tour is self guided and therefore has no capacity limit, so we really only had one option. If you’re planning a trip to Mammoth Cave, check out all the tour options online. They list the distance, time, difficulty level, age limits, capacity limits and more – all great information to know when choosing a tour. We initially wanted to take the Grand Avenue Tour, a 4 mile tour at a difficulty level above most of the walking tours, but easier than the caving expeditions. Our next choice was the Violet City Lantern Tour, the only other level 3 tour. Both of the tours were limited to around 40 people and did not allow children under 6, which would have allowed for a much faster pace. In the end, we had to settle for the Historic Tour, which turned out to be fantastic, despite the 100+ person group and the large families with small children. Our tour guide was great, very knowledgeable and interesting. At times, the group moved very slowly, but at other times there were challenging inclines and tight spaces that allowed the crowd to thin out significantly. We saw 2 miles of beautiful scenery and enjoyed the cool climate inside the cave.
The Historic Tour turned out to be fantastic, but we’re anxious to go back and see more. Maybe we’ll be ambitious enough to try the Introduction to Caving tour. Or maybe not.
Photo by Topher5.
Mammoth Cave is big. Really big. It’s the longest cave in the world, currently mapped at 365 miles, and more is being mapped every day. And it’s just over an hour away, a few miles down the road from Dinosaur World in Cave City, KY.
We made the mistake of not purchasing our tickets ahead of [...]
Bright & Early: Speed Of Sound Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Most of us have made the jaunt down to Atlanta at least once or twice to hit up IKEA or the Coke museum or maybe just because we love their traffic (ha ha). We’re learning this morning about an ongoing research study examining the possibility of a high-speed train running between Nashville and Atlanta that could cut the trip down to just two hours. It would likely be built in two pieces–Nashville to the ‘Noog and from the ‘Noog to Atlanta–and would travel at 310 mph propelled by magnets. The bad news is, we’re one of several places in the study and probably pretty far down the list, so we’re not getting our hopes up.
- Nashville smells. Downtown dwellers had an unpleasant surprise waiting for them yesterday morning when some partially treated sewage/black sludge started leaking out of one of the treatment facilities into the streets and storm drains. Crews managed to clean it up before it hit the river, but ew.
- Flagging down. City flags will be flying half-mast today for Metro Public Defender Ross Alderman who was killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. Metro Council will be working to fill his position next month.
- Bits & pieces. For some unknown reason, the kids in Cumberland County are protesting the delayed opening of their schools … Despite the thousands of voluntary buyouts for state employees, records show that Tennessee gave out 3,000 raises during the first half of the year … MTA is holding a public hearing to talk about building a new downtown bus station and changing service to some parts of town … Hume-Fogg celebrated its first day back with a bomb threat.
Photo by newscoma.
Good morning, Nashville. Most of us have made the jaunt down to Atlanta at least once or twice to hit up IKEA or the Coke museum or maybe just because we love their traffic (ha ha). We’re learning this morning about an ongoing research study examining the possibility of a high-speed train running between Nashville [...]
Reviews: Yogurt Oasis [Been There, Done That]
Right on the heels of Tasti D-Lite’s expansion announcement, we whipped out our google-fu and found out that they aren’t the first yogurt shop to break ground in Nashville. Yogurt Oasis has been here since April, quietly hiding in the corner of a little shopping center on West End just around the corner from Centennial Park. When we first read the limited reviews online, we weren’t sure what to expect – half were glowing, and half were unimpressed. This, of course, gave us the perfect excuse to try out Yogurt Oasis for ourselves.
Yogurt Oasis is very clearly trying to latch on to the growing frozen yogurt diet craze. While most frozen yogurt chains have accidentally fallen into the “diet food” category (due to their extremely low fat & calorie content), Yogurt Oasis is using “diet food” as their marketing schtick. Their door and walls are plastered in health information, suggestions for diets, advertisements for gyms and nutritional information. We really just wanted some frozen yogurt that compared to Pinkberry, but the 8 calories per ounce didn’t hurt anything.
Walk into the no-frills shop and grab a cup in one of two sizes – small or large. The small cup is the size of most ice cream large cups, and the large cup at Yogurt Oasis is literally the size of a medium size soft drink. Due to the size of the cups, it’s hard to eyeball how much yogurt you’re serving yourself (you pay by weight at the end). We were full before we had finished our halfway filled “small” cups – they were deceptive. And we paid about $4 for each half-cup, average for specialty ice cream and yogurt shops, but a Starbucks-sized stab to the wallet if we make it a habit.
Unlike Pinkberry, which only carries basic vanilla, chocolate and green tea flavors, Yogurt Oasis has a variety to choose from. Vanilla, chocolate, cappuccino, mango and dreamsicle were tonight’s offerings. We stuck with basic vanilla (boring, we know) and moved on to the line of toppings. The toppings included about ten varieties of crushed candy bars, brownies, peanut butter, and a slightly rancid bowl of syrupy sweet strawberries. No fresh fruit or healthy alternatives made our visit significantly less fulfilling, especially at a place that touts itself as diet food. Luckily, it’s a problem that can be easily fixed, if the customers make some noise and the owners choose to take notice. A new Yogurt Oasis is opening in Murfreesboro this month, and we hope that both locations will soon see better fixin’s. Other than that, the frozen yogurt was on par with our expectations. Sweetened with fructose, some might be able to identify the taste, but it isn’t unpleasant. We’re still anxious for Tasti D-Lite to throw some competition in the mix, but Yogurt Oasis will satisfy our yogurt cravings for now.
Photo (not of Yogurt Oasis) by DigitalErn.
Right on the heels of Tasti D-Lite’s expansion announcement, we whipped out our google-fu and found out that they aren’t the first yogurt shop to break ground in Nashville. Yogurt Oasis has been here since April, quietly hiding in the corner of a little shopping center on West End just around the corner from Centennial [...]
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