Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: Dyersburg Donkey Invasion
- The folks in Dyersburg are facing an interesting challenge as they try to contain the stray donkeys that are wandering around town. [Tennessean]
- You know, we didn’t believe it when we heard that Tennessee was one of the biggest weed-growing states second only to California. But with all of these pot busts, we’re starting to see why. [WKRN]
- Tennessee’s unemployment rate was up to almost 7% in July, which is the highest in 21 years. [Tennessean]
- David “Big Country” Stewart, starting right tackle for the Titans, is down and out for the next two or three weeks due to some surgery for an injury that’s been nagging him since last season. [WKRN]
Photo by sheeshoo.
The folks in Dyersburg are facing an interesting challenge as they try to contain the stray donkeys that are wandering around town. [Tennessean]
You know, we didn’t believe it when we heard that Tennessee was one of the biggest weed-growing states second only to California. But with all of these pot busts, we’re starting to see [...]
Tonight: Shakespeare Returns To Centennial Park
Shakespeare In The Park 2008 kicks off tonight with this year’s performance of Coriolanus. A summer staple for the past 20 years, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival & Naked Stages once again bring us free, quality weekend entertainment from tonight through September 7. Shows are at 7:30pm Thursday through Sunday, but pre-show entertainment starts at 6:30pm. We suggest getting there early, because we all know that parking at Centennial Park on a nice summer evening is tough enough as it is.
Shakespeare In The Park 2008 kicks off tonight with this year’s performance of Coriolanus. A summer staple for the past 20 years, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival & Naked Stages once again bring us free, quality weekend entertainment from tonight through September 7. Shows are at 7:30pm Thursday through Sunday, but pre-show entertainment starts at 6:30pm. We [...]
Photo Of The Day: August 14, 2008
We seem to be on a roll with the music-themed POTDs, but they don’t call us Music City for nothing. Taken by Jon Erickson during last weekened’s Big Band Dance at Centennial Park, we have to smile at the expression captured on the faces of this couple enjoying a beautiful summer evening.
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We seem to be on a roll with the music-themed POTDs, but they don’t call us Music City for nothing. Taken by Jon Erickson during last weekened’s Big Band Dance at Centennial Park, we have to smile at the expression captured on the faces of this couple enjoying a beautiful summer evening.
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Adventures in Kentucky: Let’s Go Back [Field Trips]
Just-over-the-border Kentucky is full of more adventures than we thought. We’re going back soon, because we can’t let more time pass by without checking out some of these places. Expect a full report at some time in the near future, and let us know in the comments if you have suggestions for additions to our agenda.
KENTUCKY DOWN UNDER
Australian-themed animal park, with an abundance of kangaroos! How could we pass this up? $22 admission stings, but we’ll do anything for the kangaroos.
GUNTOWN MOUNTAIN
We spent some time at Guntown Mountain, poking around. It’s right across the street from Dinosaur World and there’s a rickety old mountain lift that they’ll let you ride for $5. It’s $15 for the whole Wild Wild West show, and we’re not really sure what it entails, but we’re sure that it’ll be hilarious. There’s also a Haunted House that looks amazing.
ALPINE SLIDE
The only part of the Kentucky Action Park we can’t find elsewhere is the Alpine Slide. You take another rickety old chair lift up a mountain and get on a sled and slide back down. For $5, we’re willing to give it a try.
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
Checking this out because it’s there, really. There are museum tours and assembly plant tours available, although you have to pay separately for both. The museum is $8/person or $20/family, and the assembly plant is $5/person.
Just-over-the-border Kentucky is full of more adventures than we thought. We’re going back soon, because we can’t let more time pass by without checking out some of these places. Expect a full report at some time in the near future, and let us know in the comments if you have suggestions for additions to our [...]
Bright & Early: Final Four Edition
Good morning, Nashville. When we threw in our bid to host one of the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four many moons ago, we had no idea we actually had a shot at it. This morning, the NCAA announced that Nashville is one of the eight finalists for hosting the tournament from 2012 through 2016 and we’re way excited about the possibility of bringing some women’s basketball to town. If we’re chosen, the event would be held in the Sommet Center, which can hold up to 20,000 people. The host cities will be announced in mid-November.
- Golden boy. The deputy director of the US Mint is in town today rolling out the new Jackson $1 coin at the Hermitage. Though it’s mostly just a collectible–one in a growing series of $1 coins featuring former presidents–a few of them may trickle down through local businesses for actual use
- Drawing the line. Women wanting to get their tubes tied won’t be able to do it at the Baptist Women’s Treatment Center for much longer. Both the Baptist Hospital and the Middle Tennessee Medical Center were bought out by Catholic health ministry St. Thomas six years ago and stopped performing the procedure, but the Women’s Treatment Center won’t be phasing it out until the end of the year.
- Bits & pieces. 500 Whirlpool employees were laid off yesterday and left their shoes in the parking lot for the company to remember them by … Congrats to Alan Jackson who celebrated the sale of more than 50 million albums in his 20 years of making music … Just in case you somehow missed it yesterday, someone says they found Bigfoot in Georgia, probably to distract us while they drain every body of water we have … Cumberland County school kids are still on vacation and probably will be for quite some time.
Photo by bro_and_sis.
Good morning, Nashville. When we threw in our bid to host one of the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four many moons ago, we had no idea we actually had a shot at it. This morning, the NCAA announced that Nashville is one of the eight finalists for hosting the tournament from 2012 through 2016 and [...]
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