Happy Hour: Early Bird Blues

October 20, 2008 5:42 PM 0 comments

  • Tennessee’s early voting totals from the first four days are in, and Davidson County has checked in with a respectable 51,115. The problem is that Memphis has us beat by a few thousand, so get off the couch and go vote (trust us, it’s fun)! [Nashville Is Talking]
  • The Nashville Chamber of Commerce is pretty sure that our tourism industry will take a significant hit if Councilman Crafton’s English Only initiative passes the special election in January since they’re already getting calls about it. [WSMV]
  • One of our favorite ex-Nashvillians, Adam “Pacman” Jones, is officially off to rehab. [WTVF]
  • Homeless veterans, which make up about a quarter of Nashville’s homeless, were treated to a weekend at the Tennessee State Guard HQ courtesy of local nonprofit Operation Stand Down Nashville. [Tennessean]
  • Metro is cracking down hard on registered sex offenders this Halloween to keep the kiddos safe, though we kind of liked Maryland’s idea. [WTVF]

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