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Entries from November 2008

Happy Thanksgiving From Nashvillest!

November 27th, 2008 · Comments

Good morning, Nashville, and happy Thanksgiving! We at Nashvillest are chilling out in the midwest for the next few days, so we’ll be going light on the posting throughout the weekend. We hope you guys enjoy your long weekend, and we’ll be back to our regular programming on Monday morning!
In the meantime, be sure to [...]

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Photo Of The Day: November 26, 2008

November 26th, 2008 · Comments

In honor of Turkey Day, here are some wild turkeys wandering around in the middle of the road somewhere in Nashville as captured by amerune.
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 [...]

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Tags: Culture & Arts

Calling All Crazy People: Opry Mills Midnight Madness [Black Friday]

November 26th, 2008 · Comments

This one goes out to the masochists among us who are staying in town for Thanksgiving. If you’re dying to throw yourself into the Black Friday fray, you’ll be happy to know that the folks at Opry Mills have you covered. Starting tomorrow night at midnight, most of the 200 stores will be opening their [...]

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Tags: Culture & Arts · News

Bright & Early: Are We There Yet? Edition

November 26th, 2008 · Comments

Good morning, Nashville. We’re down to our last day before the vacation and we’re ready to join the masses of Nashvillians flooding out of the city for the holiday. Lucky for us, the traffic is expected to be considerably thinner this year thanks to our tanking economy. Fewer cars on the road means fewer accidents, [...]

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Tags: News

Happy Hour: Two Days To Turkeyday

November 25th, 2008 · Comments

After finally locating a Christmas tree for the city (though it would have been kinda cool to have the National Guard to airlift one from Mt. Juliet), NES chopped it down today despite protests from the environmentalists. The tree was 60 years old. [Tennessean]
A couple of generous Nashville celebrities kicked off the Thanksgiving season by [...]

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Photo Of The Day: November 25, 2008

November 25th, 2008 · Comments

Our Flickr friends always seem to catch an interesting perspective on everyday objects and locations that we tend to take for granted. This unique shot of some train tracks in town by elemak is another example of such a shot, and has us itching to hit the road for Thanksgiving.
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You Tell Us: What Are Your Plans For Thanksgiving?

November 25th, 2008 · Comments

Thanksgiving has crept up on us again this year, and now we’re trying to get everything done really fast before we head out of town tomorrow. What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Do you lay low and have a nice meal at home? Do you hit the road and spend time with family and friends [...]

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Bright & Early: High Aspirations Edition

November 25th, 2008 · Comments

Good morning, Nashville. With 7% of us wandering out jobless these days, the US Census Bureau has some good news for us: Census season means 3,000 new (temporary) jobs in Tennessee. The Bureau will be opening up three new offices this year in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, and they need workers who can drive around [...]

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Tags: News

Happy Hour: In Which We Begin Our Mass Exodus

November 24th, 2008 · Comments

TDOT is getting in the holiday spirit by taking a few days off this Thanksgiving. This is good news for all of us who will be part of the annual mass exodus out of Nashville because they’ve put construction projects on hold from Wednesday afternoon until Monday morning. [WSMV]
Trace Adkins has crowned himself the bad [...]

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Wife Swap? [Gems From The Nashville Craigslist]

November 24th, 2008 · Comments

There’s a market for everything on Craigslist, including wife swaps. We’re tempted to submit this one to passiveaggressivenotes.com! Ouch.

****WIFE SWAP ANYONE??**** (Nashville)
Im looking for another wife (physical appearance as far from important) for the day to swap with my beautiful lazy wife. My house is in serious disarray and somehow she is unable to make [...]

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