Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Happy Hour: Hate To Say We Told You So
- Hey guess what! Vandy pulled through and topped Boston College 16-14. We can hear the fireworks all the way out in Green Hills as we speak. It should be noted that this is the first time they’ve won a bowl game since 1955. [WSMV]
- Second Harvest Food Bank is about to meet their record goal of 300,000 pounds of food donated in 30 days. We always knew Nashville had a big heart! [WKRN]
- Anyone want to buy a church? Otter Creek Church of Christ just put themselves up on Ebay. Do we hear $3.5 million? No? Hmm. [WKRN]
- Despite the unprecedented success of John Rich’s brilliant opus “Raisin’ McCain,”, country music sales actually fell 24% this year. [Tennessean]
- We’re glad to hear that the folks at Nashville General Hospital are working hard to thwart the baby-stealers of the world. [Tennessean]
- The Islamic Center of Nashville rounded up 200 angry protesters for a rally in support of Palestine downtown today. [Post Politics]
Photo by aussie.
Hey guess what! Vandy pulled through and topped Boston College 16-14. We can hear the fireworks all the way out in Green Hills as we speak. It should be noted that this is the first time they’ve won a bowl game since 1955. [WSMV]
Second Harvest Food Bank is about to meet their record goal of [...]
New Years Eve Procrastinators, Unite! [It's Not Too Late]
If you’re at all like us, you’ve waited until the last minute to figure out what’s going on for New Years Eve without being totally lame and spending the night at home watching other people having fun on tv (we can say that, because that’s definitely what we do every year). There are a few comprehensive listings of the festivities going on around town, but here are some of our top picks for the night (sorry, no Lynyrd Skynyrd). And please, for the love of all things holy, don’t drink and drive. See you next year.
Call 862-RIDE between 10pm-3am tonight for a free ride from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department. [Nashville Cream]
Call Zingo Nashville for a personal driver on a scooter to sweep you off your feet get you and your car home safely: 866-ZINGO-99.
- nashvilleNYE at The Warehouse, featuring Club Sportag. General admission is $25, VIP tickets (open bar, baby) are $120 and limited. If you’re looking for somewhere to dance tonight, this is the place. Party starts at 9pm.
- Delta Island Family Party at Gaylord Opryland, with a bunch of fun activities for kids. Starts at 8pm and admission is free. We like free.
- The Cannery Ballroom’s New Year’s Eve Spectacular is already sold out, but there’s about 100 tickets left for the Mercy Lounge’s Neil Diamond New Year’s Party, which doesn’t actually feature Neil Diamond, but close enough. Admission is $25 and the party starts at 9:30pm.
- Flying Saucer’s New Year’s Eve Party, cover is $12. If you just want to drink some good beer and chill out, this is the place for you.
- Absolut New Years at FUEL Bar & Nightclub. Apparently there are some tickets that will go for as much as $350, but you can still score a free drink with the $25 ticket if you show up before 9pm. So yeah. But don’t let us tell you what to do.
- All Night Skate Party at the Brentwood Skate Center, 7pm-3am (does that really count as all night?). Tickets are $25 and it appears that they will have some pretty sweet party favors for free with your ticket purchase. Maybe a t-shirt or two. Oldschool!
- Call your local bowling alley to see what they’ve got going on tonight. Pla-Mor Lanes on Thompson Lane has two parties tonight with great bowling specials and freebies.
If you’re at all like us, you’ve waited until the last minute to figure out what’s going on for New Years Eve without being totally lame and spending the night at home watching other people having fun on tv (we can say that, because that’s definitely what we do every year). There are a few [...]
Not To Be Debbie Downer, But… [Mixed Reviews]
Sad to say it, but the last of the year’s Mixed Reviews By People Who Don’t Live Here are pretty dang depressing, with a tiny silver lining mixed in. Kind of reminds us of 2008. Here’s to a new year!
- Tennessee ranks 15th in the nation for Year-Over-Year Population Growth.
- US News And World Report ranked Nashville 7th Best Place to Retire.
- Tennessee was voted “Most Improved” (that’s numba 1, baby!) in campaign finance by the Campaign Disclosure Project.
- Nashville is the 20th most “Eventful” city (according to Eventful.com, at least).
- Ouch. Our Tennessee nursing homes ranked 3rd worst in the country. Only Louisiana and Georgia have more terrible nursing homes than us, which we suppose is the good news.
- Tennessee foreclosures went down in November, which is fine and dandy, except we’re still ranked 19th in the nation for foreclosures. Better than 9th?
- We’re first place… In per-capita federal bankruptcy filings. Uh oh.
- Tennessee is in the Top 10 states for auto loan delinquencies.
- Tennessee is tied for 2nd place in bioterror/disaster-preparedness. And that’s the silver lining.
Sad to say it, but the last of the year’s Mixed Reviews By People Who Don’t Live Here are pretty dang depressing, with a tiny silver lining mixed in. Kind of reminds us of 2008. Here’s to a new year!
Tennessee ranks 15th in the nation for Year-Over-Year Population Growth.
US News And World Report ranked Nashville [...]
Photo Of The Day: December 31, 2008
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: We’re huge suckers for old signs, and luckily Nashville has plenty. This photo by guitartown captures this RC Cola window sign with a kind of dreamy nostalgia that leaves us longing for a cold soda on a hot summer day.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: We’re huge suckers for old signs, and luckily Nashville has plenty. This photo by guitartown captures this RC Cola window sign with a kind of dreamy nostalgia that leaves us longing for a cold soda on a hot summer day.
“This American Life” Graces Cool Springs With Their Presence
Yes, you heard correctly. NPR’s “This American Life” spent some time in the Cool Springs Galleria recording a show. We’re not sure why Cool Springs was graced with their presence, but we can’t wait to take a listen and hear more about the Santa Feuds they uncovered (who knew)!
From ThisAmericanlife.org:
This American Life spends several days in a mall in suburban Tennessee, not only to find out what people are buying in this grim financial year, but to document daily life in the mall during the run-up to Christmas. Also, a rift in a national association of professional Santas—the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas (yes, there is such a group).
The full episode is available for mp3 download here. Thanks to Alyson for the link!
Yes, you heard correctly. NPR’s “This American Life” spent some time in the Cool Springs Galleria recording a show. We’re not sure why Cool Springs was graced with their presence, but we can’t wait to take a listen and hear more about the Santa Feuds they uncovered (who knew)!
From ThisAmericanlife.org:
This American Life spends several days [...]
Bright & Early: Bowled Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Today’s the big day for the Music City Bowl! Although Vandy is still a little bummed out that they didn’t actually get to GO anywhere to play in a bowl, we’re totally excited that they’re staying home this year. We understand there’s a lot at stake this year–If they win, they’ll break a 25-year streak of losing seasons. Some folks seem to be under the impression that Boston College scares them or that they are somehow overwhelmed. Well, we’ve got news for you: We at Nashvillest aren’t drinking the Haterade. We know Vandy’s got this one in the tank. Oh, and the Woodland Street Bridge is shutting down at 12pm today and won’t open until fans have cleared out. So you may want to check Metro’s traffic advisory before you go anywhere near the stadium.
- Disaster tourism. Governor Phil is heading out to Kingston today to wander around the TVA’s ashy toxic sludge mess. During his visit, he’ll be chatting with local officials about the clean-up effort and taking a casual stroll through the mess. We just hope he doesn’t drink the water. [via Post Politics]
- Generosity at its finest. Speaking of the TVA, they’ve decided that they don’t want to flood Shelbyville which we guess is good. They’ve decided to start letting water out of the reservoir because they think it could overflow since it’s pretty much been monsooning for a month.
- Bits & pieces. T’s Tuscan Bar & Grill is gone forever since the scandal-ridden Tangredis were terminated from their lease … The Tennessean remembers some of the local stars who passed away this year … Now’s a great time to quit smoking, and Tennessee wants to help!
Photo by goyaboy.
Good morning, Nashville. Today’s the big day for the Music City Bowl! Although Vandy is still a little bummed out that they didn’t actually get to GO anywhere to play in a bowl, we’re totally excited that they’re staying home this year. We understand there’s a lot at stake this year–If they win, they’ll break [...]
Happy Hour: Don’t Cry Over Spilt _________
- Jot and Brenda Raymond, two of the folks whose property was damaged in the TVA ash spill, have filed the first of what is sure to be many lawsuits against the TVA. [WSMV]
- In another close call, a propane tanker car came off its tracks in Cookeville, but nothing actually spilled. [WSMV]
- The folks in Bellevue were not so lucky after a dump truck driver didn’t notice that his fuel tank was punctured and drove around for half the day leaving a trail of diesel behind him. Hazmat teams spent the rest of the day cleaning it up. [WSMV]
- If you heeded our advice this morning and tried to buy some of the extra playoff tickets, you were probably too late. They sold out in three minutes! [Tennessean]
- TennCare fraud has been running rampant this month as a record number of Tennesseans have been busted. [WKRN]
- Metro Public Works has been looping the fight songs of all the SEC and ACC college football teams from those giant speaker things downtown all day leading up to the Music CIty Bowl. [WTVF]
- Following the introduction of some newfangled vanity plates for the state’s elected officials, we just want to take this moment to point out that Rep. John Deberry of Memphis ordered not one, not two, but ELEVEN vanity plates. Really? [Tennessean]
Photo by tajc.
Jot and Brenda Raymond, two of the folks whose property was damaged in the TVA ash spill, have filed the first of what is sure to be many lawsuits against the TVA. [WSMV]
In another close call, a propane tanker car came off its tracks in Cookeville, but nothing actually spilled. [WSMV]
The folks in Bellevue were [...]
Bright & Early: Bombs Aren’t Toys Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Belmont is slated to resume its Neverending Expansion today after an explosion for the new underground parking garage went rogue on the afternoon of December 19th. This was an unfortunate day for Belmont since their graduation was also that afternoon and some of the rogue rocks happened to hit one graduate’s parent, among some other folks. Debris from the blasting also broke a few windows in the Massey Building and took out an original 1853 glass pane in the Belmont Mansion. We’re starting to think we were lucky to make it out of Belmont alive.
- Calorie counters. The Metro Board of Health has gotten an endorsement from Metro’s Legal Department to go forward with the approval process for requiring restaurants to display calorie information. They’ll be meeting next week to review public comments and then voting on the regulation in February. If it goes through, it won’t take effect until December 31, 2009.
- Working the system. The Spring Hill GM plant is temporarily shut down until February 9th to save money now that car sales are down. They say it shouldn’t affect workers too much financially since they’re guaranteed 80% of their normal salary during the closure. The problem is that part of that 80% comes from state unemployment benefits which are already strained because Tennessee is broke.
- Bits & pieces. The Music City Bowl usually gives our local economy a bit of a boost, but it’s only expected to bring in half the usual revenue this year … Extra playoff tickets went on sale this morning! Get ‘em while they’re hot … Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley (the hot one) went off and got engaged over Christmas … We’ve been doing our best to ignore the story about the whole Barack The Magic Negro controversy that confirmed everyone’s worst suspicions about Tennessee, but for posterity’s sake, here it is.
Photo by Paul Chenoweth.
Good morning, Nashville. Belmont is slated to resume its Neverending Expansion today after an explosion for the new underground parking garage went rogue on the afternoon of December 19th. This was an unfortunate day for Belmont since their graduation was also that afternoon and some of the rogue rocks happened to hit one graduate’s parent, [...]
Cleaning Up The Mess: Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree
With all these tales of environmental disaster and doom and dead fish and toxic ash sludge, we feel like we really need to do our part to keep the rest of the state from getting disgusting. One pretty painless thing we can do is make sure our Christmas trees go to a happy place when we’re done with them. Here are a few easy ways to make it happen:
- Take it to the park. Metro Parks & Recreation has teamed up with Public Works to offer a Christmas tree drop-off program that runs through the middle of February, so the procrastinators among us have no excuse. And it’s free. Drop-off spots include Cane Ridge, Cedar Hill, Edwin warner, Elmington, Joelton, Richland, Sevier, Two Rivers and Whitefield parks or the Una Recreation Center way out past the airport.
- Give it to a band kid. Hillwood High School’s marching band wants to haul it away for you. They’re hoping for a donation of $10 per tree to raise money for new instruments and equipment, but at least you know it’s going to a good cause. Schedule a pickup by calling 615-353-2050.
- Put it back where you found it. Some local tree lots are offering to take trees back and recycle them on-site. If you live near Hillsboro High School, they’ll be chopping up old trees and donating the wood chips to Radnor Lake so they can do whatever it is you do with chopped-up trees. Check with tree lots near you to find out about any recycling programs.
Photo by Theron Trowbridge.
With all these tales of environmental disaster and doom and dead fish and toxic ash sludge, we feel like we really need to do our part to keep the rest of the state from getting disgusting. One pretty painless thing we can do is make sure our Christmas trees go to a happy place when [...]
Revealed In Esquire: Governor Phil Can Actually Sort Of Draw
A little over a week ago, we caught wind of Governor Phil doodling the day away coming up with a self-portrait for Esquire magazine. We put out a plea for anyone with a copy of the magazine and a scanner to please, please, PLEASE let us see it. Though a tip came to us shortly after our post went up, it somehow got lost in the inbox (Thanks, LJ!). And well, we should have known that Brad Schmitt over at WKRN would have us covered. We’re not really sure what to make of it, but we’d say it probably reveals a lot about our governor. So, we’d love to know what you guys think. Too young? Not bald enough? A lot of emphasis on the droopy eye? Let us know in the comments!
A little over a week ago, we caught wind of Governor Phil doodling the day away coming up with a self-portrait for Esquire magazine. We put out a plea for anyone with a copy of the magazine and a scanner to please, please, PLEASE let us see it. Though a tip came to us shortly [...]
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