Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: Building Up The Arsenal
- How could we pass up a headline like this?: “Steelers Unveil Secret Weapon: Martina McBride.” [WTVF]
- We’re happy to say that all 150 people on board the plane that crashed into the Hudson River right after take-off made it out safe and sound. [Tennessean]
- Probably a bad segue on our part, but Southwest is also adding some new flights out of BNA for the next few months! [WSMV]
- Elton John and Billy Joel are playing the Sommet Center on May 16th and for some reason Mayor Dean felt it was necessary to hold a press conference about it? ::shrug:: [Tennessean]
- The GLBT community will be coming out on Saturday to picket outside the Brentwood hotel that’s being accused of firing a man because he was gay. [Out & About]
Photo by Rex Hammock.
How could we pass up a headline like this?: “Steelers Unveil Secret Weapon: Martina McBride.” [WTVF] We’re happy to say that all 150 people on board the plane that crashed into the Hudson River right after take-off made it out safe and sound. [Tennessean] Probably a bad segue on our part, but Southwest is also [...]
Half Price Circus? Yes Please! [Almost Freebies]
The circus is coming back to town next weekend, and while it may not be as impressive as it seemed when we were kids, it’s certainly worth shelling out six bucks to see the old friends that are Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Unfortunately, tickets aren’t six bucks… But, lucky you, Nashvillest has got your back! Travelzoo has a discount code that will net you 50% off your circus ticket purchase. You may end up shelling out more than what you saved on those pesky Ticketmaster service fees, but alas, there is no discount code for that. And pay attention: That code only works for the Saturday & Sunday shows.
Performance times and tickets for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Over The Top can be found here. Thanks to Jim Reams for tipping us off!
Photo by ladybugbkt.
The circus is coming back to town next weekend, and while it may not be as impressive as it seemed when we were kids, it’s certainly worth shelling out six bucks to see the old friends that are Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Unfortunately, tickets aren’t six bucks… But, lucky you, Nashvillest has got [...]
Metro Kind Of Declares Friday A Snow Day! [School Closures]
This just in from WKRN: Metro Schools will be closed tomorrow because it is going to be so stinking cold. Due to the fact that lots of the kiddos walk rather than taking the bus, The Powers That Be have decided that perhaps that isn’t such a good idea when it’s 5 degrees outside. Snow day for all! Minus the snow!
Photo by akeg.
This just in from WKRN: Metro Schools will be closed tomorrow because it is going to be so stinking cold. Due to the fact that lots of the kiddos walk rather than taking the bus, The Powers That Be have decided that perhaps that isn’t such a good idea when it’s 5 degrees outside. Snow [...]
WKRN Offers Cheapo Eats And Other Sundry Services
A while back, we stumbled across a little-known trick for getting local restaurant (and other services such as tanning or massage) gift certificates on the cheap. No, not Nashville Originals – though we love them, it’s hard to enter the fray at 6:30am four times a year to try to score our favorites. No, the trick this time around was our local Clear Channel affiliate radio stations, The Big 98 WSIX and 107.5 The River.
And there’s more where that came from.
Our local ABC affiliate, WKRN, has a special Half-Off Nashville Thursday site, with deals stacked so high we can barely contain our excitement (and our credit cards) while browsing. And lo and behold, it’s Thursday! So without further ado, pull out your wallets and spend us right out of this recession, okay? Okay. We knew we could count on you. WKRN’s Half-Off Nashville Thursday deals go on sale every Thursday at 8:30am, and there are limited quantities of all gift certificates.
A while back, we stumbled across a little-known trick for getting local restaurant (and other services such as tanning or massage) gift certificates on the cheap. No, not Nashville Originals – though we love them, it’s hard to enter the fray at 6:30am four times a year to try to score our favorites. No, the [...]
Bright & Early: Pink Slip Thursday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. This is how we hate to start the morning, but layoff news just keeps rolling in. This time, we’ve come full circle to another round of state job cuts. You might remember the first round of buyouts and layoffs back in June where about 2,300 state employees lost their jobs, and this time we’re looking at another 2,000. Governor Bredesen has vowed to do what he can to minimize the damage, but he also tells us that the state is in its worst financial crisis since World War II. He’s looking at options like four-day work weeks and that whole forced-vacation thing that Gannett is doing, but it doesn’t look real promising.
- Not exactly transparent. Eric Crafton and the English First group that’s backing him probably won’t be disclosing financial records as is required by the Election Commission before an election. Apparently they’ve been calling around Davidson County trying to find out what would happen if they miss today’s deadline. Many folks suspect it’s because of the group’s probable financial ties to known racist groups.
- Down and out. As the temperatures dip down to 5 degrees tonight, be sure to think of the folks in Middle Tennessee who don’t have heat. And there are plenty of them.
- Bits & pieces. A new phone poll of WSMV shows the English Only election to be neck-in-neck … You want whiter teeth? Not here … Congrats to Vandy, who picked up another SEC win … Nissan is moving toward a four-day work week.
Photo by Nashville Anonymous.
Good morning, Nashville. This is how we hate to start the morning, but layoff news just keeps rolling in. This time, we’ve come full circle to another round of state job cuts. You might remember the first round of buyouts and layoffs back in June where about 2,300 state employees lost their jobs, and this [...]
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