Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: Hillbilly Hoedown
- We’ve been calling this one for a while, but now the research confirms it: Listening to country music makes you dumb. [Pith In The Wind]
- Three people, ages 18-21, were arrested for the brutal attack of a 62-year old man in the Green Hills Mall parking garage that landed him in the Vanderbilt Medical Center in critical condition. [WSMV]
- We have to admit we didn’t even know this show was still around (except, you know, in Slumdog Millionaire), but a guy from Nashville will be on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire tomorrow night. [Tennessean]
- And speaking of Nashvillians on teevee, Taylor Swift will be guest-starring on CSI tonight! [WTVF]
- Putnam and Humphrey counties have both closed schools due to illness this week. Hello, influenza! [WSMV]
Photo by Kyle Jones.
We’ve been calling this one for a while, but now the research confirms it: Listening to country music makes you dumb. [Pith In The Wind] Three people, ages 18-21, were arrested for the brutal attack of a 62-year old man in the Green Hills Mall parking garage that landed him in the Vanderbilt Medical Center [...]
Dierks Bentley Sends Out An S.O.S. [Rhinestones Encouraged]
Are you totally bummed that you missed your shot at making history in Alan Jackson’s record-breaking country line dance video? Or maybe you’re just an unbelievably young-and-hip person with nothing to do on Monday but wander around in upscale club attire. Either way, Dierks Bentley needs you for his new music video for “Sideways,” being filmed in Nashville next week. Just be sure you look the part:
Date: Mon., March 9
Call Time: noon-10 p.m.(if selected you must stay this entire time)
Location: Opryland Hotel-Magnolia Lobby
Parking: Look for signs for free self parking
Wardrobe: Nighttime, upscale club look; “country cool”; Please bring a few outfit changes.
Girls: Shorts, skirts, jeans, black pants.
Guys: No white shirts; No T-shirts unless it’s designer; No logos on shirts or hats; colored or black shirts with collars are fine to wear.****Please be advised that not everyone will be picked to be in the video, and anyone who is selected is not guaranteed face-time in the video. Email moderator@dierks.com to confirm your attendance.
Photo by whittlz.
Are you totally bummed that you missed your shot at making history in Alan Jackson’s record-breaking country line dance video? Or maybe you’re just an unbelievably young-and-hip person with nothing to do on Monday but wander around in upscale club attire. Either way, Dierks Bentley needs you for his new music video for “Sideways,” being [...]
Photo Of The Day (Is Back): March 5, 2008
Back when we first started things up around here, we had a Photo of the Day feature where we would dig through our Nashvillest Flickr pool and pick out one reader-submitted shot to spotlight on the blog each day, ranging from breathtaking to just plain weird. We loved the way you guys were able to capture parts of the city we’d never seen before, and we loved showcasing the ridiculous amount of talent (like today’s pick–a beautiful skyline capture by edwin.donnelly) we have here in Music City. Submissions slowed down, though, and we put the feature on hiatus. But the good news is that we’re bringing it back!
Interested in submitting? Head over to the Flickr and start tossing your best photos into the pool. We’ve also been known to grab others and pair them along with ours posts, so if you’re interested in helping us out and want to see your work featured on the site, we’d love to have you!
Back when we first started things up around here, we had a Photo of the Day feature where we would dig through our Nashvillest Flickr pool and pick out one reader-submitted shot to spotlight on the blog each day, ranging from breathtaking to just plain weird. We loved the way you guys were able to [...]
Bright & Early: Outside Looking In Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The federal Government Accountability Office published a new report this week taking a good, hard look at the local immigration enforcement programs across the country including the one in Davidson County. Though Nashville’s 287(g) program resulted in the deportation of around 3,000 undocumented immigrants, the report questions whether it’s actually doing what it was intended to do–target and remove violent criminals. Of these folks, almost half were picked up on traffic stops and 81% were only charged with misdemeanors. Supporters of the program argue that if they’re illegal, then they should be shipped out. The report, however, maintains that this kind of practice “wastes valuable resources and clogs federal detention centers, limiting expensive bed space.”
- The folks at the Nashville Rescue Mission got a tasty surprise yesterday when Little Caesars’ “Love Kitchen” showed up with a few dozen pizzas in tow. The Love Kitchen (we admit it, the name makes us giggle) will be making the rounds to Knoxville today and Smyrna tomorrow.
- In the ongoing saga of Metro Schools, they announced that they’ll probably have to cut 209 positions during the next school year, ranging from teachers to custodians. There’s still some hope, though, that the federal stimulus money will salvage at least a few of these.
- Bits & pieces. Congrats to Vandy, who pulled off an unexpected win against LSU yesterday … Even pit bulls aren’t cool enough for Brentwood these days … Area man steals 200 pairs of underwear from Victoria’s Secret … Developers of Bible Park USA are trying to figure out their next move, which hopefully doesn’t involve Wilson or Rutherford counties, or really anywhere else in Tennessee.
Photo by Here On The Road.
Good morning, Nashville. The federal Government Accountability Office published a new report this week taking a good, hard look at the local immigration enforcement programs across the country including the one in Davidson County. Though Nashville’s 287(g) program resulted in the deportation of around 3,000 undocumented immigrants, the report questions whether it’s actually doing what [...]
Urban Outfitters Grand Opening To Include Will Hoge (Sorta Kinda Maybe)?
We were just poking around the internets tonight when we found these concert listings for a March 26 Will Hoge show at Nashville’s still-unopened Urban Outfitters. Our best guess is that this is some sort of grand opening shindig, but we’re curious about where this leaked through the pipes and what else could be planned. But hey, from the looks of things, Urban will be open for business pretty darn soon. We <3 the internets!
Photo by comecloser.
We were just poking around the internets tonight when we found these concert listings for a March 26 Will Hoge show at Nashville’s still-unopened Urban Outfitters. Our best guess is that this is some sort of grand opening shindig, but we’re curious about where this leaked through the pipes and what else could be planned. [...]
Camp Nashville = Country Music’s Fantasy Camp?
Oh CMT, always coming up with creative ways to make sure that our city never shakes that cowboy-boots-n-twangin’ image (see also: CMApocalypse). Their newest offering is Camp Nashville, or what they refer to as “Country music’s fantasy camp.” From May 21-25, 100 lucky campers will get:
Five days of red-carpet treatment as an industry insider while you learn, jam, hang and perform with country music greats.
We were intrigued by this, so we thought we’d share the schedule that includes tasty meals at the Nashville Palace, a private performance by John Rich, and a bunch of riding around in a tour bus. Oh, and it only costs $7,999 ($8,500 if you want a hotel). But the first 20 campers to sign up get a free guitar. What a steal!
The site also comes with a little bonus game, Country Star Yourself, where you can find out your Country Star Name. Your Nashvillest editors are Charlie Mae Crow and Laverne Yearwood, what’s YOUR Country Star Name?
Click through to read the entire schedule of Camp Nashville.
Photo by Camp Nashville.
Oh CMT, always coming up with creative ways to make sure that our city never shakes that cowboy-boots-n-twangin’ image (see also: CMApocalypse). Their newest offering is Camp Nashville, or what they refer to as “Country music’s fantasy camp.” From May 21-25, 100 lucky campers will get: Five days of red-carpet treatment as an industry insider [...]
We’re Unhappy, Dead And Unemployed… But At Least We Can Breathe! [Mixed Reviews By People Who Don't Live Here]
It’s been a while since our last Mixed Reviews By People Who Don’t Live Here post. They’ve been sitting around in our inboxes, but now it’s time to dust them off and give them a good airing. Without further ado, the honors of the past month or so:
- Nashville is Business Week’s 8th Unhappiest City. Cities were ranked based on depression rates, suicide rates, divorce rates, crime, population loss, job loss, weather and green space. Our astronomical unemployment rate also had a lot to do with our overall ranking. Thanks to Michele for the tip!
- Nashville is in US News & World Report’s Top 10 Cities To Retire (or Top 10 Tax Havens For Retirees, if you ask MSN). Thanks to Kaitron for the tip!
- Tennessee is the state with the 6th Highest Average Annual Smoking Deaths. Which may have something to do with…
- …Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville all making the Top 10 Asthma Capitals list this year, at 4th, 6th and 7th places respectively (way to go Nashville for NOT making that one). Both via Nashville Blotter.
- Our alma mater, Belmont University, was ranked BusinessWeek’s 84th Best Undergraduate B-School. We’re not sure if that’s a backhanded compliment, but we moved up from 89th last year, and at least we made the top 100, right?
- And last (but certainly not least), it wouldn’t be a Mixed Reviews post without some dismal news about our unemployment rate. For 2008, we were tied with Kentucky and Oregon for 9th Highest Unemployment Rate in the country. Yay?
Photo by Matt Carman.
It’s been a while since our last Mixed Reviews By People Who Don’t Live Here post. They’ve been sitting around in our inboxes, but now it’s time to dust them off and give them a good airing. Without further ado, the honors of the past month or so: Nashville is Business Week’s 8th Unhappiest City. [...]
Happy Hour: This Is Not A Dog-Toilet
- A Tennessee House subcommittee shot down a bill banning car passengers from boozin’ it up in the back seat. Somehow, we weren’t even aware that this was still legal. [WSMV]
- Though it’s probably safe to say that driving around with 53 lbs. of pot in your trunk is still not okay. [WKRN]
- Schools in Wilson County, the almost-future-home of Bible Park USA, is being sued by a bunch of parents for censoring some posters at an elementary school promoting a student-led prayer event. [WZTV]
- The NHL trading deadline passed today and the Preds didn’t make any moves. Perhaps they decided to stick with the same group of folks who pulled off the 8-0 victory over the Red Wings. [City Paper]
- Rocking the unemployment checks? Hope and pray that this never happens to yours. [WTVF]
- Congratulations to ‘Noogan mayor Ron Littlefield, who won his second term yesterday. We’re mostly jealous because their mayor is on Twitter and ours isn’t (hear that, Mayor Dean?) For a full scoop, check out what our friends are saying over at Chattarati. [WZTV]
Photo by belmontvision.
A Tennessee House subcommittee shot down a bill banning car passengers from boozin’ it up in the back seat. Somehow, we weren’t even aware that this was still legal. [WSMV] Though it’s probably safe to say that driving around with 53 lbs. of pot in your trunk is still not okay. [WKRN] Schools in Wilson [...]
Bright & Early: Fat Camp Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Putting nutritional info on the menus may not just be a city-wide issue anymore. Governor Phil is making a case for a bill that would spread the love all across the state of Tennessee. As we’ve previously pointed out, we are a bunch of fatties here in ye olde Volunteer state. Actually, we’re the one of fattest in the country. We can’t be sure that this information would make us all change our eating habits overnight, but we are pretty sure that most of this wouldn’t look quite as good if we actually knew what we were doing to ourselves. That said, there’s free food, Dr. Pepper, and live music downtown today at 11:30am if you’re up for venturing into the CRS craziness (thanks to Erin A. for the tip)!
- Bible Park fail. Are people seriously still discussing this? Our neighbors in Lebanon have officially decided to revoke its support for putting Bible Park USA in the middle of Wilson County. Which gives us hope that maybe the developers will finally go pick on some other state.
- Grrrrrr. Since we like to brag about our alma mater as much as we can, Belmont University senior Alex Renfroe was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year for 2009, which we hear is a pretty big deal.
- Bits & pieces. We finally get to say goodbye to Tangredis who were forced to close down their two shady restaurants, Michael T’s and Tangredi’s Italian Kitchen, last week … Amazingly enough, the Preds have pulled themselves back into the running for a playoff spot … The TVA Prez sent out an email yesterday reminding employees that buying Xboxes and booze with the company credit cards is probably wrong … There was a shooting at Buffalo Wild Wings in Madison yesterday that left one guy injured … A man was severely beaten in the Green Hills Mall parking garage overnight.
Photo by cgrantham.
Good morning, Nashville. Putting nutritional info on the menus may not just be a city-wide issue anymore. Governor Phil is making a case for a bill that would spread the love all across the state of Tennessee. As we’ve previously pointed out, we are a bunch of fatties here in ye olde Volunteer state. Actually, [...]
Happy Hour: In Which The Baptists Partner With Winos
- The Tennessee Baptist Convention has thrown their collective weight behind the fight against wine in grocery stores, meaning that they’ve actually linked arms with the Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association. Hell might have just frozen over. [Tennessean]
- “Nearly one in six Tennesseans has told a joke about Barack Obama’s race, and three-fourths say they’ve heard or read at least one, even though only 15 percent of Tennesseans say they would find such a joke funny.” Ouch. [Post Politics]
- Headline of the day: “Man Distracted By Cher Shoots Wife.” [WSMV]
- The Tennessee Board of Regents worries about the approximately $500K it would cost every year to weed out illegal immigrants from public universities if this new bill passes. [Tennessean]
- A fund has been set up for the kid who got side-swiped by ex-Titan Albert “Speedy” Haynesworth in December. While Albert is chilling in DC as the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL, this guy can’t walk, work, or pay any of his bills. [Tennessean]
Photo by Malcolm MacGregor.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention has thrown their collective weight behind the fight against wine in grocery stores, meaning that they’ve actually linked arms with the Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association. Hell might have just frozen over. [Tennessean] “Nearly one in six Tennesseans has told a joke about Barack Obama’s race, and three-fourths say they’ve [...]
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