Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Bright & Early: You Can’t Touch This Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The deadline is quickly approaching for the TVA to claim immunity against the seven lawsuits, including four class-action suits, they’re facing for the Kingston spill. They’ve been threatening this for months, but a federal judge has finally laid down the mandate that they’ll need to file by April 17. Residents are none too happy about the whole immunity thing and have taken to blowing up the agency phonelines with complaints (which the TVA is required to save as evidence), nearly crashing the whole phone system. And also, everyone hates their new powerlines.
- More severe weather. Batten down the hatches again, y’all, because we’re in for some more tornado-y goodness this afternoon. You might have heard some rumbling this morning before dawn with round 1 of the severe weather, but round 2 is on the way for this afternoon.
- Ticket taxes. Titans fans may have to shell out an extra $3 in taxes when they purchase tickets this season. The upside is that the money will go towards making LP Field a little less ghetto.
- Bits & pieces. This is what Miley was doing while we were trapped in Green Hills by her entourage yesterday … A former Metro firefighter is about to lose his home after retiring due to injuries he sustained on the job … Nashville Pride has released the lineup for this year’s festival, which will be moving to Riverfront Park this time … Another huge win for the Preds last night, but they still need more to secure a playoff slot.
Photo by Chris1051.
Good morning, Nashville. The deadline is quickly approaching for the TVA to claim immunity against the seven lawsuits, including four class-action suits, they’re facing for the Kingston spill. They’ve been threatening this for months, but a federal judge has finally laid down the mandate that they’ll need to file by April 17. Residents are none [...]
Happy Hour: Fighting The Good Fight
- Rutherford County has decided to refuse a settlement offer in the Bible Park USA lawsuit. Basically, they’re saying they’ve done nothing wrong by saving Murfreesboro from the Bible-themed amusement park and don’t feel like shelling out a few million bucks to admit defeat. [WTVF]
- The legislature might have declared milk to be our official state beverage, but another bill making the rounds at the Plaza would allow us to produce even more Tennessee whiskey than we already do. [WKRN]
- We know you will all be heartbroken to hear that Phil Vassar is postponing his free show tomorrow at Wildhorse due to inclement weather predictions. Or maybe because he knows that Flight of the Conchords would totally steal his thunder… [Tennessean]
- Even more stimulus money is coming down the pipes for Metro Schools, if they can ever figure out how to handle it. [City Paper]
- BNA is also in line to receive some stimulus money to fix their ramps. [WSMV]
- The Scene’s Pith In The Wind put together a great retrospective on WSMV’s Dan Miller, longtime anchor and friend of the station who passed away unexpectedly yesterday. [Pith In The Wind]
- They be steppin’: MTSU students are now calling for the resignation of the school’s president over recent budget cuts. [WSMV]
Photo by Cabbage Babble.
Rutherford County has decided to refuse a settlement offer in the Bible Park USA lawsuit. Basically, they’re saying they’ve done nothing wrong by saving Murfreesboro from the Bible-themed amusement park and don’t feel like shelling out a few million bucks to admit defeat. [WTVF] The legislature might have declared milk to be our official state [...]
Saturday: Nashville Rollergirls Back At Home To Take On New Orleans
Roller derby is back in town! On Saturday, the Nashville Rollergirls All Stars have their next home bout against the Big Easy Rollergirls of New Orleans. Our ladies tasted some sweet, sweet victory at their last sold-out home bout against the Tampa Tantrums, and we’re more than ready to watch them claim another victory. The bout is at 7pm (doors at 6pm) at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena, and tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
Roller derby is back in town! On Saturday, the Nashville Rollergirls All Stars have their next home bout against the Big Easy Rollergirls of New Orleans. Our ladies tasted some sweet, sweet victory at their last sold-out home bout against the Tampa Tantrums, and we’re more than ready to watch them claim another victory. The [...]
Nashville Film Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets to the Nashville Film Festival are on sale to the general public now, and are first come, first served… So don’t wait! Tickets are $11 to each screening from next Thursday, April 16 through the following Wednesday, April 23. The full schedule and links to tickets can both be found here. We’ll be bringing you our picks and recommendations next week as we cover the festival.
Are you rushing out to buy a ticket or two? If you’re planning on attending any of the Nashville Film Festival screenings, let us know which ones!
Tickets to the Nashville Film Festival are on sale to the general public now, and are first come, first served… So don’t wait! Tickets are $11 to each screening from next Thursday, April 16 through the following Wednesday, April 23. The full schedule and links to tickets can both be found here. We’ll be bringing you [...]
Today: Free Day At Traveller’s Rest [Freebies]
Admission to Traveller’s Rest Plantation & Museum is free today (regular price $10) in honor of John Overton’s birthday. Traveller’s Rest is tucked back off Franklin Road between the Harding & Old Hickory intersections, and is home to the Overton house and plantation (which dates back to the year 1799). We think Traveller’s Rest is often overlooked amidst the rest of Nashville’s glitzy glammy scammy tourism hotspots, and encourage you to check it out – But hurry, because they’re only open until 4:30pm. Since it’s free, there’s nothing to lose! Traveller’s Rest is at 636 Farrell Parkway, Nashville, TN 37220.
Admission to Traveller’s Rest Plantation & Museum is free today (regular price $10) in honor of John Overton’s birthday. Traveller’s Rest is tucked back off Franklin Road between the Harding & Old Hickory intersections, and is home to the Overton house and plantation (which dates back to the year 1799). We think Traveller’s Rest is [...]
Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco Opens Tonight In Nashville
Bringing the Vegas to Nashvegas (ugh, does everyone else hate that term as much as we do?), Cirque du Soilel‘s Saltimbanco opens tonight at the Sommet Center and will be running through Sunday, adding a little, um, flavor to our Easter weekend! Cirque du Soileil needs little explanation, so we’ll cut straight to the chase – Discount $25 tickets are available here (thanks to loyal tipster Chris Chamberlain for the link). And for those who want to know a little more about this particular show:
Saltimbanco -from the Italian “saltare in banco”, which literally means “to jump on a bench”-explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms: the people who live there, their idiosyncrasies and likenesses, families and groups, the hustle and bustle of the street and the towering heights of skyscrapers. Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, Saltimbanco takes spectators on an allegorical and acrobatic journey into the heart of the city.
Saltimbanco is a Cirque du Soleil signature show inspired by the urban fabric of the metropolis and its colorful inhabitants. Decidedly baroque in its visual vocabulary, the show’s eclectic cast of characters draws spectators into a fanciful, dreamlike world, an imaginary city where diversity is a cause for hope.
Cirque du Soileil: Saltimbanco Nashville Showtimes
Thursday, April 9: 7:30pm (tickets)
Friday, April 10: 3:30pm (tickets), 7:30pm (tickets)
Saturday, April 11: 3:30pm (tickets), 7:30pm (tickets)
Sunday, April 12: 1pm (tickets), 5pm (tickets)
Photo by mollyjolly.
Bringing the Vegas to Nashvegas (ugh, does everyone else hate that term as much as we do?), Cirque du Soilel‘s Saltimbanco opens tonight at the Sommet Center and will be running through Sunday, adding a little, um, flavor to our Easter weekend! Cirque du Soileil needs little explanation, so we’ll cut straight to the chase [...]
Nashvillest On The TeeVee 2.0: Now On The Intarwebs!
So our Channel 5+ interview aired yesterday, and the gracious folks at Channel 5 have prepared some streaming video for us, since we know you’re all dying to see it! Enjoy.
So our Channel 5+ interview aired yesterday, and the gracious folks at Channel 5 have prepared some streaming video for us, since we know you’re all dying to see it! Enjoy. Nashvillest part 1 Nashvillest part 2
Bright & Early: Mistakes We Knew They Were Making Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We mentioned yesterday that the security contractor for Metro Nashville Public Schools accidentally leaked the names, birth dates, and social security numbers of more than 18,000 students and 6,000 parents onto the internet. Oops! Last night, they sent out a sheepish email about the breach (view it here – Thanks to Jody S. for the tip!) letting folks know that the contractor will be providing one year of identity theft protection. To put it into perspective, though, the Davidson County Election Commission misplaced 337,000 of our social security numbers back when they had their big data breach in 2007. So really, this is no biggie (…)!
- New funds for infant mortality. Nashville is going to be the lucky recipient of $483K to fight infant mortality around the city. Currently, about 16 in every 1,000 babies born here die before age 1.
- Wine transport bill. A bill that would let us cart wine across the state border is up for a vote in the Senate today. The same bill will be heard in a House subcommittee next week. We hope.
- Bits & pieces. Our condolences to the folks at WSMV who lost longtime news anchor Dan Miller. Miller passed away suddenly last night on the golf course in Augusta … Tonight is opening night for the Sounds, and no, it is not Thirsty Thursday … General Hospital is hoping for some help from Mayor Dean … For some reason, everyone wants to lead Williamson County Public Schools.
Photo by Paul Nicholson.
Good morning, Nashville. We mentioned yesterday that the security contractor for Metro Nashville Public Schools accidentally leaked the names, birth dates, and social security numbers of more than 18,000 students and 6,000 parents onto the internet. Oops! Last night, they sent out a sheepish email about the breach (view it here – Thanks to Jody [...]
Happy Hour: Stickin’ It To The Man
- We absolutely have to brag on our friends Christian Grantham (Nashville Is Talking) and Frank Strovel for making it onto TechCrunch this afternoon after calling out the Associated Press for not knowing a dang thing about the internets. Well played, boys. [TechCrunch]
- Our favorite bloggin’ state rep Stacey Campfield thinks that poor people shouldn’t be allowed to win the lottery. [WSMV]
- The hits just keep on coming for Metro Schools, whose security contractor just accidentally leaked the names, birth dates, and social security numbers of 18,000 MNPS students and 6,000 parents onto the internet. [WKRN]
- The State of Tennessee came in more than $100 million short on revenue than what they projected for the month of March. [WSMV]
- It may soon become very expensive to hang up concert posters in Nashville. [City Paper]
We absolutely have to brag on our friends Christian Grantham (Nashville Is Talking) and Frank Strovel for making it onto TechCrunch this afternoon after calling out the Associated Press for not knowing a dang thing about the internets. Well played, boys. [TechCrunch] Our favorite bloggin’ state rep Stacey Campfield thinks that poor people shouldn’t be [...]
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! [Gems From The Nashville Craigslist]
No, not that Zombie Apocalypse. This one:
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR SURVIVALIST GROUP (Well fortified compound)
I am a former Navy Seal/ex-CIA Agent and have witnessed secret operations inside our government that will ensure a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE by the year 2012. Due to these experiments conducted by the US Government in joint cooperation with Haiti Voodoo Shamans, I have decided it is my American and Civil Duty to train as many individuals as possible to help fight back the oncoming zombie hordes soon to be released upon us.
I have already come in contact with infected individuals due to my training and from such experiences can now teach future survivors on how to properly exterminate zombies and soon to be zombies.
My training will include but not limited to:
*Instruction in the proper gear to wear and best types of armor for the appropriate situation
*Instruction in firearm use and show where the vital killing points are on any given zombie
*Advice on what weapons work best and in what situation. GUNS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER.
*Interactive, realistic simulation of a zombie apocalypse via zombie boardgames (The Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game)
*Instruction on how to cope from emotional damage after having to kill infected love ones with a crowbar to their head on or face area
*Instructions on how not to feel sympathy for zombie babies
*Proper killing methods for zombie babies perfected by the Spanish Conquistadors hundreds of years ago on Mayan babies
*Creative energies will be pumped to maximum efficiency as I will help you determine your unique battle anthem AND I will also help you come up with your personalized “Last Words” so all your comrades and friends will remember that you went out in style and flare. YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN OR YOUR MONEY BACK!!!!Though not required I STRONGLY recommend reading “The Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks as I will be covering it extensivly during our training
Upon completion of my survival course each graduate will receive a Zombie Bozo button for thier jacket
One(1) Zombie First survival Kit will be handed out to each graduate of my program(CONTAINS 1 FIREARM WITH A SINGLE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER)
One(1) Certificate denoting you have completed my course and are a CERTIFIED SURVIVOR.DON’T WAIT. CONTATACT ME NOW BEFORE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE STARTS!!!
There is a one time no money back fee of $2500.00 for the training.
He even includes some helpful photos of the materials used in training! Wow!
Photo by Chuck Bryant.
No, not that Zombie Apocalypse. This one: LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR SURVIVALIST GROUP (Well fortified compound) I am a former Navy Seal/ex-CIA Agent and have witnessed secret operations inside our government that will ensure a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE by the year 2012. Due to these experiments conducted by the US Government in joint cooperation with Haiti [...]
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