Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: First You Take The Salt…
- Well, Franklin failed to earn the Tequila Capitol of the World title yesterday, drawing a few hundred shy of their goal at Sol’s Cinco de Mayo shindig. Maybe next year! [WKRN]
- Two schools in Cookeville were evacuated after homemade soda bottle bombs went off in trashcans in both schools. Fortunately no one was hurt, but several major exams were interrupted by the explosions. [WKRN]
- Red light cams in Clarksville that were installed five days ago have already caught and ticketed almost 500 speedy Clarksvillians. Time to rethink your driving strategies? [WSMV]
- If you’re a die-hard Titans fan and you absolutely cannot wait for football season to start up (only four more months!) you can check out some training footage and interviews over at the Tennessean. [Tennessean]
- Though only two cases of Hamthrax have been confirmed here in Tennessee, officials have brought the testing in-house so we shouldn’t have to wait a week for results anymore. Which means you shouldn’t freak out if there are suddenly a bunch more confirmed cases because it just means we’re getting the results more quickly. [WZTV]
- A federal judge ruled that Wilson County Schools could not, in fact, make kids cover up religious phrases on school posters like they did last fall for the “See You At The Pole” prayer event. [WSMV]
Photo by Bethany L King.
Well, Franklin failed to earn the Tequila Capitol of the World title yesterday, drawing a few hundred shy of their goal at Sol’s Cinco de Mayo shindig. Maybe next year! [WKRN] Two schools in Cookeville were evacuated after homemade soda bottle bombs went off in trashcans in both schools. Fortunately no one was hurt, but [...]
Bright & Early: No More Hamthrax Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Three Nashville-area schools that closed down last week for swine flu were given the green light to reopen today. The kiddos are understandably a little disappointed to be robbed of their impromptu vacation, but we’re happy to hear that things are getting back to normal. Due to some standardized testing, a few students at Montgomery Bell even had to go back yesterday, except they all had to sit exactly six feet apart. Which is weird. But hey, whatever we can do to keep the hamthrax under control.
- If you can’t beat ‘em… A Vandy researcher is trying to find a new way to thwart obnoxious mosquitoes (and okay, also eradicate malaria) by simply confusing them. With the help of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, he’ll try to find a chemical compound that throws off mosquitoes’ ability to detect heat, which is mostly how they find their victims.
- Hannah Montana lawsuit. Remember back when the Hannah Montana movie was filming here and that giant projection screen came loose (crappy cell phone video) and wreaked havoc on the set? A woman is now suing the production company for $500,000 in damages for the injuries she sustained as a result of the accident.
- Bits & pieces. Metro Councilwoman Pam Murray, who admits she spends 60% of her time in Detroit anyway, has managed to piss off her entire district by possibly bending the laws to serve her own interests … The Scientologists have finally had it with all the protesters that hang out and rickroll them outside their Music Row HQ … Speaking of protesters, Nashville Libertarians are the latest group to fight back against the new convention center … Developers of the proposed May Town Center want to fly our Planning Commission to neighboring states to show them how awesome the May Town Center could be if they were ever allowed to build it.
Photo by russelljsmith.
Good morning, Nashville. Three Nashville-area schools that closed down last week for swine flu were given the green light to reopen today. The kiddos are understandably a little disappointed to be robbed of their impromptu vacation, but we’re happy to hear that things are getting back to normal. Due to some standardized testing, a few [...]
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