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.
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