Good morning, Nashville. Today is a big green day for our city. In fact, we’re not even sure if we can handle this much green. Today is the day that the Great American Cleanup comes right to our doorstep, bringing its green exhibits and green murals and green environmental cleanup with it. Throughout the day, hundreds of volunteers will be hitting the streets to pick up litter, scrub down grafitti, remove illegal signs, and beautify things. If you’re dying to help out, you can still show up at the Bicentennial Mall between 10pm and 4pm today and they’ll tell you where to go. Coincidentally, the greenest of green Al Gore is also having his big climate change summit here today through Saturday. Oi.
- Recession-inspired liquor stores. Congratulations, Smyrna! You’ll officially be able to booze it up right there in town thanks to the city’s decision to allow wine and liquor stores within the city limits. Gone are the days of driving to Murfreesboro or LaVergne to stock up. Best part is, your town gets to keep the revenue.
- State scraps “accidental” same-sex marriage. Tennessee has voided an 18-month old marriage between a man and a transgender woman who had her sex legally changed on her Kentucky birth certificate post-operation because they do that there. But since Tennessee doesn’t, the state considers her still a man and therefore can’t legally recognize the marriage.
- Bits & pieces. As if you needed a refresher, Franklin police want you to know that you can still get a DUI if you’re stoned or tripping rather than just drunk. There go our weekend plans! (We kid.) … The Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund has apparently ripped off a bunch of local governments in Tennessee for $400,000 in hidden fees per year … Not that anyone here shops at FYE on West End (we will never forget you, Tower), but they accidentally messed up their taxes and were temporarily shut down yesterday by the Department of Revenue.
Photo by Chad Lunn.
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