Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Photo Of The Day: May 15, 2009 [Feel Good Friday]
Muah! A giraffe ambush-smooches a zoo employee in between feedings at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. Photo by xetark.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest” if you’re feeling lazy.
Muah! A giraffe ambush-smooches a zoo employee in between feedings at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. Photo by xetark. Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest” [...]
This Weekend: Merrell Crawfish Boil Moves Across The River
Every year, the Merrell Crawfish Boil leaves us more and more speechless as they bring the best (worst) in outdated man-rock through our city gates to take over downtown for the weekend. This time, the fabulous lineup includes: Here Come The Mummies, Mike’s Pawn Shop, Candlebox, Hoobastank, Souljaboy, Saving Abel, Flyleaf, Gavin Rossdale, Offspring, Boys Like Girls and 311? Okay, we’re trying to hold our tongues here, but this is really, truly a contest to out-suck last year’s lineup (which included Papa Roach and Three Doors Down).
At any rate, the party starts tonight, carries well into tomorrow and tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster. Because of some flooding problems at Riverfront Park, it has been moved across the river to LP Field which we hear has wreaked some havoc on the Tour de Nash. So if you choose the healthy family-friendly bike ride over Hoobastank, be aware that there are a few changes to parking and the course itself.
Photo by bethers.
Every year, the Merrell Crawfish Boil leaves us more and more speechless as they bring the best (worst) in outdated man-rock through our city gates to take over downtown for the weekend. This time, the fabulous lineup includes: Here Come The Mummies, Mike’s Pawn Shop, Candlebox, Hoobastank, Souljaboy, Saving Abel, Flyleaf, Gavin Rossdale, Offspring, Boys [...]
Bright & Early: Light At The End Of The Tunnel Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been following the story about Perry County’s outrageous unemployment rate for a while now, and Governor Phil is headed down there today to announce the creation of 1,500 new jobs that will hopefully help get the community back on its feet. Sen. Roy Herron, who has represented the area since 2002, released a statement yesterday detailing the history of layoffs and money they’ve already gotten from the state government which doesn’t really tell us much, but we’re eager to see what the governor has up his sleeve. We’re just glad it’s not the 15-25 call center jobs that WSMV was predicting a few weeks ago.
- A teacher in Portland, Tennessee is being charged with statutory rape after allegedly sleeping with a student, except neither party can agree on who raped whom. Some folks are even suggesting that if the teacher was the victim, her friendly, accessible teaching style may be at least partially to blame (???).
- The Office Depot on Murfreesboro Road had its hands full yesterday trying to get 50,000 honeybees out of its store (remember when this happened to Boot Country downtown last year?) And as a side note, we had no idea it was illegal to kill honeybees.
- Bits & pieces. National Pen Co. will be bringing a bunch of customer service jobs back onto US soil in Shelbyville from the Philippines … Metro Council members Michael Craddock and Vivian Wilhoite are eying six-figure-salaried countywide elected offices once their council terms are up this year … If you rode your bike today, let us know how it went!
Photo by theforma.
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been following the story about Perry County’s outrageous unemployment rate for a while now, and Governor Phil is headed down there today to announce the creation of 1,500 new jobs that will hopefully help get the community back on its feet. Sen. Roy Herron, who has represented the area since 2002, [...]
Happy Hour: Guns ‘n’ Booze, Booze ‘n’ Guns
- The guns-in-bars bill is headed to Governor Phil to be signed or maybe not signed if he decides to veto it like lots of folks seem to want him to, though we can’t imagine why! [WSMV]
- Franklin Police are reporting that someone may have stumbled upon some super-old Civil War-era human remains near the place where the Battle of Franklin took place. [WKRN]
- Williamson County bus drivers are getting busted for all sorts of crazy things like… rolling through stop signs and speeding. [WSMV]
- We’re really happy for our neighbors in the ‘Noog who saw the first wall of their brand new VW plant (hello, jobs!) erected today. [WKRN]
- Meanwhile, we all found out we’re losing 14 Chrysler dealerships (goodbye, jobs!) across the state. [WKRN]
- The kids at Father Ryan got to play hooky today after a nearby sink hole broke a water main. [WSMV]
Photo by Girl Healthy.
The guns-in-bars bill is headed to Governor Phil to be signed or maybe not signed if he decides to veto it like lots of folks seem to want him to, though we can’t imagine why! [WSMV] Franklin Police are reporting that someone may have stumbled upon some super-old Civil War-era human remains near the place [...]
Nashville Rollergirls Last Home Bout [Nashvillest PSA]: It Will Sell Out, Dummies
The Nashville Rollergirls are back at home this Saturday for another sure-to-sell-out bout at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, their last WFTDA-sanctioned home bout of the season. Nashville, here’s the thing. Every month, we tell you to buy your tickets in advance. And every month, we’ve got someone whining to us that they didn’t get in at the door. Roller derby is no longer the underground event that it once was, if Nicole Kidman showing up to a recent Nashville bout wasn’t enough of a clue. So please, get your tickets ahead of time and spare yourself the anguish of sending us a whiny tweet. Please.
Also of note: Our Rollergirls are ranked 7th in the South Central division, their first time in the top 10, which also gives them a great shot at going to the regional tournaments this September. We’re crossing our fingers for them to break into the top 5, so come on out to show them some love.
Nashville Rollergirl All-Stars vs. Huntsville Dixie Derby Girls. Saturday, May 16, 7pm. Tickets are $10 or $15 at the door (but what did we tell you about that door?!).
The Nashville Rollergirls are back at home this Saturday for another sure-to-sell-out bout at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, their last WFTDA-sanctioned home bout of the season. Nashville, here’s the thing. Every month, we tell you to buy your tickets in advance. And every month, we’ve got someone whining to us that they didn’t get in [...]
Bright & Early: Painting The Town Green Edition
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.
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, [...]
Drop Off Your eWaste At LP Field This Saturday
Oh, the jokes we could make about “eWaste.” Anyway, this year’s Household Electronics Recycling event is thi weekend, so dig up your old typewriters, adding machines, fax machines, HD-DVD players and those first-generation iPhones (we know you just had to upgrade to 3G) and drop ‘em off at LP Field between 9am and 3pm on Saturday. All of your consumer electronics will be 100% destroyed before they are recycled. For a full list of acceptable (and unacceptable) electronics for recycling, click here.
For businesses and organizations interested in recycling old eWaste, your days are today and tomorrow. Sign up for a time slot and get to recycling!
Photo by iowa_spirit_walker.
Oh, the jokes we could make about “eWaste.” Anyway, this year’s Household Electronics Recycling event is thi weekend, so dig up your old typewriters, adding machines, fax machines, HD-DVD players and those first-generation iPhones (we know you just had to upgrade to 3G) and drop ‘em off at LP Field between 9am and 3pm on [...]
Happy Hour: Turning Up The Heat
- As we have harped on and will continue to harp on until it gets some more coverage, the contaminated medical equipment at the VA hospitals in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida that have resulted in (so far) 33 Hepatitis cases and 5 HIV cases may have ruined a bunch of donated organ tissue as well. [WSMV]
- An audit of our state’s 911 situation revealed that several Tennessee counties may not be handling emergency dispatching correctly. [WSMV]
- UT football coach Lane Kiffin is certainly not making any friends these days. [Tennessean]
- The college kid who was arrested by some off-duty Spring Hill police officers at a Scientology protest last week had all the citations dropped. [WSMV]
- Governor Phil wants to build a $62 million “solar farm” using stimulus money to generate solar energy which we would then peddle to the TVA for some additional state revenue. [WKRN]
Photo by cdumo.
As we have harped on and will continue to harp on until it gets some more coverage, the contaminated medical equipment at the VA hospitals in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida that have resulted in (so far) 33 Hepatitis cases and 5 HIV cases may have ruined a bunch of donated organ tissue as well. [WSMV] [...]
Photo Of The Day: May 13, 2009
Is it wind? Is it static electricity? Doesn’t really matter–this kid’s hair is amazing, this portrait is adorable, and most of all we wish we could’ve spent some of these past few days on the playground instead of being cooped up in an office. Thanks to sweetvenus for the submission!
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest” if you’re feeling lazy.
Is it wind? Is it static electricity? Doesn’t really matter–this kid’s hair is amazing, this portrait is adorable, and most of all we wish we could’ve spent some of these past few days on the playground instead of being cooped up in an office. Thanks to sweetvenus for the submission! Photo Of The Day will [...]
The Big Bang & Songs Of Love: A Winning Combo
The Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar (wonderful host of Twestival Nashville) is one of our favorite spots in downtown Nashville, tucked away above Paradise Park and home of the friendliest bar staff ever. In recent months, The Big Bang has played host to more than just Twestival: In March, they hosted a series of “TNT Thursdays” benefiting Team In Training. Tonight, The Big Bang and Griffin Technology are once again teaming up to host a great community event, this time benefiting Songs of Love, a nonprofit organization of songwriters and performers that create “musical medicine” for sick children and teens in hospitals around the nation.
Join us at The Big Bang from 6pm-8pm tonight for food, music, drink specials, special songwriter guests and a killer list of prizes from Griffin and more (word on the street is that they’ve got some Coldplay tickets to unload). And it’s free, but donations are gladly accepted (duh, it’s a fundraiser). Though we do have a bone to pick with them for scheduling on top of the LOST season finale, click here to RSVP anyway.
The Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar (wonderful host of Twestival Nashville) is one of our favorite spots in downtown Nashville, tucked away above Paradise Park and home of the friendliest bar staff ever. In recent months, The Big Bang has played host to more than just Twestival: In March, they hosted a series of “TNT [...]
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