Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: We Can Sag If We Want To
- What a relief it is to know that we probably will not be fined for showing the cracks of our butts anytime soon! Our heroic state attorney general said that the Saggy Pants Bill is “arguably unconstitutionally vague because it does not set forth a standard for its violation that may be readily understood.” Phew. [WSMV]
- “I don’t think that mentioning a bologna sandwich is a recognized law enforcement tactic.” – John M.L. Brown, attorney. [WSMV]
- The TVA is currently struggling with how they plan to move 5 million cubic tons of nasty coal ash from Kingston to… well, probably some other part of Kingston. Right now, they’re thinking that a train might work best. [WZTV]
- The State of Tennessee may soon be pulling a Tennessean and forcing its employees on furlough because April revenue was $189M less than expected. [WSMV]
- This might be the most exciting news we’ve heard all day: The mayor’s new budget will probably include an “adventure play park” on the East Bank of the Cumberland. We have absolutely no idea what that is, but it sounds pretty epic. [Tennessean]
- We are THISCLOSE to being able to buy five cases of wine from one of our neighboring states and carting it back into Tennessee (legally). [WZTV]
- In case anyone’s still counting, the statewide confirmed Hamthrax count is up to 36. [WTVF]
Photo by Buffawhat™.
What a relief it is to know that we probably will not be fined for showing the cracks of our butts anytime soon! Our heroic state attorney general said that the Saggy Pants Bill is “arguably unconstitutionally vague because it does not set forth a standard for its violation that may be readily understood.” Phew. [...]
In Case You’ve Forgotten What It Looks Like…
Enjoy it this afternoon, because it won’t last for long!
RELATED: The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas
Photo from NASA.
Enjoy it this afternoon, because it won’t last for long! RELATED: The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas Photo from NASA.
Bright & Early: New Dawn, New Day Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Our ears perk up whenever we hear about anything positive happening in Metro Nashville Public Schools (especially after we read stories like this and this and this), so we’re intrigued the Mayor’s announcement yesterday that he is partnering up with MNPS (in an alliance called “NASA,” no less!) to “fulfill his commitment of developing a coordinated system of after school programs for middle school students in Nashville.” Though the press release is fairly vague, it does mention that it has already been successfully piloted at Cameron and Wright middle schools. It also points out out of the 21,000 middle school students in Metro Schools, only 10% of them are actively participating in afterschool programming.
- No calorie info for Tennessee. Governor Phil nixed a bill that would’ve required calorie information to go on menus across the state, much like the Metro Health Department decided to do in Nashville a few months ago. Unless something changes, our ordinance goes into effect on March 31, 2009.
- Avian flu. With weird strains of the avian flu floating around in some parts of Tennessee, 15,000 chickens have been killed in Giles County to make sure it doesn’t spread.
- Bits & pieces. Councilwoman Murray, who we found out yesterday is becoming less popular in her district by the minute, has now racked up an ethics complaint and a confrontation with another councilwoman during which the police were called … The SESAC lawyer who faked his own death, pretended to be his own killer, and tried to rip off his life insurance company plead guilty to a variety of charges yesterday … Carter-Lawrence Elementary School is putting kids through boot camp to get them all geared up for the TCAP testing.
Photo by Peppysis.
Good morning, Nashville. Our ears perk up whenever we hear about anything positive happening in Metro Nashville Public Schools (especially after we read stories like this and this and this), so we’re intrigued the Mayor’s announcement yesterday that he is partnering up with MNPS (in an alliance called “NASA,” no less!) to “fulfill his commitment [...]
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 [...]
Chuy’s Bringing Elvis & Tex Mex To Cool Springs [Comings & Goings]
We weren’t familiar with Chuy’s until being introduced to a Facebook group of rabid Middle Tennessee fans desperate for the Tex-Mex chain to open its doors here in Nashville. Something about Elvis… and enchiladas? Anyway, Chuy’s has signed a lease in Cool Springs in what used to be the old Beethoven’s Grille (near Mallory & Cool Springs Blvd. intersection), and we have a feeling that many Texan transplants are going to be dancing with joy at their arrival. And as for us, we were sold after reading the vivid description on Chuys.com:
Scream ’til your daddy stops here. The Elvis Presley Memorial Combo. La Chihuahua Bar. Chuy’s Children Giving to Children Parade. Burritos as big as yo’ face. Shady Grove. World Famous T-Shirts. Chips & Salsa. Ball wall. Tex-Mex the way you like it. No crybabies. Creamy Jalapeño. The Miracle of ’88. Blue corn tortillas. Air-conditioned dining. Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom. Chuy’s Hot to Trot 5K & Kid K. Chuychanga. Hubcaps. Chuy’s Green Chile Festival. Mil Pescado. Elvis shrine. Chuy the Redfish. Lucy’s Boatyard. Southwestern Enchiladas. Velvet paintings. Texas Martinis. Keep Austin Weird. We don’t take anything seriously… except our food.
We just got back from getting our very first taste of their creamy jalepeño and tasty margaritas in a parking lot full of Texans, and it seems like they’ll be bringing some much needed excitement to Cool Springs. They even gave us temporary Chuy’s tattoos! We’ll keep you updated with more details about their opening, and join the Facebook group or their official Facebook page for up to date info as well. Thanks to Brad Beatty for the updates!
Photo by Nuevo Anden.
We weren’t familiar with Chuy’s until being introduced to a Facebook group of rabid Middle Tennessee fans desperate for the Tex-Mex chain to open its doors here in Nashville. Something about Elvis… and enchiladas? Anyway, Chuy’s has signed a lease in Cool Springs in what used to be the old Beethoven’s Grille (near Mallory & [...]
Happy Hour: Things Fall Apart
- Hope y’all enjoyed all that sunshine today (ha, ha, ha) because the storms are pushing back into town tomorrow. [Nashville WX]
- A bill that would’ve changed our gas tax from a per-gallon to a percentage that rises and falls with the price of gas was ditched in a House committee today. [WZTV]
- Speaking of WZTV, they brought us some more headline lolz this afternoon with a story titled “knnflsdmprd.” When will it end? [WZTV]
- A 2-year old boy was kidnapped at gunpoint by his own father in East Nasty. [WTVF]
- Some super-ambitious Lipscomb guy is biking the entire length of the Underground Railroad (Alabama to Canada) to raise money for some diversity scholarships. [City Paper]
- Bell Jewelers in Murfreesboro is giving away 100 pearl necklaces to the folks who lost homes and belongings in the tornado last month. And for some reason, Channel 4 is still using that gosh-awful tornado graphic to go along with their tornado stories. [WSMV]
Photo by rumielf.
Hope y’all enjoyed all that sunshine today (ha, ha, ha) because the storms are pushing back into town tomorrow. [Nashville WX] A bill that would’ve changed our gas tax from a per-gallon to a percentage that rises and falls with the price of gas was ditched in a House committee today. [WZTV] Speaking of WZTV, [...]
Aw, Darn: Camp Nashville “Postponed” Until 2010
Remember Camp Nashville? If you don’t, here’s a refresher: It’s that camp that cost eight grand (that’s $8,000.00) to attend, carted rabid country music fans around in tour busses for five days, and featured private performances from the likes of John Rich.
We’re terribly sorry to inform you that Camp Nashville has been “postponed” until 2010 due to the state of the economy. We like to think that it’s due to the fact that it cost $8,000, but that’s just us. [via Country Music Tattle Tale]
Edit 4:30pm: Your Daily WTF Moment brought to you by Peter Cooper of the Tennessean, who suggests that “Until 2010, fans wanting to experience first-hand the life of a country music superstar are encouraged to marry a country music superstar.”
Remember Camp Nashville? If you don’t, here’s a refresher: It’s that camp that cost eight grand (that’s $8,000.00) to attend, carted rabid country music fans around in tour busses for five days, and featured private performances from the likes of John Rich. We’re terribly sorry to inform you that Camp Nashville has been “postponed” until [...]
Bright & Early: Too Early For Tequila Edition
Good morning, Nashville, and happy Cinco de Mayo. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that tonight is the night that Franklin will try to earn the prestigious title of Tequila Shot Capitol of the World by having around 1,300 people do tequila shots at the same time, thus breaking the existing world record for simultaneous tequila shots. The City of Franklin is totally down with this as long as the organizers–Sol Restaurant–hire 8 off-duty police officers to hang out and keep folks safe, advertise a “safe-ride” program, and warn the neighbors with some flyers. So if you want to be a part of history, they’ll be serving up the shots at 7:45pm and slamming them at 8 around Fourth Avenue and Main in downtown Franklin.
- Be smart. Speaking of, Metro PD will be out in full force tonight to make sure no one is driving around drunk and putting us all in danger. They’ll have about 30 extra officers out, 21 of which were funded by a “special federal grant” for stuff like this. That said, call a cab or a friend or use Zingo or something–just don’t drink and drive!
- Who still likes the TVA? Even Alabama isn’t happy with the TVA and that whole slinging-toxic-sludge-across-the-southeast bit–thanks to another accident that left a gypsum pond overflowing in the northeast part of the state, they’re now trying to fine the TVA $25,000 for the mess.
- Bits & pieces. There’s a massive job fair for a transportation company happening today and tomorrow … Not sure how we feel about a countrified Warped Tour … Tennessee is having a tough time convincing the Hispanic population that they won’t be detained if they allow themselves to be counted for the census … Crockett Elementary in Williamson County became the first public school to shut down for the swine flu.
Photo by Giant Ginkgo.
Good morning, Nashville, and happy Cinco de Mayo. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that tonight is the night that Franklin will try to earn the prestigious title of Tequila Shot Capitol of the World by having around 1,300 people do tequila shots at the same time, thus breaking the existing world [...]
Happy Hour: A Little Bit Of Sunshine
- For all the information junkies out there (and really, anyone who cares where their tax dollars are going) the State of Tennessee just launched Tennessee Open Government, which looks like a pretty great way to find out all sorts of fun stuff like salaries, travel expenses and public meeting schedules for government employees. [WZTV]
- The kid that Albert “Speedy” Haynesworth nearly crippled during a joyride down I-65 last year is now suing the former Titan for $7.5 million, saying that Haynesworth pretty much ruined his life. [ Tennessean]
- Since swine flu was so three days ago, we’ve moved back to the avian flu which seems to have made a couple of appearances on poultry farms in Tennessee this week. [WZTV]
- A couple of Nashvillians are up for recognition at the MTV Movie Awards, and you can probably guess who it is: Miley and Paramore. Predictable, but we’re still proud. You can go cast your votes here. [Tennessean]
- Side note: Shelbyville might soon float away. [WSMV]
Photo by joshuablackwilkins.
For all the information junkies out there (and really, anyone who cares where their tax dollars are going) the State of Tennessee just launched Tennessee Open Government, which looks like a pretty great way to find out all sorts of fun stuff like salaries, travel expenses and public meeting schedules for government employees. [WZTV] The [...]
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