Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Happy Hour: Not In This Bar, You Don’t
- If you’ve got an extra gun (or three!) just lying around the house and collecting dust, you can drop it off at one of several locations around town today or tomorrow in exchange for… a circus ticket! The program aims to get guns off the street, and we may laugh, but we hear they collected almost 30 guns yesterday. [WKRN]
- Sunset Grill owner Randy Rayburn is banding together with several other folks to file a lawsuit tomorrow challenging the new Guns in Bars bill, which would go into effect on July 14th and allow folks with permits to carry concealed weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol. [City Paper]
- According to the latest tabloids, local favorite Kid Rock is seeing two chicks at the same time, Kellie Pickler AND Sheryl Crow, and our entire town has been trying to hide it from the world. Because covering Kid Rock’s ass is our number one priority here in Music City. [PopCrunch]
- And while we’re on the topic of mundane celebrity news, Alan Jackson just put his house up for sale and it could be yours for just $38 million. [Tennessean]
- A guy escaped from a Davidson County minimum-security prison on Harding by kicking out the window, which was apparently “like kicking a window out in your house. There are no bars.” Sounds like bars could be a worthwhile investment. [Tennessean]
Photo by beachgirlhs.
If you’ve got an extra gun (or three!) just lying around the house and collecting dust, you can drop it off at one of several locations around town today or tomorrow in exchange for… a circus ticket! The program aims to get guns off the street, and we may laugh, but we hear they collected [...]
Hot Holidays With Hot Chicken: Music City Hot Chicken Festival
If you’ve been reading Nashvillest for longer than a couple weeks, it should come as no surprise that we’re really big fans of hot chicken over here. And there’s no better place for a hot chicken fan than at this weekend’s Music City Hot Chicken Festival, an annual foodie-fest in East Nashville’s East Park.
The first 500 festivalgoers will get free hot chicken samples from Prince’s, 400°, Bolton’s and The Chicken Shack (and latecomers can still get some hot chicken, but they’ll have to pay for it). More local food vendors, children’s activities, live music and an amateur hot chicken cooking competition are all on the bill, and if you tack on a frosty plastic cup of Yazoo, the Music City Hot Chicken Festival sounds like the perfect way to spend a holiday afternoon.
The Music City Hot Chicken Festival is from 11am-3pm on the 4th of July, and arrive early if you want to be one of the lucky 500 to receive free tongue-splitting pain hot chicken.
Photo by Chuck Bryant.
If you’ve been reading Nashvillest for longer than a couple weeks, it should come as no surprise that we’re really big fans of hot chicken over here. And there’s no better place for a hot chicken fan than at this weekend’s Music City Hot Chicken Festival, an annual foodie-fest in East Nashville’s East Park.
The first [...]
RIP, Rosario’s Mexican [Comings & Goings]
We hoped that this day would never come when we reported in January that Rosario’s Mexican Restaurant in Edgehill Village was filing for Chapter 11. Unfortunately, times haven’t gotten any easier, and the restaurant’s doors have closed for good – A heavy blow to the neighborhood. RIP Rosario’s, and may your margaritas be reincarnated elsewhere.
Update: An Edgehill Village worker cites the following quote received yesterday from property management:
“We are very sorry to announce that that effective immediately Rosario’s will be closed. We are working diligently to find a replacement tenant for this space.”
We hoped that this day would never come when we reported in January that Rosario’s Mexican Restaurant in Edgehill Village was filing for Chapter 11. Unfortunately, times haven’t gotten any easier, and the restaurant’s doors have closed for good – A heavy blow to the neighborhood. RIP Rosario’s, and may your margaritas be reincarnated elsewhere.
Update: [...]
Bright & Early: Going For The Gold Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Environmental Protection Agency released a list of the 44 most hazardous coal ash storage sites in the country, and guess which state isn’t on it? Tennessee! Despite the fact that the list itself was inspired by the disaster at Tennessee’s Kingston plant in December, Kingston no longer poses a threat because it can’t spill twice, right? North Carolina tops the list with 12 hazardous facilities, followed closely by Arizona and Kentucky. Sounds like the TVA has its work cut out.
- Poor choices. A woman in Hendersonville was arrested for joy-riding around her apartment complex’s parking lot with two kids, ages 8 and 9, hanging out on the hood of her car. She says she was only driving from the apartment pool back to her apartment, but you know… no “Mother of the Year” awards being handed out for this one.
- Numbers game. News Channel 5 is reporting that a shocking four thousand people showed up to yesterday’s tea party when everyone else seems to be maintaining that it was only a “several hundred.” Help us understand, for we are confused!
- Bits & pieces. The Harpeth Hills Church of Christ in Brentwood welcomed home their Honduras missions team this week after they were caught up in all that military coup mess during their trip … You can still buy fireworks in Murfreesboro, but only the kind that can’t be used as weapons against police officers … Steve McNair is an all-around nice guy and if he wants to open some more restaurants, that’s fine by us … You will find Jeff Fisher vacationing in the Persian Gulf this week.
A year ago on Nashvillest: We satisfied our smoothie craving with newcomer Fresh Blends, waited for the new toilet law to take effect, and were relieved to hear that Bobby Brown survived his car wreck.
Photo by urbanwoodchuck.
Good morning, Nashville. The Environmental Protection Agency released a list of the 44 most hazardous coal ash storage sites in the country, and guess which state isn’t on it? Tennessee! Despite the fact that the list itself was inspired by the disaster at Tennessee’s Kingston plant in December, Kingston no longer poses a threat because [...]
Hickory Hollow Mall: An Endangered Species [Mixed Reviews By People Who Don't Live Here]
Another day, another national ranking. Today we observe as Hickory Hollow Mall is included in America’s 10 Most Endangered Malls by US News, citing the departure of a few pretty much every chain store as the reason for slapping on the “endangered species” title. Hickory Hollow has an 82% occupancy rate (which seems kind of generous) and a profit sales of only $187 per square foot. From US News:
Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, Tenn. (82 percent; $187). Dillard’s has left, and other departed tenants include Linens ‘N Things and Steve & Barry’s, two of the biggest casualties of the recession. Two of four anchor slots are vacant, and the theater recently switched from first-run movies to late-run discount flicks. With a lack of retailers, the mall may convert some of its space to office use. One new tenant: the local police, who recently opened a recruiting station at the mall.
Another day, another national ranking. Today we observe as Hickory Hollow Mall is included in America’s 10 Most Endangered Malls by US News, citing the departure of a few pretty much every chain store as the reason for slapping on the “endangered species” title. Hickory Hollow has an 82% occupancy rate (which seems kind of [...]
Happy Hour: Sky Blue Sky
- The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN]
- The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT plans to use the grant to add some Special Magic Machines to a few truck stops that will let trucks plug into it instead of idling their engines for hours on end. [Tennessean]
- Some folks in White County have been busy, as police stumbled upon 6,000 marijuana plants growing happily in the woods. They haven’t located the owner(s) yet, but we’d imagine that someone is in quite a bit of trouble. [WSMV]
- Meet the unassuming meth-busting task force of Tennessee. [WSMV]
- Help is on the way for the Metro Action Commission in the way of over $1 million in stimulus funds to cover people’s rent and utilities who find themselves in a bind. [WSMV]
Photo by Grey Street Girl.
The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN]
The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT plans [...]
Photo Of The Day: June 29, 2009
This summery capture comes to us from elemak and was actually taken in Calhoun, TN near the Cherokee National Forest. If you’re looking for an easy day trip with some beautiful natural sights, Cherokee is a great place to start.
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.
This summery capture comes to us from elemak and was actually taken in Calhoun, TN near the Cherokee National Forest. If you’re looking for an easy day trip with some beautiful natural sights, Cherokee is a great place to start.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving [...]
Bright & Early: Partytime Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The sun is out, it might not even reach 90 degrees today, and it sounds like a perfect day for… another tea party? You may recall the one that drew a few thousand people back in April, and this one will probably attract some of the same folks. The place is Legislative Plaza and the ETA is today around noon. According to the Facebook event page, only 14 people are confirmed, and Jason Mumpower is on the “Declined” list. But hey, Phil Valentine will be there probably yelling some things through a megaphone, so it’s sure to be interesting.
- Maury County needs help. In anticipation of the thousands of folks who will soon be without jobs in Spring Hill, Maury County is looking to the federal government for some emergency funds to help a local career center that will probably be slammed once the GM plant idles. Officials anticipate that Maury’s unemployment rate could reach over 20%.
- BREAKING: Girls love group work. Harpeth Hall, an all-girls college prep school in Green Hills, is collaborating with schools in other states to take the all-girls curriculum online. The philosophy behind it is that girls learn differently from boys in that they all love group work and such. Interesting!
- Bits & pieces. Check your beef for E. Coli … Gas prices should be going down this week just in time for the 3-day weekend. Road trip? … Now that the guns in parks bill has passed, cities are rushing to make their own laws banning it before the law kicks in on September 1 … A 15-year old boy drowned in Percy Priest over the weekend, raising the question of whether life guards are necessary for the area.
A year ago on Nashvillest: We applauded the giant rollercoaster on the Riverfront for receiving national recognition somehow, celebrated the grand opening of the Sudekum Planetarium, and learned about our new-and-improved sex offender registry.
Photo by Chris1051.
Good morning, Nashville. The sun is out, it might not even reach 90 degrees today, and it sounds like a perfect day for… another tea party? You may recall the one that drew a few thousand people back in April, and this one will probably attract some of the same folks. The place is Legislative [...]
Happy Hour: Row Row Row Your Boat
- In case you were wondering about that boat sinking in the Cumberland this morning, it was an abandoned, runaway houseboat. Though it was starting to take in a lot of water, firefighters were able to grab it and tie it up before it got too far. [Tennessean]
- While we were all slaving away at our respective 9-to-5’s, the Titans were playing a mean game of tug-of-war on the practice field. No word on how Every Coach’s Dream fared in that competition. [WSMV]
- The Mississippi prison escapee suspected of shooting Sgt. Mark Chesnut yesterday made an unsuccessful suicide attempt today in his cell. [Tennessean]
- Metro is looking at cutting the funding for Second Harvest Food Bank by more than $100,000, which could mean losing nearly 500,000 meals. [WKRN]
Photo by nikok.
In case you were wondering about that boat sinking in the Cumberland this morning, it was an abandoned, runaway houseboat. Though it was starting to take in a lot of water, firefighters were able to grab it and tie it up before it got too far. [Tennessean]
While we were all slaving away at our respective [...]
If It Walks And Talks Like A Panda, It’s Probably An Elephant [Feel Good Friday]
Apropos of nothing, here are some Thai elephants painted up to look like pandas, or “pandaphants,” if you will. From the Daily Mail:
These elephants were painted black and white to look like the pandas who have stolen all their fans.
The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol, but the country has gone panda-crazy since the birth of a female panda cub to pandas Lin Hui and Xuang Xuang at Chiang Mai zoo in Bangkok.
We won’t pretend that this in any way relates to Nashville, but with all the sad news lately, who couldn’t use a good pick-me-up? And we might just toss this one in the suggestion box for the Nashville Zoo, which is seriously lacking in the panda department.
Apropos of nothing, here are some Thai elephants painted up to look like pandas, or “pandaphants,” if you will. From the Daily Mail:
These elephants were painted black and white to look like the pandas who have stolen all their fans.
The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol, but the country has gone panda-crazy since the birth of [...]
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