Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: Sully’s (Still) In The House
- We’re hearing reports from our more hockey-savvy friends that Steve Sullivan just inked a new 2-year deal with the Preds. As you can see from his joyous tweet above, the fans aren’t the only ones excited about it. [The Twitter Tubes]
- An Indiana theme park called Holiday World donated 37,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank here in Nashville, which is looking at some pretty sizable cuts from Metro in the near future. [WKRN]
- The preliminary hearing for the two guys accused of shooting Metro Police Sgt. Mark Chesnut last week has been postponed for two weeks to give their legal team more time to prepare. [Tennessean]
- Governor Phil offered up a $20 million incentive for GM to bring their new small car to the Spring Hill plant, which was about 1/10th of what GM originally asked for. Obviously, we didn’t win the bid. [WSMV]
- If you’re one of the 10.7% jobless around here, the Sounds are hiring some more help for the rest of the season. [WSMV]
- Miracles never cease: Tickets finally sold out for the Music City Star’s fireworks express train. [WKRN]
We’re hearing reports from our more hockey-savvy friends that Steve Sullivan just inked a new 2-year deal with the Preds. As you can see from his joyous tweet above, the fans aren’t the only ones excited about it. [The Twitter Tubes]
An Indiana theme park called Holiday World donated 37,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 1, 2009
With the weather being as mild as it’s been for the past few days, lots of folks have been using the time to hang out at the Nashville Zoo. Flickr user Scruffy Eagle caught these two zebras “sharin’ a moment” yesterday in the sun.
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.
With the weather being as mild as it’s been for the past few days, lots of folks have been using the time to hang out at the Nashville Zoo. Flickr user Scruffy Eagle caught these two zebras “sharin’ a moment” yesterday in the sun.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as [...]
Another Year, Another Fat Report [Mixed Reviews By People Who Don't Live Here]
We might as well mark this down as a yearly event on our calendars, because the Tennessee-is-fat reports have started rolling in for 2009. You may remember that last year we ranked both 3rd and 6th for fattest state in the nation, and it appears that not much has changed. The Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have ranked us as 4th Fattest State in 2009 in their annual F as in Fat report. Tennessee’s adult obesity is up to 30.2%, rivaled only by Mississippi, West Virginia and Alabama. All hail the Mighty South! Thanks to Jessy for the tip!
In other Mixed Reviews news, The Hermitage Hotel topped Luxury Travel Magazine’s list of Top Ten Historic Hotels for Independence Day (h/t Post Business). Tennessee ranked 6th in teen driving deaths, and Nashville rolled in at 4th place among metropolitan areas in the same report. Nashville ranked 51st in economic performance during the recession (among 100 large metropolitan areas).
Photo by jodigreen.
We might as well mark this down as a yearly event on our calendars, because the Tennessee-is-fat reports have started rolling in for 2009. You may remember that last year we ranked both 3rd and 6th for fattest state in the nation, and it appears that not much has changed. The Trust for America’s Health [...]
Google Eats East Nashville Listserv, Ruins Lives (And It’s Back!)
Whether you read it for the laughs or because it’s pretty useful, you’ve probably noticed that the East Nashville listserv has been missing in action lately. We’ve gotten several e-mails asking where it went, so here’s the deal: Google ate it and no one knows why. After several days of trying to resolve the issue, The Powers That Be have created a new one.
If you, like us, have been experiencing symptoms of withdrawal, here’s what to do: Subscribe by visiting the new East Nashville homepage or sending a blank e-mail here, and then post your heart out by shooting a message to the group.
Thanks to Laura Creekmore for the tip (and for getting us all back up and running!)
Photo by vondruska.
Whether you read it for the laughs or because it’s pretty useful, you’ve probably noticed that the East Nashville listserv has been missing in action lately. We’ve gotten several e-mails asking where it went, so here’s the deal: Google ate it and no one knows why. After several days of trying to resolve the issue, [...]
Bright & Early: Crossing That Bridge Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council sponsor for the controversial May Town Center proposal seems to have given up for the time being, announcing yesterday that he’s going to defer it indefinitely at the next council meeting. The Metro Planning Commission determined that it was a bad idea last week and it probably would’ve failed in the council anyway, so this development shouldn’t be too shocking. However, we don’t expect we’ve heard that last of it.
- On the mend. Sgt. Mark Chesnut, the officer injured in last week’s I-40 shooting, is doing a little better and his condition has been upgraded from critical to critical but stable. And as for the suspects, they’re appearing in court today and the Tennessean will be posting some video shortly.
- Suspicious what? And for your morning dose of Creepy, some cadaver dogs in training came across a “suspicious mound” out by the airport. We’re eager to hear how that one turns out.
- Bits & pieces. That kid from UT who hacked Sarah Palin’s email during the campaign is trying to have the charges dismissed (and this cracked us up a little) … Tennesseans are staying close to home this year for the Fourth … The Preds are looking at quite a few new free agents … Josh Turner and his wife had another baby which they named something mostly normal.
A year ago on Nashvillest: We learned the true origin of the texting while driving ban, found one more reason not to use city buses, and remember that time some band flashed a room full of kids and parents at Rocketown?
Photo by wil onstott.
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council sponsor for the controversial May Town Center proposal seems to have given up for the time being, announcing yesterday that he’s going to defer it indefinitely at the next council meeting. The Metro Planning Commission determined that it was a bad idea last week and it probably would’ve failed [...]
Hold The Phones: Texting While Driving Ban (And Some Other Stuff) In Effect Today
Folks, today’s the day. Today is the day that the texting while driving ban officially hits the books, much to the chagrin of chronic crackberry-ers and speedy T9-ers alike. You all voiced some strong opinions about the ban a couple months ago, and the day of judgement has arrived.
Now that texting while driving is illegal, will you be putting down the phone while driving, or will you be taking your chances?
Some other things you can’t do starting today:
- Visit the Main Branch of the library on a Monday. Our city is broke, the newer slimmer budget goes into effect today, and Mondays at the Main Branch were one of the things that had to go. Bordeaux, Edmondson, Green Hills, Hermitage, and Madison will all be opening at 10am instead of 9:30am on Mondays, too. All other branches are unchanged. CORRECTION: Bordeaux, Edmondson Pike, Green Hills, Hermitage, Madison, AND Southeast branches of the library will open at 10 am every day not just Mondays. And the Main library closes at 6 instead of 8 on Tuesday-Thursday. (Thanks, Jesse!) [Tennessean]
- Pull one over on your bartender. Any driver licenses printed from today forward will have your birth date in giant red letters which cannot be mistaken for anything other than your actual birth date. So minors, no more flashing the ID in hopes that no one will notice you’re underage. [TN.gov]
- Tote your loaded, concealed gun into a bar (yet!). This one doesn’t start for another two weeks. If you’re tired of waiting to carry your concealed weapon into a bar and you have a change of heart about guns in the meantime, consider trading it in for a circus ticket. [WKRN]
- Buy wine in the grocery store… still. Not that we’re bitter or anything. Fortunately, you CAN have it shipped to your house from out of state now. [WKRN]
Photo by tim caynes, defaced by us.
Folks, today’s the day. Today is the day that the texting while driving ban officially hits the books, much to the chagrin of chronic crackberry-ers and speedy T9-ers alike. You all voiced some strong opinions about the ban a couple months ago, and the day of judgement has arrived.
Now that texting while driving is illegal, [...]
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