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Happy Hour: Butt Grabbers Be Darned

28 July 2009 | 6:00 pm
Author: Christy Frink
  • Well, the Belmont butt grabber has been captured and we can all jog in peace now. The suspect turned out to be a 19-year old guy who worked at the Kroger on Franklin Pike (affectionately known as the ghetto Kroger) and he’s being charged with at least 2 counts of sexual battery. [City Paper]
  • A TVA Inspector General report came out today saying that the Kingston ash spill could’ve been prevented had the TVA actually responded to known safety concerns rather than ignoring them. [Nashville Is Talking]
  • Somewhere out there, there is a Tennessean who willingly paid nearly $18,000 to go elk hunting. [WZTV]
  • That tractor trailer that overturned on I-24 this morning is still there and won’t be cleared until 9pm. We’re not sure if that’s for-real 9pm or 9pm-like-the-wedged-mobile-home. [WKRN]
  • If you ever wanted to take a bus to Lawrenceburg, now is your chance. [WZTV]

Photo by La Reed.

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  • rebekah

    I'm not sure how you can affectionately call anything ghetto. I AM sure, however, that anywhere that sells quinoa, perrier, and vitatops is most assuredly *not* ghetto.

  • http://loudestnoise.com David Cintron

    Ya, that's quite derogatory of a term for a Kroger. I shopped their my entire time at Belmont and always found its staff to be of the highest caliber just any other Kroger grocery store (this isn't saying much, but still) and the patrons were just about the same I'd find in any other Kroger. Was it the location that you found “ghetto?” If 8th ave Nashville is ghetto, then I'm afraid your suburban existence is far too limited.

  • http://nashvillest.com Christy Frink

    That Kroger was under construction for about two years and the entire store was crammed into the half that wasn't being renovated. For years, there were boxes and crates blocking most of the aisles. The floors were torn up, they were frequently out of basic products (like 2% milk) and there was also a police standoff and attempted suicide inside of the store during that time. Consequently, no matter how nice it might be right now, most of the folks I know still refer to it as the ghetto Kroger.

    And hey, we're using the snooty Kroger at Green Hills with valet as a point of comparison here. ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/lareed Lyle Andrew Reed

    Really psyched you used my photo today, keep up the awesome work!

  • http://nashvillest.com Christy Frink

    No problem! Keep up the great submissions. :)

  • jmgregory

    I drove down Belmont Blvd. a few days ago and noticed that most of the women were jogging in herds. Glad to hear they caught the guy.

    Then again, the way a couple of those joggers were dressed, his only crime in grabbing them would be if he didn't pay cash.

    (At this point I probably need to note for some people that the above was a joke, and I do not actually advocate butt-grabbing of jogging women in public, no matter how unclad they are.)

  • morganplex

    Christy is right. It was ghetto because it lacked class. Luckily, the 12 South area has improved drastically over the past few years.
    Now, we call the Kroger near my house in Germantown the Ghetto Krog. :)

  • http://www.thomasaka.com Thomas

    I know it's sad and almost entirely unrelated, but when I read the title of this post all I can think of is the episode of Family Guy where Peter is selling Butt Scratchers.

  • zelda

    Calling something ghetto because it lacks class or is in a certain neighborhood or under construction is still grossly offensive. There's no way to finesse this one, eds. You goofed and should admit it.