Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: A Wider Load
- We could’ve sworn we read something about the Hillsboro Road expansion being delayed, but no, it actually started last night and we have seen it with our own eyes. [WSMV]
- The new owner of the Hummer has been in talks with Williamson County to move the Hummer HQ there. And as much as excessive cars pain us, we could sure use the jobs. [Tennessean]
- In an effort to save the bats in Tennessee, the state has closed up all caves on public land in hopes that the deadly bat-killing fungus that’s wreaked all sorts of havoc in other states won’t spread to ours. [Tennessean]
- We’ve got ourselves a brand new electronics recycling plant! In… Murfreesboro. [WSMV]
- Police have determined that the ominous Myspace comment they found yesterday “predicting” Steve McNair’s death two days ahead of time was actually posted after the murder. [WKRN]
- LP Field is opening its doors to mourning fans who want a place to hang out and remember Steve McNair. They’ll have a place to donate to his foundation, a highlight reel playing on the jumbotron, and a book you can sign. [WKRN]
Photo by sweetvenus.
We could’ve sworn we read something about the Hillsboro Road expansion being delayed, but no, it actually started last night and we have seen it with our own eyes. [WSMV] The new owner of the Hummer has been in talks with Williamson County to move the Hummer HQ there. And as much as excessive cars [...]
Summer Theme Park Fun: What’s A (Poor) Nashvillian To Do?
Ever since the untimely demise of Opryland (RIP), Nashvillians looking for some summer theme park fun have had to haul themselves out of town, for the most part. Well, nothing has really changed, but we’re here to make hauling the family out of town just a little bit easier. With steep discounts, freebies and even free transportation, taking the kids to ride some rollercoasters can be mostly fun and only a little frazzle.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is just a few hours’ drive, and if you purchase tickets online (or at Arby’s), everyone pays the kids’ price of $24.99! Or make a weekend of it and buy the Big Six Pass, which includes six visits for just $29.99 through November. Head down on a Starburst Summer Concert day and get even more bang for your buck – concert tickets are included in the price of admission.
We’ll just go ahead and admit it – We’re REALLY excited about Holiday World. We can’t wait to make the trek to Santa Claus, Indiana to visit wonderful Thanksgivingland and 4th of Julyland and see a play about good ol’ Honest Abe. And for just $34, the Holiday World Express “luxurious motorcoach” will pick you up from one of its stops in Murfreesboro, Cool Springs, Donelson or Rivergate, and take you straight to Holiday World. Admission included in the $34! Holiday World also boasts free unlimited soft drinks and sunblock. Regular admission price is $39.95 and does NOT include a luxurious motorcoach ride from Nashville to Santa Claus. Can’t beat that!
Nashville Shores is still hanging on in town, and half price tickets to a waterpark are sounding really good right now. Grab two regular admission tickets for $25, half the usual price.
HOMETOWN TOURISM
Theme parks a little wild for the whole family? The Nashville Visitor’s Bureau is offering some great deals this summer on local attractions. Stop by the Visitor Center in the Sommet Center to grab a book of 2-for-1 coupons to the Adventure Science Center, Nashville Zoo, Cheekwood, Delta Riverboats at Opryland, Frist Center, The Hermitage, Music City Duck Tours and even Nashville Shores.
Or grab a Music City Total Access Pass for $45, and get admission to four participating attractions of your choice, plus bonus admission to the Parthenon. If you stack the attractions with the hefty admission prices, you’re bound to come out ahead. Choose Nashville Shores ($25), Music City Duck Tours ($20), General Jackson Showboat cruise ($20) and the Nashville Zoo ($14), and you’re saving at least $34 (the perfect amount to tuck away for that trip to Holiday World).
Photo by photoFlounder.
Ever since the untimely demise of Opryland (RIP), Nashvillians looking for some summer theme park fun have had to haul themselves out of town, for the most part. Well, nothing has really changed, but we’re here to make hauling the family out of town just a little bit easier. With steep discounts, freebies and even [...]
Lightning 100 Announces New Outdoor Concert Series
A throwback to the days of Uptown Mix (who remembers that?), Lightning 100 has a brand new free outdoor concert series up their sleeves, and the first official details were announced today. Live On The Green will launch this September, and wil take place every Thursday evening from September 3 – October 8 in the Public Square Plaza over by the Nashville Courthouse. The currently confirmed artists include Citizen Cope, Here Come the Mummies, Space Capone and Ricky Young, but Lightning 100 promises us that Live On The Green will feature some “national touring acts with roots in the Music City” too, so we’ll be keeping our eyes out for more big announcements.
Photo by smithereen11.
A throwback to the days of Uptown Mix (who remembers that?), Lightning 100 has a brand new free outdoor concert series up their sleeves, and the first official details were announced today. Live On The Green will launch this September, and wil take place every Thursday evening from September 3 – October 8 in the [...]
New Nashvillest Skin, Same Old Nashvillest Snark
If you visited our homepage early today, you may have noticed a slow change creeping across the pages. We’re still working out a few of the kinks, but we’d like to invite all you RSS-subscribers and Twitter followers out for a visit to check out the brand new look at Nashvillest.com!
We’re really excited to have a custom-made look, made straight from reader suggestions, clogging down the site. We couldn’t have done this without our kind friends over at centre{source}, and we can’t thank them enough for the facelift!
UPDATE: We are having a few problems but working hard to get them fixed. You will soon have your images back, RSS readers. We promise!
If you visited our homepage early today, you may have noticed a slow change creeping across the pages. We’re still working out a few of the kinks, but we’d like to invite all you RSS-subscribers and Twitter followers out for a visit to check out the brand new look at Nashvillest.com! We’re really excited to [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 7, 2009
In the age of Photoshop filters, it’s always refreshing to see some for-real, honest-to-goodness lomography. Flickr user sjcapps experimented with a few different subjects around Nashville using a four-lense SuperSampler and this junkyard shot was one of our favorites.
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.
In the age of Photoshop filters, it’s always refreshing to see some for-real, honest-to-goodness lomography. Flickr user sjcapps experimented with a few different subjects around Nashville using a four-lense SuperSampler and this junkyard shot was one of our favorites. Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving [...]
Bright & Early: It Ain’t Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Life at the Spring Hill GM plant has been a rollercoaster over the past few months with the announcement that production would halt indefinitely after November and the subsequent loss of the bid for GM’s new smaller car. The latest talk involves several new manufacturing possibilities that could keep the plant open. Though it’s still “just speculation,” the Tennessean reports that the Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, a car-based pickup truck, or even the next generation Chevy Escalade could be in the cards.
- No jobs for us. With the nearly 11% unemployment rate in our state has a lot of people wondering why we’re still outsourcing state call centers to India. The Department of Human Services contracts with companies that use India-based call centers to manage incoming calls regarding some social services. Many folks wonder if the tax dollars saved by the contracts are worth keeping the jobs overseas.
- More questions. In another bizarre twist in the McNair case, police have discovered that some guy may have updated his Myspace status two days before the murder to read, “Who is McNair in 09? RIP Sahel Kazemi.” They’re working to verify that it was actually posted on July 2nd, but it looks a tad bit suspicious.
- Bits & pieces. Some officials in Williamson County are reluctant to jump on board with the effort to ban guns in local parks … BMI is sending some jobs our way from NYC … We’re jealous of the Memphis Zoo because they have a new baby elephant.
A year ago on Nashvillest: We were still a little shocked by the enormous Music City Star fail on the Fourth of July, congratulated Keith and Nicole on the birth of Sunday Rose, chuckled at some truly mixed reviews, and discovered a whole underground city in Madison.
Photo by Grey Street Girl.
Good morning, Nashville. Life at the Spring Hill GM plant has been a rollercoaster over the past few months with the announcement that production would halt indefinitely after November and the subsequent loss of the bid for GM’s new smaller car. The latest talk involves several new manufacturing possibilities that could keep the plant open. [...]
Happy Hour: Number Nine
- In an effort to appear cool (and okay, also to bring more live music to Nashville), Mayor Dean is teaming up with Lightning 100 to bring a number of free shows to the public square downtown. We won’t find out who’s playing until the press conference tomorrow. [City Paper]
- When he’s not hatin’ on will.i.am or getting punched in the face or creating drama on the internet, Perez Hilton is now bashing Nashville by truly hitting us where it hurts: our country accents. Ouch. [Pith In The Wind]
- Because everything has a Nashville connection, a woman from middle Tennessee hit the proverbial Michael Jackson jackpot and was one of winners of the ticket lottery for his memorial service out in LA. [WSMV]
- Metro Police were able to confirm today that the gun used to kill Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi belonged to Kazemi and was purchased on Thursday night. There still aren’t any definitive answers as to what happened or why, but there’s plenty of shadiness to go around. [Tennessean]
- Jeff Fisher, who was on his way home from the Persian Gulf when all of this was going down, finally gave a press conference today and it was pretty gut-wrenching. [Tennessean]
Photo by N. Dawn.
In an effort to appear cool (and okay, also to bring more live music to Nashville), Mayor Dean is teaming up with Lightning 100 to bring a number of free shows to the public square downtown. We won’t find out who’s playing until the press conference tomorrow. [City Paper] When he’s not hatin’ on will.i.am [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 6, 2009
One of our favorite Fourth of July photos comes to us from ninaradio, who obviously snapped it before the Great Fourth Of July Monsoon of ’09.
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.
One of our favorite Fourth of July photos comes to us from ninaradio, who obviously snapped it before the Great Fourth Of July Monsoon of ’09. 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 [...]
Bright & Early: Just Another Manic Monday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. So this weekend wasn’t quite as relaxing as we’d hoped, but somehow despite the craziness of Steve McNair’s death, our souvenir sunburns from the Hot Chicken Festival, and The Great Fireworks Monsoon of ’09, we’ve still rolled into Monday morning in once piece. As of this morning, developments in the McNair case are still dominating the headlines: Investigators have now confirmed that he and Saleh Kazemi were definitely dating, neighbors are saying that they often saw Titans hanging out at her apartment, and someone even dug up a bunch of pictures of his Green Hills home that was up for sale. As details continue to come out, we’re still incredibly saddened by whole situation and kind of wish this weekend had never happened. The public memorial will be held Thursday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in White’s Creek at 3pm. Meanwhile, the makeshift memorial at his new restaurant, Gridiron9, continues to grow.
- Noooo! Speaking of restaurants, we know we’ve got some Las Palmas fans in our midst who will be sad to hear that the Antioch Pike location totally caught on fire last night. Fortunately the damage was minimal and it should be back up and running in no time. Close call, though.
- Franklin smells. The city of Franklin is getting a little cranky, understandably, about a foul odor wafting over their neighborhoods from the Superior Essex plant. It’s gotten so bad that they actually held a public meeting about it and have been “encouraged to keep a log, writing down the date and time the odor hits their neighborhood.” If anyone wants to scan a page from their log and e-mail it to us, we would love you forever.
- Bits & pieces. If you ever wonder about the magical journey of your Netflix discs to and from your mailbox, now is your chance to find out … It’s easier than ever to search the criminal history of anyone in Davidson County … Metro Schools are getting 50 new teachers courtesy of the Teach for America program … For the last time, Kellie Pickler and Kid Rock are not dating.
A year ago on Nashvillest: We welcomed 8,500 barbershop quartet singers into town for their annual conference, found out Where The Locals Eat, and shirked our blogging responsibilities.
Photo by Mark in Nashville.
Good morning, Nashville. So this weekend wasn’t quite as relaxing as we’d hoped, but somehow despite the craziness of Steve McNair’s death, our souvenir sunburns from the Hot Chicken Festival, and The Great Fireworks Monsoon of ’09, we’ve still rolled into Monday morning in once piece. As of this morning, developments in the McNair case [...]
Steve McNair Found Shot To Death On 4th Of July [RIP]
We wish we weren’t reporting this news, but police have confirmed that former Tennessee Titan Steve McNair has been shot to death in an apartment at the Rutledge House Condominiums at 2nd Avenue South and Lea Avenue downtown. A female whose identity has not been released was also found dead at the scene, as police responded to an emergency call around 1:45pm. No other details have been confirmed at this time.
Titans owner Bud Adams, Jr. has released the following statement:
We are saddened and shocked to hear the news of Steve McNair’s passing today. He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans. He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they deal with his untimely passing.
The story broke around 3pm, with the first reported news from WKRN reporter Christine Maddela on Twitter:
BREAKING NEWS: Steve Mcnair found dead, shot and killed. Stay tuned to News 2 for updates
We then followed as the story was released on WKRN online, then quickly removed. Several minutes later, WTVF reported live from the scene of the crime that a fire official and a TItans source had confirmed that the male shooting victim had been identified Steve McNair. By 3:30pm, WSMV and WZTV were also reporting live from 2nd Avenue and Lea Avenue, and reports from ESPN and CNN were starting to appear. At 4:00pm, a police official confirmed the death to media on camera, and the story then appeared at the Tennessean online.
Former Falcons running back Jamal Anderson used Twitter to dispel early rumors of a murder-suicide by McNair’s wife, and Titans running back LenDale White used his twitter account to pay his respects.
Fans are already visiting McNair’s new restaurant, Gridiron9, to pay their respects.
UPDATE [5:54pm]: Steve McNair’s career in photos (including a Titans jersey!), photos of McNair in the community, McNair’s teammates react to his death, video from the crime scene.
UPDATE [6:12pm]: CNN reports, “A law enforcement source close to the investigation said the woman is McNair’s girlfriend and that the residence is her condominium.”
UPDATE [9:45pm]: Press conference with police officials states that Steve McNair was shot multiple times, female victim Sahel Kazemi, age 20, was shot once in the head and found with a pistol near her body. No suspects are being pursued at this time and police have not ruled out a murder-suicide. McNair and Kazemi had a black Escalade registered in both of their names, and were stopped by police two nights ago with Kazemi taken into police custody after refusing a breathalyzer test. Tennessean has the most up-to-date online coverage.
UPDATE [Sunday 11am]: Robert Gaddy speaks out on discovering McNair’s body, making the 911 call, and the condo he co-rented with McNair. The McNair family issued a statement late last night:
The families of Steve McNair in Mississippi and Tennessee appreciate the concern, thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of our loss of a husband, father and son. The family requests everyone would allow them time to mourn.
Governor Phil Bredesen also issued a statement last night:
Andrea (Conte) and I were very saddened by the news of Steve McNair’s death. He has always felt like part of the Nashville family, and he will be sorely missed.
And Titans coach Jeff Fisher was finally contacted in Kuwait, where he issued a statement as well:
I am deeply saddened and at this point do not have the words to describe this loss. It is an extremely emotional moment and I don’t have the words to explain how I am feeling. I ask people to please pray for Mechelle and the entire McNair family. This is a tragic moment for his family, and it is a tragic moment for anyone who knew and loved Steve.
The Tennessean prematurely reports an “apparent murder-suicide,” but nothing has been confirmed by authorities. Autopsies are scheduled for today.
Kazemi’s ex-boyfriend, Keith Norfleet, confirms that McNair and Kazemi had been dating for a few months, and claims that Kazemi had plans to break off the relationship with McNair [Tennessean]. Some reports quote Steve McNair’s wife, Mechelle, as saying that she had not heard from him in several days [WSMV].
UPDATE [Sunday 1:15pm]: TMZ has obtained photos of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi on vacation together several months ago, further solidifying Norfleet’s claims that Kazemi and McNair were dating.
UPDATE [Sunday 2:00pm]: Press conference with police spokesperson Don Aaron confirms that Steve McNair’s death was a homicide, Sahel Kazemi’s death has not yet been classified. The pistol was found under Kazemi’s body and it is believed that the deaths occurred early in the morning Saturday, as much as 12 hours before the bodies were discovered. There were no signs of forced entry into the apartment, and no suspects are being pursued at this time. Police also confirmed McNair and Kazemi’s dating relationship.
UPDATE [Monday 8:00am]: No new information has been released, but this USA Today article is some new reading [via Nashville Is Talking].
UPDATE [Monday 1:00pm]: Police believe that the gun used to kill both McNair and Kazemi was purchased recently by Kazemi.
Photo by keithallison.
We wish we weren’t reporting this news, but police have confirmed that former Tennessee Titan Steve McNair has been shot to death in an apartment at the Rutledge House Condominiums at 2nd Avenue South and Lea Avenue downtown. A female whose identity has not been released was also found dead at the scene, as police responded [...]
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