Daily Archives: March 4th, 2010
Happy Hour: Revenge Of The Crack Tax
- The gentleman responsible for getting our state’s crack tax overturned is now filing a class-action suit against the state to get back the money that was collected under the law, which is apparently over $10 million. [Tennessean]
- A new study shows that 1/5 of the folks caught driving drunk will be caught again for the same offense. [Tennessean]
- The Contributor, a paper produced by Nashville’s homeless community and advocates, won a national award over the weekend. [WPLN]
- Speaking of newspapers, you might’ve noticed a new one gracing the stands: the Nashville Retrospect newspaper. Like its name implies, it posts articles and pictures from Nashville in decades past. [WPLN]
- Some unlikely businesses are starting to take food stamps to keep business up now that more folks are using them. [WKRN]
Photo by stephaniedshepherd.
The gentleman responsible for getting our state’s crack tax overturned is now filing a class-action suit against the state to get back the money that was collected under the law, which is apparently over $10 million. [Tennessean]
A new study shows that 1/5 of the folks caught driving drunk will be caught again for the same [...]
Bright & Early: Rough Weekend Edition
Good morning, Nashville. A Billy Currington concert in Alberta, Canada went horribly wrong over the weekend when a storm blew through and caused the stage to collapse. Though they tried to clear the stage about three minutes before the storm hit, one person was killed and fifteen other folks were injured. Currington managed to escape with a gash to the head while some of his band members sustained multiple injuries. Two people are still in critical condition.
- Rocketown moving. Rocketown is trying to figure out what to do now that Metro is kicking them out of their current space downtown because of the new convention center. Though they’ve picked out a new building, they’re waiting on the Metro Housing & Development Authority to make a final offer on the old building.
- Tax free fail. Tax-free weekend kicks off this Friday, but it comes a week too late for some families in counties where school starts today. Since the main purpose of tax-free weekend is to give back-to-school shoppers a break, many wonder about the poor planning.
- Bits & pieces. Residents in Westmoreland, TN are wondering why a tornado warning wasn’t issued last week … The city is looking at past five years’ worth of crime data to determine where to put the next police precinct … The Tennessean tries to explain why men are suffering more emotional stress due to unemployment … MTA’s bus schedule changes start this week.
Photo by so.salem.
Good morning, Nashville. A Billy Currington concert in Alberta, Canada went horribly wrong over the weekend when a storm blew through and caused the stage to collapse. Though they tried to clear the stage about three minutes before the storm hit, one person was killed and fifteen other folks were injured. Currington managed to escape [...]
East (Nashville) Eats: Shaking Things Up
East Nashville is seeing some serious shakeup in the eating department, both in the past few months and in the days and weeks to come (but don’t think that’s a bad thing). Here’s a rundown of the shakeup across the river:
In addition to the opening of Nuvo Burrito in Five Points, a tiny new Vietnamese restaurant has quietly opened its doors up a couple blocks on Fatherland. Far East (get it?!) Vietnamese not only gets points for one of the most clever restaurant names we’ve ever heard, but for bringing Vietnamese to the east-of-Charlotte masses in need of some piping hot pho. Bites visited Far East and reported back with a thumbs-up, but we’ve heard mixed reviews from the community.
Then there’s The Green Wagon, the tiny, earth-friendly general store in Sylvan Park, who announced an East Nashville expansion earlier this year. The ink is fresh on their lease at 1100 Forrest Avenue in Five Points, and they’re aiming to be open by September 1st. Plans for the East Nashville store include a small vegetarian cafe.
Las Maracas is getting two new homes in the East Nashville area. Currently, the bustling orange building in Inglewood is one of the only Mexican options on the east side (Thanks to Paul for the correction!), but that will soon change. Las Maracas is opening a true East Nashville location at 2704 Gallatin Pike in a week or two, and a Madison restaurant will follow for those a bit further down Gallatin.
UPDATE 8/4:The Inglewood store will not renew its lease on October 31 of this year. We apologize for the misinformation that was passed to us by Las Maracas management.
And we can’t forget about PadThai Kitchen, and their upcoming move from Woodland (thanks, Chris!) to a new location at 604 Gallatin Avenue in September. With the location change, they plan to be open 7 days a week, good news for east side Thai enthusiasts.
All in all, we’re kind of jealous of our East Nashville friends and their new eateries, but we can make do with frequent visits.
East Nashvillians, tell us – With all your new options, what’s one new restaurant or business that you’d really like to see come to your part of town?
East Nashville is seeing some serious shakeup in the eating department, both in the past few months and in the days and weeks to come (but don’t think that’s a bad thing). Here’s a rundown of the shakeup across the river:
In addition to the opening of Nuvo Burrito in Five Points, a tiny new Vietnamese [...]
Nashvillest Readers, We Toast To You!
Readers, we love you! Your recent support led to us winning the Tennessean’s Toast of Music City “Best Blog” award, and we can’t thank you enough! Every day, your emails, comments and tweets keep us going. We don’t get a chance to respond to everything, but we’re always here and always reading, and we truly appreciate your readership and support.
Check out our online Toast of Music City winners’ profile here, or click here to browse through the rest of this year’s winners. You also might have been privy to our full-page Q&A feature in the Tennessean if you picked up last Sunday’s paper, but alas, that’s not on the interwebs anywhere for readers on this “Best Blog” to check out (you win some, you lose some).
Congrats to all of our friends who were winners and nominees!
Readers, we love you! Your recent support led to us winning the Tennessean’s Toast of Music City “Best Blog” award, and we can’t thank you enough! Every day, your emails, comments and tweets keep us going. We don’t get a chance to respond to everything, but we’re always here and always reading, and we truly [...]
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