Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Happy Hour: Sharing The Wealth
- The TBI is considering charging local law enforcement for the use of their crime lab to analyze crime scene evidence. Local police departments depend on the labs for most of the analysis, but because our state is broke and slashed their budget, they’ve decided they need the extra money. A change like that could cost counties tens of thousands of dollars. [WTVF]
- Mark Chesnut, the Metro Police sergeant who was shot during a routine traffic stop on I-40, is suing the Corrections Corporation of America over the incident. Sgt. Chesnut was shot five times while sitting in his car by an inmate who had escaped from a CCA-owned prison in Mississippi. [WSMV]
- A member of the anti-Scientology group Anonymous is suing the Scientology Celebrity Centre on 8th Ave. after he was allegedly assaulted and injured during a protest of their grand opening back in April. [Tennessean]
- Keith Urban played in the Cool Springs Verizon store parking lot and everyone survived. [WKRN]
- With the Halloween festivities come a lot of street closures. Be prepared. [Tennessean]
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The TBI is considering charging local law enforcement for the use of their crime lab to analyze crime scene evidence. Local police departments depend on the labs for most of the analysis, but because our state is broke and slashed their budget, they’ve decided they need the extra money. A change like that could cost [...]
Weekendist: Halloween Showdown Edition
We’ll never know how it got to be the end of October already, but when it comes to milking Halloween for all it’s worth, Nashville has you covered. So bust out your crazy costumes and see how much of this you can fit into one weekend. We dare you. Also, we love y’all a whole lot and want to make sure you stay safe out there. Miller/Coors is partnering with Nashville MTA to provide free rides tomorrow night from 7pm-1am, or you can give Zingo Nashville a call to get you and your car home safely, or you can add GoFastCab to your phone book to book your cab by text.
FRIDAY, October 30th
- Nashville Zoo’s Ghouls at Grassmere. 5pm-9pm, Nashville Zoo. Tonight’s your last chance to round up the kids and head to Nashville’s wildest (or at least furriest) Halloween bash. You’ll find trick-or-treating, haunted hayrides, games, costume parades, and obviously some really cute animals. Say hey to Gumu for us! See website for ticket prices.
- Team Green Adventures’ Bone Bash. 7pm, Cannery Ballroom. Party it up for a great cause with the Arthritis Foundation. Music, games, and costume contests with ticket and silent auction proceeds going to the foundation. $25 GA/$55 VIP.
- The Hallo-CREAM Party. 9pm, Mercy Lounge. Just some straight-up good music brought to you by our friends at the Nashville Cream. Matt Friction and the Cheap Shots, Tallest Trees, Chris Crofton, and however much more good music they can cram into one evening. FREE.
- Shocktober: Rocky Horror Picture Show. Midnight, the Belcourt. Our favorite local theater is getting into the spooky spirit with two midnight showings of this Halloween classic on Friday and Saturday nights. Unfortunately, both showings are sold out, but you might have some luck on Craigslist. This one also comes with a live cast.
SATURDAY, October 31st
- Halloween Hoedown at the Hill Center. 8am-6pm, Hill Center at Green Hills. Free fancy reusable shopping bags to the first 200 Whole Foods shoppers (if you can peel yourself out of bed at 8am), costume contest with loads of great prizes, outdoor concert at 2pm, tons of local vendors… yes please! FREE.
- Franklin PumpkinFest. All day, downtown Franklin. We won’t even try to explain what this entails, except to say that it’s one of our favorite events of the year. And there will probably be caramel apples as big as your face. Head over to the official website for a schedule of adult- and kid-friendly stuff. FREE.
- Nashville Symphony’s Halloween on the High Seas. 11am, Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Class it up a bit when the Nashville Symphony and the Nashville Ballet team up to play some spooky tunes from Pirates of the Caribbean and other pirate-y favorites. $25.
- I Run For The Party Halloween 5K Fun Run. 3pm, Divison St/ Music Square East. Run a 5K, drink some beer, party in the streets.
- Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars. 7pm, Sommet Center. If you’re looking for something decidedly un-Halloween, then please, for the love of all things holy, go cheer on the Predators to another win. They need some love. $26+
- Yazoo Halloweast Pub Crawl. 7pm, Five Points. If elbowing your way through a boozy crowd of hundreds and hundreds of people, then join Yazoo’s classic annual crawl between 3 Crow, Red Door, the 5 Spot, Beyond the Edge, Battered & Fried, and Drifters BBQ. And if you make it to all six of those bars, you probably will be crawling.
- Stryper. 7:30pm, Wildhorse Saloon. Laugh all you want, but nothing says Halloween like aging 80s glam-rockers in a sea of denim, big hair, and spandex. $15-$45.
- Avett Brothers Halloween show. 8pm, Ryman Auditorium. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention this one, but unless you’ve got your tickets already, you’re out of luck. And remember, the folks at the Ryman are cool with Halloween costumes, but absolutely no face masks will be permitted including fake beards. So if you were thinking about dressing up as an Avett brother or Iron & Wine or Jesus or something, leave it at home.
- Zombie Zulu: Night Of The Drunken Dead. 4pm, French Quarter Cafe. Watch Shaun of the Dead on a giant screen, listen to some live music, shake your undead booty, and drink some beer. See website for ticket information.
- Hustler Hollywood’s Nightmare in Music City ‘09. 9pm-2:30am, Mercy Lounge & Cannery Ballroom. It wouldn’t be Halloween without a giant party at Mercy Lounge. Indoor and outdoor DJs will be spinning all night long, five bars with drink specials, a free photobooth to immortalize your sweet costumes, and we also heard something about “GIANT HEATED TENTS” in case it’s actually cold outside. $15 GA/$50 VIP.
SUNDAY, November 1st
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans. 3:05pm, LP Field. Witness history with the Titans’ first win of 2009. We hope! $43+.
If we missed anything, leave it in the comments!
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We’ll never know how it got to be the end of October already, but when it comes to milking Halloween for all it’s worth, Nashville has you covered. So bust out your crazy costumes and see how much of this you can fit into one weekend. We dare you. Also, we love y’all a whole [...]
Bright & Early: Halloweentown Edition
Good morning, Nashville. With Halloween just around the corner (is it really the end of October already?), there’s at least one group of people who won’t be partying it up. As it does every year, the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole will be keeping a close eye on sex offenders to make sure that they’re not handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, decorating their homes, wearing costumes, hosting Halloween parties, taking their own kids trick-or-treating, going to haunted houses, and pretty much everything else Halloween-related. Throughout the day and evening, they’ll be making visits to sex offenders’ homes to make sure these policies are strictly enforced.
- Things are looking up. With a little help from the feds, Jefferson Street will soon be getting a facelift that includes a brand new park at the I-40 overpass. City officials hope this will be the beginning of a revitalization for the area, which has become increasingly run-down in the past few years.
- New grant for Meharry. Congratulations to Meharry Medical College for scoring the biggest grant in the school’s history from the National Institutes for Health. The $21 million award will go towards exploring health discrepancies among African Americans.
- Bits & pieces. Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend, so don’t forget to set your clocks back … The Preds finally won, thank goodness. It’s about time someone wins a game in this city … Metro received some federal grants to train and hire 50 new police officers.
Photo by Grey Street Girl.
Good morning, Nashville. With Halloween just around the corner (is it really the end of October already?), there’s at least one group of people who won’t be partying it up. As it does every year, the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole will be keeping a close eye on sex offenders to make sure that [...]
Happy Hour: You’re Fired
- After the Titans’ excruciating six straight losses that we try to forget about, Coach Fisher announced today that Vince Young will be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. No pressure or anything, VY™. [WKRN]
- Vols Coach Lane Kiffin is totally down with Lil’ Wayne. [Tennessean]
- Speaking of the Vols, the Tennessean is kind enough to clear up the question of whether or not this “Rocky Top” everyone speaks of actually exists (it does.) [Tennessean]
- Operation Turnaround, a mentoring program for juvenile offenders in Clarksville, has seemingly caused a 55% reduction in the town’s teen crime rates. [WSMV]
- The Cool Springs Verizon store is battening down the hatches in preparation for the free Keith Urban show in their parking lot tomorrow afternoon. If you have any sense at all, you’ll stay as far away from that as possible. [Tennessean]
- Some raw video footage of the MTSU student’s assault on a campus preacher has surfaced on the Youtubes. [Nashville Is Talking]
Photo by Garrett Crawford.
After the Titans’ excruciating six straight losses that we try to forget about, Coach Fisher announced today that Vince Young will be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. No pressure or anything, VY™. [WKRN]
Vols Coach Lane Kiffin is totally down with Lil’ Wayne. [Tennessean]
Speaking of the Vols, the Tennessean is kind enough [...]
Bright & Early: All For The Money Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Some traveling thieves are thought have left Nashville with upwards of $30,000 in stolen cash from an organized ATM skimming operation targeted at bank ATMs around Nashville. Metro police have turned up 39 cases of theft so far, but they’re asking everyone to check bank accounts online since it’s possible that other victims might not notice suspicious charges right away. The suspects reportedly travel from city to city placing the skimming devices and then removing them when they leave.
- The Nashville Public Library is stepping into the 21st century with downloadable books, music, and movies that can be accessed through the library’s website. The files expire two to three weeks after they’re downloaded and you won’t run the risk of late fees. Thanks to Adam K. for the tip!
- DNA testing has cleared a Memphis man from rape and burglary charges, but only after he served nearly 32 years in prison. He’s suing the state for $1 million due to wrongful imprisonment, but he says he’s just happy to be out.
- Bits & pieces. Nick Jonas is releasing a side project that he spent two weeks recording in Nashville a while back … Vanderbilt is testing yet another flu vaccine, this time for elderly folks … A Rutherford County woman is collecting suitcases for foster kids … Somehow, three separate Tennessee counties have seen cases of sex with animals recently … There are some intense efforts to save the Fairgrounds Speedway.
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Good morning, Nashville. Some traveling thieves are thought have left Nashville with upwards of $30,000 in stolen cash from an organized ATM skimming operation targeted at bank ATMs around Nashville. Metro police have turned up 39 cases of theft so far, but they’re asking everyone to check bank accounts online since it’s possible that other [...]
Happy Hour: A Dream Within A Dream
- Titans running back Javon Ringer was whisked away from practice today by an ambulance due to a back injury. Could this season get any worse? [WKRN]
- And we’re practically on the edge of our seats waiting to hear Coach Fisher’s big QB announcement tomorrow. Okay, not really. [Tennessean]
- Controversial Vols coach Lane Kiffin, however, has been immortalized on Lil’ Wayne’s new mixtape No Ceilings. The reference? “Smoke weed, talk s*** like Lane Kiffin.” Charming! [Tennessean]
- And lo and behold, a New Kid On The Block is in town. [Tennessean]
- Rocketown is catching some heat for bringing in bands that supposedly tout “anti-Christian” messages, though the venue was founded by Michael W. Smith to provide a positive environment for teens. [WKRN]
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Titans running back Javon Ringer was whisked away from practice today by an ambulance due to a back injury. Could this season get any worse? [WKRN]
And we’re practically on the edge of our seats waiting to hear Coach Fisher’s big QB announcement tomorrow. Okay, not really. [Tennessean]
Controversial Vols coach Lane Kiffin, however, has been immortalized [...]
Bright & Early: Flu-Be-Gone Edition
Good morning, Nashville. With the H1N1 vaccines being the hot commodities that they are these days, the Metro Health Department blew through Monday’s shipment in two days. Though they’re fresh out of the shots, they still have a metric ton of FluMist vaccines to go around for those who prefer to take it up the nose (and aren’t infants, old, or pregnant). If you’re still looking to get vaccinated, you can get the mist for free Wednesday from 7am – 4pm at the Lentz Public Health Center.
- The Music City Center is facing yet another round of criticism, this time about the proposed 3-square-mile “tourism zone” around the complex. The zone is intended to create a watershed of tax revenue targeted at tourists, except some folks don’t understands why it includes part of East Nashville.
- After reexamining the rockslide situation on I-40 near the North Carolina border, experts have realized that the original 3-month cleanup estimate may be “unreasonable.”
- Bits & pieces. Chattanooga received $112 million in federal energy funding, but Nashville got zilch … Bellevue might be getting a little more hip … A woman was robbed and stabbed outside of the White Bridge Target last night … Keith Urban will be performing at a Verizon store in Franklin.
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Good morning, Nashville. With the H1N1 vaccines being the hot commodities that they are these days, the Metro Health Department blew through Monday’s shipment in two days. Though they’re fresh out of the shots, they still have a metric ton of FluMist vaccines to go around for those who prefer to take it up the [...]
Happy Hour: Life On The Edge
- Some intense gang operation was busted up by the feds in Nashville and Murfreesboro with 64 counts of murder, attempted murder, drugs and kidnapping spread between the 9 members arrested. Three others are still at large. [Tennessean]
- Volkswagen has received over 5,000 applications for the 1,200 available positions at the plant. We feel this is a testament to our 10-point-whatever unemployment rate. [WTVF]
- More than $4,000 worth of panties were stolen from a Murfreesboro Victoria’s Secret overnight. [WSMV]
- Unsurprisingly, no one wanted to venture out in the rain to vote in the election to choose the next four rulers of Franklin. [Tennessean]
- An MTSU student was arrested following an altercation with a preacher on campus. Everyone is still trying to sort out exactly what happened, but there may or may not have been some groping involved. [Nashville Is Talking]
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Some intense gang operation was busted up by the feds in Nashville and Murfreesboro with 64 counts of murder, attempted murder, drugs and kidnapping spread between the 9 members arrested. Three others are still at large. [Tennessean]
Volkswagen has received over 5,000 applications for the 1,200 available positions at the plant. We feel this is a [...]
Bright & Early: They’re Baaack Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Remember that whole Bible Park USA debacle in Rutherford County a long time ago? Developers of the Bible theme park were eventually defeated when the city voted against the rezoning that would’ve allowed them to build. Last week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned the decision because of some shady clauses in the county zoning resolution that the court determined to be invalid. So for now, it looks Bible Park USA is back on the table.
- VY™ to start Sunday? We enjoyed the Titans’ bye week so much that we hadn’t even thought about Sunday’s upcoming game against the Jaguars. Owner Bud Adams is making it clear that he wants Vince Young in the starting slot over Kerry Collins.
- Oh, District 5. The East Nashville District 5 council race is taking a turn for the nasty now that incumbent Pam Murray and challenger Jamie Hollins have started lobbing accusations at each other. Hollins led the effort to get a recall vote for Murray, who has allegedly been spending most of her time in Detroit while she serves on Nashville’s Metro Council.
- Bits & pieces. There’s a 72-hour firesale going on over at Southwest including flights to and from Nashville … We’re looking at a rainy, rainy afternoon … The Knoxville Zoo caught on fire yesterday, but no animals were hurt.
Photo by Peppysis.
Good morning, Nashville. Remember that whole Bible Park USA debacle in Rutherford County a long time ago? Developers of the Bible theme park were eventually defeated when the city voted against the rezoning that would’ve allowed them to build. Last week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned the decision because of some shady clauses in [...]
Happy Hour: Comin’ Around The Mountain
- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be getting a $44 million makeover thanks to some new federal dollars courtesy of the economic stimulus. [WSMV]
- Speaking of things out in that general direction, an overnight rockslide across I-40 near the North Carolina border caused an entire chunk of the interstate to close. And it must’ve been a real doozy because officials are estimating three months for the cleanup. Thanks to Kevin E. for the tip! [WSMV]
- Some folks in Memphis are setting out to tackle the problem of infant mortality in Shelby County. Tennessee’s infant mortality rate is among the highest in the country, and Shelby County’s is actually worse than Jamaica and Uruguay. [WZTV]
- The Gulch just got a little more trafficky after Mayor Dean cut the ribbon on the Velocity, the newest condo building. [WKRN]
- A very diligent citizen has been checking out books from the Maury County Library and crossing out all of the curse words. Unfortunately this is also considered defacing public property, so they’d love to hear any leads if you’ve got them. [WSMV]
- Nashville received 500 new injectable H1N1 vaccines and 1,300 more FluMist vaccines today. Get ‘em while they’re hot! [WKRN]
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be getting a $44 million makeover thanks to some new federal dollars courtesy of the economic stimulus. [WSMV]
Speaking of things out in that general direction, an overnight rockslide across I-40 near the North Carolina border caused an entire chunk of the interstate to close. And it must’ve [...]
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