Daily Archives: March 10th, 2010
Happy Hour: Long Way Down
- ‘Tis the week for chemical spills, it seems: A Chattanooga wastewater plant employee was seriously burned after around one ton of chlorine leaked inside a containment building. [WZTV]
- The TBI has released a sketch of the woman who is being accused of posing as an immigration enforcement agent, stabbing a woman, and stealing her 4-day old baby. If you think you’ve seen anything contact the TBI immediately. [WKRN]
- In order to finish the Emory River dredging ahead of schedule, the TVA is quickening the pace its shipments of the toxic ash to a landfill in Perry County, Alabama by train. [WZTV]
- Nearly 2,900 Clarksville drivers were nabbed for running red lights in September thanks to the fancy red light cameras they installed a few months ago. Unfortunately that number actually increased from August. [WSMV]
- Some folks in Murfreesboro are all up in arms about a certain church sign that seems to call President Obama a nut. [Tennessean]
Photo by elemak.
‘Tis the week for chemical spills, it seems: A Chattanooga wastewater plant employee was seriously burned after around one ton of chlorine leaked inside a containment building. [WZTV]
The TBI has released a sketch of the woman who is being accused of posing as an immigration enforcement agent, stabbing a woman, and stealing her 4-day old [...]
The Weekendist: Full-Blown Fall Fest Edition
A week of cool autumn temperatures already has us in the mood for bonfires and corn mazes and pumpkin patches. Luckily, Nashville caters to our seasonal moodiness with an assortment of fall festivities, many taking place this weekend. Here are our top picks for enjoying the 75-and-sunny temperatures of this weekend.
FRIDAY
- Al Menah Shrine Circus. Municipal Auditorium, various show times Thursday – Monday. The Shriners are back in town, though we didn’t see any elephants roaming downtown Nashville streets this year.
- Bluegrass Fan Fest. Nashville Convention Center, October 2-4. Topping off World of Bluegrass Week is the Bluegrass Fan Fest down at the Nashville Convention Center. The music goes all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and individual day passes are a bit pricey… But kids up to age 16 get in free, so for the whole bluegrass-lovin’ family it might not be that bad.
SATURDAY
- Free admission at Cheekwood. Cheekwood, Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm, Sunday 11am-4:30pm. Cheekwood’s free this weekend, but you already knew that.
- Celebration of Cultures. Centennial Park, 10am-6pm, free. Enjoy the weather outside at Centennial Park, where there will be performances, food (and lots of it), a world market and global village displays. Last year, your Nashvillest editors even got to dress up in traditional Somali garb and have our pictures made!
- Walden Artisan Market. 1898 Eastland Ave, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. This is the last neighborhood artisan market in the current location, so don’t think you can just go next month. Support local artisans with beautiful handmade wares on display, and start your Christmas shopping early!
- Rocktoberfest. Grimeys, 10am-8pm. Another one of Grimey’s all-day outdoor sales and concerts, but this time not in 100-degree weather. Catch a lineup of Brooke Waggoner, Oblio, Heavy Cream, Warband, The Shazam and Patrick Sweany with DJ sets in between, and buy some records. You know, what you usually do at Grimey’s.
- First Saturday Art Crawl/Sound Crawl Nashville. Downtown Nashville, 6pm-9pm. Joining the usual first-Saturday art crawl is a new twist: Sound Crawl Nashville. In addition to enjoying fine visual art at most of the downtown galleries on Saturday night (for free, of course), an auditory art component will be interwoven through the experience. Okay, so we really don’t know what’s going on, but the art crawl is fun and we’re sure that the sound crawl will be too.
SUNDAY
- Sunday’s short of fun of its own, but don’t forget that many of this weekend’s events include Sunday too. Browse the Walden Artisan Market, check out Cheekwood or go see the Shrine Circus on Sunday, since we know you won’t be fitting everything in this weekend.
Photo by Allison Stillwell.
A week of cool autumn temperatures already has us in the mood for bonfires and corn mazes and pumpkin patches. Luckily, Nashville caters to our seasonal moodiness with an assortment of fall festivities, many taking place this weekend. Here are our top picks for enjoying the 75-and-sunny temperatures of this weekend.
FRIDAY
Al Menah Shrine Circus. Municipal [...]
Bright & Early: Left Or Right Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Some West Nashvillians are concerned about Metro’s pending decision to move the West Precinct from the Hillwood neighborhood on Charlotte Pike to a new location near Sylvan Park. The Metro Council announced a plan to buy up an old Ford dealership at 5520 Charlotte Pike and renovate the space to make more room for the precinct in addition to adding a new DNA crime lab after various other deals fell through that were closer to the current location. The West Precinct is quickly running out of space, and officials are in a hurry to add more.
- Kingston cleanup. TVA officials expect cleanup in Kingston to be finished by Spring of next year–or phase one of the cleanup, that is. The first phase mostly encompasses the dredging of the Emory River, which is considered to be the most time-sensitive piece. As for the rest of it, they’re not sure how many years it could take and the price tag is expected to be upwards of $1 billion.
- Tightening the leash. After an accounting error that resulted in the loss of nearly $2,000 in federal funds for Metro Schools, Director Jesse Register has hired an outside firm to track and manage finances for the time being. Though the help comes to the tune of $1 million, Dr. Register insists that they need it.
- Bits & pieces. The Governor’s Highway Safety Office is setting out to reduce Tennessee’s traffic fatalities by 10% by 2012 … In the face of the recession, the Downtown Partnership says that our downtown is doing just fine(ish) … An advocacy group is suing the Secretary of State for not implementing Tennessee’s new law about voter-verified paper ballots … Metro Police arrested a woman who was allegedly planning a jailbreak involving a helicopter for a well-known gang leader and drug lord.
Photo by Team Mantooth.
Good morning, Nashville. Some West Nashvillians are concerned about Metro’s pending decision to move the West Precinct from the Hillwood neighborhood on Charlotte Pike to a new location near Sylvan Park. The Metro Council announced a plan to buy up an old Ford dealership at 5520 Charlotte Pike and renovate the space to make more [...]
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