Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: And Tennessee’s Hottest Bachelor Is…
- Take a number, ladies: Cosmopolitan magazine has picked Nashville’s own Beau Davidson to represent Tennessee in their 2009 Hottest Bachelors issue. [Tennessean]
- A Delta Airlines flight en route to Atlanta was diverted to Nashville after a passenger reportedly started getting a little too hands-on with some fellow passengers and quoting Bible verses all the while. [Nashville Is Talking]
- Some folks in Nashville are trying to get a temporary restraining order against President Obama, among some other departments of the US government. [Post Politics]
- The co-owner of Steve McNair’s restaurant Gridiron9 wants to shut the place down permanently. It was only open for 10 days before closing in the wake of McNair’s murder. [WTVF]
- The state is cutting its TennCare reimbursement amounts to doctors by 7% next year because our state seems to be going broke. Trouble is, the number of patients is actually expected to increase. [WPLN]
Photo by sebilden.
Take a number, ladies: Cosmopolitan magazine has picked Nashville’s own Beau Davidson to represent Tennessee in their 2009 Hottest Bachelors issue. [Tennessean] A Delta Airlines flight en route to Atlanta was diverted to Nashville after a passenger reportedly started getting a little too hands-on with some fellow passengers and quoting Bible verses all the while. [...]
Contribute 2009: Buy Local, Nashville!
Readers both new and old should know at least one thing about Nashvillest: We’re all about supporting our local businesses. Not that we don’t chow down on a chain-store burrito or two every now and again, but we’re firm believers in the fact that the unique, locally-owned businesses in town make Nashville, well, Nashville.
Our love for local businesses is so strong, we’re jumping on board with Contribute 2009, a nationwide initiative to encourage consumers to pledge to spend $50 at a local business in the coming days. Contribute 2009 officially began yesterday, October 12, but shoppers are encouraged to support their local businesses anytime this week (and any other time, of course!). If 99,999 others join us in our pledge to spend $50 at a small local business this week, $5 million will be spread around to our friends, neighbors and families. While $50 may sound like a lot, there are plenty of locally-owned small businesses that provide everyday essentials such as groceries, cleaning supplies, clothing and coffee (suddenly, $50 doesn’t seem like that much…).
We encourage you to join us in supporting our community this week. Hit up pie & pint night with a friend or five, stock up on groceries at The Turnip Truck instead of battling traffic in Green Hills, or kick off your Christmas shopping at one of the many locally-owned boutiques in 12 South, Edgehill Village or East Nashville.
Drop us a line in the comments if you plan on participating, and let’s hear your suggestions for small local businesses that could use our dollars.
If you’re looking to us for ideas, just take a trip down memory lane with us. We’ll make it easy for you: Ugly Mugs. Fresh Blends. The Silly Goose. Crema. Nuvo Burrito. The Green Wagon. The Local Taco. Prince’s. Nashville Farmer’s Market. Fleur de Lis Flavors. DrinkHaus. Zumi Sushi. The Belcourt. Tennessee Repertory Theatre. The Perch. Elena’s Cafe. [And more, but we're not ambitious enough to dig through THAT many archives.]
Readers both new and old should know at least one thing about Nashvillest: We’re all about supporting our local businesses. Not that we don’t chow down on a chain-store burrito or two every now and again, but we’re firm believers in the fact that the unique, locally-owned businesses in town make Nashville, well, Nashville. Our [...]
Double The Free Frist Fun This Week [Freebies]
Been wanting to check out the new Georgia O’Keeffe And Her Times exhibit at the Frist? Clear your schedule, because the Frist is free both tomorrow (October 14) and Sunday (October 18) for First Tennessee Free Day and Free Family Day, respectively.
First Tennessee Free Day will provide free admission to the Frist during the day tomorrow (10am-5:30pm), thanks to First Tennessee bank. Free Family Day on Sunday goes from 1pm-5:30pm, and includes a variety of musical demonstrations, art stations and story times.
As always, the Frist Center provides free admission to college students with ID on Thursday and Friday nights from 5-9pm, and free admission for anyone on Mondays (in 2009) with a canned food donation for Second Harvest Food Bank. Three cheers for the Frist (and their sponsors) for their generosity to the Nashville community!
Photo by ktylerconk.
Been wanting to check out the new Georgia O’Keeffe And Her Times exhibit at the Frist? Clear your schedule, because the Frist is free both tomorrow (October 14) and Sunday (October 18) for First Tennessee Free Day and Free Family Day, respectively. First Tennessee Free Day will provide free admission to the Frist during the [...]
October Fools: East Nashville Not Really Getting Tunnel To Downtown
Bongo Java has a message for you East Nashvillians who really thought that a rooftop bowling alley, mini-movie theatre and an UNDERGROUND TUNNEL were moving in next door to their 11th Street location: J/K, guyz!
Turns out that Nashville is a little more gullible than they thought, and Bongo had to take the fun out of it by explaining the joke. While they did purchase the lot next door, they currently have no plans to dig a tunnel to downtown. From the Bongo Java newsletter:
The sign on the left here hangs on the empty lot next to Bongo Java Roasting Co. in East Nashville. The East Nashville ListServe was quickly filled with speculation of “is it true?” and “who dunnit” and the like. We even got an email thanking the developer for bringing this to the neighborhood.
We’re here to set the record straight: we recently bought the property; we have no current plans for the site; the sign was an early April Fool’s Day joke. Sorry. East Nashvillians will have to wait for an underground tunnel to Downtown.
Bongo Java has a message for you East Nashvillians who really thought that a rooftop bowling alley, mini-movie theatre and an UNDERGROUND TUNNEL were moving in next door to their 11th Street location: J/K, guyz! Turns out that Nashville is a little more gullible than they thought, and Bongo had to take the fun out [...]
Bright & Early: The Vaccine Is Here Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Starting this morning, the Metro Nashville Health Department is giving out free H1N1 flu vaccines to the general public. Though they originally planned to save the first 4,900 doses for healthcare professionals, only 64 actually showed up yesterday. Officials are recommending that kids and young adults receive it first since they’re the most susceptible and it hasn’t been approved for pregnant women, another vulnerable group. Currently only a live vaccine in nasal spray form is available, but shots are expected to arrive a little later in the season. The clinic is open from 7am-4pm today (directions).
- Capping SCHIP. Coverkids, which is Tennessee’s State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), is putting a cap on new enrollments because our state can’t afford it anymore. There are about 42,000 kids in the program at the moment and we’re not sure when the cap will be removed.
- Delays with the convention center. Officials are saying that construction on the Music City Center is already behind by about a year, meaning a 2013 grand opening is looking doubtful. But because the Convention & Visitors Bureau has already ambitiously booked some 2013 conventions, we could owe $290,000 in penalties–much of which would likely be public tax dollars.
- Bits & pieces. Police finally arrested the kid who took a Metro school bus on a joy ride over the weekend … Nashville’s per-pupil spending is up almost 19% from 2001 … Three cheers for Dickson County for actually balancing their budget and not shutting down their schools and jails … Tennessee’s stimulus has reportedly created more than 1,700 jobs.
Photo by sunndog818.
Good morning, Nashville. Starting this morning, the Metro Nashville Health Department is giving out free H1N1 flu vaccines to the general public. Though they originally planned to save the first 4,900 doses for healthcare professionals, only 64 actually showed up yesterday. Officials are recommending that kids and young adults receive it first since they’re the [...]
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