Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: Down For The Count
- Tennessee’s Golden Boy Vince Young was unable to finish practice today and left early to ice down that nasty-looking knee injury he sustained in Sunday’s bout with the Colts. Coach Fisher says he’s not extremely worried about Vince being ready to start by this weekend. [Tennessean]
- Oak Ridge’s geothermal technology demonstration tops the list of 100 federally funded projects due for a “Stimulus Checkup” to make sure they’re using all of their economic stimulus money correctly. [KnoxNews via Post Politics]
- An elderly couple accidentally drove through the window of a car dealership in Wilson County this morning, injuring three employees. [WKRN]
- There has been a rash of theft in Brentwood involving UPS packages being stolen from people’s front doorsteps. [Tennessean]
- A mysterious person dropped a gold coin valued at $1,100 into one of the Salvation Army Christmas kettles outside of a Clarksville Kroger last night. [WSMV]
Photo by James T. Atkinson.
Tennessee’s Golden Boy Vince Young was unable to finish practice today and left early to ice down that nasty-looking knee injury he sustained in Sunday’s bout with the Colts. Coach Fisher says he’s not extremely worried about Vince being ready to start by this weekend. [Tennessean] Oak Ridge’s geothermal technology demonstration tops the list of [...]
Suit Up: Santa Rampage Spreading Christmas Jeer This Saturday
Don’t be surprised if you head downtown on Saturday night, only to find yourself rubbing your eyes and questioning your sobriety (hint: You’re probably not the one who’s drunk). Yes, the hundreds of Santas you see carousing downtown are for real. The annual Nashville Santa Rampage is this Saturday, December 12, and from the looks of the 300+ “Attending” RSVP’s on Facebook, it’s going to be a jolly good time.
Hundreds of Santas barhopping and spreading Christmas cheer – er, “jeer” – downtown is one of our favorite sights to behold each year. Anyone is welcome to join in the fun, but there are a few rules. Like… Don’t show up without a Santa suit. Don’t make children cry. Pay for your beer. Don’t get arrested. Etc. It’s simple!
Santas will begin rampaging on Saturday at 6pm in East Nashville at 3 Crow Bar, then move to Beer Sellar at 8pm for the traditional downtown loop. Read all the rules & RSVP here, then suit up for Saturday.
Don’t be surprised if you head downtown on Saturday night, only to find yourself rubbing your eyes and questioning your sobriety (hint: You’re probably not the one who’s drunk). Yes, the hundreds of Santas you see carousing downtown are for real. The annual Nashville Santa Rampage is this Saturday, December 12, and from the looks [...]
Tree Disaster Theory Of The Day: December 10, 2009
Yesterday brought us some wonderful reader-submitted artwork portraying what really happened to our tree. One last submission trickled in this morning and we decided that it was worthy of its own post. Thanks for the submission, @heydn!
Yesterday brought us some wonderful reader-submitted artwork portraying what really happened to our tree. One last submission trickled in this morning and we decided that it was worthy of its own post. Thanks for the submission, @heydn!
Bright & Early: Cuddly As A Cactus Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s the holiday season and the sound of Christmas music fills the air downtown thanks to those giant speaker-boxes on every street corner. The extra dose of holiday flavor makes just about everyone a little more cheerful–everyone, that is, except for the state workers in the Rachel Jackson Building on Sixth and Church. The workers have evidently complained about the speaker outside their offices so many times, claiming that the music prevents them from using their conference room, that the volume was lowered and lowered and finally turned off altogether. Public Works even tried just turning it on between 7-9pm when people likely wouldn’t be in the office to hear it, but they kept on complaining. We’re not sure what these folks have against a little Bing Crosby around the holidays, but we feel as though someone should cheer them up. Maybe they knocked down our Christmas tree?
- Bird’s eye view. A semi carrying a load of frozen turkeys flipped over on I-24 early this morning, leaving the frozen birds scattered all across the highway for hours. Fortunately no one was seriously injured and the wreck was cleaned up by rush hour.
- Smoke ‘em out. Out of all 50 states, Tennessee is the worst at funding anti-smoking programs for kids. The total state contribution for these programs is currently resting at $200,000, which is reportedly less than one percent of the revenue it gets from cigarette tax each year.
- Bits & pieces. We think that Perry County, AL is the only place in the world that would be excited about getting all the TVA’s toxic ash from the Kingston cleanup … Nashville home sales were up nearly 60% last month … The CMA pumped one million dollars into Nashville schools for Christmas … Lots of folks in Franklin are without water this morning due to a water main break.
Photo by Justyn with a Y!.
Good morning, Nashville. It’s the holiday season and the sound of Christmas music fills the air downtown thanks to those giant speaker-boxes on every street corner. The extra dose of holiday flavor makes just about everyone a little more cheerful–everyone, that is, except for the state workers in the Rachel Jackson Building on Sixth and [...]
Happy Hour: Yes, We’re Still Giggling About The Tree
- We asked our Twitter friends for some artistic renderings of the Great Christmas Tree Incident of ’09 and they delivered. The above piece was submitted by Twitterers @the_beer_snob and @tndotcom, and you can see a few of our other favorites by @missbethd, @thomasruns, @justwinston, @tarajackson and @freakyweasel. Keep ‘em coming!
- The Christmas tree wasn’t the only casualty in the wind storm this morning: It also broke TPAC. [Twitter]
- Project Homeless Connect got underway today with hundreds of volunteers setting up shop at the Municipal Auditorium to meet the needs of Nashville’s homeless by giving everything from help with the job search to dental cleanings. [WSMV]
- The Blue Cross Blue Shield data breach in Chattanooga seems to be much less worse than was originally reported. Though 57 hard drives were stolen from the office, the number of customers affected is said to be “far less than two million.” Vague! [WSMV]
- From now on, if an underage kid is caught putting nasty graffiti all over someone else’s property in the Republic of Franklin, their parents will be the ones who get the fines and community service. What better way to rebel, right? [WSMV]
Illustration by @tndotcom.
We asked our Twitter friends for some artistic renderings of the Great Christmas Tree Incident of ’09 and they delivered. The above piece was submitted by Twitterers @the_beer_snob and @tndotcom, and you can see a few of our other favorites by @missbethd, @thomasruns, @justwinston, @tarajackson and @freakyweasel. Keep ‘em coming! The Christmas tree wasn’t the [...]
Belcourt Announces Sundance World Premiere: The Extra Man
As we all know by now, the Belcourt Theatre has been tapped as one of just eight host theaters for Sundance USA, a first-time extension of the annual nationwide Sundance Film Festival. We’ve been waiting anxiously for the big reveal to learn which film & filmmaker the Belcourt will host, but the wait is over! Announced this afternoon, the Belcourt will screen Sundance 2010 selection The Extra Man (Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini; Screenwriters: Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames and Shari Springer Berman; Cast: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly and Katie Holmes).
Filmmakers will travel with their films to the eight Sundance USA cities, where they will introduce and screen their films for the first time, as well as participate in a Q&A session with the audience. Sundance USA will take place the night of Thursday, January 28 across the nation, and tickets to The Extra Man go on sale at the Belcourt this Friday, December 11 at 10am (tickets are already available to Belcourt members).
Additionally, the Belcourt is featuring a special collection of short films from Sundance ’09 this weekend. 2009 Sundance Shorts features the 10 best short films from last year’s festival (out of a whopping 5,632 submissions), and the collection will screen just six times this weekend – Friday at 7pm & 9:35pm; Saturday at 12:15pm, 7pm & 9:35pm; Sunday at 12:15pm.
As we all know by now, the Belcourt Theatre has been tapped as one of just eight host theaters for Sundance USA, a first-time extension of the annual nationwide Sundance Film Festival. We’ve been waiting anxiously for the big reveal to learn which film & filmmaker the Belcourt will host, but the wait is over! [...]
Grand Openings Galore: The Wild Cow, Taco Mamacita & More
‘Tis the season for grand openings, apparently. Last weekend we saw Flatrock Cafe open their doors (with nothing but rave reviews pouring in through the comments), and this week the tasty fun continues.
Pad Thai Kitchen opened Monday, December 7 in its new location at 604 Gallatin Avenue, just a stone’s throw (okay, a couple miles) away from its former location on Woodland Street. Hours are Monday through Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm and Sunday 12pm-8pm.
Porta Via Italian Kitchen held their grand opening party last night at 21 White Bridge Road (the old Bellacino’s location), and we’ve already taken the liberty of sinking our teeth into some of their delicious offerings. If the name sounds familiar, you might remember them from their Bellevue days. The new reincarnation boasts a wide variety of fresh italian food, including authentic wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas.
Taco Mamacita, brought to us by our neighbors in Chattanooga, finished remodeling the old Rosario’s space at 1200 Villa Place yesterday, and they’re ready to throw open their doors for a grand opening tomorrow, December 10. They open at 11am, and will serve lunch & dinner every day. We’ve written about Taco Mamacita before, so if you want to know more, head over here.
UPDATE: Taco Mamacita’s opening has been pushed back one day to December 11.
Chipotle‘s second Tennessee location, conveniently located in Green Hills, will open to the public on Friday, December 11. A few lucky local students will get some free food and a sneak peek before then, though! Students of Hillsboro High School can get free dinner tonight from 5-8pm, and any Lipscomb students (K-12 & university) can score the same deal tomorrow. Same time, same place, and if you were thinking about trying to pass yourself off as a Lipscomb student, think again – They’ll be checking ID’s. If you’re not a student and want a shot at free food, get ready to stand in line. The first 100 people at 3pm on Friday will get t-shirts and free burrito coupons, and there will be a free-burritos-for-a-year drawing (the restaurant is open from 11am-10pm).
The Wild Cow will begin serving food this week, and they’re throwing a grand opening party on Saturday, December 12 from 5-9:30pm. A $10 donation gets you all-you-can-eat samples of most of their menu items, as well as a glass of hard cider or wine. And that $10 donation? 75% goes to benefit East C.A.N., a local nonprofit. We’ve been anticipating The Wild Cow’s vegetarian & vegan friendly fare for quite some time, so head over here to read our first post about them.
Photo by lonely radio.
‘Tis the season for grand openings, apparently. Last weekend we saw Flatrock Cafe open their doors (with nothing but rave reviews pouring in through the comments), and this week the tasty fun continues. Pad Thai Kitchen opened Monday, December 7 in its new location at 604 Gallatin Avenue, just a stone’s throw (okay, a couple [...]
Bright & Early: The Little Tree That Couldn’t Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As we were nonchalantly scrolling through Twitter feed this morning, we stumbled across a report that the Tennessee Christmas tree had taken a small tumble in the wind. Actually, it took a big tumble and appears to be broken. Oh no! Sure, it was a tad bit lopsided and maybe lacked a little in the branch department, but no Christmas tree deserves to go out like this. We haven’t heard anything about plans to salvage or replace it, but unless Governor Phil plans to tape it back together or something, we’re not getting our hopes up. We’ll miss you, little Christmas tree!
UPDATE [9:42 AM]: The Christmas tree has been carted away in a dump truck, so it looks like it’s gone for good.
UPDATE [10:17 AM]: The story is up over at the Tennessean and state officials are reportedly hunting around for a replacement.
- A real mess. The EPA released a report yesterday revealing that the TVA’s Kingston ash spill released more toxic material into the waterways than the entire US power industry did in the past year combined. These toxic materials include arsenic, mercury and barium among other fun stuff.
- Keep the dream alive. A Very Optimistic City Paper reporter explains to us how our Titans could still have a shot at the playoffs if they win every game between now and the end of the year, the universe aligns, and the barometric pressure is just-so. We couldn’t even bring ourselves to talk about the tragic loss to the Colts over the weekend because the wound was too fresh (dang you, Tony Brown.) Don’t tease us.
- Bits & pieces. The NCAA is investigating some allegedly shady recruiting practices for the Vols … Despite our best efforts, obesity and diabetes are on the rise in Tennessee … Hat trick, hat trick, hat trick! … A Belmont student is suing the school over a rape that occurred in her Bruin Hills apartment last December allegedly due to a failure to secure the gated community … Mayor Russell Wiseman was named the Worst Person in the World by Keith Olbermann for the second day in a row … Further proof that East Tennessee is literally falling apart.
Photo by amberadams.
Good morning, Nashville. As we were nonchalantly scrolling through Twitter feed this morning, we stumbled across a report that the Tennessee Christmas tree had taken a small tumble in the wind. Actually, it took a big tumble and appears to be broken. Oh no! Sure, it was a tad bit lopsided and maybe lacked a [...]
Happy Hour: We’re All Just Bums
- Opponents of selling wine in grocery stores are now proclaiming that if we change the law to allow this kind of sale, we’ll be plagued with an epidemic of “street drinkers” whose unconscious bodies we will have to clear out of our driveways before we go to work every morning. For the love of Shiraz, we are just normal people who don’t want to drive five hours for some Two Buck Chuck! [City Paper]
- An East Tennessee woman claims to have caught Jesus on film while she was wandering around the holy land. The photo is a tad bit creepy. [Tennessean]
- Some baby whooping cranes are currently flapping their wings over Tennessee behind an airplane that’s trying to teach them where and how to migrate. [Tennessean]
- The Hermitage is getting a $1 million makeover this season. It may look a little needy in the meantime with all the scaffolding and construction crews, but we’re looking forward to seeing it’s new ‘do in January. [WSMV]
- Do you have an old winter coat you’re not wearing? Give it to a veteran! [WKRN]
Photo by hlkligk.
Opponents of selling wine in grocery stores are now proclaiming that if we change the law to allow this kind of sale, we’ll be plagued with an epidemic of “street drinkers” whose unconscious bodies we will have to clear out of our driveways before we go to work every morning. For the love of Shiraz, [...]
Wednesday: Shop For The Holidays With Nashville Originals
It’s like Black Friday, but Wednesday, and in the comfort of your own home. Nashville Originals‘ last quarterly discount gift certificate sale of 2009 will happen bright & early (and we do mean early!) tomorrow morning (shop the sale at their shiny new purchasing website HERE). For those not familiar with Nashville Originals (you really don’t read Nashvillest very often, do you?), here’s the drill:
Four times a year, Nashville Originals hosts a discount gift certificate sale for a host of Nashville’s, um, original restaurants. The best of the best. The cream of the crop. (You get the point.) These restaurants include The Acorn, Allium, Bound’ry, Cabana, Caffe Nonna, ChaChah, Cross Corner, F. Scott’s, Fido, Flyte, Germantown Cafe, Jackson’s, Jimmy Kelly’s, Mafiaoza’s, Mambu, McCabe Pub, Midtown Cafe, Mirror, Noshville, The Pineapple Room, PM, Provence, Rumba, South Street, The Standard, Sunset Grill, Suzy Wong’s House of Yum, Tayst, Tin Angel, Turnip Truck, Yellow Porch and Zola. You can snag a $20 gift certificate for $12, a $25 gift certificate for $16, and a $50 gift certificate for just $35. And those prices, coupled with the list of restaurants above, should speak for themselves.
Sadly, this news comes hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that beloved Nashville Originals restaurant Zola will close, and last month’s news that Mirror will be shutting its doors. Take one last chance to nab a discount visit, because both restaurants will be gone next year.
Again, the chaos goes down HERE, and the party usually starts around 6:45AM, though a time is never specified. These things go fast, so set your alarms early, and may the best net connection win.
It’s like Black Friday, but Wednesday, and in the comfort of your own home. Nashville Originals‘ last quarterly discount gift certificate sale of 2009 will happen bright & early (and we do mean early!) tomorrow morning (shop the sale at their shiny new purchasing website HERE). For those not familiar with Nashville Originals (you really don’t [...]
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