Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: Is There Anything That Isn’t Frozen?
- In addition to Snowpocalypse and Icemageddon, Green Hills suffered from the Great Internet Outage of ’10 when the weather took out AT&T’s DSL service for the entire afternoon. Thank goodness for Comcast … ? [City Paper]
- The 70-year Turner Sausage Plant in Lebanon went up in a fiery explosion today and the building was deemed unsalvageable. Firefighters apparently had a rough time battling the blaze “due to the building’s age and the years of fat and grease built up from producing sausage.” Yech. [WKRN]
- A cute, cuddly kitty was finally plucked out of the Clarksville tree in which it had been stuck for five days and seems to be doing alright, albeit a little bit hoarse from all the hollering. Props to the persistent woman who kept calling news stations and rescue squads for making sure this story had a happy ending. [Nashville Is Talking]
- More than 50 water mains have broken in the past few days due to freezing temperatures causing water to expand and pipes to burst. Metro says this is the worst winter for pipes since 1989. [WKRN]
- TDOT is still working hard to put East Tennessee back together after the series of rockslides last month, but the one in Chattanooga that’s currently blocking US Highway 64 won’t be clear until March 31. [Tennessean]
- Tennessee’s number of bankruptcy filings increased by 20 percent last year. [WZTV]
Photo by c. marie photography.
In addition to Snowpocalypse and Icemageddon, Green Hills suffered from the Great Internet Outage of ’10 when the weather took out AT&T’s DSL service for the entire afternoon. Thank goodness for Comcast … ? [City Paper] The 70-year Turner Sausage Plant in Lebanon went up in a fiery explosion today and the building was deemed [...]
Nashvillest PSA: Pay Up For Saturday Meters, Nashville
Well folks, it’s that time. Don’t head downtown tomorrow without a pocketful of quarters, because the days of free meters on Saturday have come to an end. As we learned back in November, January 2010 ushered in a new era wherein we have to start paying for our meters from 8am-6pm on Saturday too. Since y’all don’t exactly have the best track record with parking changes (we kid, we kid), we’re issuing this Nashvillest PSA to remind everyone to pay up, or expect to find a tidy little ticket when you return.
On the bright side, maybe we’ll actually be able to find a parking spot one of these days. And parking is still free on Sunday!
Photo by Nahh.
Well folks, it’s that time. Don’t head downtown tomorrow without a pocketful of quarters, because the days of free meters on Saturday have come to an end. As we learned back in November, January 2010 ushered in a new era wherein we have to start paying for our meters from 8am-6pm on Saturday too. Since [...]
Fresh Blends: Blending No More [Comings & Goings]
Ah, Fresh Blends. What a short love affair we’ve had with you. You’ve been so coy, opening one store, then another, then closing the first, but we’ve followed you loyally, and we’re sad to say goodbye. From Fresh Blends on Facebook:
We are sad to announce that Sunday, January 10th, will be our last day of business. We will miss all of our loyal customers and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to serve you. Sincerely, Tony, David, Katherine & Harmony
Nashville, help ‘em out. Everything in the store is 50% off while it lasts, so get in there to say your goodbyes and help them clean things up.
Ah, Fresh Blends. What a short love affair we’ve had with you. You’ve been so coy, opening one store, then another, then closing the first, but we’ve followed you loyally, and we’re sad to say goodbye. From Fresh Blends on Facebook: We are sad to announce that Sunday, January 10th, will be our last day [...]
Bright & Early: Eat Mor Chikin Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We hope everyone had a safe and uneventful commute this morning which may have included navigating around the overturned chicken nugget truck on I-65 in Madison. It seems that when semis are not getting wedged beneath overpasses, they’re spilling weird things all over the interstate. The accident happened early this morning and was likely due to the ice. Though we haven’t seen any pictures yet, we’re hearing reports that the frozen nuggets spilled out across three lanes. TDOT hopes to have everything cleaned up and reopened by noon.
- Mr. Tim wouldn’t have lied to us. Since most of us spent most of yesterday shaking our fists at the local weather forecasters, we do appreciate this heartfelt apology from WKRN’s Lisa Patton for getting our hopes up and then crushing them. We still love you, Lisa!
- It’s payday. The Knoxville News Sentinel did their homework and found 10 contracting firms that will make more than $10 million in the Kingston ash spill cleanup, because somebody’s got to do it.
- Bits & pieces. The Preds won, but Sully is hurt. Along with Martin Erat, Kellie Pickler’s ex-boyfriend, Joel Ward, and Jerred Smithson … Thirteen tenants of foreclosed homes on Jefferson Street were evicted yesterday and left in the snow and ice … Don’t let your kids play on the ice.
Photo by fallingwater123.
Good morning, Nashville. We hope everyone had a safe and uneventful commute this morning which may have included navigating around the overturned chicken nugget truck on I-65 in Madison. It seems that when semis are not getting wedged beneath overpasses, they’re spilling weird things all over the interstate. The accident happened early this morning and [...]
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