Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Bright & Early: Neck And Neck Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The seven main candidates in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race went head to head last night at Belmont on all things education-related. The forum included candidates Bill Haslam, Mike McWherter, Zach Wamp, Ron Ramsey, Jim Kyle, Bill Gibbons and Kim McMillan, who covered the whole gamut of topics ranging from Pre-K to higher education. And thanks to Zach Wamp, we hear that there was indeed a Lane Kiffin mention.
- News continues to pour out of Haiti with Nashville ties including the safe departure of the missionary group from Woodmont Christian Church who will be back home this afternoon. Unfortunately some of the other stories aren’t quite as hopeful.
- The Tennessee Secretary of State is warning the public that scams are popping up everywhere under the guise of providing humanitarian aid to Haitians. So as always, research before you give.
- Bits & pieces. The Sporting News named Vince Young the NFL’s 2009 Comeback Player of the Year … The 2010 Census is officially underway, and you should probably learn how to tell a real census worker from a fake one … The BCBS hard drive theft in Chattanooga might have jeopardized the information of as many as a half-million people … Today is going to be the warmest day since Christmas!
Photo by c. marie photography.
Good morning, Nashville. The seven main candidates in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race went head to head last night at Belmont on all things education-related. The forum included candidates Bill Haslam, Mike McWherter, Zach Wamp, Ron Ramsey, Jim Kyle, Bill Gibbons and Kim McMillan, who covered the whole gamut of topics ranging from Pre-K to [...]
Happy Hour: Sunny Side Up
- We do a lot of hating on the TVA around here, but we’ve got nothing but love for the 200 care packages they put together for troops in Afghanistan. [WSMV]
- And also, they bought some new wind(-energy). [WPLN]
- It’s been so long that we almost forgot what it was like, but a large chunk of westbound I-440 will be shut down this weekend for some construction work. [WSMV]
- Nashville will be making a very un-country splash at the Grammys with both Miley and newcomer Ke$ha slated to present at the awards. [Tennessean]
- Blah blah Lane Kiffin blah blah blah UT football blah new coach, etc. [WPLN]
- Despite previous reports of a media blackout, Sarah Palin has agreed to allow five outlets to cover her speech at the Tea Party Convention next month. We’ll give you a hint: At least one of them begins with “Fox” and ends with “News.” [Tennessean]
Photo by rumielf.
We do a lot of hating on the TVA around here, but we’ve got nothing but love for the 200 care packages they put together for troops in Afghanistan. [WSMV] And also, they bought some new wind(-energy). [WPLN] It’s been so long that we almost forgot what it was like, but a large chunk of [...]
Seven Shows For Seven Years: Happy Birthday, Mercy Lounge
We like this trend of businesses celebrating birthdays by giving us, the patrons, free gifts. The Mercy Lounge is celebrating their seventh anniversary with a week-long string of free shows, beginning this Saturday and continuing through next Saturday. Did we mention that it’s free? The lineup just gets better and better as the days go on – It’s like a mini-Next Big Nashville, only without the hassle of venue-hopping.
Check out the schedule for the Mercy Lounge’s 7th Anniversary Celebration below. All shows are 21+.
Saturday, January 16, 9pm
Guilty Pleasures, The Long Players, My-So Called Band & Weekend Jimmy and the Easy Party
Monday, January 18, 9pm
8 off 8th Fleetwood Mac night, featuring The Bridges, Pico vs. Island Trees, Caitlin Rose & Jordan Caress, Tyler James & Kate York, Keegan Dewitt, Judd & Maggie, Weekend Jimmy & The Easy Party
Tuesday, January 19, 9pm
The Hollywood 10, Mike Younger, Majestico, Gabrham Vitek, Rayland Baxter, Fly Golden Eagle
Wednesday, January 20, 9pm
BRENN, The Wailin’ Canes, Modoc, Cassino, The Effects, The Jane Shermans
Thursday, January 21, 9pm
The Protomen, AutoVaughn, Kyle Andrews, the debut of The Dozen Dimes, Pico vs. Island Trees & more!
Friday, January 22, 9pm
The Non-Commissioned Officers, De Novo Dahl, The Ettes, Apollo Up, TWO VERY SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS (emphasis courtesy of Mercy Lounge, not us) & more!
Cannery Ballroom: The biggest Happy Valley event to date, featuring Mindub, Coach, Jensen Sportag DJ set and a photobooth by GenerationDomination. $5, 9pm.
Saturday, January 23, 9pm
Space Capone, Heypenny, How I Became the Bomb, Madi Diaz, Tallest Trees, Armed Forces and more!
(You can probably guess where we’ll be spending most of next week.)
We like this trend of businesses celebrating birthdays by giving us, the patrons, free gifts. The Mercy Lounge is celebrating their seventh anniversary with a week-long string of free shows, beginning this Saturday and continuing through next Saturday. Did we mention that it’s free? The lineup just gets better and better as the days go [...]
Bright & Early: Troubled Waters Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re hearing plenty of harrowing reports about Tennesseans who were in Haiti on mission trips when the earthquake hit, but members of Nashville’s Haitian community (yes, we have one of those) are also trying to get in touch with relatives back home who were likely affected. Much like Fisk University Haitian radio host Caismy Sejour and his wife, most have been unable to make contact with relatives to find out whether or not they survived. Our thoughts and prayers are with these folks as they wait.
- Convention center fight escalates. The fight against the proposed convention center is starting to heat up as Gaylord Entertainment has been not-so-subtly hinting that they won’t be renewing their membership in the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce next year. The general consensus is that Gaylord sees the convention center as direct competition for Gaylord Opryland.
- Obligatory. In case you were experiencing symptoms of withdrawal, here is your Lane Kiffin fix for the morning. And while we’re at it, USAToday published a piece on how much money goes into college sports and where it all comes from.
- Bits & pieces. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, for Franklin won’t be banning chain link fences anytime soon … Somehow despite the departure of GM, Spring Hill was listed as the third most high-growth areas in 2009 according to an economic development survey … Hallelujah, it’s getting warmer! … Guns-in-bars opponents say that the law is causing other cities to lure tourists away from Tennessee.
Photo by cwage.
Good morning, Nashville. We’re hearing plenty of harrowing reports about Tennesseans who were in Haiti on mission trips when the earthquake hit, but members of Nashville’s Haitian community (yes, we have one of those) are also trying to get in touch with relatives back home who were likely affected. Much like Fisk University Haitian radio [...]
Happy Hour: Priorities, Priorities
- The kind folks at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee have established a Haiti Earthquake Response Fund for the purpose of channeling local donations to reputable aid groups in need of financial resources to help with the disaster relief. [Nashville Is Talking]
- In the midst of all this global need, we are very, very comforted by the fact that our own Governor Phil couldn’t seem to care less about the Lane Kiffin fiasco going on in East Tennessee. Which he emphasizes in this interview, over and over. [Pith In The Wind]
- Unfortunately we can’t say the same about the rest of the earth where Lane Kiffin is mentioned here, there, and everywhere, leaving us with nothing else to post about except for this story. [Everywhere]
- Oh, but at least someone in Knoxville is using his head. The owner of the store Hound Dogs is “encouraging upset University of Tennessee fans not to burn their Lane Kiffin T-shirts, but to let him send them to Haiti.” And if you donate your shirt, he’ll give you 20% off of a brand new one. This sounds reasonable to us. [WTVF]
Photo by Paul Nicholson.
The kind folks at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee have established a Haiti Earthquake Response Fund for the purpose of channeling local donations to reputable aid groups in need of financial resources to help with the disaster relief. [Nashville Is Talking] In the midst of all this global need, we are very, very comforted [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Aftermath Edition
Good morning, Nashville. By now, we’re sure everyone has heard about the massive earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday. Eight Nashvillians were in Haiti doing mission work at the time and survived, notifying church members and friends back home by text message. Congressman Jim Cooper is working closely with the State Department to identify and locate any other Tennesseans who might have been caught in the quake so that US officials can organize some rescue and recovery missions. If you have any information about folks who might be stranded, call Rep. Cooper’s local office at 615-736-5295. For those looking for a quick and easy way to contribute to relief efforts, you can donate $10 to the Red Cross by simply texting “HAITI” to 90999.
- Don’t let the door hit you on your way out. Coach Lane Kiffin officially ditched the University of Tennessee for USC yesterday after only one sort-of-pitiful season with the Vols. Last night, UT students took the streets in protest, climbing statues and burning mattresses on campus. After a season of bending rules, skirting ethics, and coaching some mediocre football, we can’t say we’re too upset to see him go.
- C-J-2-K. Chris Johnson was voted NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2009–an honor well-earned after becoming the sixth NFL player ever to rush over 2,000 yards.
- Bits & pieces. The TVA wants an entire year to prepare their defense against the many lawsuits that continue to stack up over the Kingston Ash Spill … Here, have this heartwarming story about a UPS man rescuing a puppy from an icy pond in Goodlettsville … Production has started on that Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw movie that is being filmed here.
Photo by jodestick.
Good morning, Nashville. By now, we’re sure everyone has heard about the massive earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday. Eight Nashvillians were in Haiti doing mission work at the time and survived, notifying church members and friends back home by text message. Congressman Jim Cooper is working closely with the State Department to identify and locate [...]
Happy Hour: Big Shoes To Fill
- Nashville survived the latest round of cuts to join a list of 18 cities who are still being considered for hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. [WPLN]
- An air traffic control tower burst into flames at the Nashville Airport this afternoon and shut down the whole airport! … Okay, fine. There was a small fire in an air traffic control tower at the Nashville Airport and six flights were delayed for 45 minutes. Thankfully no one was injured. [WZTV]
- The State Senate voted to delay the paper ballot requirement for voting machines until the 2012 election cycle and voting advocates were none too pleased. [Tennessean]
- There are a bunch of dead bodies at Rivergate Mall, though it’s probably not what you think. [Nashville Is Talking]
- The Better Business Bureau of Tennessee concluded that 2009 was a tough year for scams across the state. [WKRN]
Photo by Peppysis.
Nashville survived the latest round of cuts to join a list of 18 cities who are still being considered for hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. [WPLN] An air traffic control tower burst into flames at the Nashville Airport this afternoon and shut down the whole airport! … Okay, fine. There was a small [...]
Bright & Early: Up Up And Away Edition
Good morning, Nashville. You may have noticed the gas prices quietly crawling up over the past few weeks and as of this week, they’ve hit a 15-month high averaging $2.65 per gallon in the midstate. Experts say that it has a lot to do with this cold weather we’ve been seeing and the fact that we’re all using more gas now that the economy is slowly getting better. Though everyone seems to doubt it’ll get as bad as the Nashville Gas Crisis Of Aught Eight, we can’t help but get a little nervous every time prices spike 10 or 15 cents overnight.
- New rules for teachers. Governor Phil has introduced a new bill for education overhaul this week which would, among other things, change the way that tenured teachers are fired. Previously, every school district in the state besides Metro and Memphis used local school boards to decide. The bill would mandate that neutral third-party officers would make the call.
- Did you know? Vandy basketball player Festus Ezelli, who towers over the court at 6’11″, had apparently never even heard of basketball when he moved here for school from Nigeria five years ago. Since then, he’s made some huge strides in the game and become one of the school’s rising stars.
- Bits & pieces. John and Joan Rich had their baby boy over the weekend, and remember when we told you they were naming the kid Cash? We weren’t kidding … Some women in middle Tennessee are turning to mammogram parties to make exams seem less scary … An Associated Press analysis found that the stimulus program had no effect on the unemployment rates.
Photo by Neuski.
Good morning, Nashville. You may have noticed the gas prices quietly crawling up over the past few weeks and as of this week, they’ve hit a 15-month high averaging $2.65 per gallon in the midstate. Experts say that it has a lot to do with this cold weather we’ve been seeing and the fact that [...]
Happy Hour: Look For The Warning Signs
- All the water main breaks (a total of 60 so far) finally got to Metro Water Services, and this morning they announced that they’ll be replacing more than half of the city’s water infrastructure. [WKRN]
- The demand for certain GM cars has seemingly risen and the automotive giant is now considering reopening a few plants to keep up–including Spring Hill. The Spring Hill plant idled indefinitely the day before Thanksgiving and discontinued around 3,000 jobs. [Tennessean]
- Last week, the TVA region used more energy than in any other 7-day period in recorded history. Presumably, everyone was just cranking up the heat. [WTVF]
- Which leads us to this terrifying article about how we’re possibly entering a mini ice age. Do-not-like! [DailyMail]
- Somewhere out there, 10 Nashville drivers exist who owe a collective $118,638 in unpaid traffic citations. [WSMV]
Photo by wjb13.
All the water main breaks (a total of 60 so far) finally got to Metro Water Services, and this morning they announced that they’ll be replacing more than half of the city’s water infrastructure. [WKRN] The demand for certain GM cars has seemingly risen and the automotive giant is now considering reopening a few plants [...]
Remember MLK With Free Frist Center Day [Freebies]
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Frist Center is offering free admission on Monday, January 18 (MLK Day). For those of you lucky enough to have the day off work, it’s a great opportunity to check out the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit before it closes on January 31. And you might even have the good fortune to catch one of your Nashvillest editors, grandmother in tow, taking advantage of the free admission while you’re there!
Photo by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent).
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Frist Center is offering free admission on Monday, January 18 (MLK Day). For those of you lucky enough to have the day off work, it’s a great opportunity to check out the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit before it closes on January 31. And you might even have the [...]
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