Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: Keeping The Peace
- University of Tennessee will be doling out an “honorary doctor of laws and humane letters in ecology and evolutionary biology” to ol’ Al Gore in the spring. We don’t know what that even means. [WTVF]
- UT also approved some tuition hikes today for UT-Knoxville students in the colleges of Business, Engineering, and Nursing. [WTVF]
- And wow, it’s been a big day for UT! They also had to evacuate the ‘Noogan campus for a bomb threat. [WSMV]
- How does one accidentally drop a house on the railroad tracks? Ask CSX. [WSMV]
- Metro Codes will be trekking out to John Rich’s luminous abode with light meters next week to make sure his lights aren’t actually breaking the law. [WSMV]
- An increasing number of coyotes have been spotted roaming all around the Belmont and Green Hills neighborhoods, so keep an eye on your pets please (we’re looking at you, Owner of Butters.) We don’t deal well with tragedy. [WSMV]
Photo by turkeyjerky.
University of Tennessee will be doling out an “honorary doctor of laws and humane letters in ecology and evolutionary biology” to ol’ Al Gore in the spring. We don’t know what that even means. [WTVF] UT also approved some tuition hikes today for UT-Knoxville students in the colleges of Business, Engineering, and Nursing. [WTVF] And [...]
Bright & Early: Happy Birthday, Johnny Cash Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Today would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday and it’s Friday (and it’s also Michael Bolton’s birthday.) So wear some black, dust off your old Cash records, drink some Beer Named Sue (later in the day, of course), and show some respect to the Man In Black who did so much to put our city on the map. Coincidentally, iTunes celebrated their 10-billionth download this week, and it was a copy of Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way” bought by a 71-year old man in Woodstock, Georgia.
- Unexpected places. Uplifting stories from local news are as common as unicorns, so we try to pass them along when we see them. This one features a local inmate doing time for murder who was so touched by a news story about a little girl with cancer that he made some cross necklaces by hand and sent them her way.
- Draft days. The Titans won their coin flip for the NFL draft and will pick 16th out of 32 in April. Everyone is currently evaluating players for the draft, and we know there’s still a few months, but we’re getting a little excited.
- Bits & pieces. University of Tennessee may be voting to increase tuition today … Country duo Brooks & Dunn will be playing their last show ever in Nashville on August 10th … Tennessee ranks 2nd in the nation in credit card debt … Developers of the May Town Center project are trying to scale it down to have a better shot at approval.
Photo by Paul Nicholson.
Good morning, Nashville. Today would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday and it’s Friday (and it’s also Michael Bolton’s birthday.) So wear some black, dust off your old Cash records, drink some Beer Named Sue (later in the day, of course), and show some respect to the Man In Black who did so much to [...]
Happy Hour: Full Circle
- Just over a year after Nashville voted down Councilman Crafton’s high-profile English Only measure, state lawmakers are pushing two more language-related pieces of legislation through the system that would go into effect statewide. [WSMV]
- According to the record books, this February has been the coldest one we’ve had since 1979. [WTVF]
- But keep your chin up! Think of the summer, when you’ll have a fancy new lazy river to float around in at Nashville Shores. [WKRN]
- Girl Scout cookie recall! Check your boxes if you’ve still got any lying around. [WTVF]
- Tennessee police are making lots of child porn busts lately, which is awful because it exists, but good because it means that more of them are getting caught. [WSMV]
- Do not drive around in Robertson County with those blue headlights unless you want to shell out $250 for the tickets that THP’s doling out. [WSMV]
Photo by j eden.
Just over a year after Nashville voted down Councilman Crafton’s high-profile English Only measure, state lawmakers are pushing two more language-related pieces of legislation through the system that would go into effect statewide. [WSMV] According to the record books, this February has been the coldest one we’ve had since 1979. [WTVF] But keep your chin [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: We Are Out Of Titles Today Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running late this morning, so you know the drill. Your abbreviated Bright & Early:
- Six out of every 100 Tennesseans are carrying an STD, so think about this before you make your Decisions. We are the 11th most STD-ridden state in the country. [City Paper]
- Some crazies stormed John Rich’s luminous castle, Mt. Richmore, last night with flashlights and a ferris wheel to convey that everyone hates his house, his loud parties (unless we’re invited), and his obnoxious spotlight. [Post Politics]
- Savage pythons are invading Tennessee! But only this one park in the northwestern corner of the state, and only one python, and this python was probably a pet at one time, and it is now dead. False alarm. [WSMV]
- Plans are hatching to start a comprehensive restoration project on Centennial Park, which we always forget is so old because it still looks pretty nice. Well, except for that clam statue. [City Paper]
- Preds goalie extraordinaire Pekka Rinne decided that this city is alright and will be sticking around for a few more years. [City Paper]
- GM promises that Hummers are gone for real this time. [Tennessean]
- Did you know that it’s not yet illegal for someone to be drinking in your passenger seat while you’re driving? It probably will be soon, though. [WPLN]
- More snow! But not for us, for we are in “the basin.” [Nashville WX]
Photo by fallingwater123.
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running late this morning, so you know the drill. Your abbreviated Bright & Early: Six out of every 100 Tennesseans are carrying an STD, so think about this before you make your Decisions. We are the 11th most STD-ridden state in the country. [City Paper] Some crazies stormed John Rich’s luminous [...]
Happy Hour: School Daze
- To make up for all those crazy snow days, Metro announced today that they’ll be tacking on 30 minutes to the end of every school day fro March 8th-April 28th with the exception of TCAP testing week. [WTVF]
- Speaking of! [Nashville WX]
- Although they’re allowing us fish tanks in our barber shops, at least, Tennessee lawmakers are still hitting us where it hurts: Drive-thru beer stores. [Post Politics]
- Everyone please welcome Franklin into the 21st Century, which is code for “curbside recycling.” [Tennessean]
- (Sad) Headline Of The Day: “Drunk Memphis Mom Runs Through School With Sword.” [Tennessean]
- Holy crap our state has SEVEN state songs. Of course no one wants to add an eighth. [WSMV]
Photo by meganmorris.
To make up for all those crazy snow days, Metro announced today that they’ll be tacking on 30 minutes to the end of every school day fro March 8th-April 28th with the exception of TCAP testing week. [WTVF] Speaking of! [Nashville WX] Although they’re allowing us fish tanks in our barber shops, at least, Tennessee [...]
Bright & Early: Going Places Edition
Good morning, Nashville. When it comes to taking Nashville to the next level, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau has some big plans. In addition to pursuing the NHL All Star game (in case you forgot, we’re already hosting the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four), they have their eyes set on hosting the Grammys. Apparently we were able to host it in 1973 before were were bumped out of the loop in favor of LA and New York. Nashville won’t actually be putting itself in the running until the completion of the new Music City Center and NCVB officials say that the convention center hotel, which is currently in limbo, would need to happen in order for us to have a chance.
- Parking debacle. While it could score us some major events, that fancy new convention center has wiped out 1,200 parking spaces during the early phases of construction, causing overflow to end up in the downtown library garage. Patrons are none too pleased (and understandably so) that reserved library spaces are often full before the library even opens.
- Above the law. The TVA is the latest entity in the crosshairs of News Channel 5′s investigative team, who have recently found that TVA officials may be wining and dining and schmoozing lawmakers on the company tab even though they’re not technically supposed to be lobbying.
- Bits & pieces. Flurries are still in the forecast for today :( … The 2010 inductees for the Country Music Hall of Fame have been announced … Lawmakers are again considering requiring DUI offenders to have a device that makes them pass a breathalyzer test in order to start their cars … Metro’s budget cuts may mean bad news for school bus drivers.
Photo by Malcolm MacGregor.
Good morning, Nashville. When it comes to taking Nashville to the next level, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau has some big plans. In addition to pursuing the NHL All Star game (in case you forgot, we’re already hosting the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four), they have their eyes set on hosting the [...]
Happy Hour: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
- We can’t have wine in our grocery stores, but our elected officials with whom we entrust all of our important decisions will make sure we can have fish in our barbershops, dadgum it. We don’t really know where to begin with this one. Or where to end. We are just so concerned about the state of things, right now. [WTVF]
- A Robertson County man is in court for allegedly mooning, or baring his entire bottom, to a bus full of schoolchildren who cannot unsee this type of thing. [WSMV]
- We were sad to hear the news that WKRN’s Brad Schmitt racked up his second DUI over the weekend and was promptly canned by the station, so MusicCityTV.com is no more. Don’t drink and drive, folks. [City Paper]
- There is a bit of a catfight happening between Metro Councilman Michael Craddock and the guy he’s challenging for the elected seat of criminal court clerk, wherein Councilman Craddock is being accused of owing about $34K in taxes to the IRS. Councilman Craddock says that this is absolutely not true. [Tennessean]
- That lawsuit over A&E’s use of a “Rocky Top” clip has been settled. Whew. [WSMV]
Photo by Mark in Nashville.
We can’t have wine in our grocery stores, but our elected officials with whom we entrust all of our important decisions will make sure we can have fish in our barbershops, dadgum it. We don’t really know where to begin with this one. Or where to end. We are just so concerned about the state [...]
Bright & Early: The Nashville Sommet GEC Center Arena Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In what is the biggest, most surprising news ever, the Sommet Center is pretty much not the Sommet Center anymore. The Preds have reached a naming rights deal with Bridgestone Americas Inc., and the proposed name for the arena is – wait, you guessed it – Bridgestone Arena. The change will be officially announced today at a press conference, and requires approval by Metro Sports Authority before it’s officially christened as Bridgestone Arena.
- Ruh roh. Just a few weeks after demolition began for the new Music City Center, state inspectors have discovered that some of the demolition materials from the project were dumped illegally at a site in Hermitage.
- Uncut. A decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will put $120 million back into this year’s TennCare budget, meaning that many of the deep budget cuts for this year could be reversed.
- Bars. Parks. Bowhunting. A new measure approved by the House would allow permit holders to carry their handguns during big game bowhunting, but only during the archery-0nly deer season.
- Bits & pieces. Flurries are in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon … Don’t forget to get your free pancakes at IHOP today … Could Nashville play host to the NHL All Star Game, or even the Grammy Awards in the future? … An awesome Nashville 8-year-old was honored yesterday for saving two elderly relatives from an apartment fire (he was awarded a clock radio for his efforts).
Photo by @loudestnoise.
Good morning, Nashville. In what is the biggest, most surprising news ever, the Sommet Center is pretty much not the Sommet Center anymore. The Preds have reached a naming rights deal with Bridgestone Americas Inc., and the proposed name for the arena is – wait, you guessed it – Bridgestone Arena. The change will be [...]
Happy Hour: We’re Beaming With Pride
- We are Very Proud to announce that the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Duct Taping Person to a Wall” is now held by the lovely folks at Highland Park Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee. Our state is really going places in life. [Tennessean]
- All members of the Tennessee State Capitol security detail underwent diversity training today because of a racist, white-pride email accidentally sent out by a State Trooper to nearly 800 state employees. [WSMV]
- The Musicians Hall of Fame is scheduled to be leveled on March 1, and owners are hoping it can even stay in Nashville. They claim that the city is only putting up about half the money they would need to purchase a comparable replacement venue. [WSMV]
- Mayor Dean announced today that the city is aiming to cut homelessness in half over the next ten years by combining public and private sector efforts. [WPLN]
Photo by Mark in Nashville.
We are Very Proud to announce that the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Duct Taping Person to a Wall” is now held by the lovely folks at Highland Park Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee. Our state is really going places in life. [Tennessean] All members of the Tennessee State Capitol security detail underwent diversity training [...]
Bright & Early: Call To Arms Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We hope you guys were able to get outside this weekend and enjoy a taste of spring before temperatures start plummeting this afternoon. In other news, the number of handgun permits issued by the State of Tennessee have jumped 23% from this time last year, possibly because we keep thinking we’re going to be able to tote them into new places, like restaurants and bars. For those keeping score, the controversial “guns in bars” measure, which passed last June before being struck down by a judge in November for being too vague, is still floating around in the court system awaiting re-visitation.
- Enjoy it while it lasts. Gas prices are noticeably lower these days, but AAA says that we shouldn’t expect it to last too much longer. Experts predict that it’ll hit $3 per gallon over the summer.
- Polar Plunge success. The 11th annual Polar Bear Plunge at Percy Priest was a record success, raising $35,000 for the Special Olympics. It should be noted that it reached a very un-polar 66 degrees on Saturday (though the water was supposedly still 38 degrees, so we’ll give ‘em that.)
- Bits & pieces. The spokesman for the Fairgrounds Heritage Preservation Group is a registered sex offender living with a convicted pedophile as recently as 2005 … Nashville is undertaking its largest anti-poverty effort in the history of the city … Lots of Middle Tennessee parents are outraged over an American Idol contestant who allegedly scammed a lot of families out of a lot of money.
Photo by fallingwater123.
Good morning, Nashville. We hope you guys were able to get outside this weekend and enjoy a taste of spring before temperatures start plummeting this afternoon. In other news, the number of handgun permits issued by the State of Tennessee have jumped 23% from this time last year, possibly because we keep thinking we’re going [...]
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