Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: Revenge Of The Tennessee State Fair
- The Tennessee State Fair is back! We thought it was dead ‘n’ gone with the passing of the State Fairgrounds, but since the Fairgrounds have an extension, so does the Fair. More good news is that a private company will be running it so hopefully it won’t suck as much. [Tennessean]
- Nashville is safe. Nashville is safe. Nashville is very, very safe. [City Paper]
- Preds tickets sales have increased by about 10% during the Winter Olympics, presumably because many fine folks in Tennessee are just now discovering ice hockey, as a sport. [Post Business]
- Our students might not be able to pass their state evaluations, but darn it, they will know entertainment law like the back of their hands because this is Music City. [WTVF]
- The main stretch of 2nd Avenue between Broadway and Commerce will be shut down this week with gaping holes in the street while Metro crews fix our 100+ year-old water system. Plan accordingly. [WKRN]
- One member of the UT Board of Trustees is not so sure about this whole giving-an-honorary-doctorate-to-Al-Gore thing because Al Gore and his Nobel Prize are Very Controversial. (Dolly Parton, however, was okay.) [WSMV]
The Tennessee State Fair is back! We thought it was dead ‘n’ gone with the passing of the State Fairgrounds, but since the Fairgrounds have an extension, so does the Fair. More good news is that a private company will be running it so hopefully it won’t suck as much. [Tennessean] Nashville is safe. Nashville [...]
Bright & Early: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse Edition
Good morning, Nashville. City officials are busy trying to find ways to coerce our city to recycle more. Currently 67% of Nashvillians participate in the curbside recycling program, which isn’t too shabby, but the Dean administration wants to find out why the other third isn’t recycling. Typically, the rate of participation in a recycling program is greater among folks renting property because they’re often younger than homeowners and younger people recycle. In Nashville, however, younger neighborhoods like East Nashville and Sylvan Heights have some of the lowest participation. Green Hills and Belle Meade have actually taken the lead.
- Violence in schools. Gangs are still a big problem in Metro Nashville Public Schools, and even in Williamson County. Though Metro has been trying to improve the situation through teacher training workshops to promote early intervention, the funding for this kind of thing will be cut in half during the next school year.
- Hooray for spring! It’s still pretty frigid outside, but we’re happy to hear that our hummingbirds are beginning the long trek back to Tennessee from the Caribbean, which means that warm weather is just around the corner.
- Bits & pieces. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is facing some criticism after sending out a mailer using public money that appears to be linked to his gubernatorial campaign … Several folks in Nashville had a stressful weekend waiting to hear from friends and relatives in Chile after the quake … Vandy’s presence at 100 Oaks has been great for sales at surrounding businesses … Open enrollment for MNPS opens up today online … CoverKids enrollment also opens up today after a several-month hiatus due to budgetary constraints.
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Good morning, Nashville. City officials are busy trying to find ways to coerce our city to recycle more. Currently 67% of Nashvillians participate in the curbside recycling program, which isn’t too shabby, but the Dean administration wants to find out why the other third isn’t recycling. Typically, the rate of participation in a recycling program [...]
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