Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
- Several hundred folks turned out for the Murfreesboro mosque protest, and several hundred more showed up to protest the protest. [WPLN]
- As predicted, Nissan’s Smyrna plant is shutting down for a few days because they’re short on computer chips. [WKRN]
- Coach Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt’s head football coach, announced his retirement today. [WKRN]
- A 12-year old Franklin kid became a hero today when he stopped the car he was riding in after his mother had a medical emergency and lost control. [City Paper]
- The Convention Center Authority countered Rep. Mike Turner’s accusations of illegal immigrant labor by calling it “a dangerous road to go down to say that you can look at folks and suspect that they are illegal.” [WSMV]
- NES wants to remind everyone that electricity bills are probably going be high this month thanks to the heat. [City Paper]
Photo by Nathan T. Baker.
Several hundred folks turned out for the Murfreesboro mosque protest, and several hundred more showed up to protest the protest. [WPLN] As predicted, Nissan’s Smyrna plant is shutting down for a few days because they’re short on computer chips. [WKRN] Coach Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt’s head football coach, announced his retirement today. [WKRN] A 12-year old [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Eye To The Sky Edition
- Nashville’s hotel tax revenues have been doing just fine despite the flood, only falling 2.2% from last year even though the Opryland Hotel is out of commission. Opryland normally accounts for about 20% of the hotel tax revenue in Davidson County. [Tennessean]
- A local musician expressed some concern that US Census data was being discussed and analyzed in local coffee shops, Nashville-style. Since the forms can contain some sensitive information, many folks believe they should be handled more securely. [WSMV]
- It’s Bastille Day! Go eat something French. [Tennessean]
- Here’s another update on how some of the flood relief organizations are handling all that money you donated. [WTVF]
- Metro’s health department is receiving daily complaints about bedbugs in Davidson County. If you suspect you have some, you can report them to Metro at (615) 340-5616. [WKRN]
- Based on last month’s sales tax collections, things are looking a little better. [WPLN]
- Flood cleanup is a little more challenging in Gallatin as workers are running into some language barriers with the local Hispanic community. [WKRN]
- Nissan is short on some important parts and are reportedly considering shutting down production at plants across the country, which could hit pretty close to home. [Tennessean]
- The feds estimate that 7,100 teachers could be laid off in Tennessee in the fall. [WPLN]
Photo by ignatius244.
Nashville’s hotel tax revenues have been doing just fine despite the flood, only falling 2.2% from last year even though the Opryland Hotel is out of commission. Opryland normally accounts for about 20% of the hotel tax revenue in Davidson County. [Tennessean] A local musician expressed some concern that US Census data was being discussed [...]
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