Monthly Archives: December, 2011

Good morning, Nashville. The company who was pouring cement for the Music City Center has been suspended from the job because they’ve slashed employees’ wages by 20% and keeps writing paychecks that bounce. The contractor is working on finding another firm to take over and trying to smooth things over with the Metro Convention Center Authority.

• Convention center drama. Construction on Metro’s new West Precinct building is on hold thanks to about $900,000 in flood damages before they were even able to start renovating it. They bought the building last year with plans to give it a significant facelift, but now they’re not sure what they’re going to do with it.
• Haynesworth’s brother killed. Albert Haynesworth’s brother was killed in a motorcycle crash last night after he collided with a car  on Gallatin Pike in Madison. Witnesses say he was going about 100 mph and the force of the collision caused the car to do a 180.
• Bits & pieces. It’s supposed to be 87 degrees this weekend, which is not so good for the livestock (or for our corn mazin’ plans!) … Nashville home sales have fallen 19% in the past year … The Green Hills Provence is shutting down this weekend and Sweet Cece’s is moving in … Opponents of the Murfreesboro Islamic Center filed a court injunction to stop construction … The Omni released their renderings for the proposed convention center hotel, which would be  about 25 stories tall.

Photo by niseag03.

Good morning, Nashville. The company who was pouring cement for the Music City Center has been suspended from the job because they’ve slashed employees’ wages by 20% and keeps writing paychecks that bounce. The contractor is working on finding another firm to take over and trying to smooth things over with the Metro Convention Center [...]

Good morning, Nashville. We were all excited to pull out our fall sweaters this week as temperatures dipped into the 30s, but as Nashville weather is wont to do, highs will be in the mid- to upper-80s for the next few days. Because Oktoberfest just wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without some risk of a heat stroke, right?

• Ready for whatever. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is scrambling to open their doors by New Year’s Eve, and this time they’re making sure they’re ready for the next big flood by installing ground water alarms and built-in sump pumps in the basement.
• CMApocalypse now. This summer’s volunteer-driven CMA Fest raised a combined $2.9 million for flood relief and music education, and they were finally able to turn over the check. The sum represents all 100% of the proceeds from this summer’s festival.
• Bits & pieces. The Opry Mills Forever 21 is packing up and moving to the Cool Springs Galleria … Be prepared for some new construction on Hillsboro, but thankfully not in the Green Hills section … A woman staying at a hotel in Donelson set her bed on fire and caused all the guests to be evacuated … And we’re very proud of you guys for voting the Nashville WeatherPenis as the best Facebook page in the Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville poll.

Photo by Brad Smith.

Good morning, Nashville. We were all excited to pull out our fall sweaters this week as temperatures dipped into the 30s, but as Nashville weather is wont to do, highs will be in the mid- to upper-80s for the next few days. Because Oktoberfest just wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without some risk of a heat stroke, [...]

Good morning, Nashville. A conflict is brewing in East Nashville over a possible new homeless shelter at Gallatin and Eastland. John Stevenson, the owner of several neighboring properties, has launched a campaign to keep the shelter away. In reality,  a representative from the Sophia’s Heart Foundation (yes, that’s Danny Gokey’s organization) has been checking into the property for a few different projects–only one of which is temporary housing for 10-20 homeless folks at a time–and hopes to expand the services currently provided at the site by the Mental Health Cooperative. Mostly, they hope to create a food preparation site for off-premise distribution to homeless folks all around the city. Stevenson has put up banners in the area advertising the campaign’s website and encouraging people to call the potential developer on his cell phone, expressing concern that the project would bring an influx of homeless into the neighborhood.

• A thousand words. A Titans assistant flipped off one of the officials at yesterday’s game (which we lost) and the gesture was caught on camera. The incident was kind of reminiscent of this one, and the guy will probably be fined at some point (maybe only half of what Bud Adams was fined, as it was only one finger?) Anyway, Cortland Finnegan said it was awesome. The end!
• Eats shoots and leaves. Experts are saying that thanks to our hot, dry summer, the fall leaves will probably be especially impressive this year. We’ll race you to the Smokies!
• Bits & pieces. Bedbugs might not be dangerous, but they’re awfully annoying … We suppose it’s a little late to tell you about last night’s frost advisory, but there’s another one tonight … State employees won’t be getting that one-time bonus they were promised because money is still tight … Folks who need assistance with high medical bills can start applying for TennCare’s Standard Spend Down program today … Puckett’s new downtown location is hiring 80 employees before they open on the first weekend of November.

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Good morning, Nashville. A conflict is brewing in East Nashville over a possible new homeless shelter at Gallatin and Eastland. John Stevenson, the owner of several neighboring properties, has launched a campaign to keep the shelter away. In reality,  a representative from the Sophia’s Heart Foundation (yes, that’s Danny Gokey’s organization) has been checking into [...]