Monthly Archives: December, 2011

Good morning, Nashville. You know the drill – here’s your roundup of the headlines today.

• Tennessee is getting a little healthier, clearing the bottom 10 and clocking in at 39th healthiest state this year. [Tennessean]
• ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is suing the West End Mariott for $6 million after she was videotaped changing in her hotel room in 2008. [Tennessean]
• Occupy Murfreesboro is now camping out at the Civic Plaza in Murfreesboro, with their Occupy Nashville brethren on hand to advise them in case of arrests. [WTVF]
• Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline the downtown Nashville New Years Eve celebration. Also, our annual giant guitar drop at midnight will now be a giant-red-music-note-drop at midnight. [WKRN]
• The DA has dropped the false drivers license information charges against Kenny Britt. [WTVF]
• John Rich had a little too much Christmas cheer before boarding a Southwest flight from Vegas to Nashville yesterday. He was asked to leave the plane, which he did, cooperatively and calmly. [WKRN]
• We might get a rainy-snowy-wintry-mix on Wednesday. Or we might not. [Nashville WX]
• 47% of our roads in Nashville are ranked as “poor” in a study done by Applied Research Associates for Metro. Public Works says they need $20 million a year to keep the roads maintained, and this year they only have $12 million. [WTVF]
• Deck the halls! The Senate is holding the first-ever bipartisan Secret Santa exchange this year, which doesn’t have much to do with Nashville, but we think it’s cute. [WSMV]
• Lenox Village is getting some new noms, including Edgehill Cafe, Roadhouse Subs and Burger Republic. [Post Business]

Photo by Stephen Drake.

Good morning, Nashville. You know the drill – here’s your roundup of the headlines today. Tennessee is getting a little healthier, clearing the bottom 10 and clocking in at 39th healthiest state this year. [Tennessean] ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is suing the West End Mariott for $6 million after she was videotaped changing in her [...]

Good morning, Nashville. Here’s the day’s news roundup:

• This soggy weather has the Army Corps of Engineers keeping a close eye on water levels in Nashville and the surrounding areas. A flood watch is already in place for Montgomery, Christian, Todd, Stewart, Houston and Humphreys Counties. [WTVF]
• Another win for the Titans this week, 23-17 against the Buffalo Bills. [WKRN]
• Thirteen Occupy Nashville protesters were arrested for trespassing at an unoccupied office building on Charlotte Pike Sunday morning. [WKRN]
• Mississippi State and Wake Forest will play at LP Field on December 30 in the 2011 Music City Bowl. Both teams are first-time Music City Bowl participants. [The City Paper]
• Meanwhile, Vanderbilt will be heading to Memphis to play against the Cincinnati Bearcats in this year’s Liberty Bowl. [WKRN]
• The National Federation of Independent Business in Tennessee is calling on the state GOP to reduce the number of weeks that Tennesseans can collect unemployment benefits. [The City Paper]
• Happy 15th birthday to the Bridgestone Gaylord Sommet Center Arena! [WTVF]
• The Preds lost 3-2 at home Saturday night in a game that included an epic fight and Jordan Tootoo watching the last 4 minutes of the game from the penalty box. [The City Paper]
• Speaking of the Preds, they may look at increasing the ticket tax (currently capped at $1.75 for hockey games and $2 for other events) as part of ongoing arena lease negotiations with Metro. [Tennessean]
• Metro’s graduation rate has dropped to 76% following new state diploma requirements. [The City Paper]

Photo by Kerry Woo.

Good morning, Nashville. Here’s the day’s news roundup: This soggy weather has the Army Corps of Engineers keeping a close eye on water levels in Nashville and the surrounding areas. A flood watch is already in place for Montgomery, Christian, Todd, Stewart, Houston and Humphreys Counties. [WTVF] Another win for the Titans this week, 23-17 against [...]

So, there’s a Christmas parade downtown tonight! Did this fact escape you too? The 59th Annual Nashville Christmas Parade will get started tonight at 7pm by crossing the totally-structurally-sound-despite-being-hit-by-a-barge Woodland Street Bridge, then make its way down 2nd Avenue and Broadway before ending around Broadway & 7th (map). This year’s parade is supposed to be the largest ever, with grand marshal Vince Gill leading the way for over 80 parade participants. There will be floats, marching bands, giant inflatable things, gift-wrapped U-hauls, dance troupes, people in creepy costumes, the works! There’s also the annual Rudolph’s Red Nose Run 5k beforehand, if you’re into that physical-activity-on-a-Friday-night sort of thing. You won’t find us running, but you will find us bundled up, cheering, enjoying some uh, specialty hot chocolate from home and soaking in some holiday cheer.

5k & Parade Schedule

• 6:00pm: Rudolph’s Red Nose Run starts at LP Field (registration starts at 4:30pm)
• 6:30pm: Lighting of the Nashville Christmas tree in Public Square Park with Mayor Karl Dean, Piedmont Natural Gas execs and Vince Gill
• 7:00pm: Parade starts crossing Woodland Street Bridge

Road Closures for Friday, December 2

Closing at 4:30pm:

• Woodland Street westbound from 3rd Avenue to Interstate Drive
• North 1st Street from Jefferson Street to Woodland Street
• North 1st Street from Russell Street to Jefferson Street
• Titans Way
• Victory Avenue
• South 1st Street at Davidson Street
• 2nd Avenue North between Church and Union Streets
• Russell Street from South 2nd Street to South 1st Street

Closing at 5:20pm:

• Eastbound and Westbound lanes of Union Street (at 3rd Avenue North) to Woodland Street at Interstate Drive

Closing at 5:30pm:

• Broadway from 1st Avenue to 13th Avenue (including traffic crossing Broadway from 1st to 8th)
• Church Street from 3rd Avenue to 1st Avenue
• 1st Avenue from Demonbreun Street to Union Street
• 2nd Avenue from Demonbreun Street to Union Street

Closing at 6:30pm:

• 9th Avenue South from Broadway to Demonbreun Street
• 9th Avenue North from Broadway to Church Street
• 10th Avenue North from Broadway to Charlotte Pike
• Commerce Street from 9th and 10th Avenues North
• Broadway from 1st to 13th Avenues (including traffic crossing Broadway from 1st to 13th)

Photo by Stephen Yeargin, who is evidently the only person who takes pictures of the Nashville Christmas parade and puts them on Flickr.

So, there’s a Christmas parade downtown tonight! Did this fact escape you too? The 59th Annual Nashville Christmas Parade will get started tonight at 7pm by crossing the totally-structurally-sound-despite-being-hit-by-a-barge Woodland Street Bridge, then make its way down 2nd Avenue and Broadway before ending around Broadway & 7th (map). This year’s parade is supposed to be [...]

Good morning, Nashville. A nasty wreck on Vietnam Veterans Blvd in Hendersonville snarled traffic for hours this morning during rush hour. Approximately 20 injuries and one death have been confirmed; the crash involved a school bus, semi truck and at least 45 other vehicles. Vietnam Veterans Blvd will probably remain closed through this afternoon, so take another route if you’re in the area.

• Future winners. Congrats to all the Nashvillians nominated for Grammy awards this year, including first-time nominees The Civil Wars and Dave Barnes (and maybe some others, but c’mon, that list is long)!
• Contributing. The Contributor, Nashville’s homeless street paper, will publish twice a month in 2012 as part of of their “Next Step” initiative, which also aims to double donor support next year.
• Drama llama. A missing persons report was filed yesterday for Mindy McCready’s 5 year old son Zander, after the singer took him from her father’s home in Florida. They’re safe and sound in Nashville, but Mindy says she won’t be able to comply with a court order to return the boy to Florida because she’s 7 months pregnant with twins.
• Sinkhole beat. You know we love our sinkhole updates around here! The latest opened up on I-65 in the Rivergate area on Tuesday night, “sending boulder-like pieces of concrete across all lanes of the interstate.” Um, yeah.
• Bits & pieces. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will address students at MTSU tonight … Tim McGraw will be allowed to keep recording while his legal battle with Curb Records plays out … Forbes named the Preds 25th most valuable NHL franchise … Lipscomb will offer associates degrees for the first time ever, but only for inmates … Trade in a gun (in any condition) for a $25 Kroger gift card on December 10 … Speaking of guns, TSA has confiscated three of them at BNA this month … 100 libraries across Tennessee will soon share an online catalog … The IRS has money for 1,779 Tennesseans due to undeliverable addresses.

Photo from @davebarnesmusic.

Good morning, Nashville. A nasty wreck on Vietnam Veterans Blvd in Hendersonville snarled traffic for hours this morning during rush hour. Approximately 20 injuries and one death have been confirmed; the crash involved a school bus, semi truck and at least 45 other vehicles. Vietnam Veterans Blvd will probably remain closed through this afternoon, so [...]