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Bright & Early: Now Or Never Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The proposed Music City Center is coming up for a final vote at tonight’s Metro Council meeting, though most folks are saying that it’s pretty much a done deal. Considering the city has already bought up all the land and pumped nearly a half-million dollars into public relations (at least), they’re probably [...]
Bright & Early: Wash, Rinse, Repeat Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Jefferson Street Freedom Riders mural will be getting yet another coat of paint just two weeks after being repainted to cover up where vandals had whited out all of the black faces. This time around, which is actually the third time someone has defaced the mural since it was finished on [...]
Bright & Early: On The Agenda Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council meeting got a little heated last night as several controversial issues came to a vote. After an emotional debate, the non-discrimination ordinance passed it’s second reading. The council was split evenly down the middle on the issue of guns in parks, forcing Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors to cast the [...]
Speaking Of Cold: Leipers Fork Ladies Donate 1000 Caps For Babies
The ladies of Grace Chapel Church in Leipers Fork have been busy. Collectively, they knit over 500 caps for newborn babies as part of Save The Children’s Knit One, Save One campaign, and donated an additional 500 machine-made caps as well. Senator Frist even showed up at their church to recognize their dedication to the [...]
Bright & Early: Only In Nashville Edition
Good morning, Nashville. So Tim McGraw, Michael W. Smith, and the Jonas Brothers walked into a bar… Sounds like the start of a bad joke, doesn’t it? It’s actually not too far from what happened last night–except instead of a bar, it was the Ryman Auditorium. The Jonas Brothers performed to a sold-out crowd alongside [...]
Happy Hour: Explosions In The Sky
‘Tis the day of toxic chemicals, starting with that gas main that NES hit which spewed gas all over Whitebridge Road and Charlotte Pike. One tipster even tells us that the accident left the Vandy kids without hot water for the afternoon (h/t Jason Tan!) [WKRN]
And also that one where the tractor-trailer dumped some sort [...]
Bright & Early: Conventional Things Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Republican National Convention wrapped up last night, and Tennessee definitely left its mark. In case you missed Marsha Blackburn and Bill Frist, you can catch their speeches on YouTube here and here. More importantly, you may have also missed the John Rich’s “Raisin’ McCain” that closed out McCain’s big [...]
Happy Hour: Barrel Of Laughs (And Our 500th Post!)
You may be among the few and the proud who have been around Nashville long enough to remember Adam Dread, former councilman/radio host/stand-up comedian who spent the better part of his term with his foot permanently lodged in his mouth. Well, he’s back on the stage and opening up for comedian Steve McGraw at Zanies [...]
Happy Hour: Hasta La Vista, Baby!
Okay, for real this time–English First will not be on the ballot in November. As it were, the Davidson County Election Commission has proven that it’s capable of doing something other than losing our Social Security numbers and voted down the measure today 3-2. [WTVF]
A big computer glitch with the FAA delayed at least 15 [...]
Happy Hour: A Very Dark Knight
Word on the street is that Karl Rove will be in town next Saturday, July 26th, drumming up support and for John McCain at the 32nd Annual Statesman’s Dinner. Also on the roster are former senator Bill Frist, Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. Our sources tell [...]
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