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Free Brad Paisley Concert At Cannery, February 21 [Freebies]
UPDATE Wednesday, 4:25pm: Well, that was fast. Due to overwhelming demand, RSVPs are no longer being accepted for this show. Congrats if you snagged tickets in time, and if you didn’t… Sorry! Faster on the draw next time. Oh, the perks of living in Music City. We get everything from basement Mumford & Sons shows to free [...]
Bright & Early: Field Of Broken Dreams Edition
Good morning, Nashville. This week is off to a hurried start, so here’s your quick sprint through the morning news: We were all scratching our heads when U2 announced a date at Vanderbilt, but it turns out that they actually approached LP Field first and were turned down. The CMApocalypse contract states that no concerts [...]
Happy Hour: Bouncing Right Back
Good news! Our water reserves are holding steady enough that Mayor Dean said car washes can reopen for at least a few hours every day. Sadly, they’re revoking our temporary HOV lane privileges as of next Monday. [WTVF & Examiner] Sen. Lamar Alexander says that a new EPA guideline regarding lead paint could drastically slow [...]
Bright & Early: The State Of Things Edition
Good morning, Nashville. This morning, Mayor Dean will be delivering his annual State of the Metro address at 10am in Riverfront Park. He’s expected to deliver all sorts of bad news about the proposed budget for next year, which will be presented to Metro after the address. As we’re all amply aware, it’s been a [...]
Draw The Curtains: It’s Closing Night At 2010 Nashville Film Festival
Eight days, dozens of movies, endless Vitamin Waters and a more than a few disturbing dreams later, we’re at the final stretch of the 2010 Nashville Film Festival. If you’re a latecomer, you still have a chance to catch some of the festival’s best offerings thus far, with screenings of all the award-winning films and [...]
Bright & Early: Not Easy Being Green Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s no secret that Metro Schools are struggling a bit, and now they’re trying to attack the 73% graduation rate by creating a program to help incarcerated students finish their education. The “virtual high school” program will last anywhere from six weeks to a semester and will evaluate them to find out [...]
Bright & Early: ICEd Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Davidson County’s 287(g) immigration enforcement (ICE) program could be effectively ended by next Wednesday morning if the Metro Council chooses to vote it down at Tuesday’s meeting. Because of some changes at the federal level regarding transparency, the program has been up in the air for the past several weeks. Sheriff Daron [...]
Happy Hour: Mountains And Molehills
As has been the case for the past several months, it wasn’t a great day for the TVA whose own hired consultants had some pretty negative things to say about the way they’re handling their coal ash storage. [WTVF] A few folks are also wondering why the TVA is using public funds to woo prospective [...]
Happy Hour: Thursday Is The New Friday
Starting off the long weekend with some happy news, Metro Police Sgt. Mark Chesnut has been upgraded to stable condition after undergoing multiple surgeries for gunshot wounds sustained earlier this week. [WTVF] The guns-for-circus-tickets campaign was a success, collecting almost 100 guns this week. [WKRN] A camp for troubled kids was kicked off of its [...]
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