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The Po Po Shut Us Down [Road Closures] [CMApocalypse '11]
We’ve got good news and bad news. You were probably expecting the bad news – Starting tomorrow, Metro will slowly start shutting down streets downtown for the next week to make way for the influx of CMApocalypse foot traffic. The good news is this: If you take your bingo board out for a spin and [...]
Let The Games Begin: CMApocalypse Bingo 2011
Happy Monday, and welcome to CMApocalypse 2011, folks! It’s time to get ready to welcome a few hundred thousand extra people into our fair city. To keep a smile on our faces as we sit in traffic and wait in extra long lines this week, CMApocalypse Bingo is back for year four. Print ‘er out [...]
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: Up Up And Away
The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau reports that CMA fans dropped a whopping $24 million into the city’s economy while they were here last weekend, breaking last year’s record by $2 million. [Tennessean] According to Forbes, Nashville is getting most of its new folks from Florida, Chicago and the northeast. [Nashville Post] Mosquitoes and chiggers [...]
Clear The Roads: CMApocalypse ’10 Is Coming [Road Closures]
Downtown Nashville is open for business, and getting ready for the thousands of visitors that are about to descend on the city this week. But a few things won’t be open for our beloved CMApocalypse – Namely, roads. We’ve got the road closures list here for you, so you can get a head start working [...]
Happy Hour: The Gift That Keeps Giving
Gaylord announced today that they’ll be laying off more than 1,700 workers, after sustaining nearly $225 million in flood damages. Layoffs are effective June 12th, and the projected reopening date for the hotel is sometime in November. [WTVF] On a related note, Gaylord also announced today that they may just be suing the pants off [...]
Happy Hour: Nothing To See Here
A sizable chunk of downtown Nashville experienced a power outage this afternoon that lasted about two to three hours. We heard a few reports of folks stuck in elevators, but all in all it wasn’t too catastrophic. There isn’t even an exciting explanation for it other than a “failed insulator” and a blown circuit. [WKRN] [...]
Bright & Early: We’ve Got Issues Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Over the past few months, we’ve been following the story of three VA hospitals, including one in Murfreesboro, that may have infected dozens of veterans with HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C through the use of contaminated medical equipment. VA officials are slated to testify at a congressional hearing in DC in [...]
Bright & Early: Seriously, TGIF Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Whether you were out chasing down one of the elusive Beastie Boys rumors (wait, was that just us?) or getting evacuated from LP Field along with 50,000 of your closest friends, last night was pretty rough all around. Storms rolled into the area around 11pm while Reba was onstage, and heavy rains [...]
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