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Bright & Early: Bros Icing Bros Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Kids in Metro Schools got yet another snow day today as officials closed the place down for the second day straight while several neighboring school systems opened a few hours late. But the real story is the nasty-looking ice storm in tomorrow’s forecast, which could coat the region with more than a [...]
Happy Hour: Head In The Game
The Murfreesboro mosque hearing is finally over and the judge has ruled that he won’t stop the construction at the request of its opponents. [WKRN] In an ongoing effort to extend to strengthen some tenuous relations with the neighborhood surrounding Rose Park, Belmont will be handing out two full scholarships for the university to neighboring [...]
Bright & Early: The Garth Effect Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running late this morning, so you know the drill: Garth Brooks sold out nine shows this weekend at the Bridgestone Arena. Nine shows! The good news is that all the proceeds go straight to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for flood relief. [WKRN] And though we’re more than six months [...]
Bright & Early: Sound Of Music City Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In case we’d forgotten about the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, which took one of the hardest hits during the flood, they’re now turning to their endowment for the necessary funding to repair the beautiful building. At the height of the flood, they had about 20 feet of water in their basement which ruined [...]
Happy Hour: Ducks In A Row
Did anyone get anything done today? Be honest. [WKRN] Thanks to everyone who filled out their census forms this year! We’ve now been ranked the 25th largest city in the United States, up from our last census ranking of 27. [WKRN] We forgot to mention yesterday that Nashville’s Lilith Fair date has been canceled and [...]
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 [...]
Happy Hour: Recovery, Recovery, Recovery
It was a record year for CMApocalypse with all four LP Field concerts selling out for the first time ever and attendance up 16.7%. The numbers aren’t quite in yet, but the CMA estimates that it may have grossed more than ever. And since 100% of the proceeds are going to good causes, we like [...]
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 [...]
Happy Hour: Priorities, Priorities
The kind folks at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee have established a Haiti Earthquake Response Fund for the purpose of channeling local donations to reputable aid groups in need of financial resources to help with the disaster relief. [Nashville Is Talking] In the midst of all this global need, we are very, very comforted [...]
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