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Bright & Early: Around And Around We Go Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Quick tour of the headlines this morning: Davidson County’s unemployment rate shot up 0.6% from May to June, landing at 9.1%. This is still 0.7% lower than the statewide average. [City Paper] The Country Music Hall of Fame will be getting one heck of a makeover soon that will more than double [...]

Happy Hour: Wrap ‘Em Up

Metro is once again considering slapping some ads on school buses in order to generate extra revenue. They estimate that putting ads on just 30-40% of the school buses could translate into a half-million dollars. [WSMV] Tennessee could be joining a consortium with 10 other states to develop a new computerized system for standardized testing. [...]

Bright & Early: Then He Waved Goodbye Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Icy roads and stranded cars and roof collapsing aside, we have to say that we’re pretty sad to see #TheSituation2010 come to an end. We saw some creative snowmen, truly impressive sledding stunts (and some hilarious improvised sleds, and some nuns sledding…), Tokyo Cool Springs Mall drifting, citywide snowball fights and tasty [...]

Bright & Early: Worth A Thousand Words Edition

Good morning, Nashville. We’ve got so many big-hearted folks with amazing ideas here in Nashville, and this morning we were proud to see one of those folks featured on the front page of CNN. Over the weekend, Nashville photographer Jeremy Cowart joined 7,000 photographers in 55 countries to provide free professional portraits for families and [...]

Bright & Early: Great Guitar Drop Edition

Good morning, Nashville. The Convention & Visitors Bureau has a special trick up their sleeve this year with a free NYC-ish New Years Eve celebration. Since last year’s $250 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert fell flat and had to be canceled last-minute because tickets weren’t selling, they’re trying the free approach in an attempt to drum up [...]