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Bright & Early: Troubled Water Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s been two years since Metro started up a program to deal with the backlog of stormwater issues, tacking a special fee onto water bills intended to generate enough revenue to pay for all the fixes. So far, just 246 stormwater projects of 3,277 have been completed and some folks are concerned [...]
Bright & Early: Rough Around The Edges Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve checked in with Fisk University, which was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and trying to sell off its Georgia O’Keefe art collection to pay the bills. The university is now trying to come up with a way to raise $90 million by reaching out [...]
Happy Hour: Surrendering To The ‘Roo
The Bonnaroo lineup has been trickling out all day and so far includes The Flaming Lips, Weezer, GWAR, Dave Matthews Band, She & Him, Jay-Z, and holy crap we’re salivating already. Stay glued to Mobileroo, the Tennessean‘s killer Bonnaroo hub, for all the latest additions. [Tennessean] Metro is snatching up a span of riverfront property [...]
Happy Hour: Christmas Tree, Take Two
Bless their hearts! Two kind folks in Fairview stepped up to the plate and donated a new 25-foot Christmas tree to replace the sad broken one downtown. It’s about 15 feet shorter than the last one, but it’s way cuter. And maybe they somehow magically grew the trunk out of steel. Thanks for saving Christmas, [...]
Happy Hour: Okay, These Twitter Wars Are Getting Ridiculous
It is a strange world we live in when our state senators are getting into Twitter spats with one another. So thanks, senators Norris and Kyle, for showing us exactly what it is that y’all do all day. [Tennessean] Two very classy ladies robbed five different stores in the Cool Springs Galleria today and rather [...]
Happy Hour: For The Love
Hope everyone loves Al Gore because we’ll soon have a Giant Al Gore Statue outside of the state capitol building. Good news is, at least it’s not Elvis and we’re not paying for it. [Post Politics] Lipscomb University just opened a center for alumni and unemployed professionals to help them navigate the job market, network, [...]
Happy Hour: Mark It 8, Dude
Either the TVA shut down their main email account due to the influx of nasty letters or the nasty letters shut it down for them. Either way? Tennesseans – 1, TVA – 0.[Tennessean] Gallatin High School thinks that jousting on bicycles on the school’s track is probably not a good idea. We would tend to [...]
“This American Life” Graces Cool Springs With Their Presence
Yes, you heard correctly. NPR’s “This American Life” spent some time in the Cool Springs Galleria recording a show. We’re not sure why Cool Springs was graced with their presence, but we can’t wait to take a listen and hear more about the Santa Feuds they uncovered (who knew)! From ThisAmericanlife.org: This American Life spends [...]
Coffee & Cupcakes Update
Some of our local coffee and cupcake makers have been very busy. Here are some of the latest updates from Crema, DrinkHaus, The Sugar Bar and Gigi’s Cupcakes: CREMA is offering some great coffee classes this fall. Choose from Espresso 101 (9/27; 3:30pm), Brewing Techniques (10/25; 3:30pm) and Coffee Tasting (11/15; 3:30pm). Space is very [...]
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