Tag Archives: country music hall of fame
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 [...]
The Weekendist: Cicada Be Gone Edition
TGIF, Nashville. The cicadas are starting to wind down, and we’re officially pronouncing it safe to go outside again – wait, did someone say it’s going to be 95 degrees all weekend? Sigh. Despite the heat and a stray divebombing bug or two, this weekend’s best activities are outside and we think they’re worth it. [...]
Bright & Early: Don’t Say #$% Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed the Tennessee Senate this weekend with a few changes, despite recent protests by Nashville students. The bill restricts educators from including instruction about homosexuality in lesson plans before 9th grade, though an added amendment does allow them to respond to questions about homosexuality from students. [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Welcome To The Fun Zone Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Even your Nashvillest oversleeps sometimes, so here’s a very abbreviated edition of Bright & Early: Vince Young was picked up on an assault citation at a Dallas strip club after allegedly pummeling an employee for disresepecting the Texas Longhorns. Why, VY™, why? [WTVF] Some cities give their guests flyers to remind them [...]
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow: Free Day at Country Music Hall Of Fame
Thanks to that good ol’ #TheSituation2010 this past weekend, the Country Music Hall of Fame was closed on Saturday, which also happened to be the date of their annual Ford Community Day, a rare day of free admission. For those crying “conspiracy!” at the museum’s seemingly convenient closing, we expect to see your shining faces [...]
Bright & Early: Wash, Rinse, Repeat Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Jefferson Street Freedom Riders mural will be getting yet another coat of paint just two weeks after being repainted to cover up where vandals had whited out all of the black faces. This time around, which is actually the third time someone has defaced the mural since it was finished on [...]
Happy Hour: Change We Need
Next Tuesday morning, President Obama will be addressing school-aged kids on C-SPAN and some parents in Sumner County aren’t real happy about it. The school system has decided to give parents the choice to opt their kids out of hearing the speech, which is supposed to be about staying in school and succeeding. No word [...]
Bright & Early: The Recession Lives On Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As part of a last-ditch effort to salvage some jobs within Metro, the city council will be going back over some budget revisions tonight that will hopefully save 17 positions. In order to come up with the extra money, the proposed amendments would shave off some funds from the Convention & Visitors [...]
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