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Ready, Set, Go! How To Navigate The Country Music Marathon [Road Closures]
It’s Country Music Marathon time, and you know what that means. 30,000 friends, family and complete strangers will be taking over the streets of Nashville on foot for about half of the day on Saturday. Whether you’re running the marathon or heading out to cheer someone on, you’ll probably get caught up in some pretty [...]
Bright & Early: Dreary Friday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Last night’s storm system dumped about 1-3 inches of rain on us here in Middle Tennessee, bringing some strong winds and tornado scares along with it. The Nashville Electric Service reported that there were an estimated 24,500 people without power last night, but had restored all but about 1,140 as of this morning. [...]
Happy Hour: For Whom The Bell Tolls
It will snow! It won’t snow! We’re getting 1/2-inch! We’re getting threeinchesplus! We’re going to get a blizzard! It might actually just rain! Winter storm warning! Winter storm warning canceled! Gosh, okay, can we stop this already? [Nashville WX] Metro Police and the FBI are looking for the guy who robbed the Regions Bank downtown [...]
Happy Hour: Finish What You Started
Country Music Marathon workers who were tearing down the course on Sunday were a bit surprised to see Dennis Crowder jogging across the finish line a day late. Crowder was unable to finish the full marathon on Saturday due to the storms and decided to come back on Sunday and finish the rest of the [...]
Happy Hour: No, Really. Who Blew Up The Port-O-John?
We spotted the above photograph of some, er, flattened port-o-johns in our Flickr pool this morning. And we have absolutely no idea what’s going on here. Theories? [Flickr] Tickets are on sale now for the Preds’ next hometown showdown, which will be Game 6 of the playoffs. Get ‘em while they’re hot! [City Paper] And [...]
The Weekendist: Rain, Rain Go Away Edition
In traditional Spring fashion, Nashville has packed a whole lot of fun and craziness into one weekend. The forecast may look pretty miserable for the next few days, but that doesn’t stop us from trying to hit as much of the action as possible. Did we leave something out? Let us know in the comments. [...]
Bright & Early: When The Hydra Comes To Town Edition
Good morning, Nashville. That beloved and strange full-sized Parthenon replica that sits in the middle of our town has been getting a lot of attention lately. Compared to last year’s March numbers, attendance has increased by nearly a third and the Parks department says we have that Percy Jackson movie to thank. Percy Jackson and the [...]
Happy Hour: Good Looking Out
This year’s marathon is expected to draw another record-breaking crowd of 32,000 runners and 100,000 spectators. [WKRN] As such, we really hope this approaching storm system decides to take its hail and tornadic activity somewhere else. [City Paper] You won’t see Mayor Dean trekking down the half-marathon course this weekend thanks to a knee injury [...]
This Weekend: Country Music Marathon [Road Closures]
We can’t believe it’s already that time again, but tens of thousands of people will be descending upon the streets of Nashville on Saturday to run (or hoop, or joggle, or something) the Country Music Marathon. Though the weekend weather forecast is looking a bit sketch at the moment, rest assured your Nashvillest will be [...]
Bright & Early: Ebb And Flow Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Tennessee lawmakers are all about finding creative ways to boost revenue with the current state of the economy, and they’re now proposing a tax hike for tourists. The state’s hotel tax is nearly 17% already, which is one of the highest rates in the country. The new proposal would tack on an [...]
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