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Bright & Early: Blow Wind Blow Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Metro and Mt. Juliet police made a $250,000 cocaine bust yesterday on I-40 in Mt. Juliet. The suspect was pulled over for speeding only a few hours after another vehicle traveling with it was also pulled over in West Nashville. The eight kilos of cocaine–almost 18 pounds–were found tucked away in the [...]

Happy Hour: Tonight’s The Night

We heard there was a Titans game tonight or something? [WKRN]
(And in case that’s the reason you’re skipping out on Twestival Nashville, don’t do it! The Big Bang will have it up on the big screen for us.)
If you happened to see some helicopters carrying giant slings of uprooted marijuana plants up near the Kentucky [...]

Happy Hour: _________ Started The Fire

Did you know that if the four most dangerous chemical treatment plants in Nashville exploded, it could affect more than a million people? Or at least that’s what Greenpeace says. [WSMV]
In that same vein, a Duke University study showed that the folks in Kingston have probably been inhaling all sorts of dangerous particles released in [...]

Bright & Early: Insufficient Funds Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Imagine going to the bank to cash your paycheck only to find out that your employer is flat broke. Their check bounces, which means your checks bounce and bank fees quickly begin to stack up. That’s exactly what happened to more than 200 Lebanon city workers this week when the city’s bank [...]

Happy Hour: Sky Blue Sky

The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN]
The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT plans [...]

Happy Hour: The Digital Age Is Upon Us

After tonight, analog television is no more. If you’re still not sure whether or not this affects you, check the above flowchart from our friends at the Consumerist. [Consumerist]
GM appears to be holding the Spring Hill plant for ransom to the tune of $200 million. Says Governor Phil: “The numbers that they were talking about [...]

Bright & Early: Seriously, TGIF Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Whether you were out chasing down one of the elusive Beastie Boys rumors (wait, was that just us?) or getting evacuated from LP Field along with 50,000 of your closest friends, last night was pretty rough all around. Storms rolled into the area around 11pm while Reba was onstage, and heavy rains [...]

Bright & Early: Some Cheese With That Whine Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Things are looking good for the the wine-in-grocery-store bills that are currently making their way through the TN legislature. Representatives of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission have said that they could definitely handle the oversight and financial burden of adding anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 new licensed stores, which would force them [...]

Bright & Early: Groundhog Day Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Looks like we’re in for six more weeks of winter (though you wouldn’t know it if you went outside yesterday) according to Punxsutawney Phil who saw his shadow this morning. We’d like to take a moment to pause and observe the above photograph of poor Punxsutawney Phil that accompanied the Tennessean’s Ground [...]

Happy Hour: Important Business

Unless you’re hitting up the Nashville Gas Christmas parade or tree lighting ceremony tonight, you’re better off to steer clear of downtown! [Tennessean]
Bad news, y’all–Kenny Chesney supposedly has a new girlfriend, who was Miss Tennessee in 2005. [WSMV]
Out of all the landmarks in the United States, we’re pretty proud that the Autisim Self Advocacy Network [...]