Tag Archives: education
Happy Hour: Case Of The Mondays
A huge congratulations to the State of Tennessee for snagging nearly $500 million in federal grant funding to give schools a much-needed overhaul. Governor Phil announced today that our state, along with Delaware, was chosen as a recipient of the Race to the Top grant. [WKRN] It wasn’t quite as exciting a day for our [...]
Bright & Early: Up Up And Away Edition
Good morning, Nashville. You may have noticed the gas prices quietly crawling up over the past few weeks and as of this week, they’ve hit a 15-month high averaging $2.65 per gallon in the midstate. Experts say that it has a lot to do with this cold weather we’ve been seeing and the fact that [...]
Happy Hour: Probably Worth Celebrating
Yay for us! Nashville’s crime rate was down for the 5th year straight and is actually at its lowest point in 18 years. Guess we’re doing something right! [WKRN] The latest estimate says we’ll be getting $4.28B from the economic stimulus package, which includes that $600M for highway projects that we talked about a few [...]
Google Bus Rides Into Town… And Back Out
One of our readers happened to catch the Google Bus on its brief trip through town today – And you can too, if you’re quick on your feet and located somewhere near Vanderbilt. Google has packed up an eco-friendly school bus and they’re traipsing around the country to raise awareness for their Google Apps for [...]
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