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Bright & Early: Get A Room Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running short on time this morning, so here’s your abbreviated Bright & Early: Metro Councilman Michael Craddock has withdrawn his bid in the mayoral election, leaving Mayor Dean pretty much on his own. Councilman Craddock has only been able to raise $14,000 compared to Dean’s $500,000. [WPLN] The fate of the [...]
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: Here We Go Again
Some coal miners are calling for a boycott of Pigeon Forge and telling people that West Virginia and Kentucky are more desirable destinations because they endorse mountaintop removal. But seriously, have these people ever SEEN Turtle Man? [Pith In The Wind] Walmart has put the kibosh on those shiny Metro recycling bins that are currently [...]
Bright & Early: Just Another Manic Monday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We really love it when we can start off the week with some good news, like telling you that the TVA is doing something other than slinging toxic sludge all over our state and also some other states. They’re planning to lower our rates by another 4% starting July 1st, meaning that [...]
Happy Hour: Run For The Hilllllls
Things that make us feel optimistic about life: “The director of the Metro Health Department said Monday the expectation is there will be cases of the swine flu in Nashville and he urged the public to take precautions to prevent contracting the virus.” (OMG, run for the hillz, save urself, etc.) [City Paper] Jerry Lee [...]
Bright & Early: Wake Us When It’s Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t say we were too shocked to see that everyone’s favorite Metro Councilman Eric Crafton dominated the “Best Local Politician You Love To Hate” category for the Scene’s Best of Nashville readers’ poll. Now the man himself is challenging Mayor Karl Dean to a duel over English Only–debate-style. Will the mayor [...]
Happy Hour: Another One Bites The Dust
Somewhere around 92,000 Tennesseans may have to give their stimulus checks back according to the IRS. But don’t worry-It’s only the retirees and disabled veterans! [Tennessean] And we’re $128 million in the hole for tax collections this year in the state. Good thing they could cut out about $106 million in spending for public colleges [...]
Excuse Me Mr. Medal, Would You Please Remain Seated And Fasten Your Seatbelt For The Remainder Of The Flight?
It’s not just flash drives that are sprouting legs and running off these days. Olympic swimmer Brendan Hansen was on a flight from Philly to Austin on Sunday night and his gold medal decided to hop out of his bag and stroll down the aisles of the plane. A do-gooder (or a bandit with a [...]
Happy Hour: Doing The Electric Slide
U.S. Representative Jim Cooper is under investigation by the FBI for illegally accessing the website of the largest electric cooperative in the country. His spokesman calls the investigation “laughable,” but we think it’s safe to say that no one’s laughing about electricity these days. [Tennessean] The Tennessee Highway Patrol kicked off their 100 Days of [...]
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