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Happy Hour: Hold On, Y’all. We Got This. [Flood 2010]
It’s been another long day for Music City, but the waters are receding and the real work is underway. Here’s some of the latest news from around the midstate: President Obama finally declared us a disaster area, meaning that flood victims are now eligible to receive FEMA aid. To apply, call (800) 621-FEMA. The rumors [...]
Happy Hour: Decade Winds Down
The Tennessean has compiled a gallery of over 100 photos from throughout 2009 and there are some pretty stunning ones in the bunch. Not only are they stunning in that “What wonderful composition” kind of way, but also in that “We must’ve missed when Murfreesboro tried to break the world skinny dipping record” kind of [...]
Happy Hour: Things Fall Apart
Hope y’all enjoyed all that sunshine today (ha, ha, ha) because the storms are pushing back into town tomorrow. [Nashville WX] A bill that would’ve changed our gas tax from a per-gallon to a percentage that rises and falls with the price of gas was ditched in a House committee today. [WZTV] Speaking of WZTV, [...]
Happy Hour: A Little Bit Of Sunshine
For all the information junkies out there (and really, anyone who cares where their tax dollars are going) the State of Tennessee just launched Tennessee Open Government, which looks like a pretty great way to find out all sorts of fun stuff like salaries, travel expenses and public meeting schedules for government employees. [WZTV] The [...]
Happy Hour: Beauty Is Pain
The city’s attempts to, uh, beautify Main Street in East Nashville (good luck with that!) might actually just be causing a bunch of traffic accidents. [WSMV] Some parts of Tennessee got as many as 6 inches of rain yesterday! Tonight, we might be getting some snow. [WTVF] The Metro Council is trying real hard to [...]
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