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Happy Hour: Feel Good Friday
Mayor Dean signed the controversial non-discrimination ordinance today expressly banning Metro from discriminating against its employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. [Out & About]
The Metro Planning Commission will decide in two weeks whether or not the “second downtown” Bells Bend development project will get one final shot at succeeding before the commission. [WSMV]
A [...]
Bright & Early: CMApocalypse Now Edition
Good morning, Nashville. CMApocalypse is really sneaking up on us this year, and we’d almost forgotten about it until we saw the news this morning that more than 40,000 rabid country music fans are expected to descend upon our fair city for the festival next weekend and 30,000 of them are expected to be filling [...]
Happy Hour: You’ve Got Until Midnight
Lots and lots of talk about today’s teabaggin’ at the Capitol. Estimates for the turnout ranged from 1,000 (haters’ guestimate) to 7,500 (according to the organizers). Metro PD puts the crowd at 2,800 – 3,000. This guy just wanted some pot. [Tennessean]
Well, y’all, it was nice while it lasted: The bill to bring wine to [...]
Bright & Early: No Cars Go Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Cars seem to be the name of the game this morning with GM looking to cut the Hummer brand (proving that there is a God) & phase out Saturns within the next few months. And as happy as we would be to never see a Hummer again in our lives, this means [...]
Happy Hour: Building Up The Arsenal
How could we pass up a headline like this?: “Steelers Unveil Secret Weapon: Martina McBride.” [WTVF]
We’re happy to say that all 150 people on board the plane that crashed into the Hudson River right after take-off made it out safe and sound. [Tennessean]
Probably a bad segue on our part, but Southwest is also adding some [...]
Happy Hour: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
We think it’s a little excessive that the Opryland Hotel started stringing Christmas lights today, but who wouldn’t get excited with all those exclamation points? If only it were actually snowing. [WTVF]
Also excessive was this afternoon’s big ribbon cutting ceremony for the new security check-point at the Nashville International Airport, attended by Mayor Dean. [WKRN]
While [...]
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