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Bright & Early: Pop And Lock Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Titans shuffled onto the practice field last night, opening Sunday’s festivities up to the public and giving us a small taste of the 2011 season that almost wasn’t. Rookie QB Jake Locker had one of his first chances to show fans that he has what it takes–or at least that he’s less [...]
Bright & Early: Beer, Barbecue And Blowing Things Up Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We hope that all of you had a safe and long weekend and that none of you partook in activities like these. Speaking of things like that, Nashville area hospitals treated more than 50 folks for fireworks-related injuries over the weekend, many of which resulted from “people playing games, firing them at [...]
Bright & Early: Donuts On The Brain Edition
Good morning, Nashville, and happy Donut Day! Things got pretty tense at last night’s Metro Council meeting, where council members interrogated Metro Schools officials about their plan to lay off 600 custodians and 24 office workers in addition to doling out significant pay cuts to bus drivers. The plan, which will save MNPS an estimated [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: We Are Out Of Titles Today Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running late this morning, so you know the drill. Your abbreviated Bright & Early: Six out of every 100 Tennesseans are carrying an STD, so think about this before you make your Decisions. We are the 11th most STD-ridden state in the country. [City Paper] Some crazies stormed John Rich’s luminous [...]
Happy Hour: Look For The Warning Signs
All the water main breaks (a total of 60 so far) finally got to Metro Water Services, and this morning they announced that they’ll be replacing more than half of the city’s water infrastructure. [WKRN] The demand for certain GM cars has seemingly risen and the automotive giant is now considering reopening a few plants [...]
Bright & Early: Every Vote Counts Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The District 5 recall election between Metro Councilwoman Pam Murray and rabble-rousing challenger Jamie Hollins was a little too close for comfort last night with the current tally at 541-538 in favor of Hollins. At least three provisional ballots still haven’t been counted, which means the race could tip in either direction. [...]
Happy Hour: Where The Wild Things Are
The Spring Hill GM plant is back up and running for the time being, starting production for the first time in seven weeks today. The next scheduled idling will happen around Thanksgiving. [WKRN] HazMat crews responded to a “small explosion” involving some chlorine tablets and a Metro employee today at the Bicentennial Mall. [WTVF] The [...]
Bright & Early: It Ain’t Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Life at the Spring Hill GM plant has been a rollercoaster over the past few months with the announcement that production would halt indefinitely after November and the subsequent loss of the bid for GM’s new smaller car. The latest talk involves several new manufacturing possibilities that could keep the plant open. [...]
Bright & Early: Partytime Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The sun is out, it might not even reach 90 degrees today, and it sounds like a perfect day for… another tea party? You may recall the one that drew a few thousand people back in April, and this one will probably attract some of the same folks. The place is Legislative [...]
Happy Hour: What A Day, What A Day
Lots of big news today, not the least of which is GM’s choice of Michigan over Spring Hill for building its new small car. Consequently the Spring Hill plant, which employs more than 3,000 people, will be taking an indefinite hiatus later this year. More details to come at tomorrow morning’s press conference. [WKRN] Also [...]
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