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Bright & Early: Practice Makes Perfect Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s feeling a little toasty outside, isn’t it? Well, more like someone cranked the oven to “broil.” Yes, it’s summer, and yes, it always gets hot, but temperatures are supposed to reach a record high today with the heat index spiking to 110, which is definitely hot enough to be dangerous. Metro [...]
Bright & Early: The Numbers Game Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Since the flooding happened almost six weeks ago, FEMA has shelled out more than $200 million in federal disaster assistance including $117.8 for housing assistance alone. Additionally, the US Small Business Administration has given more than $64 million in low-interest loans for flood victims and businesses that were hurt by the disaster. [...]
Bright & Early: Tennessee Shuffle Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Last night brought some big news on the Tennessee political front with 30-year U.S. Rep. John Tanner deciding not to run for reelection in 2010. Within a matter of hours, Tennessee state senator Roy Herron dropped his bid for governor and announced that he’s running for Tanner’s congressional seat instead. Up until [...]
Bright & Early: Neither Here Nor There Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t believe we’re still talking about the Guns in Parks bill, but yesterday the State Attorney General made a few more clarifications about the ways in which the new law can and can’t be enforced. The verdict? If you tote a gun in a city that’s chosen to opt out of [...]
Happy Hour: Edible What?
Councilman Charlie Tygard is all about advancing the “Edible Schoolyard” concept, wherein a community garden of sorts is run by students and incorporated into the academic curriculum. Next up: Schoolyard Urban Chicken Coops. [City Paper] Hey look, Bigfoot showed up in someone’s backyard in Kentucky! And they took a picture of it! Also, obligatory. [WSMV] [...]
Bright & Early: Not For Lack Of Trying Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Since the initial conversations surrounding Metro’s school rezoning plan last year, many folks have been voicing opposition and claiming that the changes will bring segregation back into the school system. For a long time, Metro has been busing kids from North Nashville into West Nashville and Bellevue to balance out the racial [...]
Bright & Early: The Only Thing To Fear Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Williamson County Schools have figured out at least one way to deal with the new law that allows guns in public parks starting September 1: Canceling the students’ field trips. When the law goes into effect next month, the school system will be canceling every educational trip and sporting event that takes [...]
Bright & Early: On The Agenda Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council meeting got a little heated last night as several controversial issues came to a vote. After an emotional debate, the non-discrimination ordinance passed it’s second reading. The council was split evenly down the middle on the issue of guns in parks, forcing Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors to cast the [...]
Bright & Early: Amnesty For All Of Us Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’re one of the folks who have helped rack up Nashville’s $26 million in unpaid traffic fines over the years, you might be in luck. Councilman Eric Crafton is proposing an amnesty program for anyone with minor violations in 2006, 2007, or 2008 who hasn’t paid their ticket(s) which would allow [...]
Bright & Early: Drama-Rama Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The drama over the convention center and the $450,000 in PR spending escalated at last night’s Metro Council meeting. Councilman Mike Jameson got up at the beginning of the meeting during the time traditionally set aside for minor announcements and delivered a scathing speech which, among other things, accused PR firm McNeely [...]
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