Tag Archives: homelessness
Happy Hour: We’re Beaming With Pride
We are Very Proud to announce that the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Duct Taping Person to a Wall” is now held by the lovely folks at Highland Park Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee. Our state is really going places in life. [Tennessean]
All members of the Tennessee State Capitol security detail underwent diversity training today [...]
Bright & Early: No Place Like Home Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to numbers gathered by the Nashville Rescue Mission, homelessness is still on the rise in Nashville. Like many other things, we can probably chalk it up to recession-era job loss and a lack of affordable housing. Between 2008 and 2009, the Mission’s nightly average rose 15 percent and the total number [...]
Bright & Early: It All Falls Down Edition
Good morning, Nashville. By the time you read this, the demolition of the Nashville Autohaus and several other buildings near the 7th and Shirley intersection will probably be underway (but not Rocketown just yet!) Construction for the Music City Center is expected to break ground today meaning that all of the buildings that are currently [...]
Happy Hour: We Have A Situation
Nashville WX is doing a great job making sure they don’t build up our hopes and then crush them keeping us ahead of Friday’s storm, which they have decided to call “The Ice/Snow Situation.” Your Nashvillest will be following suit, but shortening the nickname to “The Situation,” or #thesituation2010. And actually, this one does look [...]
Happy Hour: Christmas Tree, Take Two
Bless their hearts! Two kind folks in Fairview stepped up to the plate and donated a new 25-foot Christmas tree to replace the sad broken one downtown. It’s about 15 feet shorter than the last one, but it’s way cuter. And maybe they somehow magically grew the trunk out of steel. Thanks for saving Christmas, [...]
Bright & Early: Take Us Out To The Fair Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As of last night, the Tennessee State Fair as we know it is no more. Mayor Dean penned a letter conveying the decision and handed it off to a board member to read to a crowd of 200 angry folks who booed the decision. Metro will be seizing control of the fairgrounds [...]
Bright & Early: Just Say No To H1N1 Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Unlike several other states, Tennessee won’t be requiring any of its residents to be vaccinated for H1N1. The first batches of the vaccine are set to arrive in our state next week but will go to high-risk professionals such as hospitals and health care providers. The next round will be reserved for [...]
Bright & Early: Mayor Dean’s Long, Boring Speech Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Whether we’re ready for summer or not, it’ll be making its way into town today and bringing some 80-degree weather along with it. And storms, because it wouldn’t be Middle Tennessee without them. Meanwhile, Mayor Dean is prepping for the annual State of Metro address he’s going to give in a few [...]
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