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Happy Hour: Bing Bang Boom
We all knew this was inevitable when half of NES went underwater last month, but a rate increase in our electric bills was finally announced today. It could be as late as January before it takes effect. [WSMV] The feds made a big gang bust in Nashville today and indicted 26 members of the Bloods, [...]
Happy Hour: Let’s All Hug The Weekend
Williamson County Schools officials have gotten so many complaints from parents about excessive homework assignments that they’re considering putting some parameters on how much teachers are allowed to assign. [WSMV] A man who disappeared after kayaking on the Harpeth River was found safe and sound, though it sounds like he gave his wife quite a [...]
Bright & Early: Getting Creative Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro is hatching a new plan to make money by selling naming rights to academic programs, beginning with the Tennessee Credit Union academy of business and finance at Antioch High School. Now, our minds can take this new thing in a number of different directions, but in all fairness, they might be [...]
Happy Hour: We’ve Got Our Work Cut Out
Historic Nashville, the group responsible for saving the Ryman Auditorium back in the ’90s, has released a list of historic places that are the most endangered. The list includes our precious flashy neon signs like the one that used to guide us to the Donut Den on our darkest of nights. Leave the neon signs [...]
Tennessee Teetotalers [Mixed Reviews]
Would you believe it if we told you that Tennessee ranks 100% last for alcohol consumption by binge drinkers? And that includes D.C. and the Virgin Islands! We also come in at 49th place for casual drinkers‘ alcohol consumption, and we’re #51 for heavy drinkers‘ alcohol consumption. We suppose that this is good news, but [...]
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