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Bright & Early: Hats Off Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Everyone warned us that it was going to get soggy today, but that didn’t make it any easier to roll out of bed this morning. Most of the midstate saw some pretty strong thunderstorms overnight and into the early morning, and we’re not out of the woods yet. Though the rain should [...]
Happy Hour: Things To Frown About
Our hearts go out to Knoxville today where a fourth grade teacher decided to bust into Inskip Elementary School and gun down the principal and assistant principal. Neither were killed, though Elisa Luna, who’s actually the daughter of former state Senator Jerry Cooper, is still listed in critical condition. No children were in the school [...]
Happy Hour: Ready, Set, Fight
We’re not sure which is funnier: The fact that Stephen Colbert almost had a Knoxville building named after him, the honorary parking space they gave him instead, or guy holding up Colbert’s honorary parking sign in all of the photos whose name is “Chuck Morris.” [KnoxNews] Or maybe that everyone’s favorite blogging state rep Stacey [...]
Bright & Early: That’s “Dr. Parton” To You Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Sure, there’s the pig flu still running rampant and lots more rain in the forecast and GM trying to bum $9 billion more from the feds, but the biggest news of the day is obviously that Dolly Parton is finally getting her honorary doctorate from UT-Knoxville this morning. The doctorate in humane [...]
Happy Hour: Rain, Snow, Sleet, Or Hail
Reviews of today’s winter storm include “puny” and “a bust.” Yep, that about sums it up! [WZTV] In case you haven’t heard, Jack White is forming a new band called The Dead Weather and opening an office here in Nashville that’ll be home to his new record label, vinyl store, photo studio, dark room, and [...]
Happy Hour: Watch Where You Step!
We can’t really imagine what 17 loads of chicken poop must smell like, but apparently it was bad enough to shut down the entire Rhea County school system early today. [WZTV] The guy who barged into a Knoxville church a few months ago and killed two people was sentenced to life in prison. He claimed [...]
Getting Neighborly: Nashville, Meet Knoxville & The ‘Noog
We like to think we’ve got Nashville covered (well, we try.) But what happens when–hypothetically!–a billion gallons of catastrophic toxic sludge spills out by Knoxville, or Georgia starts trying to bite off a chunk of Tennessee down by Chattanooga? That’s why we’ve teamed up with our friends at Knoxify and Chattarati to help you (and [...]
Bright & Early: Doodling The Day Away Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Just when we think things are starting to get dull around here, we find out that in between slicing and dicing the state budget, Governor Phil has been doodling around. Literally. We’d heard about his recent interview with Esquire magazine about what he’d learned in his life (you know, don’t schedule things [...]
Bright & Early: Something To Brag About Edition
Good morning, Nashville. What better way to start the week than to brag about our Titans a little bit? Over the weekend, the guys defeated the Cleveland Browns 28-9 to claim the AFC South title and become the first team in the NFL to clinch the division championship this season. We can’t be sure, but we [...]
Happy Hour: Too Much Information
So remember when we told you that Oktoberfest was becoming the Germantown Street Festival? The Tennessean steered us wrong. There are actually two festivals in Germantown on the same day at the same time–the street festival AND Oktoberfest. Props to them for the round-about retraction [Tennessean] The student who was shot at Central High School [...]
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