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Bright & Early: Blast From The Past Edition

21 July 2011 | 9:30 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. Everyone in Tennessee (and probably most people outside of Tennessee, by now) knows that there are some unfortunate things that go down at our state’s Legislative Plaza. However, we did not realize that the actual plaza and War Memorial Building aren’t even ADA-compliant. Despite completing some hefty renovations within the past five [...]

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Happy Hour: Teach It!

23 February 2011 | 5:30 pm
Author: Christy Frink

Hundreds of teachers spent the day at Legislative Plaza protesting new legislation that they feel attacks teachers’ unions and collective bargaining rights. [WPLN] Tennessee had its first statewide tornado drill for state schools and businesses today, marking the start of this charming time of year we call Tornado Season. [WKRN] Sen. Bill Ketron out of [...]

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Happy Hour: Dam It

22 July 2010 | 5:30 pm
Author: Christy Frink

Things aren’t looking too good for the Army Corps of Engineers today following the Senate subcommittee hearing on the Nashville flood. Though they defended their actions, they admitted that communication broke down because they failed to read their emails from the National Weather Service and pass on pertinent information. Mayor Dean also testified that the [...]

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Happy Hour: Sky Blue Sky

29 June 2009 | 5:42 pm
Author: Christy Frink

The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN] The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT [...]

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Bright & Early: Partytime Edition

29 June 2009 | 9:30 am
Author: Christy Frink

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 [...]

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Happy Hour: Their Sex Is On Fire

14 April 2009 | 6:04 pm
Author: Christy Frink

We can’t believe that we missed out on this amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity–this honor, even–to appear alongside the internationally acclaimed and overwhelmingly famous Kings of Leon in their latest music video, which for some reason they decided to film in lowly Nashville. We might cry ourselves to sleep tonight. [Nashville Craigslist] Ford Motor Company is offering [...]

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Bright & Early: Morning After Edition

13 February 2009 | 9:21 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. What a great time we had last night at Twestival Nashville! We met so many of you guys face-to-face, gave away a ton of great prizes, heard some awesome music, and most importantly raised over $2,000 for charity: water (if you missed out, you can still donate here!) And oh yeah, we [...]

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House Parties and Hill Drama

19 May 2008 | 11:00 am
Author: Christy Frink

Our favorite blogging member of the Tennessee House, Rep. Stacey Campfield, set the internet rumor mill on fire last week when he posted about an alleged reception for Tennessee lawmakers at Deja Vu Showgirls strip club downtown. The story is that the Tennessee Cabaret Association’s lobbyist Tracy O’Neill (who also lobbies within the Metro Nashville [...]

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