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Happy Hour: Go Big Or Go Home

The giant healthcare reform rally/tea party thing that was supposed to happen at West End Middle School today was somewhat of a bust today since the organizer was the only one who showed up. Oops? [Tennessean]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s healthcare town hall meeting, however, was such a huge success that some folks had to be turned [...]

Happy Hour: Probably Worth Celebrating

Yay for us! Nashville’s crime rate was down for the 5th year straight and is actually at its lowest point in 18 years. Guess we’re doing something right! [WKRN]
The latest estimate says we’ll be getting $4.28B from the economic stimulus package, which includes that $600M for highway projects that we talked about a few weeks [...]

Happy Hour: In Which We Watch The Ravens Crash & Burn

The City Paper gives us a few hints about what we should watch out for in tomorrow’s showdown. [City Paper]
And speaking of the Titans, Kevin Mawae is definitely a no-go for Saturday’s showdown. [WTVF]
The TVA spill we’ve been keeping an eye on all day was actually not the second one, but the third. And they’re [...]

Happy Hour: Yes We Crayon!

Remember that Nashvillian artist who used 50,000 crayons to make a portrait of Barack Obama? Now he gets to go to the inauguration and we’re way jealous because we didn’t think of a crayon portrait first! [Tennessean]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn might run for governor, which seems to be the thing to do these days. We’re tempted [...]

Bright & Early: Bambi Goes Rogue Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Watch out for those deer while you’re driving around for the next few weeks. It’s mating season, which means the dude deer will be chasing the chick deer all over the place and probably in front of your car. On Friday, one deer flew through the windshield of a moving car, tumbled [...]

Forbes Says Retire Here, Nashville Not For Singles [Mixed Reviews]

Things have slowed down on the Mixed Reviews By People Who Don’t Live Here front, but we can always count on having a couple on hand (we just can’t promise that they’re interesting). This week, we find that Forbes has ranked Nashville the 10th best place to retire. Not to let the retirees get all [...]

Bright & Early: Conventional Things Edition

Good morning, Nashville. The Republican National Convention wrapped up last night, and Tennessee definitely left its mark. In case you missed Marsha Blackburn and Bill Frist, you can catch their speeches on YouTube here and here. More importantly, you may have also missed the John Rich’s “Raisin’ McCain” that closed out McCain’s big [...]

Happy Hour: Barrel Of Laughs (And Our 500th Post!)

You may be among the few and the proud who have been around Nashville long enough to remember Adam Dread, former councilman/radio host/stand-up comedian who spent the better part of his term with his foot permanently lodged in his mouth. Well, he’s back on the stage and opening up for comedian Steve McGraw at Zanies [...]

Happy Hour: Hasta La Vista, Baby!

Okay, for real this time–English First will not be on the ballot in November. As it were, the Davidson County Election Commission has proven that it’s capable of doing something other than losing our Social Security numbers and voted down the measure today 3-2. [WTVF]
A big computer glitch with the FAA delayed at least 15 [...]

Happy Hour: A Very Dark Knight

Word on the street is that Karl Rove will be in town next Saturday, July 26th, drumming up support and for John McCain at the 32nd Annual Statesman’s Dinner. Also on the roster are former senator Bill Frist, Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. Our sources tell [...]