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Happy Hour: All Washed Out
Though parts of East and North Nashville saw some pretty significant flooding today, we made it out relatively unscathed this time around. [WTVF] The folks in Franklin County weren’t so lucky, though. A tornado likely touched down and did some serious damage in the area, killing one and injuring others. [WKRN] Metro Development and Housing [...]
Happy Hour: Going With The Flow
If all of the flood-related arrests can fit into one news article, then we’d say Nashville did pretty well. All in all, there were only nine arrests made for crimes considered to be flood-related. [City Paper] Homes and businesses that are in Nashville’s “floodway” will probably have to wait at least 10 months before getting [...]
Bright & Early: Movin’ & Shakin’ Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In a continuation of East Tennessee falling apart, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Maryville early this morning. Though no one was injured and no damages were reported, folks definitely felt it (and our favorite is the woman who assumed that her husband “had run into their house with his truck” because [...]
Happy Hour: Jump Off That Sofa
Metro is trying their absolute best to drum up support for the new convention center by, well, taking possession of the Sommet Center parking lot and blocking it off during tonight’s Black Eyed Peas show, resulting in the kind of apocalyptic overflow of parked cars that can only be caused by a crowd of 10,000 [...]
Happy Hour: Surrendering To The ‘Roo
The Bonnaroo lineup has been trickling out all day and so far includes The Flaming Lips, Weezer, GWAR, Dave Matthews Band, She & Him, Jay-Z, and holy crap we’re salivating already. Stay glued to Mobileroo, the Tennessean‘s killer Bonnaroo hub, for all the latest additions. [Tennessean] Metro is snatching up a span of riverfront property [...]
Bright & Early: It’s A Go Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As predicted, the Music City Center was given the green light by the Metro Council at last night’s meeting. The final vote tally was 29 yeas and 9 nays with Eric Crafton, Michael Craddock, Emily Evans and Mike Jameson among the nays. The next hurdle for the project will be the hotel [...]
Bright & Early: Put A Cap On It Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Anywhere from 5,000 to 20,000 TennCare recipients could be affected by a spending cap that will be put into place as a part of the 9% budget cut that Tennessee’s Medicaid program will be receiving. The cap will actually be applied to more than 400,000 enrollees, but not all are expected to [...]
Bright & Early: We Can Swing That Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro Councilman Mike Jameson has suggested that the Metro Development and Housing Agency stop buying up all of the land around the proposed Music City Center until the project is actually approved. Some businesses targeted by MDHA aren’t going down without a fight, such as the Musicians Hall of Fame–owners claim that [...]
Happy Hour: It Must Be Something In The Water
We’re not sure if we’ve hit and all-time high or and all-time low with the Titans now that Chris Johnson has bribed the team’s offensive linemen with new cars if he can hit the 2000-yard mark this season. [City Paper] “Strange things happen to those who enter one Mid-state house. Invisible fire ants bite your [...]
Bright & Early: Neither Here Nor There Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t believe we’re still talking about the Guns in Parks bill, but yesterday the State Attorney General made a few more clarifications about the ways in which the new law can and can’t be enforced. The verdict? If you tote a gun in a city that’s chosen to opt out of [...]
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