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Bright & Early: Fish Out Of Water Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Here’s what’s going on around town: Governor Haslam and Amazon continue to do the will-they-won’t-they dance around the whole question over whether or not Amazon will have to charge state sales tax once they open up their planned Tennessee distribution centers. [Tennessean] The Titans want Chris Johnson so badly that they say [...]
Bright & Early: Sweat It Out Edition
Good morning, Nashville. At what point does a heat wave stop being a heat wave and just become that thing we know as a Tennessee Summer? Either way, a heat advisory is now in effect for today and tomorrow as sky-high humidity nudges the heat index into the dangerous zone of 110 degrees and we’re [...]
Bright & Early: Ppppttthhhhhhbbbbbttt Edition
Good morning, Nashville. News Channel 5′s investigative team continues to dig up dirt on Davidson County Clerk John Arriola (whose last name, by the way, is one of our least favorite things to type in a news item each day), this time bringing to light the taxpayer-funded $33,000 Chevy Tahoe he drives instead of the more [...]
Bright & Early: Flash Bang Boom Edition
Good morning, Nashville. News Channel 5′s investigative team found that County Clerk John Arriola has been charging a $40 fee for his employees to perform weddings, and then pocketing the cash. Though the state allows employees to collect gratuities in this situation–and Arriola insists that the $40 charge is just that–NC5′s team found that it wasn’t necessarily [...]
Bright & Early: Bigfoot Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council passed a bill last night allowing us to buy carbon offset credits in exchange for free parking downtown. Councilman Charlie Tygard thought the free-parking-for-hybrids law was a little too elitist, so he proposed this one to give the rest of us an option. Mid-sized sedan owners can expect to shell out [...]
Happy Hour: Fish In A Barrel
It’s snowing! Or snizzling. Or snouring. Or snaining. Either way, it is downright nasty outside, so be careful! [WTVF] As such, there have been some school closings and cancellations of evening activities, so keep an eye out if that applies to you. [WSMV] The Titans have officially named offensive line coach Mike Munchak as the [...]
Happy Hour: Out With The Old
The glory days of Vince Young have officially come to a close with the removal of his giant picture from the side of LP Field. Sayonara, VY™. [WTVF] Meanwhile, the Titans began interviewing for a new coach to replace the ‘Stache today. Offensive line coach Mike Munchak, linebacker coach Dave McGinnis and offensive coordinator Mike [...]
Bright & Early: The Sun Also Rises Edition
Good morning, Nashville. By the looks of the headlines this morning, you would think that nothing else is going on in the world besides the Titans kicking Jeff Fisher to the curb. Nevertheless, the federal government has ruled that Metro Schools must allow students in underperforming schools to transfer to better ones. Though this is [...]
Bright & Early: Ease On Down The Road Edition
Good morning, Nashville. After a long, long, long Metro Council meeting last night, they decided to pass the amended fairgrounds bill that will spare the racetrack and fairgrounds from demolition at least through 2012. More than 1,000 folks turned out for the meeting and hundreds of Nashvillians (and lots of non-Nashvillians, oddly enough) spoke on [...]
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