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Happy Hour: Feel Good Friday
Mayor Dean signed the controversial non-discrimination ordinance today expressly banning Metro from discriminating against its employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. [Out & About] The Metro Planning Commission will decide in two weeks whether or not the “second downtown” Bells Bend development project will get one final shot at succeeding before the commission. [...]
Bright & Early: Someone’s Been Busy Edition
Good morning, Nashville. When Metro Police picked up three burglary suspects in Forest Hills last week, they had no idea that the arrests would lead to the discovery of nearly 1,500 items stolen from people’s homes in the last two and a half months. Police believe the robberies occurred in and around Bellevue, south Nashville, [...]
Bright & Early: Crossing That Bridge Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council sponsor for the controversial May Town Center proposal seems to have given up for the time being, announcing yesterday that he’s going to defer it indefinitely at the next council meeting. The Metro Planning Commission determined that it was a bad idea last week and it probably would’ve failed [...]
Bright & Early: No More Hamthrax Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Three Nashville-area schools that closed down last week for swine flu were given the green light to reopen today. The kiddos are understandably a little disappointed to be robbed of their impromptu vacation, but we’re happy to hear that things are getting back to normal. Due to some standardized testing, a few [...]
Happy Hour: Yeah, So Our City Is Pretty Weird
If you’re headed out to watch the Country Music Marathon tomorrow (and if you’re not, you should be!) you’ll see a record-breaking crowd, some hoola hoopers, a “joggler” or two, and… Jason Mraz? [Tennessean] And also, don’t say we didn’t warn you about all the road closures. [Your Nashvillest] That pyro in training charming kid [...]
Bright & Early: Lights Out Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Businesses downtown are resorting to some pretty drastic measures in order to save money and electricity: They’re actually turning off the lights when they leave at night. In the name of good stewardship (and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars), some are even installing timers to shut off the lights at 9pm–so [...]
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