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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 [...]
Happy Hour: It Must Be Food Truck Day
A measure that would allow wine to be shipped directly to any house in Tennessee has at least passed the state Senate. So if we can’t buy it in grocery stores, at least we may be able to have it delivered to our front doors. [WTVF] That other bill allowing supermarkets to actually sell wine [...]
Bright & Early: Watch Where You Roll Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Local cyclists are complaining that Metro isn’t responding quickly enough to the need to replace non-bike-friendly storm drains that have caused serious accidents around the city. Grates whose openings are parallel to the streets can swallow up bike tires and cause cyclists to flip over their handlebars, as has happened in the [...]
Bright & Early: Back To Work Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Federal disaster unemployment claims are expected to reach nearly double of what the Department of Labor originally projected. About 400 folks qualify for this kind of assistance, and that only includes those who are self-employed, farmers, or in other situations where they don’t qualify for regular state-funded unemployment insurance benefits, for which [...]
Bright & Early: Manic Tuesday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Along with leaving homes and properties in shambles, the flood also caused a record spike in unemployment according to the Tennessee Department of Labor. Thanks to huge employers like the Opryland properties closing down for months to come, thousands of Tennesseans have been left without work. The Department of Labor, which usually [...]
Happy Hour: Don’t Cry Over Spilt _________
Jot and Brenda Raymond, two of the folks whose property was damaged in the TVA ash spill, have filed the first of what is sure to be many lawsuits against the TVA. [WSMV] In another close call, a propane tanker car came off its tracks in Cookeville, but nothing actually spilled. [WSMV] The folks in [...]
Bright & Early: Bipedal Disasters Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Mayor Dean came out of hiding yesterday to announce a brand spankin’ new committee on making Nashville more walkable and bikeable. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will be working closely with Metro Public Works to (hopefully) get us the sidewalks and bike lanes we need. “It is my goal that at [...]
Bright & Early: Walking The Walk Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It looks like we might finally get our new sidewalks and bike lanes after all. Metro Public Works has finished up creating the new guidelines for where all of them should go, and now they’re trying to set the priorities to determine who will get them first. As far as we’re concerned, [...]
New Sidewalks: They Have A Plan, And It’s Strategic
Since we’re all stowing our cars for the time being, we’re pretty interested in Metro’s brand spankin’ new plan for making the city more pedestrian-friendly. They’ve finally put the draft up for public review, but if you want the hard copy you’ll have to head to the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library. For [...]
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