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Bright & Early: Will It Or Won’t It Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Local news outlets are all abuzz about Festival Tennessee, a proposed Spring Hill theme park announced at yesterday’s press conference by Big International Group of Entertainment, Inc. The $750 million project would span 1,500 acres and include a water park, roller coasters, movie studios, hotels, a charter school and a sports complex [...]

Happy Hour: It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

Facing the wrath of All Of Tennessee, Rep. Curry Todd insists that he’s not actually trying to close bars after midnight and that the bill is just a drastic attention-grabbing ploy to address some other issues so could we please simmer down and stop with all the angry calls and emails already, thank you very [...]

Happy Hour: Heart Heart

Vanderbilt is launching a special free Master’s program for those who have their teaching certification and commit to teaching in Metro schools for three years. The first crop of students will start this summer. [WSMV] Winter storm warning! But not for us (though we’ll still see some snow and sleet.) [Nashville WX] Economists from the [...]

Happy Hour: Street Without A Song

We were really sad to hear the news that Elringo “Velvet Thunder” De’Angelino, one of Nashville’s best and most iconic street musicians, passed away over the weekend. He brought us lots of smiles on our nights downtown on 2nd Ave. and will definitely be missed. Since he had no family, homeless advocates have set up [...]

Happy Hour: Number Nine

In an effort to appear cool (and okay, also to bring more live music to Nashville), Mayor Dean is teaming up with Lightning 100 to bring a number of free shows to the public square downtown. We won’t find out who’s playing until the press conference tomorrow. [City Paper] When he’s not hatin’ on will.i.am [...]

Bright & Early: We Could Ride Horses Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Someone at MTA is having the Best Week Ever, after a bus driver fell asleep at the wheel yesterday and ran into a parked car off of Shelby Avenue in East Nashville. Three people were taken to the hospital including the driver, but everyone seems to be okay. Remind us sometime to [...]