Tag Archives: mta
Bright & (Not So) Early: Beat It Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If this doesn’t brighten up your Monday, we don’t know what will: A flash mob took over Broadway for a street performance of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” on Friday night, and we are so happy that there’s a video (and another video). Led by local musician Trent Dabbs, about 100 people showed [...]
Bright & Early: Elephants In The Room Edition
Good morning, Nashville. After firing their CEO and being sued by one of the original founders, the Hohenwald Elephant Sanctuary is hoping to get a fresh start and take on a bigger role of educating the public about elephants. Located about 80 miles southwest of here, they take in old, sick or injured elephants from [...]
Bright & Early: Snow On The Brain Edition
Good morning, Nashville. You might have noticed that’s snowing outside! Most of Nashville received anywhere from 2-4″ last night, resulting in school closures, canceled flights, hazardous driving conditions and an official state of emergency. According to weather forecasts, we’ve probably got another inch or two on the way tonight into tomorrow. We can has snow [...]
Bright & Early: Two Cents Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Last night’s Metro Council meeting got a little, er, colorful when the subject of the proposed fairgrounds expo center came up. Dozens of Nashvillians (possibly including everyone’s favorite Protest Chicken) found their way into the meeting after protesting the proposal outside City Hall earlier in the evening. As a result, the Council voted 31-6 [...]
Bright & Early: Boo! Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Happy Halloween! Well… almost. Before you go busting out your crazy costumes, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is reminding us all to be careful this weekend as Halloween is one of the most dangerous holidays for young kids and pedestrians. So drive safe or call (or text!) a cab, watch out for kiddos [...]
Happy Hour: Putting The Goober In Goobernatorial
We’ve ignored it for as long as we can, but here you go: Republican gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux is famous on the internet. He even made it onto Stephen Colbert last night. He wants to end slavery at traffic stops, plant vegetation in intersections, fine everyone who doesn’t own a gun, ban flags with fringe, [...]
Bright & Early: It’s A Marathon Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to the folks in the US House, our state is the proud recipient of $200 million more in federal flood relief aid. Though the midstate has made huge strides toward recovery in the past few months, many homes and businesses are still facing more damages than they can afford. Many folks [...]
Happy Hour: Drifting Along
The Metro Council is looking at some creative ways to help small businesses that were hurt by the flood, including car washes that had to close for nearly a month due to water restrictions. [WSMV] Congratulations to Mayor Dean for successfully completing his annual bus commute adventure today. But why the face? He’s got the [...]
Happy Hour: Hold On, Y’all. We Got This. [Flood 2010]
It’s been another long day for Music City, but the waters are receding and the real work is underway. Here’s some of the latest news from around the midstate: President Obama finally declared us a disaster area, meaning that flood victims are now eligible to receive FEMA aid. To apply, call (800) 621-FEMA. The rumors [...]
Active Discussions