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Happy Hour: Keep On Truckin’
We got our state report card today and there is some good news: Our high school graduation rate has gone up! The bad news is that our kids still can’t read good. [Tennessean]
Some former Six Flags execs have purchased Nashville Shores, but don’t get your hopes up because they already said they’re not building us [...]
Happy Hour: Dividing And Conquering
Roane County has made quick work of the $43 million given to them by the TVA as a peace offering for spilling 5 million cubic yards of toxic nastiness all over Kingston. Most of the money will be going towards schools, and the remainder will be set aside for roads, sewers, libraries, and a new [...]
Happy Hour: Sully’s (Still) In The House
We’re hearing reports from our more hockey-savvy friends that Steve Sullivan just inked a new 2-year deal with the Preds. As you can see from his joyous tweet above, the fans aren’t the only ones excited about it. [The Twitter Tubes]
An Indiana theme park called Holiday World donated 37,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest [...]
Happy Hour: Drink Up, Me ‘Earties, Yo Ho
Well, Tennessee’s unemployment rate is now 10.7%, which is the highest it’s been since November 1983. Beer us, please. [WSMV]
In an effort not to see that rate skyrocket in the coming months, Governor Phil put in the bid to GM in hopes that they’ll bring the manufacturing of that new car to the Spring Hill [...]
Bright & Early: An Apple A Day Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Several members of Congress are a little less than pleased with VA officials after yesterday’s testimony in which officials admitted that their hospitals still aren’t following proper procedures for cleaning medical equipment. You may remember that the problems were first uncovered Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro in December 2008 and [...]
Music City Star: (Hopefully) Back On Track
Will the Music City Star be able to hold up to the demands of tonight’s Christmas festivities downtown? MTA seems to think so. After this year’s 4th of July fiasco, no one wants to see the Music City Star fail again. They’ll have all seven of the Music City Star cars running tonight, with busses on [...]
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: Booze It And Lose It Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to Metro police, one in four clerks in Middle Tennessee will sell alcohol to underage kids. In an effort to get those numbers down, they’ve been visiting stores all over the region to test vendors by sending a 19-year old inside to try to purchase some booze. Those who break the [...]
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