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Bright & Early: Enough Already Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’re looking out the window this morning and wondering how the heck it’s still snowing, we’re right there with you. And if you didn’t know it was snowing, a quick skim of the headlines would probably tip you off. We’re seeing everything from kids going without food because school is closed [...]
Happy Hour: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice
The guy who robbed the Suntrust on Commerce this week was nabbed by police after an observant citizen who overheard him bragging a little too loudly and called the cops. [Tennessean]
Tennessee is one of the states affected by a widespread salami recall. So if you bought any of it recently, you may want to check [...]
Bright & Early: Now Or Never Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The proposed Music City Center is coming up for a final vote at tonight’s Metro Council meeting, though most folks are saying that it’s pretty much a done deal. Considering the city has already bought up all the land and pumped nearly a half-million dollars into public relations (at least), they’re probably [...]
Weekendist: Halloween Showdown Edition
We’ll never know how it got to be the end of October already, but when it comes to milking Halloween for all it’s worth, Nashville has you covered. So bust out your crazy costumes and see how much of this you can fit into one weekend. We dare you. Also, we love y’all a whole [...]
Photo Of The Day: September 4, 2009 [Feel Good Friday]
We can’t wait to get out to the Nashville Zoo to see the adorable and rare clouded leopard cubs the debuted this week. Thanks to Christian Sperka for sending this one our way. TGIF!
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll [...]
Happy Hour: Change We Need
Next Tuesday morning, President Obama will be addressing school-aged kids on C-SPAN and some parents in Sumner County aren’t real happy about it. The school system has decided to give parents the choice to opt their kids out of hearing the speech, which is supposed to be about staying in school and succeeding. No word [...]
Happy Hour: Getting To The Bottom Of It
Several veterans have stepped forward and said that they’re afraid they might’ve been the source of the accidental Hepatitis infections that resulted from some botched colonoscopy equipment at the VA hospital in Murfreesboro. If the genetic link is established, it could confirm that the hospital is responsible for the infections. [WPLN]
Don’t say we didn’t warn [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 31, 2009 [Feel Good Friday]
Yesterday, the Nashville Zoo celebrated the 40th birthday of Muffy, a white-cheeked Gibbon.
“She still climbs trees up to the top with [the male gibbon], and they do their duets several times a day, so she is still pretty active. She does have some problems just like an older person, like arthritis. That slows [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 1, 2009
With the weather being as mild as it’s been for the past few days, lots of folks have been using the time to hang out at the Nashville Zoo. Flickr user Scruffy Eagle caught these two zebras “sharin’ a moment” yesterday in the sun.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as [...]
Bright & Early: The Recession Lives On Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As part of a last-ditch effort to salvage some jobs within Metro, the city council will be going back over some budget revisions tonight that will hopefully save 17 positions. In order to come up with the extra money, the proposed amendments would shave off some funds from the Convention & Visitors [...]
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