Tag Archives: poverty
Happy Hour: Common Trouble
A study by the Brookings Institution found that poverty in Nashville is growing at a rate about five times that of the national average. [City Paper] Oh yes, and we forgot to talk about the old-convention-center-soon-to-be-turned-medical-mart this morning. [WKRN] Titans center Kevin Mawae traveled to DC to speak before Congress today about some labor disputes [...]
Bright & Early: Quacked Out Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to all who came out to Twestival Nashville last night and showed support for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. We ate, we drank, we put on a duck costume, we gave away some sweet prizes, and most importantly we raised a pretty good chunk of change for some [...]
Happy Hour: Why Not Wine?
State Sen. Doug Overbey (D-Maryville) is probably our hero. His bill that would allow us to cart lots of wine over the border is set to be voted on by the Senate on Monday. [WKRN] Four Tennessee veterans tested positive for Hepatitis B, and six for Hepatitis C after a couple of VA hospitals accidentally [...]
Blog Action Day Spotlight: Poverty
In case you haven’t been reading the internet today, it’s Blog Action Day, which is a day where bloggers take a post or two to talk about the same issue–This year, it’s poverty. We like to think of Nashville as a city with a big heart, but with the economy melting down and all that, [...]
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