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Bright & Early: Middle Ground Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Transit Association has narrowly avoided a potentially disastrous bus strike after reaching an agreement with Nashville bus drivers. In recent weeks, drivers have been threatening to strike over a change in contract that would allow MTA to fire them after eight unplanned absences. They initially implemented this rule because they [...]
Happy Hour: Sky Blue Sky
The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN]
The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT plans [...]
Happy Hour: Pretty In Green
With the minor internet explosion surrounding the Iran election, Nashville is having its own Show of Solidarity with the Iranian People, much like the one happening tonight in New York City, tomorrow Friday night at Centennial Park. [Facebook]
VY™ basically spilled his guts on ESPN today about last September’s meltdown. [City Paper]
Hey, if you live or [...]
Happy Hour: Turning Up The Heat
As we have harped on and will continue to harp on until it gets some more coverage, the contaminated medical equipment at the VA hospitals in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida that have resulted in (so far) 33 Hepatitis cases and 5 HIV cases may have ruined a bunch of donated organ tissue as well. [WSMV]
An [...]
Happy Hour: You’ve Got Until Midnight
Lots and lots of talk about today’s teabaggin’ at the Capitol. Estimates for the turnout ranged from 1,000 (haters’ guestimate) to 7,500 (according to the organizers). Metro PD puts the crowd at 2,800 – 3,000. This guy just wanted some pot. [Tennessean]
Well, y’all, it was nice while it lasted: The bill to bring wine to [...]
Happy Hour: One Hump Or Two?
A rogue camel that escaped from a petting zoo in Dickson was found strolling around town today. In its defense, it was a pretty nice day for a walk! [Tennessee]
And holy crap, it’s like Christmas! We’re accepting all $4.5 billion of the stimulus money here in Tennessee, contrary to what we heard a few weeks [...]
Happy Hour: Hate To Say We Told You So
Hey guess what! Vandy pulled through and topped Boston College 16-14. We can hear the fireworks all the way out in Green Hills as we speak. It should be noted that this is the first time they’ve won a bowl game since 1955. [WSMV]
Second Harvest Food Bank is about to meet their record goal of [...]
Happy Hour: Lead Toys No More
You may have forgotten about the Chinese Poison Train of Long Long Ago (okay, so it was only 2007) when the Chinese were found to be exporting lead-tainted toys through Mattel. Tennessee was one of 36 states to investigate Mattel and today we got $239K out of a settlement agreement. Gotta make our money [...]
Bright & Early: Prison Break Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It seems like it was quite the weekend for teenage prison breaks! Three 16-year olds being transported in a state van hopped in the driver’s seat and took off when the guard got out to inspect damage from an accident. One of the three turned himself in, but the other two are [...]
Today’s Agenda: Nashville’s Homeless Rally To Save Tent City
To say that affordable housing is a big issue for Nashville would be an understatement. Recent years have seen unprecedented growth in high-end condo development, gentrification of many of the older neighborhoods and housing projects near downtown, and record numbers of Nashvillians ending up on the streets.
Tent City is a homeless encampment off of Hermitage [...]
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