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Bright & Early: A Bug’s Life Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind this morning, so you know the drill. Here’s your abbreviated Bright & Early: For the 13th straight month, Tennessee’s sales tax revenues have shown some pretty significant growth. We’re also about $126 million ahead of sales tax revenue projections for this fiscal year, which ends in June. [WTVF] Way [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Just Another Day On The Hill Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re busy getting ourselves ready for our little Twestival shindig tonight (which we would love love love for you all to come to, by the way, and did we mention the free Yazoo stout gelato and Twitter cake?!), so here’s your abbreviated Bright & Early: We’re really excited about the new free [...]
Bright & Early: Rough Weekend Edition
Good morning, Nashville. A Billy Currington concert in Alberta, Canada went horribly wrong over the weekend when a storm blew through and caused the stage to collapse. Though they tried to clear the stage about three minutes before the storm hit, one person was killed and fifteen other folks were injured. Currington managed to escape [...]
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 [...]
Bright & Early: Summertime Rolls Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Today is the last day of school for Metro students, and although we’re not sure we’re ready for them to be running loose and stealing our lawn ornaments all summer, we can certainly remember the importance of this sacred day for the kiddos. And hey, a few less buses and 15 mph [...]
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: Watch Where You Step Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Been to the Shelby Street pedestrian bridge lately? Apparently it smells like urine, vomit, and alcohol. Where do we sign up? And in case you missed it, WSMV has been kind enough to supply us with some close-up pictures of these alleged “nasty spots,” which we’re guessing are Photoshopped. Wait, what’s that [...]
Gems From The Nashville Craigslist: Haiku Hotel
Hidden away beneath the many intricate layers of Craigslist, there lies a forgotten land of haiku. Many people overlook the Haiku Hotel, but it’s one of the best places to visit on Craigslist. We encourage you to create your own haiku and leave it in the comments (and at Haiku Hotel). An inspirational exchange to [...]
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