Tag Archives: recession
Bright & (Not So) Early: Where There’s Smoke Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind this morning, so you know the drill:
A fuel tanker went up in flames this morning at a Raceway gas station in Donelson. The explosion,which left the 68-year old driver severely burned, sent flames shooting 30 feet into the air according to witnesses. [WSMV]
The Tennessee Hospitality Association finally up and [...]
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 [...]
Bright & Early: Left Or Right Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Some West Nashvillians are concerned about Metro’s pending decision to move the West Precinct from the Hillwood neighborhood on Charlotte Pike to a new location near Sylvan Park. The Metro Council announced a plan to buy up an old Ford dealership at 5520 Charlotte Pike and renovate the space to make more [...]
Happy Hour: In The Red Edition
Tax revenue fell by 11% during the month of July, making this the first full year in the history of Tennessee that revenue collection has been in decline. [Pith In The Wind]
It wouldn’t be a typical week in Nashville without a truck nearly getting wedged underneath an overpass. [WKRN]
MDHA director Phil Ryan says that he [...]
Bright & Early: Insufficient Funds Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Imagine going to the bank to cash your paycheck only to find out that your employer is flat broke. Their check bounces, which means your checks bounce and bank fees quickly begin to stack up. That’s exactly what happened to more than 200 Lebanon city workers this week when the city’s bank [...]
Happy Hour: No Touching, No Touching!
Some of you were all a-twitter this morning about a power outage in Cool Springs and Brentwood. The culprit? Some birds playing a little too close to the substation. [Tennessean]
For the folks going to Bonnaroo this year, Jimmy Buffet will be making an appearance, or so says band member Nadirah Shakoor’s Twitter. [Tennessean]
Senator Lamar Alexander [...]
Happy Hour: Don’t Drink The Mayo
Bought any mayo from Kroger recently? Yeah, you might want to return that. [Nashville Business Journal]
And also, if your kids go to school in Cheatham County, sending them to school with a gas mask probably wouldn’t hurt. [WTVF]
Look at our city being all famous and stuff! Tonight’s soccer match at LP Field will be airing [...]
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 exposed [...]
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