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Bright & Early: Slow And Steady Wins The Race Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Although our water situation here has been bad (Williamson folks, you’re off the hook), at least we’re not Montgomery County. Because their sewage treatment plant has been out of commission since the flood, every time they flush a toilet, the untreated waste goes straight into the Cumberland. We would like to also point out [...]
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 [...]
Bright & Early: Like A Tidal Wave Edition
Good morning, Nashville. While we’ve all been tightening our belts a bit over the past year or two, one thing is not suffering a bit in the face of this recession: The CMA Music Festival. Despite the steep-ish price tag and rising travel expenses, officials say that so far the numbers aren’t any lower this [...]
Mayor Dean’s Long & Boring Speech Explained [State Of Metro]
Today, Mayor Dean gave the annual State of Metro address out in front of the new bus terminal on Charlotte, joined by the likes of Keith Urban and some girl doing sign language. We understand that most of you don’t have 30 minutes to sit around and watch our fearless leader Mayor Karl Dean wax [...]
Happy Hour: Stickin’ It To The Man
We absolutely have to brag on our friends Christian Grantham (Nashville Is Talking) and Frank Strovel for making it onto TechCrunch this afternoon after calling out the Associated Press for not knowing a dang thing about the internets. Well played, boys. [TechCrunch] Our favorite bloggin’ state rep Stacey Campfield thinks that poor people shouldn’t be [...]
Happy Hour: Salt Of The Earth
Leave it to Tennesseans to get tired of hearing about all that Jewish kosher salt and start manufacturing Blessed Christian salt instead, blessed by Episcopal priests. Don’t everyone take off to the grocery store at once. The article does point out that “[t]echnically, all salt is kosher since it’s a naturally occurring mineral. And kosher [...]
Happy Hour: Take One For The Team
The governor of Kentucky volunteered to have 10% of his own salary slashed to help out the state’s budget during the economic slump. So… how ’bout it, Governor Phil? [WTVF] The University of Tennessee’s Pride of the Southland marching band is inauguration-bound after being invited to march in the inauguration parade in January. This will [...]
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