Tag Archives: rezoning
Bright & Early: What To Do With Bellevue Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Folks in Bellevue have been talking with the Metro Council about rezoning the Bellevue Center Mall turned into another incarnation of Hillwood High School, whose current building would be shut down. At the moment, the plan is to turn the mall into a mixed-use development (although Eric Crafton and Facebook seem to think [...]
Bright & Early: Throwing The Book Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro Nashville Public Schools released enrollment data this week that demonstrated that their rezoning plan, which has drawn quite a bit of fire from civil rights groups like the NAACP, has actually reduced the number of single-minority schools in the system. The overarching complaint about the changes has been that it promoted [...]
Bright & Early: On The Agenda Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Council meeting got a little heated last night as several controversial issues came to a vote. After an emotional debate, the non-discrimination ordinance passed it’s second reading. The council was split evenly down the middle on the issue of guns in parks, forcing Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors to cast the [...]
Bright & Early: To Rezone Or Not To Rezone Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Most Dramatic School Rezoning Plan Ever has hit yet another snag, but this one might actually deal the fatal blow. The plan has been in the works for over a year now, and lots of folks have criticized it because they say that it resegregates all the poor kids to the [...]
Happy Hour: Yeah, So Our City Is Pretty Weird
If you’re headed out to watch the Country Music Marathon tomorrow (and if you’re not, you should be!) you’ll see a record-breaking crowd, some hoola hoopers, a “joggler” or two, and… Jason Mraz? [Tennessean] And also, don’t say we didn’t warn you about all the road closures. [Your Nashvillest] That pyro in training charming kid [...]
Bright & Early: Just Like Fine Wine Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Despite all our best efforts and heartfelt w(h)ining, it doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing wine in the grocery store anytime soon. A poll of lawmakers last week revealed that more than half of them are undecided on the issue because they’re not sure we’re ready to overhaul the state’s liquor distribution [...]
Happy Hour: Get Well Soon Edition
Word from Memphis is that Morgan Freeman is currently being held in serious condition at Regional Medical Center after a bad car wreck that happened in Mississippi late last night. We don’t mean to be irreverent, but we’re totally impressed that Morgan Freeman drove a ’97 Nissan Maxima. At any rate, Nashvillest wishes him a [...]
Happy Hour: All Snowed In Edition
The TVA’s free online energy audits and energy-saving kit giveaways seem to be working, as the numbers more than doubled during the month of June. They’ll be especially useful for making sure your house stays warm with all that snow we’re going get tonight. [Tennessean] The Most Dramatic School Rezoning Plan Ever gets more dramatic [...]
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