Tag Archives: riverfront
Bright & Early: The Good Old Days Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Depending on how long you’ve lived here, you may or may not remember the glory days of the Starwood Amphitheater. Situated way out in Antioch, it certainly wasn’t perfect, but it was the primary venue for outdoor music here in Nashville until it closed down in 2007. Now Mayor Dean’s administration is [...]
Bright & Early: Adventure Time Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Last night, Metro unveiled the much-anticipated plans for the riverfront adventure play park. Once you get past the computerized rendering filled with the Photoshopped children, it actually looks pretty fun. There will be a “hollow” for small children and a “gorge” for larger children (!?), a spray ground, a “scooped misting meadow,” [...]
Bright & Early: Under Construction Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Last night, the Metro Council approved funding for upwards of $600 million in construction projects all around the city. Within the next few years, we’re looking at a shiny new “adventure play park” (we can’t wait to see what that is) on the riverfront, a connector road between north Nashville and West [...]
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 [...]
Photo Of The Day: August 4, 2008
Just when we thought we’d seen every shot and every perspective of the downtown riverfront, missbethd submitted this creative photo montage, which we’d imagine wasn’t easy to put together. Best viewed at the larger size. Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. [...]
Happy Hour: Celebrate Good Times (We Lose)
Happy weekend, Nashville. With so much going on today, we unplugged ourselves and played all afternoon instead of blogging. Sorry, guys! We did want to wish you all a happy and safe Fourth from the Nashvillest HQ. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our Fourth of July post for the scoop on [...]
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