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Bright & Early: Manic Tuesday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind, so you know the drill. Your abbreviated Bright & Early: Sun is in the forecast today! Lots of sun! Hallelujah. [Nashville WX] If you see a big disturbance and a bunch of flashing emergency lights around the airport today and tomorrow, don’t freak out! They’re just doing their annual [...]
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 [...]
Here’s The Deal: Post-Flood Progress Report [Flood 2010]
We’re finally starting to wrap our minds around the damage to our city as best we can, and we continue to have our minds blown at the progress that’s being made on the clean-up each day. We’ve got quite the mess on our hands and we’re dealing with it, because that’s what we do. We’ve [...]
Happy Hour: Hold On, Y’all. We Got This. [Flood 2010]
It’s been another long day for Music City, but the waters are receding and the real work is underway. Here’s some of the latest news from around the midstate: President Obama finally declared us a disaster area, meaning that flood victims are now eligible to receive FEMA aid. To apply, call (800) 621-FEMA. The rumors [...]
Bright & Early: Bipedal Disasters Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Mayor Dean came out of hiding yesterday to announce a brand spankin’ new committee on making Nashville more walkable and bikeable. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will be working closely with Metro Public Works to (hopefully) get us the sidewalks and bike lanes we need. “It is my goal that at [...]
Bright & Early: Float On Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The town was all a-twitter yesterday with sightings of the Goodyear Blimp hanging out over downtown. Turns out that the “largest evacuee” was just on its way inland like anyone else dodging hurricanes these days. After lurking around Nashville yesterday afternoon, the blimp was bound for its Ohio HQ to wait out [...]
Bright & Early: Booze It And Lose It Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to Metro police, one in four clerks in Middle Tennessee will sell alcohol to underage kids. In an effort to get those numbers down, they’ve been visiting stores all over the region to test vendors by sending a 19-year old inside to try to purchase some booze. Those who break the [...]
Bright & Early: Cops And Robbers Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro is looking into a $500,000 jewelry heist that happened Tuesday night. A salesman in town from New York had just pulled into the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Brick Church Pike when the robbers sliced his tires, smashed in his windows, and ran off with the briefcase containing $500K [...]
Getting Creative: RTA Helps You Share Rides
Yesterday we talked about the city’s plan for new sidewalks and bikeways. Now we’re hearing about the not-so-new but growing Rideshare program by the Regional Transportation Authority. The RTA says that the demand for carpooling has gone up by over 100% since we all started paying an arm and a leg for gas. You can [...]
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