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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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