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Happy Hour: Who Would Jesus Sue?
The family whose land almost became home to Bible Park USA in Rutherford County are now suing the pants off the county and county attorney for not approving the park and thus ruining the land deal. Team Rutherford County FTW! [Tennessean]
This is seriously the creepiest picture of a probable sex offender we’ve ever seen, and [...]
Bright & Early: Pot, Meet Kettle Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The new coach at University of Tennessee is already in hot water for using some illegal tactics to lure potential recruits to the team including a staged mock press conference and… a fog machine? Creative! The UT athletics department blew the whistle on Coach Kiffin and sent him a letter pointing out [...]
Bright & Early: Getting Creative Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Yesterday the city rolled out the plans for the Music City Center, which is that new convention center we’re getting that everyone has been fighting about for a few years. It’ll be going in on 5th and Demonbreun right behind the Sommet Center and is somehow going to incorporate “the rolling hills [...]
Bright & Early: You Are What You Eat Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Bought any frozen chicken lately? A new study by the Food Safety Task Force just found out that on average, 10% of the chicken in Tennessee grocery stores carries salmonella. They’ve started buying 10 bags of chicken per week from various Middle Tennessee grocery stores, and “the results have shown that sometimes [...]
Happy Hour: The Dolly Has Spoken
Apparently there were some rumors floating around this week that one Miss Dolly Parton had kicked the bucket. But alas, the Dolly scoffs at death. [WSMV]
The Tennessee State Fair is going dry this year and only selling alcohol at the grandstand events. Guess we’ll be keeping up our reputation after all. [Tennessean]
Between Bigfoot, water wars, [...]
Happy Hour: Terrestrial Matters
Your Thursday laugh, especially for the speed demons among us: Channel 2 snagged this video of a Tennessee Highway Patrolman doling out a speeding ticket to another cop. [WKRN]
The Health Department is saying that the 10th Tennessean is being treated for salmonella poisoning, and they’re blaming it all on tomatoes Texas jalepenos Mexico now. [WSMV]
President [...]
Happy Hour: Don’t Mess With Texas
We knew something was up when the FDA gave us the green light to start eating tomatoes again despite the continued rash of salmonella illnesses. They’re now thinking it’s the Texan jalapeños. New rule: When in doubt, blame Texas. [WSMV]
An apartment complex on 16th Ave. near Belmont went up in flames this morning after [...]
Happy Hour: A Very Dark Knight
Word on the street is that Karl Rove will be in town next Saturday, July 26th, drumming up support and for John McCain at the 32nd Annual Statesman’s Dinner. Also on the roster are former senator Bill Frist, Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. Our sources tell [...]
Happy Hour: Wheels On The Bus
Mayor Karl Dean took a bus to work this morning to plug the new program offering city employees free bus rides. And we totally saw him standing at the bus stop this morning looking a little pissed. [WTVF]
The killers tomatoes are back, sickening another Tennessean. [WTVF]
An Amber Alert has been issued for a Maury County [...]
Bright & Early: Wanna Get Away Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We hear it’s been a rough road for our favorite former Director of Schools Pedro Garcia ever since the city ran him out earlier this year, but we didn’t know it was this bad: He’s having such a hard time selling is $1.2M Brentwood mansion that he’s now throwing a pair of [...]
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