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Bright & Early: Twittering No More Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’ve been enjoying all the live-tweeting and Facebooking by some members of the Metro Council during meetings, you can consider it a thing of the past. The Council attorney warned the twittering council members that such use of social media to inform the public could be a violation of the open [...]
Happy Hour: Party Fowl
There was some serious turkey-frying going on downtown today for Tracy Lawrence’s 4th Annual Mission Possible Turkey Fry to benefit the Nashville Rescue Mission. We’re not sure exactly how many birds were dunked in the deep fryer, but we’re thinking it was at least a few hundred. [WTVF]
Related, Second Harvest really needs volunteers to help [...]
Double The Free Frist Fun This Week [Freebies]
Been wanting to check out the new Georgia O’Keeffe And Her Times exhibit at the Frist? Clear your schedule, because the Frist is free both tomorrow (October 14) and Sunday (October 18) for First Tennessee Free Day and Free Family Day, respectively.
First Tennessee Free Day will provide free admission to the Frist during the day [...]
Happy Hour: Splish Splash
We may not have many snow days here in Tennessee, but darn it, we’re going to find a reason to close schools. And flood warnings are as good a reason as any. [Nashville WX]
The great thing about all this rain, though, is that the Tennessee State Fair is pulling everything inside and dropping ticket prices [...]
Urban Outfitters Grand Opening March 26 (Finally)
Looks like we were right about Urban Outfitters’ grand opening on March 26 including a performance by Will Hoge. This official-ish looking graphic proves it! Anyway, doesn’t look like much else is happening that day, but we might drop by at 6:30pm to see Will Hoge play and point and laugh at all the hipsters. [...]
Cheap Tourism At Home [Almost Freebies]
If you’re like us, you’ve probably never visited half of the local touristy spots that out of town visitors flock to. We finally went to the Country Music Hall of Fame last year on Museum Day, and it was pretty cool. There’s still a bunch of places that we haven’t hit up yet, but we’ll [...]
Happy Hour: Hate To Say We Told You So
Hey guess what! Vandy pulled through and topped Boston College 16-14. We can hear the fireworks all the way out in Green Hills as we speak. It should be noted that this is the first time they’ve won a bowl game since 1955. [WSMV]
Second Harvest Food Bank is about to meet their record goal of [...]
This Weekend: Celebrate One Year With Whole Foods
The Green Hills Whole Foods is celebrating one year in Nashville this weekend, with lots of fun giveaways, sales, free food and events. We’ll take any excuse to wander around collecting samples. A full schedule of the foodie festivities can be found here. Nashvillest headquarters are just across the street, so we’ll stroll over at [...]
The Zombies Are Back, And They’re Collecting Food
Remember the zombie invasion back in May? Well, if you missed it the first time around, you’re in luck. They’re coming back to town as part of World Zombie Day this coming Sunday, and they’re even collecting canned goods for Second Harvest Food Bank. Awww, what nice zombies they are. Anyone is welcome to join [...]
Blog Action Day Spotlight: Poverty
In case you haven’t been reading the internet today, it’s Blog Action Day, which is a day where bloggers take a post or two to talk about the same issue–This year, it’s poverty. We like to think of Nashville as a city with a big heart, but with the economy melting down and all that, [...]
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