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Bright & Early: Paparazzi Unappreciation Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Quick tour of the headlines this morning: Metro Police are looking into an alleged scuffle that went down between Keith Urban and a paparazzo last week at Giovanni’s. Since this is Nashville and our celebs enjoy a largely paparazzi-free existence here, we sure hope Metro can get to the bottom of it [...]
Bright & Early: Governor Phil To Governor Bill Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The barrage of robocalls and campaign commercials is finally over, Election Day went off (mostly) without a hitch, and our new governor-elect is Bill Haslam, who raked in nearly double the votes that his Democratic opponent did. Weirdly enough, this guy came in third while Crazy Man James checked in near the [...]
Happy Hour: Wrap ‘Em Up
Metro is once again considering slapping some ads on school buses in order to generate extra revenue. They estimate that putting ads on just 30-40% of the school buses could translate into a half-million dollars. [WSMV] Tennessee could be joining a consortium with 10 other states to develop a new computerized system for standardized testing. [...]
Bright & Early: Sign Of The Times Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Belmont University has finally started construction on the multimillion-dollar sportsplex planned for Rose Park in the Edgehill neighborhood. The only problem is that someone keeps vandalizing the construction site by spraypainting, smashing headlights and peeing on building equipment. The complex, which has been controversial from the outset, will be open to the [...]
New Sidewalks: They Have A Plan, And It’s Strategic
Since we’re all stowing our cars for the time being, we’re pretty interested in Metro’s brand spankin’ new plan for making the city more pedestrian-friendly. They’ve finally put the draft up for public review, but if you want the hard copy you’ll have to head to the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library. For [...]
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