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Bright & Early: He Sees You When You’re Sleeping Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Yesterday brought us an entertaining-but-sort-of-scary tale of Santa robbing a local bank at gunpoint (and the pictures… oh, the pictures!) We’re happy to be able to balance it out this morning with another Christmas-y story, only this one involves a mysterious woman handing out Christmas cards containing $100 to random strangers in [...]
Bright & Early: Space Heater Appreciation Edition
Good morning, Nashville. With the frigid temperatures finally rearing their ugly heads in the past few weeks, it’s that time of year where many of us bust out the space heaters and complain about how cold it is in the office. However, the kids of Shayne Elementary School of Nolensville Road have gone without heat [...]
Happy Hour: Decade Winds Down
The Tennessean has compiled a gallery of over 100 photos from throughout 2009 and there are some pretty stunning ones in the bunch. Not only are they stunning in that “What wonderful composition” kind of way, but also in that “We must’ve missed when Murfreesboro tried to break the world skinny dipping record” kind of [...]
Happy Hour: Christmas Tree, Take Two
Bless their hearts! Two kind folks in Fairview stepped up to the plate and donated a new 25-foot Christmas tree to replace the sad broken one downtown. It’s about 15 feet shorter than the last one, but it’s way cuter. And maybe they somehow magically grew the trunk out of steel. Thanks for saving Christmas, [...]
Bright & Early: In Like A Lion, Out Like A Pig Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to the latest reports, H1N1 rates in Tennessee are on the decline. Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to the other eleventy-billion strains of the flu, which health officials expect to flare up after the holiday season. Moral of the story: You may want to think about getting the flu shot if you [...]
Happy Hour: It’s All A Blur
Congratulations, Tennessee: We officially have the highest sales tax in the country. [Post Politics] And hopefully y’all weren’t too excited about that Def Leppard show that just got canceled. [Tennessean] But the good news is that the “civilized world” is enjoying the heck out of our fried chicken these days. [Nashville Scene] A recent poll [...]
Bright & Early: Just Say No To H1N1 Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Unlike several other states, Tennessee won’t be requiring any of its residents to be vaccinated for H1N1. The first batches of the vaccine are set to arrive in our state next week but will go to high-risk professionals such as hospitals and health care providers. The next round will be reserved for [...]
Bright & Early: Don’t Take Our Fair Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you heard a strange noise last night, it might’ve been the death rattle of the Tennessee State Fair. After an impressive 103-year run, the fair was hoping to make a comeback this time around by going green, adding some newer attractions, stepping up security, and not having this on the menu [...]
Bright & Early: Puddle Jumping Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to a few solid days of rain, most of the state has either flooded or probably will flood within 24-48 hours. Cookeville saw six inches of rain yesterday, causing Putnam County Schools to close early, and we’re not sure how much rain we got here in Davidson County but we’re feeling [...]
Bright & Early: Where We Left Off Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to the NAACP’s lawsuit against Metro Schools over the controversial rezoning measure, about half of the schools in the system have been found to be missing the textbooks they need to start the school year. School officials say that the shortage is so widespread because it’s nothing out of the norm. [...]
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