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Bright & Early: In The Snow, Uphill Both Ways Edition
Good morning, Nashville. So how about that snow last night? And that commute? We don’t even want to talk about that commute, really. Though only about 1-3 inches of snow coated the city, the roads turned into a sheet of ice within minutes and reportedly left many folks sitting in rush hour traffic for 4-5 [...]
Happy Hour: Counting Some Heads
A big shout-out to the 69% of Tennesseeans who have turned in their US Census forms! So far, we’ve matched the rate at which we turned them in back in the 2000 Census. The core counties, however, still have a long way to go. [Tennessean] Lots of flights have been disrupted by that whole volcanic [...]
Bright & Early: Climb Every Mountain Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As they begin to wrap things up, the state legislature has definitely left at least a few issues unresolved. One of those issues was a bill banning mountain top mining, which died in a subcommittee for the third straight year yesterday after they adjourned until 2011. Lots of folks in Tennessee feel [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Just Another Day On The Hill Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re busy getting ourselves ready for our little Twestival shindig tonight (which we would love love love for you all to come to, by the way, and did we mention the free Yazoo stout gelato and Twitter cake?!), so here’s your abbreviated Bright & Early: We’re really excited about the new free [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Ars Gratia Artis Edition
Good morning, Nashville, and happy almost Turkey Day! This morning, we’re giving thanks for our city’s public art, which Councilman Charlie Tygard has declared that he would like to spread around to the rest of Nashville by filing an ordinance with the Metro Council. This sentiment isn’t sitting well with members of the Metro Arts [...]
Bright & Early: Wait-Listed Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Tennessee’s drug assistance program for people with HIV/AIDS now has a waiting list thanks to folks losing jobs and insurance, along with an increase in the number of people living with the disease. Those overseeing the program hope that their own services can be supplemented with federal programs and pharmaceutical companies. Pregnant women [...]
Happy Hour: Life As A Tent
Nashville’s Tent City made the Wall Street Journal yesterday, just in time for Otter Creek’s Night Out for Tent City event tonight. [WSJ] Regardless of the fact that Rep. Jim Cooper canceled his appearance at West End Middle School, tea partiers have decided they’re going to protest outside the school anyway and even floated the [...]
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