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Bright & Early: Business Up Front Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Today’s the day! CMApocalypse 2010 is off to a stormy start, but hopefully all thunder and lighting and wind and rain will stay far away from downtown for this morning’s kickoff parade. Don’t forget to check out the lengthy list of road closures, which started at 8am today. And speaking of traffic, people [...]
Happy Hour: Going With The Flow
If all of the flood-related arrests can fit into one news article, then we’d say Nashville did pretty well. All in all, there were only nine arrests made for crimes considered to be flood-related. [City Paper] Homes and businesses that are in Nashville’s “floodway” will probably have to wait at least 10 months before getting [...]
Happy Hour: Feel Good Friday
Mayor Dean signed the controversial non-discrimination ordinance today expressly banning Metro from discriminating against its employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. [Out & About] The Metro Planning Commission will decide in two weeks whether or not the “second downtown” Bells Bend development project will get one final shot at succeeding before the commission. [...]
Happy Hour: Run For The Hills
In case you need something to add to your list of Paranoias of the Modern World, the Army Corps of Engineers released a report about the Percy Priest dam elevating the risk from level I to level II. Not sure exactly what that entails, but it can’t be good? [Nashville Is Talking] Want to voice [...]
Bright & Early: Yes They Can Edition
Good morning, Nashville. MTSU folks were busy this weekend protesting the Board of Regents’ bright idea to save money by charging tuition by the class instead of by the semester. The students, who organized a coalition called Save Our Schools around the effort, say that what might save money for the school and the state [...]
Happy Hour: Uncivil Unrest
Coming off of one of the weirdest years in the school’s history, MTSU students are organizing via Facebook to protest the money-saving changes proposed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. TBR Chancellor Charles Manning is slated to speak at MTSU’s December graduation, where several hundred students plan to hold a silent protest. [Nashville Is Talking] [...]
Bright & Early: We’re Missing Bonnaroo Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The folks in Manchester, TN are all geared up for the huge and amazing Bonnaroo Festival that kicks off tomorrow. We’re sad that we don’t get to be there, but for everyone who will be, Nashvillest hopes you have the time of your life. Keep us posted on Twitter or in the [...]
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