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Bright & Early: What To Do With Bellevue Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Folks in Bellevue have been talking with the Metro Council about rezoning the Bellevue Center Mall turned into another incarnation of Hillwood High School, whose current building would be shut down. At the moment, the plan is to turn the mall into a mixed-use development (although Eric Crafton and Facebook seem to think [...]
Bright & Early: Now Or Never Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The proposed Music City Center is coming up for a final vote at tonight’s Metro Council meeting, though most folks are saying that it’s pretty much a done deal. Considering the city has already bought up all the land and pumped nearly a half-million dollars into public relations (at least), they’re probably [...]
Happy Hour: Slick Ride Home
The recall election for East Nashville Councilwoman Pam Murray is slated for November, and the guy who led the effort to have her ousted is running against her. [Tennessean & WTVF]
A construction blasting mishap showered rock debris all over I-24 this afternoon, shutting down two eastbound lanes and causing a nearly 10-mile traffic backup. TGIF? [...]
Happy Hour: We’ve Got Our Work Cut Out
Historic Nashville, the group responsible for saving the Ryman Auditorium back in the ’90s, has released a list of historic places that are the most endangered. The list includes our precious flashy neon signs like the one that used to guide us to the Donut Den on our darkest of nights. Leave the neon signs [...]
Navigating Nashville On The 4th [Road Closures]
Per Nashville’s typical downtown celebration routine, enough roads are closed this weekend that it’s probably best to avoid driving near downtown. But in case you’re the adventurous type, here are the road closures (and a whole slew of additional parking closures at the link) for the holiday weekend!
FRIDAY
5:00pm-11:30pm: 1st Avenue (Demonbreun to Church)
5:00pm-11:30pm: Broadway (1st to [...]
Bright & Early: Slow Clap For TDOT Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We have a Very Important Announcement to make: The mobile home has been cleared from I-40, finally, approximately 36 hours after getting wedged under the Elm Hill Pike overpass. What you see above is a TDOT traffic map with no “Incident” marker at exit 216, which is something we haven’t seen since [...]
Happy Hour: Failure Pile In A Sadness Bowl
We wish we were kidding right now, but you know that house stuck under the overpass on I-40? It’s still there. Due to some complications with removing it, the estimated clearing time has been bumped up for the umpteenth time to 3am. The right lane of westbound I-40 is currently blocked, and the rest of [...]
Happy Hour: Hot Hot Heat
We break records with our heat: Yesterday’s low of 79 was the highest low recorded for Nashville on June 21st, ever. [WKRN]
Trying to work out some extra space for dangerous criminals, the federal government is laying down the mandate that they won’t be housing anymore undocumented immigrants who are caught driving without a license, which [...]
CMA Music Festival Road Closures [CMApocalypse 2009]
Well, it’s that time again. As of this morning, our fair city has started the ritual shutting-down-of-basically-everything in honor of the CMA Music Festival, which starts tomorrow and runs through this weekend. We’re excited to bring you some tips, freebies, and silliness over the next few days, beginning with this brief Guide To Avoiding A [...]
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