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Bright & Early: Ready Or Not, Here They Come Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t believe it’s been over a month since our city flooded, but with most of downtown back open for business, we’ve never been more ready for the 200,000 possibly sunburned, possibly mulleted, but definitely smiling faces that are expected to pour into Nashville this week for CMApocalypse 2010. Some fans rolled [...]
Bright & Early: Thanks For The Memories Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We were relieved to hear that all of the exhibits in the Country Music Hall of Fame were safe, but those in the Musicians Hall of Fame didn’t even cross our minds. The latter, an iconic but often overlooked guardian of Music City’s rich history, closed a month or two ago to [...]
Bright & Early: Why The Heck Is It Still Snowing Edition
Good morning, Nashville. So how about that surprise snowstorm last night? Here we were expecting a small dusting and then the sky started falling. After all the slush clears out this morning, we’ll see temperatures drop from Cold to Very Cold. According to the weatherfolk over at Nashville WX, we could have another Situation brewing [...]
Bright & Early: The More You Know Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We may be seeing calorie information on restaurant menus after all, since Governor Phil vetoed a bill yesterday that would’ve reversed the Metro Board of Health’s decision to require it a few months ago. And why did he veto it? Because our state is looking at a 30% obesity rate and the [...]
Bright & Early: Huddled Masses Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’ve been keeping score in Councilman Eric Crafton’s English First debate, he’s now saying that he has half of the 10,000 signatures he needs to get the ordinance on the ballot this November. If it passes, it’ll require that all city business, communications and publications have to take place in English. [...]
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