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Bright & (Not So) Early: Where There’s Smoke Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind this morning, so you know the drill:
A fuel tanker went up in flames this morning at a Raceway gas station in Donelson. The explosion,which left the 68-year old driver severely burned, sent flames shooting 30 feet into the air according to witnesses. [WSMV]
The Tennessee Hospitality Association finally up and [...]
Bright & Early: Why Do We Have This Inexplicable Craving For Tomatoes And Chicken Wings This Morning Edition
Good morning, Nashville. For starters, the weather is going to be amazing this weekend, so we suggest that you start planning some ways to get out and enjoy it ASAP. However, not everyone is having the Best Winter Ever, as you might’ve noticed the signs popping up at restaurants around town about a tomato shortage. [...]
Bright & Early: Middle Ground Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Metro Transit Association has narrowly avoided a potentially disastrous bus strike after reaching an agreement with Nashville bus drivers. In recent weeks, drivers have been threatening to strike over a change in contract that would allow MTA to fire them after eight unplanned absences. They initially implemented this rule because they [...]
Bright & Early: Neck And Neck Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The seven main candidates in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race went head to head last night at Belmont on all things education-related. The forum included candidates Bill Haslam, Mike McWherter, Zach Wamp, Ron Ramsey, Jim Kyle, Bill Gibbons and Kim McMillan, who covered the whole gamut of topics ranging from Pre-K to [...]
Happy Hour: Too Much, Too Far
Leave it to PETA to traumatize your children by sticking Ellie The Bloody Elephant outside of a local elementary school to teach them all about circus animal abuse. [Tennessean]
Vince Young is the official starter for 2010, hooray! [City Paper]
Our 2009 in Middle Tennessee was “wetter than usual” but didn’t break any significant records. In that [...]
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 [...]
Happy Hour: Shady Business
A Metro police officer was indicted today for operating a gun-smuggling operation along with four other men to supply Guatemalan drug cartels with weapons. He could face up to 10 years in prison, up to $1 million in fines, and possibly deportation because he’s a naturalized citizen. [WPLN]
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission is reporting that [...]
Bright & Early: Running Out Of Punny Swine Flu Titles Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Vanderbilt University officials are so concerned about the spread of the Swine Flu that they’ve arranged for some bonfires where students can burn any clothes or other belongings that might carry the virus. With the fall semester kicking into full gear, Vandy (and just about every other university in Tennessee) is already [...]
Happy Hour: Happy College Savings Month
Tennessee just declared the upcoming month of September “College Savings Month,” so um, save for college education or something! Or for your kids’ college educations because Tennessee has a fancy program for that. [WZTV]
Following the lead of Nashville State Community College, the Metro Health Department has decided it might want a piece of the Hickory [...]
Bright & Early: Watch Where You Step Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We never thought that walking around in Nashville was a particularly dangerous thing, but a new report shows that we’re one of the least safe cities in America for pedestrians thanks to our bad drivers (and a little bit of jaywalking). Since January 2004, about 1,600 pedestrians have been hit by cars [...]
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