Good morning, Nashville. If you heard a strange noise last night, it might’ve been the death rattle of the Tennessee State Fair. After an impressive 103-year run, the fair was hoping to make a comeback this time around by going green, adding some newer attractions, stepping up security, and not having this on the menu (just kidding!) Unfortunately, the eight inches of rain we’ve gotten this month caused attendance to plummet and may have put the final nail in the coffin. Though a few efforts are already in the works to save the annual event, things aren’t looking real good.
- District 5 drama continues. Councilwoman Pam Murray is stepping up the drama over in East Nashville’s District 5 by filing a lawsuit to stop the recall election scheduled for November that could unseat her.
- Blast off. Remember all that blasting that had I-24 backed up for 10 miles on Friday during rush hour? A man who lives nearby is claiming that the explosions, which are apparently code-compliant, have been leaving cracks in his home for nearly a year.
- Bits & pieces. We love our sign-spinners … Happy 150th birthday to our State Capitol … In case we needed something to appeal to the OCD in all of us, mid-state doctors are calling Titans games “breeding grounds for H1N1″ … John Rich has officially endorsed Zach Wamp for guv, on Twitter.
Photo by ryan2013.
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