- The Titans and Chris Johnson (because CJ is his own thing) are planning a successful outing this year and CJ2K has already informed everyone that he expects to have a big role.
- In other Titans news, Forbes has them listed as the 32-most valuable sports franchise in the world. Also, Kenny Britt is having some more knee problems that we can probably trace back to that glorious night of Britney Spears lapdances.
- The MTA is breakin’ all sorts of records with their ridership, which reminds us! Here is a Kickstarter-ish thing for a new MTA app that would deliver our bus info in real-time.
- Mark your calendars: The Tennessee sales tax holiday is August 3-5!
- You should probably not start out your day by reading about this swarm of brown recluse spiders that took over an apartment in Brentwood like something straight out of a horror movie.
- But you probably should immediately read up on what those crazy/awesome Kentuckians are doing, which involves a 38-foot alien flying saucer “comprised of two tons of metal and flashing lights, it’s designed to give visitors an alien experience.” The Little Green Men Festival will be held on August 17th-18th in Kelly, KY, and we’re not gonna lie–we’ll probably see you there.
- Director of Schools Jesse Register and the Metro School Board are being sued by the SEIU for rescinding a labor policy adopted back in 2000.
- The Barista Parlor is the latest establishment to draw some national attention to our fair city in the New York Times. We’ll take it!
- The Metro Council repealed a piece of the zoning code that prevented farmer’s from setting up roadside stands to sell their produce.
- We can see it now: “Franklin, Tennessee: Home of the world’s only electric stretch limo.” Y/Y?
Photo by Abril Martinez.