cma fest – Nashvillest

Thursday News Rodeo: Property Tax Increase, Emergency Cash Assistance, and We Love Dolly Parton

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA: The decennial census is still happening in Nashville despite the March 3 tornadoes and coronavirus outbreak. Be counted! Nashville Mayor John Cooper [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Holiday Car, Lake Palmer, and Pay To Play

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The parking privatization deal could be in trouble with the Metro Council, where eight members voted against it on what is usually a [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Microtrenching, Hadley Park, and a Dancing Bear

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018Stephen Yeargin Comment

Mayor David Briley and some Metro Council members are at odds over whether to raise property taxes to meet a budget shortfall, with [...]

Monday News Rodeo: PSC Metals, Malcom X, and $16 Cocktails

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA: Both Bonnaroo (held out in Manchester, TN) and CMA Fest (downtown Nashville) run Thursday through Sunday. Try to be nice to the [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Early Voting Ends, Heath the Thief, and Axe Throwing

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018Stephen Yeargin Comment

The cash-strapped Metro General Hospital received only vague commitments from mayoral candidates in a questionnaire from WPLN. The city’s safety net hospital was [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: CMA Pay to Play, Too Short, and Dragon Park

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018Stephen Yeargin Comment

Activists blocked several streets during rush hour Monday as part of “The Poor People’s Campaign,” an act meant to revive similar protests during [...]

The Official 2017 CMApocalypse Bingo Board!

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017Nashvillest Staff 1

It’s a brave new Nashville, but some things never change: Your Nashvillest CMApocalypse bingo board is here! It’s a special kind of chaos downtown [...]

Happy Hour: The Gift That Keeps Giving

June 2, 2010Christy Frink Comment

Gaylord announced today that they’ll be laying off more than 1,700 workers, after sustaining nearly $225 million in flood damages. Layoffs are effective [...]

Happy Hour: If You Can’t Say Something Nice

June 11, 2009Christy Frink Comment

Budget talks in the state legislature are getting a little nasty after the Republicans made some amendments to Governor Phil’s budget and he [...]

Happy Hour: Git-R-Dun

June 9, 2009Christy Frink Comment

Classic: “At approximately 9:50 p.m. on Monday, a red Toyota pickup truck with the word ‘Redneck’ printed on the back window, crashed into [...]