Boy Scout Troop 17 is selling Christmas trees through December 20 at Blakemore United Methodist Church (3601 West End Avenue). Operating hours are Monday through Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. [...] I’m glad to hear that ESPN Radio has returned to Nashville on 104.5FM the Zone, but local sports fans listening options are still limited. Fans had more choices prior to 106.7FM the Fan’s demise this past summer.
Since The Zone is preempting ESPN programming when its local shows are on [...]
I can’t imagine how painful it must be to lose an election by a mere two votes, but former Metro Council Member Pam Murray can. Murray’s ridiculous comparison that losing the election is like being an innocent prisoner on death row notwithstanding, it’s time for the embattled public servant [...]
It’s rare that an 86-year-old man becomes an Internet video sensation, so Titans owner Bud Adams is clearly having quite a day. I’m glad Adams quickly apologized for his behavior at yesterday’s win over the Buffalo Bills. It was inappropriate for him to do what he did (especially [...]
I’m surprised it took this long. Anytime there’s any hint that progress is being made, here comes Council Member Eric Crafton to save the day. I have no issue with either auto racing or state fairs, and I’m happy to see Nashville find a more suitable home for either [...]
If we’d all listened to Larry Woody years ago, there would be no Tennessee Titans or Nashville Predators, and the Nashville Sounds would be the biggest game in town. Municipal Auditorium would be the city’s best attempt at a concert venue, too. Nashville would be on the outside looking [...]
I’m with the neighborhoods on this one: There needs to be a clear, unmistakable distinction between commercial and residential areas. Where there are existing exceptions that predate current zoning restrictions, the city should tread lightly and carefully. Allowing variances for bright, obnoxious LED signs isn’t worth the risk of [...]
Is it just me, or did a lot of the “encroaching” in question take place from January 2001 to January 2009? I’d take this ranting about the federal government a little more seriously if it wasn’t conveniently occurring now that a Democrat is president. Our elected officials are sure [...]
Celebrated songwriters Jeff Black, Matthew Ryan, Jonathan Yudkin and Bonepony will perform a benefit concert for Sylvan Park School at 3rd & Lindsley (818 3rd Avenue South) on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. They'll be joined by a special guest as well.' [...] Any changes to the tent city that many of Nashville’s homeless residents call home should focus on helping those in need first and worrying about the future of the property second. I agree that allowing this situation to continue indefinitely is dangerous for its inhabitants, but trying to wipe [...]
It may be the white flag of surrender, but starting Vince Young at quarterback is the right move for the Titans. At 0-6, it can’t get much worse, and Tennessee needs to know whether Young is part of the franchise’s future.
Kerry Collins has made his share of mistakes during [...]
While we’re all trying to forget yesterday’s historic whitewashing by the New England Patriots, Titans owner Bud Adams doesn’t remember what he did the last time his football team was this bad:
“Even if I am unhappy, you don’t make changes in the middle of the season. You don’t know [...]
If you were hoping that the Preds might provide a distraction from the Titans and their self-destructive season, you may get your wish. Unfortunately, it may not be the kind of distraction you had in mind. Defenseman Shea Weber summed up the situation well:
“The chances we’re giving up are [...]
MTSU’s recent poll indicates steep divisions and indecision among Tennesseans about state government.
One-third (33 percent) of those surveyed want Republicans in charge of the General Assembly, another third (31 percent) want the Democrats calling the shots, and the remainder (35 percent) aren’t sure. The poll registered similar opinions about who [...]
Guns and alcohol don’t mix. That may be the single strongest insight from an MTSU poll announced today.
Tennesseans overwhelmingly do not want guns in bars, and they also don’t want them in restaurants and parks. Eighty percent of respondents opposed allowing guns in bars, even though the legislature passed [...]
I’m certain that arrests and suspensions are among the last things that the late Kwame Doster, a beloved Vanderbilt running back, would have wanted for his kid brother. It’s been a long time since the good news that Jermaine Doster would follow in his brother’s footsteps [...]
This probably wasn’t the most efficient way to get what he wanted, but you have to admire the effort.
“I figured if they harass me, why can’t I harass them? I figured they’re calling me 3 or 4 times a day, I can call them 100 times a day.”
Is retaliation the only [...]
Here’s some unsolicited advice for aspiring thieves: If you’re going to steal someone else’s property, don’t post photos of your loot on MySpace.
Maury County sheriff’s detectives searched the MySpace page belonging to 28-year-old Amy Scott. On the page, police said there are actually photos of people modeling the stolen [...]
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Adding another law school in Middle Tennessee only strengthens the area’s ability to develop talent and attract businesses, if you ask me. This is great news from Belmont, and I hope it will only challenge Nashville School of Law to offer even better training. Both schools and Vanderbilt should [...]
The longer Chris Ferrell can keep Liz Garrigan at SouthComm now that she’s returned, the better.
As I’ve mentioned before, I think Garrigan is a thorough journalist and a persuasive writer. This is good news for anyone who reads the Scene, the City Paper and NashvillePost.com [...]
There’s understandable unrest about Mayor Karl Dean’s decision to shut down the Tennessee State Fairgrounds campus next June, but I think that this is absolutely the right call for this property. As I’ve mentioned before, I think the state fair has outlived its usefulness at its current location, [...]
A Utah boy is now famous on YouTube (above) for fleeing by car to avoid going to church, and kids are driving here in Middle Tennessee, too.
Local media outlets have reported about a four-year-old and a nine-year-old being stopped by police within the past week. The nine-year-old [...]
Did you know that Nashville’s identity as Music City didn’t originally have anything to do with country music? The Fisk Jubilee Singers, who celebrate their 138th anniversary with a performance today, received high praise from the England’s Queen Victoria when singing for her during a fund-raising tour [...]
I think Charlie Tygard’s proposal to put the Metro Council in charge of Nashville’s public art is a bad idea. It may well encourage council members to stake out funds for their own districts, as has happened in the past, and it will likely stifle creativity for future art [...]
If there’s a more compelling public service announcement about the dangers of suicide than Steve McNair’s never-aired version, I haven’t seen it. Taken by itself, the announcement is pretty average as far as such commercials go. In light of McNair’s murder at the hands of his girlfriend and [...]
The question to me isn’t could Adam Kleinheider take his words from yesterday back. It’s would he? Adam is right that the main opportunity he has to make aggregation of local political content more interesting is through headlines and brief commentary.
Adam was wrong to use a pejorative and [...]
To encourage backyard composting, Metro Beautification and Metro Public Works have compost bins and supplies available at the Public Works Omohundro Convenience Center (1019 Omohundro Drive). The center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. [...] 
As reported in the City Paper recently, the Metro Nashville Police Department will be relocating the West Precinct headquarters to 5500 Charlotte Avenue. This location is much closer to Sylvan Park than the current location, which should only help make the neighborhood even safer. [...] 
There's still time to sign up for McCabe Little League's fall baseball season. Games begin on Saturday, September 12. For more information, contact Steve Orr at (615) 568-5212 or akelapack17@bellsouth.net. [...] I had the opportunity to speak at a social media workshop hosted by Lipscomb University’s Career Development Center last week. Since social media is one of my favorite topics, I enjoyed discussing a little bit of the knowledge I’ve picked up along the way. My focus last week was [...]
If Metro Council member Mike Jameson really wants to stir up controversy, he should file a bill to consolidate Nashville’s dozens of street names to reduce confusion. No one’s going to stop saying “Metro,” but they’ll spew plenty of four-letter words if they can no longer [...]
The Preds would have finished in fifth place (101 points) in the Western Conference and faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the playoffs last year, if they’d fared as well all season as they played once Steve Sullivan returned from injury. Nashville’s record down the stretch translates into 45 wins, [...]
Hopefully this development means that we won’t be debating which day Halloween should be celebrated in 2010:
Fortunately for gay and lesbian Metro employees — and progress generally — these characters no longer have access to the green and red buttons that decide public policy impacting the lives of [...]
Now that the British Broadcasting Corporation is covering Tennessee’s obsession with liberating the populace from oppressive gun laws, I keep reminding myself that it could have been worse: English Only could have passed. I sure am proud of our state legislature.
Meanwhile, Big Gay Al is on the case, [...]
If you’ve spent much time in Middle Tennessee, you know that little strikes fear into the hearts of Nashvillians like the thought of our fair city mushrooming into Atlanta. Jay Turner, managing director of Marketstreet Enterprises, sounds this familiar refrain in this week’s New York Times Magazine feature on [...]
Good call and good riddance: Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center will no longer use Ticketmaster for customer ticket purchases. I know I’m not alone in feeling like Ticketmaster has gouged event attendees with high and unnecessary fees for decades.
In an era when technology is shaking the music and media [...]
