Listen Google Fiber’s announcement last week that it’s finally starting to install high-speed Internet service stirred up a little buzz. The tech giant has a Nashville fan base that can’t wait to get ahold of its fiber-optic option. As Google enters the scene, Internet providers are battling for the best reputation in the new […]
Nashville May Be On A ‘Short List’ To Be A Regular NRA Convention Host
The National Rifle Association may host its annual convention in Nashville on a rotating basis, according to the city’s top tourism official. Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation CEO Butch Spyridon says the city is on the NRA’s short list to be a regular host. “They would like to maybe find 4 or 5 cities and […]
Mayor Dean Not Surprised By Pushback To Jail Relocation Proposal, But Stands Firm
With a vote over relocating Nashville’s jail and police headquarters just days away, Mayor Karl Dean is making a final push for the plans. He acknowledges, though, that next Tuesday’s vote may come down to the wire. “You don’t stop working on it or counting votes until the very last minute, so we’ll see,” Dean […]
Already The Biggest Discount Retailer, Dollar General Plans ‘Aggressive’ 900-Store Expansion
Dollar General plans to expand more than it did last year, even though it’s already the biggest discount retail chain in the country. In the company’s first quarter earnings report, incoming CEO Todd Vasos said Dollar General plans to add 900 stores by 2016.
As Vote Looms On $100M Floodwall, Mayor Says Downtown Is ‘Everyone’s Neighborhood’
Mayor Karl Dean is beating back skepticism over his proposal to build a floodwall around part of downtown Nashville. The $100-million project will be discussed at the Metro Council’s public hearing Tuesday night. On Monday, area business leaders joined Dean to promote the project. “Protecting downtown isn’t about pitting one area against another. Downtown is […]
TN Supreme Court Hears Case Over Release Of Vandy Rape Trial Records
The Tennessee Supreme Court will consider the public release of records from the Vanderbilt rape trial. The civil dispute, which is separate from the criminal case, is expected to set a precedent for how the state handles a victim’s right to privacy. The Tennessean along with other media groups wants access to sealed evidence collected […]
Tennessee County Fights ‘Food Insecurity’ Of Students By Feeding Whole Families
Starting tonight, kids in a rural West Tennessee county who rely on feeding services over the summer will take home a week’s worth of single-serve breakfasts and lunches and food for the whole family on weekends. It’s part of a pilot project funded by food giant ConAgra.
Nashville Animal Control Drops Its Kill Rate By Shipping Pets Out Of The South
The number of pets put down in Nashville has dropped by nearly a third in the past five years. The kill rate is now below 50 percent, down from more than 80 percent.
This Memorial Day, One Vet Recalls Constructing Nashville’s Own Vietnam Memorial
This Memorial Day marks 30 years since George Paine led the construction of the Vietnam War memorial in downtown Nashville. It includes a statue, time capsule and black granite wall — similar to the national memorial — listing the names of 1,300 Tennessee soldiers killed in Southeast Asia.
Messy Yard? Tall Grass? A Proposed Nashville Law Could Send You To Code-Violator School
Some Metro Council members think Nashville needs a new way to pressure people who won’t comply with city codes. A proposal up for its first vote tonight calls for the city to establish a “codes offender school” for repeat violators of property standards. Co-sponsor Fabian Bedne says it could help some stubborn offenders understand how their violations […]
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