If the Corps of Engineers won’t lift restrictions on fishing below dams, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says he’ll place his own restrictions on the Corps’ spending.
Tennessee Republicans Don’t Agree On Pressing Benghazi Inquiry
Two Tennessee Republicans are not exactly on the same page over the ongoing inquiry into last year’s deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. Senator Bob Corker is critical of the State Department, while saying he feels he knows all he needs to. But Representative Scott DesJarlais insists there’s deeper to dig.
Nashville Home Studios Return To Legal Limbo
A months-long effort to legalize home music studios in Nashville has been put off indefinitely. The Metro Council deferred action on the ordinance Tuesday night.
Art Adorning Nashville’s New Convention Center Marries Metal and Brawn
Eight panels of airplane-grade aluminum have been muscled into art by Jamaal Sheats, a Brentwood native and Fisk University alumnus. The pieces are installed in a wall in the soon-to-open Music City Center.
Direction Of Downtown Nashville Street To Change Despite Neighborhood Objections
Fifth Avenue will be closed through much of downtown Nashville starting this Thursday. When it reopens two days later, what is currently a one-way, Northbound-only street will instead carry traffic in two directions.
To Veto Or Not To Veto Animal Cruelty Bill: Governor Will Wait For Tennessee Attorney General’s Opinion
Governor Bill Haslam says he’ll decide by Monday whether or not to veto the so-called “ag-gag” bill. Thousands of people have called and emailed Haslam’s office, and some celebrities are urging him to stop it from becoming law.
Government Sequestration Means Cancelled Reservations At Gaylord Hotels, Earnings Suffer
The owner of Gaylord hotels says its feeling the effects of deep federal spending cuts, especially in the Washington DC area. Nashville’s Ryman Hospitality Group owns Gaylord National, a 2000 room resort hotel on the Potomac River in Maryland.
Nashville’s Oreck Declares Bankruptcy
A 50-year-old vacuum cleaner manufacturer named after its founder David Oreck and known for its infomercials has declared bankruptcy.
Can A County Outside Nashville Grow Without Sacrificing Its Farms?
As the area surrounding Nashville grows over the next few decades, you might picture taller buildings, denser traffic, and ever more farmland sprouting subdivisions. That’s not what everyone in Robertson County is envisioning. Tonight officials there will unveil a draft of a plan for growth in which preserving agriculture is key.
Nashville Mayor On Higher Price For Convention Center Land: Not A Problem
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean says he’s not worried about potential cost overruns for land seized to build the city’s new convention center. But increasingly it looks like Metro Government may have to pay more.
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