Middle Tennessee has always had to deal with severe weather. Severe storms, floods, and tornadoes happen often. And many feel that climate change is only making things worse. For the last week, weather people told us to prepare for bad weather on Tuesday. And while most areas stay weather-aware, we seem to panic. There was…
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Nashville is in the national news again, and not for something in which to be proud. The story involves a Missouri college student who was in town on a fraternity trip, had too much to drink, and later disappeared. He got kicked out of one of the popular Broadway bars for drunkenness. Was he overserved?…
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Everyone knows that Nashville has been called Music City USA for eons. Everywhere you turn, there’s music, and not just of the country variety. If you had the time, you could watch concerts nightly. It hasn’t always been that way. Things started changing when they revitalized the Lower Broadway area. But enjoying shows every night…
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After the news came out about the Kansas City Chiefs championship parade tragedy, Like many, I was shocked to learn that they arrested two teenagers for the shootings. I shouldn’t be surprised that was the cause. Teens with guns have become a significant problem across the U.S. In Nashville, we’ve already had 20 students bring…
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The Nashville area continues to grow at a rapid rate. Last I heard, we still have approximately 100 people moving here daily. And one of the biggest complaints about Nashville is our lack of sidewalks and bike lanes. These complaints started long before our growth spike. Unless you have a car, Nashville has never been…
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Like most kids back in the day, I loved Saturday morning cartoons. One of my favorites was a short-lived racing-themed show called Wacky Races. It only lasted one season, but like most cartoons of the day, it lived in repeats for many years. It’s the place where we first saw Dick Dastardly and his mischievous…
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Orkin, the pest control and extermination service, has just released a ranking of the top U.S. cities for bed bug infestations. Some of the largest cities, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, are near the top of the list. That makes sense. Nashville came in at 30 on the bed bug ranker. Of course, people…
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Like many cities, Nashville has a pothole problem. And because of our recent snow and ice storms, followed by a 50-degree warm-up, the roads have become dangerous. When you combine them with another road hazard here in Tennessee, the lack of working streetlights makes driving challenging. Dodging potholes at night around town is impossible. Not…
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When you live in a city the size of Nashville, you don’t expect to worry about seeing any black bears. But the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency tells us we might start seeing them roaming through our neighborhoods. Most black bears in Tennessee live in the eastern part of the state. But as the wooded areas…
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We’ve always lived in a world where there was some type of unrest. Typically, here in America, we don’t get too worried because it’s usually happening somewhere across the country. But in the last few years, that all has changed. We no longer feel safe when we go to the mall, to school, or anywhere…
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