With stormy weather out of the way, we’re all feeling better. Mostly dry for Friday and Saturday but there are low chances for showers late that night. Sunday brings cooler temperatures, so be prepared. [NashSevereWx]
Marsha Blackburn is allegedly neck-deep in some campaign finance shenanigans that plenty of people have gone to prison for? Surely not. Surely someone with such a proud history of not liking people who aren’t WASPs wouldn’t be up to no good in this good old boy world. Marsha, Marsha, Marsh. Tsk, tsk. Marsha Blackburn faces allegations that she and her campaign engaged in “flagrant violations” of federal and state law by using donations from her Senate campaign for her gubernatorial race. If anyone is wondering how this could end poorly, you may want to check out what happened with former Lt. Gov. Steve Henry in Kentucky in December 2009. [News Channel 5]
What do Tractor Supply, peanut butter and the south… you know what, just go read this. That’s wild putting Tractor Supply in the first line. We’re sharing this because someone in Nashville should do something similar but maybe less… what’s the word?… slick? Maybe more slick? Where you at, restaurateurs and food producers? Prime business opportunity here. Space man will probably need a lot of it for that hole he’s trying to drill from downtown to the airport. [The Food Section]
The Tennessee Supreme Court could be about to shrink Metro Council. If you think you should have less accessible representation in elected office, you’re gonna love this. [WZTV]
The annual State of the Child Report released by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth shows fewer kids are living in poverty. Go read more about it and check the report out for yourself. [WPLN & Govt PDF Link]
If you have an interest in political polling, this might be relevant to your interests. Vanderbilt has been designated as the new U.S. home for the Comparative Study of Election Surveys. CSES is an international organization that collects and analyzes post-election data for more than 60 countries. [Vanderbilt Hustler]
Voting in primary elections is way more important than may seem to think. Here’s a spotlight on Tennessee’s upcoming midterm election, including who is running and what you need to know before you go to the polls this August. [Nashville Sunn]
What is going on in Buchanan with planning and zoning? Hundreds turned out recently to talk about a potential zoning ordinance impacting the Buchanan Arts District in Nashville. Metro Planning Commissioners called it the classic zoning problem — trying to figure out how commercial and residential properties can coexist. [Tennessee Tribune]
There’s just nothing more important than wasting taxpayers’ time and money on attempting to demonize LGBTQ people. The State House just passed HB 1473 saying that same-sex marriages do not have to be recognized. It’s unconstitutional, so it’s only a matter of time until even more taxpayer time and money will be wasted losing in court. [HB 1473 – PDF Link]
At least local electeds are holding people accountable, right? Metro councilmembers are calling for Nashville Electric Service CEO Teresa Broyles-Aplin to be fired after “systemic leadership failures” related to last month’s historic winter storm and the power outage crisis that followed. [Nashville Banner]
The CEO of Nashville Electric Service is clapping back at the mere utterance of accountability. Maybe instead of defending her alleged leadership, Teresa Broyles-Aplin could spend a little time looking in the mirror before chastising a suffering community. A little more humility would go a long way. [Nashville Business Journal]
For this Nashville chef, the Lunar New Year begins with smoke and stories. On Lunar New Year’s Eve in Nha Trang, Chef Dung “Junior” Vo’s coastal Vietnamese hometown, no one slept. Instead, they hovered around flickering fires, cooked the banana leaf-wrapped pork, bean and rice roll called banh tet, and invited in an auspicious new year. [The Tennessean]
