Briefing

For Fun: Naked Statue Gets Some Clothing

The Music Row Roundabout sculpture, long decried by some as obscene because they’re nekked, at least got some shirts.
Someone put yellow Predators T-Shirts emblazoned with “Stand With Us” on the big naked statues in honor of the NHL playoff game tonight between the Nashville Predators and the Anaheim Ducks, Someone put yellow Predators T-Shirts emblazoned [...]

Link: Middle Tennessee in National Media, again

The Nashville area has been popular this year in the national media, particularly the New York Times.
Nashville made the national media over the Belmont University coach. Then, the fight over the Tennessee State Fairgrounds got national play. Now, it’s Festival Tennessee, the $750-million theme park proposed for Spring Hill, getting Sunday Times coverage. Around town, [...]

Gaylord gets some HBO air time

Gaylord Entertainment Co. got a nice plug on HBO in the prelude to Saturday night’s title fight between Manny Paquiao and Antonio Margarito.
The plug came during HBO’s final episode of “24/7 Paquiao-Margarito,” a series featuring both boxers as they prepared for the fight at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both fighters stayed at the Gaylord [...]

Link: 'Yes in My Back Yard'

Craig Owensby, the Metro Planning Department’s public affairs guy, sends out a digest every week of interesting planning related news and information items he finds on the web.
One item in particular stood out in his most recent email. It’s from a web site sustainablecitiescollective.com titled “Developing a YIMBY Mindset.” That’s Yes in My Back Yard, [...]

For Fun: WSJ's Story on Odd Politician Names Misses Boner

Normally, we wouldn’t send a link out that has nothing to do with Nashville. But the Wall Street Journal did a story on the odd names of politicians in this year’s election cycle, and it’s probably one of the most entertaining stories the Journal has done in years. The only shortfall is there’s no Bill [...]

Snoop: LockMart Ghost, Jackson National TI, IRS Gets Cheap

Lockheed Martin isn’t close. Jackson National selects an architect. The IRS scores on Cool Springs property.
Word that Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin was looking at downtown came with a thud.
Why? The answer is that the deal has been floating around for months and isn’t considered a sure thing. It’s not even clear that the company has [...]

Vandy Study Underway As Precursor To Sports Summit

Ever wonder what happened with the Nashville Sports Summit, the gathering that was supposed to take place to create a vision for sports in Music City?

The idea didn’t die. It just took a back seat to the convention center and now has renewed interest and effort. The Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies is now working on an assessment of sports here and is expected to complete the work over the next few months. Leaders in the summit effort hope Mayor Karl Dean will get the report and then call on the community leadership to come together to create a sporting vision and strategic plan to carry Nashville forward.

Leasing: Airways Plaza adds tenant

Dallas-based HomeTelos signed an 11,384-square-foot lease in Airways Plaza at 1283 Murfreesboro Road.
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Snoop: Rolling Mill Hill, 5th & Main and Hillsboro Village Apartments

Rolling Mill Hill developments gets a new buyer, 5th & Main still troubled and Hillsboro Village apartments headed for perhaps a record sale.
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Analysis: Only a Stark Crazy Haslam Could Lose

Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam would have to go absolutely bonkers and pull a Martin Lawrence, wandering around in the middle of traffic screaming at cars, to lose the governor’s seat.
That’s not quite what political observers say. But it’s probably about the only easy way to lose. “Haslam will win easily unless he makes some big [...]