Nashville Bits and Pieces

[Pdt2f]

9 hours ago, WebberThomas4 said:

I really hate this for the city of Memphis. I got married there, have worked there off and on for the last decade and still have tons of family there. They have some really deep rooted problems that I don’t think many cities in this country could ever understand. Really hope they can pull through this and continue their resurgence. 

What deep rooted problems? It’s amazing, I’ve lived most of my life within a 3 hour drive of Memphis but I know very little about their history, beyond the obvious facts. 

[Mr_Bond]

5 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

"some joker older than me"

You're not that old, @smeagolsfree.  This scooter rider must have been "much" older than you.

[smeagolsfree]

I have a lot of discolored hair for some reason. 

[Mr_Bond]

^^^  Ditto.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I have a lot of discolored hair for some reason. 

 

[dReAmWiELdEr]

This is true of Nashville car operators too.

I used to think it was bad in Nashville, but then I moved to Atlanta. These people are freaking nuts down here!

[smeagolsfree]

The hair may work on me, but it has to be shorter.

[e-dub]

LOL

 

 

[nashvylle]

Titan Up!!!! For the boys!!!! 

[smeagolsfree]

Now someone has to fly the drunk losers back to Philly.....

[Tennessine]

Titans playing like this is kind of like Kentucky football right now. Is it the real deal, or is it fool's gold?

Hopefully, real deal. Go Titans!

[Tennessine]

Cry Eagles Cry!

Aside, I thought this snapshot from Nissan Stadium was pretty cool. On the left, you can see a bunch of buildings that weren't there if you sat in that same seat just a few years sgo.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ColbyKGallagher/status/1046500644964769794

[Will]

This is pretty much the definitive comment on the whole Nashville bachelorette thing.

 

Edited October 1, 2018 by Will

[smeagolsfree]

That is hilarious.

Yep they nailed it.

[fishsticks176]

Opry City Stage in Times Square has closed its doors:

http://tasteofcountry.com/new-york-opry-city-stage-closing/

[Nathan_in_DC]

12 hours ago, fishsticks176 said:

Opry City Stage in Times Square has closed its doors:

http://tasteofcountry.com/new-york-opry-city-stage-closing/

I just read the Nashville Scene article on that joke. I was embarrassed.

[markhollin]

Metro Council has announced a halt to the controversial TIF (Tax Increment Financing) plan for developers until June 30, 2019.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/10/02/metro-to-freeze-controversial-developer-incentives.html


And at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/10/02/nashville-put-freeze-new-development-incentives/1496596002/

[smeagolsfree]

I agree that money can be used in other places and I am all for it. Developers don't like it,  but many of those guys have made out like bandits this go around. 

When they start the TIF again,then it needs to be in blighted areas that can use the help.

[markhollin]

A goal of 500,000 new trees in Nashville by 2050 is being set by Root Nashville, a new public-private effort that is getting an early jolt via $1.5 million in private money donated by the Atticus Trust, a foundation led by philanthropist Martin Brown Sr., formerly of the Brown-Forman Corporation. The campaign, announced Wednesday, will also include $2 million from Metro annually earmarked for the city's urban forest program. 

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/10/03/root-nashville-500-000-new-trees-2050/1508906002/

[Guest]

So Metro constantly pleads poverty for MNPS but spend 2 million annually on trees? What does that translate into, 20-40 teachers?

[Mr_Bond]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

A goal of 500,000 new trees in Nashville by 2050 is being set by Root Nashville, a new public-private effort that is getting an early jolt via $1.5 million in private money donated by the Atticus Trust, a foundation led by philanthropist Martin Brown Sr., formerly of the Brown-Forman Corporation. The campaign, announced Wednesday, will also include $2 million from Metro annually earmarked for the city's urban forest program. 

If you're interested in adding trees to Nashville, take a look at the Nashville Tree Foundation.  They've been at it for many years.  In fact, they are responsible for the Betty Brown Tree Trail and Arboretum at Riverfront Park and Ascend Amphitheater.  When those trees get more mature in a few years, we will all be grateful for their efforts.

https://www.nashvilletreefoundation.org/betty-brown-tree-trail/

[12Mouth]

1 hour ago, nashville_bound said:

So Metro constantly pleads poverty for MNPS but spend 2 million annually on trees? What does that translate into, 20-40 teachers?

I believe a big part of this is dealing with stormwater runoff. This is becoming a big issue with the increase in housing density.

[Guest]

The story is not very informative. The storm water rationale would have been worth exploring. 

There were also three facts presented worthy of more detailed reporting.

1- Metro has a forestry manager

2- Why? 

"If you look around, the places that have lost tree cover in the last 10 years or so, they are predominantly areas of high poverty and they are where we have high concentrations of African-Americans in our town," he said. "That's why we have decided to focus initially on those areas of town as we go out and plant trees for this community."

3- Is this just a jobs program by another name?

The new tree campaign will help employ youth involved in Metro's Opportunity Now program, according to the mayor's office.

[grilled_cheese]

And more trees will continue to be cut down as a lot of us are dealing with varying decades old properties whose ownership did not take care of the property at all.  I cut down some trees on my property last year and will be cutting down more soon.  There isn't much room to plant new ones.

[Pdt2f]

2 minutes ago, grilled_cheese said:

And more trees will continue to be cut down as a lot of us are dealing with varying decades old properties whose ownership did not take care of the property at all.  I cut down some trees on my property last year and will be cutting down more soon.  There isn't much room to plant new ones.

What would be nice is if they start planting groves of trees in the big circles made by on- and off- ramps in cloverleaf interstate exits/entrances (think Briley/65/24). I know there’s probably some sort of federal regulations about it, but if that land is going to spend eternity undeveloped I would rather it have some trees that help hide the hideousness than a grassy field that has to be mowed for 3/4 of the year.