Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Nashville chamber, others: Slow down affordable housing plan and other top stories.

  • Nashville chamber, others: Slow down affordable housing plan

    Nashville chamber, others: Slow down affordable housing plan
    Metro has studied inclusionary zoning, a policy that would require new housing developments to set aside a certain percentage of units for affordable housing.(Photo: Karen Kraft / File / The Tennessean.com)A coalition of pro-development groups, including the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, has asked the Metro Council to slow down consideration of an affordable housing plan that has gotten resistance from the city’s real estate community.In a letter sent Monday to the council, six business-al..
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  • Chef John Besh Bringing Three Restaurants to the Gulch

    Chef John Besh Bringing Three Restaurants to the Gulch
    click to enlarge The Thompson Hotel, a boutique hotel under construction in the Gulch, is getting three restaurants from a high-profile chef: John Besh of New Orleans. The hotel will house three dining establishments: The Marsh House, Killebrew Coffee and a rooftop bar, according to a release today from Besh's new hotel food and beverage operations management division, One House Hospitality. Some details: Seafood dishes will be the soul of The Marsh House’s menu. Elegant, old South of..
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  • 'Dad Rock' tour visits Nashville

    'Dad Rock' tour visits Nashville
    Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about'Dad Rock' tour visits NashvilleThe USA Today podcast is taping a live episode at Grimey's with free food and music from Cory Branan & Escondido.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 'Dad Rock' tour visits NashvilleBuy PhotoThe 'Dad Rock' podcast is coming to Grimey's on Friday.(Photo: The Tennessean)Buy Photo"Dad Rock" is coming to Music City..
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  • Company swaps wardens in Nashville, new state prison

    Company swaps wardens in Nashville, new state prison
    Company swaps wardens in Nashville, new state prison The Associated Press Published: March 8, 2016, 1:09 pm NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The warden of a new Tennessee prison is being sent to lead a privately run Nashville jail. The Tennessean reports private-prison company Corrections Corporation of America sent Warden Todd Thomas from Hartsville’s Trousdale-Turner Correctional Facility to the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility. CCA spokesman Jonathan Burns said in a statement that Tho..
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  • UT group in Nashville to rally for diversity funding

    UT group in Nashville to rally for diversity funding
    UT Diversity matter protests on step of Tennessee State Capitol in this March 8, 2016 photo. Related Coverage KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Dozens of students with the group UT Diversity Matters lined up on the steps of the Tennessee State Capitol protesting a bill that would strip all state funding from the University of Tennessee Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Chanting “UT Diversity Matters,” the students held signs with signatures of students who support the office. “It’s what make..
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  • Amid protests, state says outsourcing plan could save $36M a year

    Amid protests, state says outsourcing plan could save $36M a year
    Buy PhotoBuy PhotoBuy PhotoBuy PhotoBuy PhotoLike this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideProtesters chantedProtesters unfurl a banner at the legislative office complex on Tuesday in Nashville. The banner lists names of people who signed a petition opposing Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s plan to outsource maintenance work at more state buildings, including on college campuses.(Photo: Erik Schelzig / AP)As a panel of lawmakers hea..
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  • SEC Tournament historically wide open

    SEC Tournament historically wide open
    Buy PhotoJohn Calipari(Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins / File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe term upset might not be very applicable in perhaps the most balanced SEC Basketball Tournament field in history at Bridgestone Arena this week.The 13-team bracket — with 14th-place Missouri serving a one-year postseason ban — is wide open, as nearly half the field enters with a reasonable shot to take home the title.“This thing is about who is playing well because obviously there is not a lot of difference betw..
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  • CKE to move Hardee's, Carl's Jr. headquarters to Nashville

    CKE to move Hardee's, Carl's Jr. headquarters to Nashville
    Mizuno Sports Equipment and Dick’s Sporting Goods delivered new gloves, catching gear, bats, and batting gloves to the teams.
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  • Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in civil case over nude video

    Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in civil case over nude video
    Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million in a civil case over a nude video of her on Monday, March 7, 2016. Samuel M. SimpkinsIn a statement, Andrews thanked the jurors and Nashville for support.Sportscaster and television host Erin Andrews on Monday, March 7, 2016, in Nashville(Photo: Mark Humphrey / AP)After an emotional trial centered on nude videos secretly taken of Erin Andrews, a Nashville jury on Monday awarded the television broadcaster $55 million, to be paid by her stalker, a loca..
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  • Vols ready for 'new season' in Nashville

    Vols ready for 'new season' in Nashville
    Tennessee’s Armani Moore (4) pulls in a rebound next to Kentucky’s Derek Willis.(Photo: James Crisp / AP)KNOXVILLE — Tennessee's practices have looked "a little different" since the regular season ended, according to senior forward Derek Reese."The coaches aren't really coaching as much as they used to," Reese said Tuesday, shortly before the team boarded a bus bound for Nashville, where the Vols begin play in the SEC Tournament on Wednesday against Auburn (7 p.m., SEC Network). " ... We've got ..
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