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The first thing I noticed about the jersey is that its an advertisement. I suppose I'm being naïve but I expected to see "Nashville" or something similar across the front. Seems like the thing to do in order to identify who is playing. So I looked at the rest of the league jerseys and they all do it too. Watching the "Renasant" team play "YouTube TV" just doesn't get the juices going . I have no issue with sports teams selling naming rights to stadiums or running digital ads across their fencing or even wearing patches for sponsors the way professional tennis and golf do, but to plaster it across the jersey is a bit much. I have to say I like the blue ones better than the gold.

Enabling? - Ever consider how many people living on the streets are there because they got sent to the middle east so they could have the pleasure of losing a limb or seeing their buddy get blown away or experienced some other horror? Now go back home soldier assimilate and get job because all this homelessness makes me uncomfortable.

While watching some MLS matches I've noticed that the size of the field varies somewhat from field to field. Apparently MLS franchises have flexibility in this area. Has it been decided what the dimensions of the playing field will be for the new stadium?

Goodbye market street apts....I've had some memorable times inside those walls

A headline from a couple of days ago had it right - "NYC and Amazon don't need each other"

That's not quite accurate. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but after Davidson County voted it down, the state passed a law that basically said you would need our blessing to build mass transit. So, If DC voters have a change of heart and it would come back up at some point in the future, the state would have essentially the ability to say no.

I will start this by stating that I am excited about the Amazon announcement, but from a socio/economic perspective there will eventually be pushback from the have-nots. Anyone who follows this site is aware of how this plays out. Those who favor growth and urbanization are at odds with those who prefer something that is completely at odds with that. You want to build transit - that's a non-starter; you want to decriminalize weed - not on our watch; you want to build a soccer stadium on the site of our beloved flea market - nope, that's a sport popular somewhere else; why would we do that! As we all know these attitudes exist in Davidson County - even though they may be a minority there is a sentiment for small-town Nashville. Those who live in rural Tennessee will react by electing politicians at the state level who are nuttier than the crop we currently have. Whether you agree with it or not, the state has quite the history of getting in the way of metropolitan areas pursuing agendas that are contrary to their values. The majority of rural folk in this state could care less about urban development and are actually repelled by it. There are lots of benefits to be had from this announcement even for rural middle Tennessee, but there will be lots of resentment as well. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out in the next 10-20 years.

Perhaps they are going by the meteorological calendar in which winter begins December 1.

I just found out the answer to this. It's not the The Pharmacy burger and beer parlor that's opening there, but an actual pharmacy. Signage must've gone up in the last day or two

I was walking along lenox village storefronts recently and noted that a build out of one of the spaces was going on. One of the workers told me it was for The Pharmacy restaurant. There's nothing on their website about it. Anyone corroborate or have any info on this?

Stix was popular in the 70s

Nashville sold its soul to tourism a long time ago.....might want to get used to it

Anyone know what kind of ground covering they're using?

I'm beginning to have doubts about what is really irking the likes of Smiley, and the opposition regarding this stadium.

I wonder if the work on I-24 and HH Pkway will go ahead if this is indeed dead.

After all these years whenever I see that signage it makes me ill that it got demolished. Will never forget seeing a Kinks show there. Damn, that place was rocking that night.

I remember that fool....didnt he keep his wife on ice at his house after she passed away? If you went to a show downtown you would come back to your car with their religious literature on it...this guy was quite the character.

Downtown was more of a local scene back in the 90s...the other comments are right about it being the main draw....there was laurels and the Irish place next to it and ace of clubs not far away. In some ways the street has gone downhill since then.

When I read these comments about how unsophisticated nashvillians can be I think to myself where the heck have you people been. You think of Nashville as this hip town, and there are significant segments that are anything but. They piss and moan with anything regarding growth and progress and always have. They complained about the NFL, and the city building a stadium. They complained about the NHL, and the city building an arena. They complained about the convention center, and not just the MCC, but the original one. They didn't like the revitalization of 2nd Ave and lower Broad. It blows their minds that someone would even consider living in the den of sin located downtown. They prefer churches over bars restaurants, clubs and other entertainment venues. They don't like the fact that they can't park their car next to their destination when they do venture downtown. They could care less about revitalization of city core one bit. They even complained about the downtown library! Before all that they complained about HeeHaw being taken off the air. They hate their morning and evening commutes (and who can blame them), but the last thing they're going to do is support mass transit. I could go on and on. I hate to break it to you folks, but there are a lot of yahoos that live in this town, and some of them are in positions of influence, such as MDHA, and other metro agencies. I think this gets lost with all the growth. I know many of you think of this town as a creative place, and I don't disagree with you, but when I was growing up, the hip people wouldn't have given a penny for the BS coming from music row. It was truly laughable. The only thing that this town really had going for it at the time was the Opry and the place where it was housed (the Ryman), and in their infinite wisdom they moved it to BFE. Hell, these people wanted to demolish the Ryman because they wanted more parking. Personally, I enjoy watching the city grow, but it isn't a sentiment shared by many of my generation.

I like the idea of the ghost of AW giving the commencement

Not that it matters but wasn't it Avon Williams to whom your referring to?

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said: I knew people who settle in the east Nashville neighborhoods back in the 70s and 80s, and believe me these were blighted areas back then. I remember on more than one occasion being told about having to clean up the needles from their front yards on a regular basis. This was not the safest place to be. The potential of the neighborhood is what drove them. It may seem hypocritical that they want to protect what is there now, and I may not always agree with it, but these people have a stake in those neighborhoods unlike most.

There was a time when this would have been a big deal. Jobs are jobs, so Its still a good thing.

Too bad the strip club can relocate to the hotel....That would stimulate the area!!

"......lack of respect for the ryman" I'm trying to wrap my mind around some of these quotes, And Isn't it just a bit hypocritical for any developer in this town to criticize another for trying to turn a buck.