VOL. 35 | NO. 18 | Friday, May 6, 2011
Is city ready to embrace streetcar, light rail line connecting West, East Nashville via downtown?
A study is on a fast track to have rapid transit in place within five years along the Broadway/West End Corridor, an eight-mile route from Five Points in East Nashville to the Harding Town Center in the traffic-congested Harding Road/White Bridge Road area.
A recent design charette at Nashville Civic Design Center sought input from members of the community on the connection between land use and transit along the Broadway/West End Corridor.
Nashville residents and businesses already coping with rising prices at the gas pump are about to get another energy shock – higher electricity prices this summer.
You don’t have to be a fan of fashion to know Manuel. If you’ve seen those iconic suits on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band or Johnny Cash dressed in, well, black, then you already know who he is.
The Tennessee General Assembly is moving closer toward reducing the number of newspaper notices lenders are required to run before foreclosing on a home.
GET A JOB!
The job market for upcoming college and high school graduates is still tight but getting better.
NEWSMAKERS
change:healthcare has announced the addition of Howard McLure as chairman of the board. McLure also will transition to chief executive officer over the next several months, replacing company founder Christopher Parks, who will move to chief development officer to lead continued development of the company’s platform and strategic relationships.
I SWEAR
I have an upcoming date as luncheon speaker at LifeQuest of Arkansas. I can’t wait to hear what I have to say.
KAY'S COOKING CORNER
A favorite place to visit for my husband and me is Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. We love the ocean (of course), but also we love the language, the history, the beautiful old buildings, and the food!
STATE LEGISLATURE
NASHVILLE (AP) — The House has voted to reduce the length and frequency of foreclosure notices published in Tennessee newspapers.
NASHVILLE (AP) — House Republicans are hoping to wrap up this year's legislative session as early as next week.
NASHVILLE (AP) — The demise of a bill seeking to allow faculty and staff to carry guns on the campuses of public colleges has led to a flare-up between Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee House.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A renewed legislative effort to limit teachers' collective bargaining rights has been scheduled for a vote in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday, while the Senate has already passed a plan to eliminate those rights altogether.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A bill to close access to public records in local governments' economic development deals has stalled in the Tennessee House.
STATEWIDE
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee has marked the 13th straight month of growth in sales taxes collections, which account for two out of every three tax dollars collected by the state.
NASHVILLE AREA
NASHVILLE (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge's membership in a country club that has no women or blacks as full-fledged members does not violate the judicial code of conduct, an appeals panel has narrowly ruled.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers spent more in April, but most of their money went to pay higher food and gas prices.
Oil prices continued falling Thursday, dropping to near $96 a barrel on expectations that global oil demand growth will slow this year, particularly in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are growing more optimistic about the U.S. economy, a sentiment that is benefiting President Barack Obama despite public disenchantment with his handling of rising gasoline prices and swollen government budget deficits.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, reversing nearly all the sharp rise reported the previous week.
NEW YORK (AP) — Motorists are paying nearly $4 for a gallon of gasoline as the oil industry reaps pre-tax profits that could hit $200 billion this year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are calling top executives from the five biggest oil companies before a congressional hearing to flog them verbally for high gasoline prices, big profits and generous tax breaks that Democrats would like to end but don't have the votes to stop.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer Americans had their homes repossessed by banks or were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments in April compared to a year ago.
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan rounded out a record year for car sales by returning to profit in the fourth quarter but Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn acknowledged serious challenges from Japan's natural disasters.