Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Morning Roundup Morning Roundup: Gangland Shootout in Broad Daylight
Posted by Jim Ridley on Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:30 AM
An attempted hit on a Bloods gang member results in a gunfight outside a coin-op laundry at 28th & Clifton near Swett's. This level of violence -- in broad daylight, in a popular Nashville commercial district -- sends the chilling message that gangs think they rule the city ... One of the Belmont neighborhood's most beautiful historic homes goes up in flames. No one is injured, but the million-dollar home suffers massive damage. ... Legislators to Tennessee's environment and abused horses: Drop dead. ... Why can a nonprofit religious charity discriminate against non-Christian employees? Because it's a nonprofit religious charity, that's why. ... Meanwhile, a Baptist worker at an East Tennessee Lowe's sues because the store makes him work Sundays. ... A Brentwood security firm threatens to sue a woman who was raped by one of its former employees. ... New details about the suicide of an accused Clarksville murder suspect in his cell last year. ... Will Kim McMillan exit the governor's race to run for mayor of Clarksville? ...
Things Are Tough All Over Dept.: Even Council members face losing their phone lines. ... Jennifer Justus has a great piece on taking Chef Thomas Keller to Prince's Hot Chicken Shack. ... For the cost of roughly 5,000 gallons of organic milk, you could own a Nissan Leaf. ... Great news: The Franklin Theatre gets a $3.2 million loan for renovation, thus assuring the historic theater's survival. ... Have you reserved your copy of the supposed Mindy McCready sex tape? ...
If you don't keep up with The Onion AV Club's awesome monthly "Wrapped Up in Books" feature, you should. This month: Stephen Dobyns' The Wrestler's Cruel Study. Our humble suggestion for future AV Club study: Eric Kraft's marvelous Herb 'n' Lorna and the surrounding Peter Leroy books. ...
