Subject: Hendersonville

• Mayor Karl Dean's Weakly Schedule

  June 24, 2008

• Nibbles: PM Summer Menu, Brick Oven Pizza Coming to Indian Lake

  July 29, 2008

• Wheelin' & Dealin'

  November 14, 1996

• Chambers of Horror

  Blood, guts and brains are on the menu at local haunted-house attractions

  September 11, 2008

• Barfield's Closed

  Barfield's All-American Grille has closed, according to an article in the Hendersonville Star News. A sister nameplate of Wildwood Oak-Fired Kitchen in Bellevue, Barfield's anchored Hendersonville's Streets of Indian Lake outdoor shopping center, which debuted in March. Opened in June by owners Dave Wachtel III and Justin D. Tatum, Barfield's was touted as the flagship of a nascent chain of casual dining restaurants.

  January 23, 2009

• It's Official: Chipotle Chooses Area Location

  Official word from Chipotle via email is that they will be opening an outlet in Nashville in October.And it seems that they split the difference in the "Brentwood vs. Hendersonville" siting issue -- they've settled on a West End Avenue location.

  February 4, 2009

• The Face of Opposition to Health Care Reform

  Steve Dickerson sees a new Soviet UnionIn Wednesday's Tennessean, Hendersonville Dr. Steven Dickerson offered his take on health care reform. It's an interesting piece in that you get inside the mind of a man with a dog in the fight. And he is offering his own ideas rather than the no, no, no, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts that accounts for most opposition these days. Yet he opens with an argument that seems frozen in the 1980s:Proponents of this sort of centralized planning suffer from what F.A.

  March 13, 2009

• Night of the Living Dead

  September 4, 2008

• Penguin of Doom

  Man sues WSMV over Snowbird theme distress

  February 7, 2008

• A Deadly Decision?

  November 29, 2007

• The Truth About Being a Stay-at-Home Mom

  August 2, 2007

• Budding Director

  Hendersonville’s Jon Russell Cring keeps on cranking a movie a month

  May 3, 2007

• Love/Hate Mail

  A questionable Query

  October 17, 2002

• Halloween Haunts

  Your guide to terror

  October 26, 2006

• A Grieving Mother Seeks Justice

  Is a father to blame for his own child’s death, and could police have prevented this tragedy?

  August 10, 2006

• Love And Hate Mail

  From the department of incoherent...

  August 25, 2005

• Obit

  Don Pierce, 1915-2005, was a pioneer in the country music business

  April 14, 2005

• Love/Hate Mail

  They need more than a charter amendment

  September 25, 2003

• Dust to Dusty

  Candidate’s startling confessions good for the soul, maybe not the polls

  April 8, 2004

• A List

  January 29, 2004

• We Hear...

  January 15, 2004

• Off His Leash

  A rabid Hendersonville dogcatcher frightens residents and provokes small-town political warfare

  September 18, 2003

• A List

  May 29, 2003

• Love/Hate Mail

  Agreed

  March 27, 2003

• Something for Everyone

  Chef’s Market brings quality food, with an attention to varied palates, to the rapidly growing Goodlettsville area

  December 5, 2002

• Fry, Fry Again

  Steamboat Bill’s serves up Louisiana-style seafood in Hendersonville, with mixed results

  October 10, 2002

• About the Winner

  July 25, 2002

• Sumner County

  Country living meets lakeside deluxe

  April 11, 2002

• News Briefly

  Play ball

  February 14, 2002

• Love/Hate Mail

  Pagan pouting

  October 25, 2001

• News Briefly

  Shooting off

  October 11, 2001

• Trading Up

  The Sounds will go where they can get a new stadium, and Nashville’s holding the door

  September 27, 2001

• News Briefly

  A home run

  September 20, 2001

• Grit and Grimey

  Used record store opens in Berry Hill

  December 9, 1999

• Why Should It Take a Village?

  February 22, 1996

• Dear Metro Nashville Public Schools: Hire David Fuqua

  (Photo H/T: Some dude named Kevin on Facebook)When people talk about finite resources, they're usually referring to some sort of precious mineral or fossil fuel like gold, silver or oil. They usually aren't talking about good teachers. But if you've spent any time working at a school, or are related to a teacher, or have a school-aged child, or have, I don't know, ever drawn a breath (have we netted everyone yet?), you know this to be a fact: There are only so many great teachers out there. By

  June 12, 2009

• Free Lunch at the New Sam's--A Contest

  Sam's All American Sports Grill is testing out its new menu in advance of its planned opening on Monday, July 26, in the building that formerly housed Barfield's, in the Streets of Indian Lakes in Hendersonville. We've got a couple of free meal passes, each of which invites two people to sample the lunch (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or dinner (5 to 7 p.m.) menu Thursday, Friday or Saturday. In the spirit of Sam's being a sports bar, it seems like we ought to have a sports trivia contest to determine a

  July 22, 2009

• Fred Thompson Leads This Week's Kook Power Rankings

  Hendersonville's Debra Maggart: "C'mon, little school girls, keep those legs crossed."​Former senator/failed presidential candidate Fred Thompson has emerged from exile, recasting himself as a full-on whackjob to win this week's Kook Power Rankings:1. Fred Thompson: It's the latest rage in right-wing conspiracies. A federal measure designed to help elderly people write living wills is being recast as a government drive to kill old people!  And Thompson, who surely knows better, is among t

  August 3, 2009

• On and Off the Menu: The July Update

  ​The second half of 2009 got a shot of restaurant adrenaline, with a rush of openings and announcements of projects on the way. Among the headlines, PM and ChaChah owner Arnold Myint is conspiring with the Tribe/Play team to launch Suzy Wong's House of Yum on Church Street later this year. Over in the Gulch, Virago and Lime owner Chris Hyndman announced plans to launch Kayne Prime steak house and The Whiskey Kitchen as part of a full-block development on McGavock between 11th and 12th, t

  August 4, 2009

• For One Brief Moment the Belle Meade Kroger Was the Coolest Place on Earth. Maybe.

  Droppin Science like Galileo dropped an orange in the produce aisle. Can you name this grocery store that was, for at least a few moments, the coolest place on Earth? I'm guessing it's the Belle Meade Kroger, since we know that Nas and The Beastie Boys were shooting a video around Centennial Park back in June. I'm gonna guess that they just drove down West End cuz they've got valet parking (at a grocery store WTF?!?) and I assume that the odds of somebody recognizing Nasty Nas and the Beasties

  August 21, 2009

• The Wandering Wino-Back to School Edition

  ​The kiddos are back in school, but this week's edition of the Wandering Wino is all about the children. Not for them, but about them. Frugal MacDoogal Wine & Liquor Warehouse passed on information about our first event: Saturday August 29th | Wine Tasting Al Menah Shrine Center | 7-10 PM | $25 per person inclusive. This is the First Annual Al Menah Shriners Benefit Wine Tasting, featuring 40 wines from local distributor Horizon Wine and Spirits. Join us for a rare Saturday night tastin

  August 21, 2009

• On and Off the Menu: The August Update

  ​ Fans of Mexican food got some good news and some bad news last month. In the plus column were the openings of Nachos in Bellevue and Cocina Mexican Grill in Berry Hill, and the news that Texas-based Chuy's Tex-Mex chain is opening on Mallory Lane this fall. The bad news: El Manjar and Los Rosales closed in August. After months of speculation about what would fill the former Alleycat space, Matt Charette debuted Drifters barbecue and beer joint. In North Nashville, Erika White revive

  September 11, 2009

• Poker Face: Facebook Poke Makes Harassment a Media Novelty

  ​A Tennessee woman was arrested last month for a Facebook poke. Shannon Jackson was under a court order not to contact the pokee, but she obviously did anyway--and police have the screengrabs to prove it. If convicted, Jackson could face up to a year in jail (the pokey? Wokka Wokka!). Stalking and harassment are not funny, but this is hilarious. There are currently over 70 stories about this incident popping up in Google News, and they run the gamut from local news and tech sites to forei

  October 15, 2009

• Wandering Wino-October at September

  ​According to the Bites staff, one of the surprising hits of last week's "Best of Nashville" soiree were the Asian inspired nachos from September's Restaurant in Hendersonville. The short ribs topped with crunchy Asian slaw convinced several party attendees to leave their provincial ways behind and point their Saabs north on I65. Now you have another reason. Our friends to the north are throwing a Scotch, Cigars & More dinner on Tuesday, October 27th , 6 p.m. The menu looks pretty appet

  October 23, 2009

• Morning Roundup

  An appeals court has ruled that the Bible Theme Park in Rutherford County was improperly rejected.... A Davidson County judge faces disciplinary action for showing up late to work, hiring her family members, and, most disturbingly, appointing defense attorneys to fill in for her....People have been talking about Bass Berry & Sims letting people hire younger, cheaper trial lawyers for a couple of days now, but Blake Farmer has a cool story about how they train those young lawyers for the cour

  October 27, 2009

• Wandering Wino-Hallowine Edition

  ​ The Wandering Wino knows that all of you will be well behaved on Halloween, especially seeing how it falls on a Saturday night this year. So when you're over your hangover, jump off the wagon and back on the horse and check out some of these events. The Downtown Franklin Merchants are presenting the Ninth Wine Down Main Street event along with the event's major sponsor, Hallmark Volkswagen, on Friday, Nov. 6, 7-10 p.m. They expect approximately 40 shops and businesses to participate this

  October 30, 2009

• Morning Update: No Surrender

  ​A consultant's report projecting demand and revenue for a proposed new convention center inspires the city finance director to call it a "feasible project." ... A new analysis by a Washington tax policy think tank finds that Tennessee's tax system is is the fourth most regressive among the states. Only South Dakota, Florida, and Washington state have systems of taxation that are more punitive toward low-income residents. ... TennCare enrollees could see benefit cuts. ... Gibson Guitar's CEO

  November 19, 2009

• Morning Roundup: Chris Feinstein, Veteran Nashville Bassist, Dies at 42

  ​Nashville's music scene receives a crushing blow: the death of Chris Feinstein, a staple of local rock bands such as The Questionnaires, Shadow 15 and Iodine and more recently bassist for Ryan Adams & the Cardinals. Cause of death has not been determined. He was 42, and far too young. ... Chronicle of a death foretold: At Nashville Post, Ken Whitehouse literally writes the obituary for the Tennessee Democratic Party. Not while there's breath in Mary Mancini's body. ...Come on down, Elain

  December 17, 2009

• 2010 Listings

  March 11, 2010

• Wandering Wino: Luck of the Irish Edition

  ​If you remember my review of Speaker's Bistro at the Downtown Sheraton, I forgot to mention how attractive the downstairs lounge/bar area is. If you want a chance to check it out and enjoy some affordable bites and drinks, you might want to consider the next installment of their Spring Wine Series. Their co-sponsor is West End Discount Liquors & Wines and this month's theme is "Southern Hemisphere Excursion." Selections to be tasted include Trivento Torrontes, Palo Alto Sauvignon Blanc,

  March 12, 2010