Elliston Place Soda Shop was chosen as the place to debut a collection of new stamps. The Soda Fountain Favorites were presented today by the United States Postal Service in a ceremony on the street in front of the old-timey burger and shake joint, opened in 1939:
Nashville's Elliston Place Soda Shop chosen as site 4 USPS's First-Day-Issue ceremony of "Soda Fountain Favorites" pic.twitter.com/A68u2MLz6u
— Debra French Bloom (@DebraFBloom) June 30, 2016
Nashville International Airport has opened a larger parking lot for folks waiting to pick up arriving passengers. This new cell phone lot has 80 spaces and is a bit further away from the terminal:
Now Open: New Cell Phone Waiting Lot at BNA! 80 free parking spaces for you to wait for guests before their arrival! pic.twitter.com/6ALmO1wHEi
— Fly Nashville (@Fly_Nashville) June 28, 2016
The new lot is intended to alleviate the fallout from the closure of the 10-minute waiting area outside the arrivals area, The Tennessean reported last December. “The 10-minute stalls are a rarity among airports,” Tennessean reporters Natalie Neysa Alund and Anita Wadhwani wrote. An airport spokeswoman told them that it no longer made sense to keep those 10-minute waiting stalls with the growth of the airport.
The old cell phone lot, which will remain, has 49 spaces. When that lot opened in 2009, those 49 spots were double the number of spots the previous lot had, The City Paper reported.
The Tennessean had reported in December that the new cell phone lot was supposed to have 108 spaces, as opposed to the 80 spaces that were actually built.
Music City Aerial caught this shot of downtown the other day:
A new Edley’s location has fired up the smoker in Sylvan Park. Last night, they opened up for friends and family, and this evening, they’ll open the doors to the public at 4 pm.
The new restaurant, in the commercial hotspot near the intersection of Murphy Rd and 46th Ave N, will have 28 parking spots of its own for the 3600 square feet of dining areas.
Hundreds turned out tonight for a group yoga session along the East Bank Greenway in Cumberland Park:
Today is, apparently, International Day of Yoga. And it’s official, too, because the United Nations said so.
I thought the sight rather odd yesterday as I passed by the corner of Rosa L Parks Blvd and Commerce St: the statue of Billy Graham appeared to be strangled. A piece of lumber extended from the nearby cross, and it was attached to pieces of bubble wrap and tape keeping a tight grip around his neck.
The bus I was on zoomed on by, too quick for me to snap a photo. But Colby Sledge got a picture earlier today, as the machinery was there to lift him out of the ground:
Only slightly disturbing sight as Billy Graham statue is removed from former LifeWay campus pic.twitter.com/O5FR8TaHuf
— Colby Sledge (@Sledgefor17) June 21, 2016
Graham’s statue is leaving what was once Lifeway’s Nashville campus. As Lifeway prepares to construct a new headquarters in Nashville, they’re moving this statue to a Lifeway campus in Asheville, NC. It had been in that spot for 10 years.
If Vegas is your thing, BNA is announcing that Frontier Airlines will soon be offering nonstop service between Nashville and Las Vegas:
Just announced: @FlyFrontier adding daily service to @LASairport Sept. 6! Tickets are now on sale w/ an intro rate of only $69!! #VegasBaby
— Fly Nashville (@Fly_Nashville) June 21, 2016
Of course, Southwest Airlines already offers nonstop service between the two airports.
Hot on the heels of Federal Donuts announcing that it’ll open up shop in East Nashville, Five Daughters Bakery has announced that it will be opening a new location there, too.
Earlier: East Nashville donut drought to end
Five Daughters’ new location will be in the Walden development on Eastland Avenue. The shop will occupy the space formerly held by Cumberland Transit East.
If their 12 South store (which opened earlier this year) is any guide for how this one will operate, then the donuts will probably be made at the company’s original location in Franklin and brought over to the East Nashville store daily.
Nashvillians across the city caught sight of tonight’s strawberry moon, which just so happens to be the first time in decades that a full moon has occurred on the summer solstice:
. @ChrisHolcomb Strawberry moon rising over Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, TN… pic.twitter.com/ALTZ0ned0K
— (((LifebytheCreek))) (@lifebythecreek) June 21, 2016
Sorry Nashville Sounds Fireworks~ I love ya all the nights I see ya~ but tonight, you can't compare to this gorgeous full strawberry moon…
— LunarLife (@LunarLife) June 14, 2014
MNPD Chief Steve Anderson said that his department will “have a quite visible presence” for the Nashville Pride Festival on June 24 and 25:
Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando shocked all of us and has understandably caused concern among those planning to attend this year’s Nashville Pride Festival. I have directed Lt. David Leavitt in Special Events to develop a staffing plan with extra-duty officers that clearly demonstrates this police department’s commitment to safety for all festival goers. Without going into specifics, this department will have a quite visible presence in and around Public Square Park on the 24th and 25th as part of our mission to advance safety, fairness and equality for all.
The Special Events staffing will be in addition to personnel provided each year through a private security company contracted by the organizers of the Nashville Pride Festival.
Owners of LGBT-oriented businesses are also encouraged to report suspicious activity to the police.