The last article I remember reading said the FAA was not very supportive of the plan to expand the runway if I recall. Lack of a direct flight hasn’t seemed to slow down Nissan from what I’ve seen working there (most of their new investment money is headed towards the MS plant right now anyways).
Here’s an article from last year with the FAA saying approval is a dead issue right now because BNA didn’t prove the need/demand. Also mentions that they still have to negotiate to buy out residents is a neighborhood that would have to be torn down. https://simpleflying.com/why-the-faa-wont-let-nashville-airport-extend-its-runway/
I’m not positive, but I think it’s about the types of planes that could land here. British Airways operates a 787, which is considerably smaller than the 777. 777 is the type of plane that would be needed for the direct Asian flight. The initial FAA rejection seemed more like a formality where BNA is required to go through more due diligence before getting approval. As someone who goes through development hoops (albeit on a much smaller scale) every day, this is pretty common from any AHJ.
Nissan North America alone also spent almost $150M on private planes for their execs in one year within the past 10 years. They’ve probably spent more since then. They aren’t the sole driver behind the attempt to get a flight. They’ve been here since 1997, so if that were the case we would have tried long ago. LG Chem is investing into the midstate in a way no previous company ever has between their GM partnership and their plant in Clarksville. We are taking multiple billions in a few years. We have Korean based auto suppliers trying to get into our market every single day. The list goes on and on…
I wasn’t trying to say they were the sole driver. It seems BNA needs to do a better job showing the demand exists to the FAA as they don’t appear convinced as of yet.
In more stupid shit our government tries to do. https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/bill-would-ban-sale-of-cold-beer-in-tennessee/
There’s no way that passes right? I have to imagine the money lost would be significant. You’d also be making stores waste tons of cooler space or remodel their stores and I’m sure they wouldn’t pass those costs on to us at all…..
Just spent a nice four nights in your city celebrating my 50th and a friend's 50th along with a handful of couples. I'm not a huge country guy, but I know enough and I love live music in general and it's tough to pick a place with more collective talent. Anyway, we had a blast. Ate a lot, drank a lot, walked a lot and heard a lot of great music. And while the rest of my group was off spending too much on boots and other attire they'll hardly ever wear outside of Nashville, I peeled off and spent way too much money at Third Man Records. Anyway, just realized I should have checked in this thread before going, but had a blast anyway. Food highlights: The Diner for breakfast, Prince's Hot Chicken (in the food hall), and Hampton Social for birthday dinner. Hit a ton of bars, and best experiences are tied to the bands, but I really liked upstairs at Bootleggers (just less crowded and cookie cutter new country) The Stage (band was good), Whiskey River (the bull is good people watching), Wild Beaver (but not the sticky carpet around the pool table), Cash Bar & BBQ (band there was a lot of fun), and Legends, where my wife got a picture with the same singer who took her up on stage for her 40th Bday 8 years ago. Didn't love the cookie cutter newer artist-named places as much as they seem more of a draw to bros and Bachelorette parties, and in fact I felt dirty walking into Kid Rock's, but I was with a big group. I didn't like FGL House, much as a venue, but they had a three piece with a great young guitar player. They were getting hit left and right with rock requests seemingly made to test said guitarist, who nailed some Hendrix along with EVH Eruption and DG's solo on Comfortably Numb. While I enjoyed most of the bands, that group was a bit of an oasis for this aging rock fan. Stayed at The Burnham...loved it, along with the doughnuts across the street. We didn't do much "touring" of landmarks, etc., because that wasn't really the agenda. We rode out to walk around the Gaylord, which was a site, but it was crazy packed with the Wild Turkey Federation Convention, which, as a friend said, could have easily just been a Trump rally. Food options there were "meh" and uninteresting, as well. It was still cool to walk around and sing "World of Pure Imagination," though.
What do we think of the Riley Strain situation? I frequent the greenway. I had a feeling once he crossed woodland he was lost. I think the poor kid was drunk, concussed, and needed to pee. The search needs to be past Ashland City.
It's a situation all too familiar to us up here in Chicago. We have the river and the lake. They're almost always in the water.
As soon as I saw the videos and that his phone pinged right by the river I figured he fell in. Crazy that they found another body while looking for him.
They just found him in The Nations just south of the railroad bridge by Ted Rhodes golf course under a barge.
I made a last minute decision to join a bachelor party in Nashville in 2 weeks. I get in around 1:00 pm on a Friday, and am leaving late the following night. I think unfortunately I'm going to be participating in some pretty douchey Nashville behavior downtown for Friday night/Saturday during the day. However, I'm going to have a 3-4 hour stretch by myself/with 1-2 others (the rest of the group is golfing and won't be back at the hotel until 4:00-5:00 p.m.), and I want to spend that time doing something that's not Broadway/the large country bars on Broadway. I'm currently going through the first page and last several of this thread, but any recommendations on a restaurant and bar/brewery to check out? East Nashville seems promising and to have lots of options.
If you like IPAs, go to bearded Iris. If you like sours, go to southern grist. East Nashville has a lot of good options as well. Patterson house in midtown is a great upscale bar. There’s a lot of other bars in that area too. Game Terminal has a bunch of old arcade games and pinball with a bar, always a good place to kill time. Pins Mechanical is similar with duckpin bowling.
Did some searching but couldn't find anything...is there an Austin TX thread on TMB? I am going to Austin for the eclipse and would love some recommendations.
I'd imagine they're already booked up, but if you can get a reservation for Enchanted Rock then it's worth the drive, especially for the eclipse.
All but 4 state parks are booked and have been booked for months. The remaining parks aren't worth it. Source: me looking for park tickets this weekend.
Here you go: https://saltlickbbq.com/solar-eclipse/ Not the greatest BBQ, but it's a fun experience and I think the place is till BYOB. And great drive to the hill country.
How updated is the front page recs? Never been to Nashville somehow living in SC about 6 hours away. Going in two weeks for friend's 40th birthday. It's actually a couples trip so there will be about 12 of us I think maybe more I forget. I'll have to check and see where we're staying. It's not a hotel I know. Looking forward to it. Think we'll be there Thurs to Sun.
It’s fairly outdated but let us know where you're staying and the like and we'll throw out some newer recs. There's a new BBQ spot downtown that just opened that'll be worth a visit if you get sucked into the broadway/downtown experience. And it's almost patio season. Best time of the year to visit IMO.
RIP Bart Durham. Just like that fellas… the last bastion of old Nashville is gone. All downhill from here for our fine city.
it’s been awhile since it’s been updated. Someone would have to provide me some stuff to add to it as I don’t get out enough to really know what any new spots are.
So we're staying in a house over on Humphrey St down off 4th Ave area. Is that any help? I have no idea how to tell where we're staying really. Just trying to get an idea for what's good nearby.
Wedgewood Houston area then. I don't know that area as well as some others, but can recommend Dozen bakery for breakfast. Just be sure to get there early, as the line can get pretty long. Bastion is a cool bar nearby that has an incredible dinner service, but it only seats 24, so with 12 people you are probably out of luck for dinner there. I've been to Earnest Bar and Hideaway a couple times and it's not bad, but I don't remember it being anything to write home about. I've heard Iggy's is good, but haven't been myself. If anyone is into Civil War history and you have time, you are very close to Fort Negley. Union built fort that was the largest inland fort built during the war. Has a pretty cool view of downtown from up there, too.