How about those shoes, and those pipes? Yes, the Saints may have won the Super Bowl but Carrie Underwood made Brentwood proud with her rendition of the National Anthem Sunday night.
I do wonder about those 12-inch white platform heels though. If I had been her stylist I think I would have chosen something a little more practical for a football field, like a cute white cleat.
And speaking of the Saints, congratulations – for not only winning but also giving us the most entertaining Super Bowl that I can recall in a long time.
Regular wash, hold the pearl coat please
How does an entire community celebrate the end of the Great Middle Tennessee Snow Event? By hurrying over to the car wash, of course!
I don’t normally pay for car washes since I have three boys who, on paper, are perfectly capable of washing my vehicle and enjoy using the garden hose at any random moment.
The key phrase in that last sentence is “on paper,” because a home car wash ends up being more about the hose than the car.
My First Car … or half car as the case may be Almost nobody had a car at Vanderbilt during my undergraduate years in the early 1950’s. I was among the majority, one of the withouts.
By my last year in undergraduate school my roommate Gale and I had girlfriends but dating was difficult without transportation. The desire was there but the wherewithal was not. We were in dire need of wheels. Style, color, make and model were of only minor importance.
'You can't close church' ... or can you?
Did you know that ancient Israel is still alive and well in Brentwood? Well, maybe not ancient Israel, but at least some of the beliefs. In the Old Testament era, the Jewish people believed that God was where the Torah was and most of the time that meant in the temple. So if you wanted to be in the presence of God, you had to go to the temple.
Last week, most all of the churches in the Middle Tennessee area closed Saturday and Sunday due to snow and ice...
What was interesting to me were some of the responses I heard. For instance: "We have never done that before," "You can't close the church," and "Are the Baptists closing?"
The good news about the rash of car break-ins reported in this week’s Brentwood Crime Report released Thursday is that a suspect or suspects have been identified in three of the eight cases.
In those three cases, vehicles were broken into without force overnight between Jan. 28 and 29, on Weston Drive, Monarch Court and Chickasaw Drive. In each case, two vehicles were entered and various items taken, including money, a wallet, a watch and a flashlight.
The Williamson County Youth Orchestra will present “A Night on Broadway” concert May 2 at Lipscomb University and Brentwood musicians and vocalists are encouraged to audition.
Read More... Posted: Monday, February 8, 2010 6:14 pm
Brentwood photographer Matthew Drumright captured Brentwood's special guest Sunday.
National bird pays Brentwood a visit By WENDY HOSSE Special to Brentwood Home Page An American Bald Eagle decided to perch for a few hours Sunday in a tree on the Brentwood United Methodist Church campus. While hawks and owls are regularly sighted in Brentwood, having the national bird pay a visit is another matter. Click Read More to see a slideshow of contributed photos and learn some fun facts about our country's National Emblem - the American Bald Eagle. Read More... Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:02 pm
Point of Grace performed at two Haiti Relief concerts Saturday.
Haiti benefit concerts a success By KELLY GILFILLAN Brentwood Home Page Point of Grace and Mark Schultz headlined two free concerts Feb. 6 to benefit the Haiti relief efforts. Other guests included Larry Stewart of Restless Heart, Selah and Ginny Owens.All proceeds will go directly to relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti via United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Word Records and UMCOR co-sponsored the event. Read More... Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:58 pm
City bids Sherrill goodbye from library Ribbing, roasting and love shared at reception By CARRIE McCLOUD Brentwood Home Page intern Chuck Sherrill left the employ of the City of Brentwood last week, but his impact on it and its residents will be felt for years to come. He begins his new role as Tennessee State Library and Archivist today. But the city's former Library Directory wasn't allowed to leave the library without a few tributes, and a bit or roasting, on Friday. Read More... Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:57 pm
Valentine's options range from opera to a lovesick ladybug
By CARRIE MCCLOUD
Brentwood Home Page intern
Those who wish to make this Valentine’s Day special need look no further than right here in Brentwood. Celebrations will run throughout the weekend, from an elegant evening of music and poetry to dinner, dancing, and a coffee house-inspired gathering.
Read More... Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010 10:17 pm
Notes from Brentwood's Blackboards Feb.8 BHP's weekday feature "Notes from Brentwood's Blackboards" peeks into what's happening in our local public schools. Edmondson congratulates to Cade Fowler and Lily Beth Walden prize winning entries in the Brentwood Women’s Poetry Contest. The Kenrose Pennies for Patients program begins today and runs through February 26. The school goal this year is $8,000. Invitations have been sent to the WMS Warrior feeder schools for fifth graders to attend two sixth grade basketball games beginning at 5:00 pm for the girls and then followed by the boys on Tuesday, February 9th. Read More... Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 9:09 pm
Community News
From left, Ann Buchanan, Patricia Hart, Tara Alford, and the 2010 Extraordinary Woman of the Year, Mary Lee Bartlett.
'HeART' benefit breaks attendance records Mary Lee Bartlett named 2010 'Extraordinary Woman'
By SUSAN T. LEATHERS Brentwood Home Page United Way's Patricia Hart Society served up its fifth annual HeART to Heart luncheon Friday and the record-setting crowd did their best to not only support the society's good works but to fill its coffers. About 350 women -- and a few stray men -- did just that at Jamison Hall at The Factory in Franklin. Read More... Posted: Friday, February 5, 2010 11:56 pm
News2's Mueller will moderate Feb. 18 event
Brentwood Home Page news reports
Candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination will appear Thursday, Feb. 18, in a special forum sponsored by the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce. Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons; Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam; Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey; and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp are expected to attend. The forum will be moderated by Bob Mueller, co-anchor of WKRN News2.
Read More... Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010 10:38 pm
Ravenwood’s ice hockey team claimed their first playoff victory Friday night over Wilson/Brentwood Academy. Contributing goals to the 3-0 win were Michael Bradbury, Corbin Pefanis, and Nathan Traczewski.
BrentwoodHigh School’s ice hockey team also advanced in the GNASH playoffs by beating MontgomeryBellAcademy 7-5.
Read More... Posted: Monday, February 8, 2010 10:07 am
Young baseball players can get an opportunity to see what Major League Baseball spring training is like by signing up for the 2010 M.A.D. Spring Training Baseball Camp to be held March 1-April 3. The camp consists of eight one-hour sessions taught at the M.A.D. Sports Training complex on General George Patton Drive in Cool Springs.
Coaches will include Judd Granzow, owner of M.A.D. Sports Training and a former fourth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Wilson Tucker, a former draft pick of the Kansas City Royals and standout at Belmont University.
Read More... Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:29 pm
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