Turn LaVergne Into Community for the Arts

My column was published today in the Daily News Journal.  It took what felt like a couple of weeks for it to be printed, so I’d grown very nervous about its message.  But now that I’ve read it again, I stand by it (like the chef’s on Top Chef stand by their dishes!).
An excerpt,
A friend [...]

DNJ Guest Column Coming

I’ve written another guest column for the Daily News Journal about LaV… not sure when it’ll be published, but will link to it when it does.
I’ve given a lot of thought about Ivy’s suggestion that we should change how LaVergne is marketed.  Without revealing too much of the column, I think we could make this [...]

Protest at City Hall Tonight

The Daily News Journal is reporting that The National Action Network (Rev. Al Sharpton, President) is holding a protest rally at 6:30pm this evening at City Hall.
The rally comes on the heels of several investigations into accusations of unfair treatment and racial discrimination involving city employees. Some complaints were from other city employees, [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

On this day of green, I give you the email found in my inbox this morning.
Subject : From:Miss Rosemary Kumudam
From:Miss Rosemary Kumudam
Abidjan Ivory Coast.
Good day Dearest One,
Greetings and How are you today, I am Miss Rosemary Kumudam I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure [...]

VOTE!

I’ve already cast my ballot.  I won’t say if I voted for the best man or the best woman, but rest assured that who I voted for was the best in my opinion.  It was a difficult decision.
I voted at City Hall.  There were four people ahead of me and four came in behind me.  Very short [...]

Confederate Flag in LaV Subdivision

An article in today’s Daily News Journal is one that I believe deserves discussion on this forum.  A homeowner in the Stonehenge subdivision in LaVergne (off of Old Jefferson Pike) installed a pole and raised a Confederate flag.  In the article, one neighbor is offended but another is not.  The homeowner says the flag is [...]

Hindsight is 20:20

I’m curious.  With hindsight being 20:20 and if you had the $$$ …. would you move to La Vergne again if it was in a neighborhood that didn’t have drive-by shootings, vandalism, arson, etc. going on?
Because we do have a lot of positive things going on:  good schools with great teachers and administrators, mostly good [...]

Can Growth and Beauty Coexist?

LaVergne is one of the fastest growing cities in the state.  Raise your hand if you’re surprised!  Read the article from the Daily News Journal right here.
Of course, with increased residents we should have increased city revenue.  The last go-round (I heard), the city’s budget planner needed more time to flesh out what the proposed [...]

Who Has Given Back?

An interesting article was printed in today’s Daily News Journal about preventing developers from building in areas where schools are already overcrowded and roads are congested, unless the developer donates land for new schools.  You can read the article right here.  I’m curious as to how many LaVergne developers and major builders give back to [...]

Crime Rate Drops 4.56% in LaV

The RATE of LaVergne’s crime is down 4.56% based on population, according to The Tennessean.  Though there is more crime, our actual rate has dropped, according to today’s article about crimes in the suburbs.  Read the article here and don’t miss the forum where people point fingers and scream at each other.
In any case, LaVergne came away looking fairly decent compared [...]