5th avenue

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1. “Might Could”

Pronounced: (mīt kood) - v.

Defined: Could.

Redundancy aside, this is by far my favorite Southern-ism. Almost always used in a helpful, constructive context. For example:

“I’m experiencing difficulty slicing onions.”

“Hmm...well, you might could try wearing glasses. Always works for me!”

One of my neighbors' teenagers was shot in the alley between 5th Avenue, 6th Avenue, Hume, and Garfield tonight just before midnight. Several of us who were outside heard a single shot, watched as police cruisers descended on Salemtown, and saw our neighbor drive by at a high rate of speed with his injured son in the back of his truck.

It isn't just Nashville's homeless that don't like going to shelters and it's why shelters, while providing necessary resources and safety for many, cannot please or meet the needs of everyone who experiences homelessness.....

Dining in?

Previously on Battlestar Galactica, we learned that the Executive Committee of Historic Germantown, Inc. balked at passing a Salemtown Neighbors petition among their membership; that petition would encourage the state to implement overnight security measures at Bicentennial Mall.

Yesterday Metro Public Works put up signs on 5th Avenue Nor

My friend John used a great analogy last week. When talking about his home, which is located in an older community that is being revitalized, John said:

A heads up to Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper: You might want to consider using the rear entrance at work tomorrow.

In the three weeks since I posted on some condemned Salemtown shacks that were standing open for any kind of illegal activity, they were boarded up and then demo