Nashville Green Drinks, Sat 1/20

From Gardens of Babylon at the Farmer's Market:

Hello everyone. This Saturday we'll be hosting Nashville Green Drinks, a group promoting sustainability in Nashville, for a tour of our newest part of the company the Soil Improvement Division.

We'll meet in the main greenhouse closest to 8th Ave. at 3pm on the 20th.

The purpose of this gathering is to discuss our methods of soil improvement. Improving soil fertility has many benefits. Water and synthetic fertilizer reduction, less disease and pest problems, and healthier plants are the main benefits of the process. The tour will include a deeper look into vermicomposting, compost tea brewing, soil feeding, and microorganisms in action under the microscope.

Candidate for Council-at-Large 2007

J. Gower Mills wrote to the neihgborhood to ask for support in his campaign for Councilman-at-Large and to encourage us to vote in the August elections. More information about his campaign activities is available at J. Gower Mills' website.

A Werthan Loft for Rent

Todd Stutts would like to let you know about a loft in Werthan Mills that is available for rent:

Werthan Mills loft for rent

Todd Stutts has a loft in Werthan Mills that is currently available for rent. It is a 3rd floor unit in phase I with a great city view. It is approximately 800 sf, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath and has a large bedroom closet. It includes a stacked washer/dryer laundry center, all stainless appliances, black granite countertops and Kraft-Maid maple cabinets. The loft has 13 foot ceilings with exposed beams, huge arched windows, original hardwood floors and exposed brick on the south wall. The rent is $975/mo with a minimum 1 year lease. No pets and non-smokers only.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in the unit, please contact Todd at 615.202.5909. A $100 referral fee is offered for a lease signing.

Jazz Workshop Internet Fundraising

Lori Mechem, Director of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, wrote to let us know about their latest fundraising effort:

We try to be selective in our fundraising -- there are schemes out there that sound good but are dubious. However, here's one that's on the level and can help us -- it's called Goodsearch.

What if the Jazz Workshop earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can! GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue to the nonprofits its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter the Nashville Jazz Workshop as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime!

Be sure to go to www.goodsearch.com on Sunday, January 7 -- we'll be featured as the Charity of the Day!!

We hope you'll consider making this your regular search engine or home page. Several of us have done so and have found it useful and convenient.

Thanks for your support!

Development Activity at 5th & Monroe

Germantown Partners wrote to us about the south-east corner of 5th & Monroe:

We wanted to let everyone know what's going on our "MONROE" site. We have existing building permits which will expire in February if we don't proceed before then. In order to keep them in place, we're going ahead with the silt fencing and associated inspections. We're working with our realtors and builders to try to achieve pricing that everyone is comfortable with. Optimistically, we'll be able to move ahead with actual construction in the next few months. We'll keep you posted.

Thurs, Jan 4th - Meeting Invitation: Plans for Development at 5th and Monroe

Germantown Partners will be present at a meeting with the neighborhood to discuss their project at the northwest corner of 5th and Monroe. The architects on the project will be there to present the project. They will also discuss the details of their current request for variances on that lot.

All neighbors are invited.

The meeting will be Thursday, January 4th at 6:00 pm at Buddeke House at 7th and Monroe (the alternate location is the Assumption School across the street).