East Nashville Man on Patio With Gun Captures Gunshot on Video at 7:26AM – Coincidence? Thomas Choate Smith

East Nashvillian Thomas Choate Smith posted what seemed to be an innocent social media post in a neighborhood watch Facebook group early on Wednesday morning – but what he accidently captured on his short video has caused concern. We weren’t the only ones that noticed as many others in the neighborhood watch group pointed out that Smith had his own gun when he heard the shot, questioning what really happened  causing the video to be filmed, but Smith has not responded to us or the group. At 7:26AM, Thomas Choate Smith was…

The East Nashville Flamingos

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: 06/22 – As of this morning, Martin & Lewis, the replacement flamingos, have ALSO been birdnapped – between 1AM and 6AM overnight! Will they join Pinky and Perky on their Journey? Was this more sinister? Tyler contacted us via our tipline this morning (615-669-TIPS) ORIGINAL STORY: East Nashville friends Tyler Davis and Russ Clifford, like many others in the neighborhood, have a small garden at their home. Tyler maintains the garden and during May of 2015 he adopted 2 plastic pink flamingos to overlook his work. Named…

The Shelby Bottoms Golden Pheasant – from Bucket List Item to Mail Order Bird Bride?

If you’ve walked, biked, ran, or even skated the Shelby Bottoms Greenway, you’ve probably passed by an East Nashville treasure without even knowing it. Even if you didn’t see him, he likely saw you! The bird we speak of is the elusive East Nashville Golden Pheasant. He appears in some articles – even the folks at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center didn’t seem to believe he existed until a few years ago when multiple sightings and photos convinced them he wasn’t just a neighborhood bird taking a lunchtime visit across…