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Downtown businesses are hoping the income from the Bash on Broadway will
see them through the hardest months of the year but they have to do it
without the help of the Nashville Predators.
2012 went out in style at the New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway.
"It
was fun," saidMegan Dunford, who came in from Cleveland to spend New
Year s Eve in Nashville. "There was a lot of people out and about and
it was just a good time."
The tens of thousands of out of town visitors like her are great for businesses like Tootsie's
"It
s been tremendous," said Julie Brown, manager. "We've had a really
good crowd every single day everybody's had a great time, it s been
really good."
The convention and Visitors Bureau’s Andrea Arnold
said more than 50,000 people braved the cold and the rain to ring in the
new year on Broadway
"We have an estimated direct visitor spending of about $10 Million," Arnold said.
But as 2012 went out with a bang, 2013 is off with a whimper.
January
and February are usually slow, but in previous years, businesses like
Legends Gift shop on Broadway could always depend on a handful of
Predators home games.
"We don't get a lot traffic when there's
not a game but whenever the game lets out we get a lot of people," said
Kristi Evans, employee.
With Preds hockey nowhere in sight, Anold says the Bash and the Music City Bowl were so vital.
"I
think all those businesses down there have felt the Predators not
playing there from an economic development standpoint," Arnold said.
"But in the meantime anytime we can get people on the streets there to
enjoy businesses and patronize them then that's just more benefit for
them."
Downtown Nashville won't see another major event until the SEC Men's Basketball tournament at Bridgestone March 14th.
"We're going to be really slow for the next couple of months," Evans said. "We're going to have to dust a lot."
The NHL lockout has already cost downtown Nashville businesses 20 home games scheduled for Bridgestone Arena.
see them through the hardest months of the year but they have to do it
without the help of the Nashville Predators.
2012 went out in style at the New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway.
"It
was fun," saidMegan Dunford, who came in from Cleveland to spend New
Year s Eve in Nashville. "There was a lot of people out and about and
it was just a good time."
The tens of thousands of out of town visitors like her are great for businesses like Tootsie's
"It
s been tremendous," said Julie Brown, manager. "We've had a really
good crowd every single day everybody's had a great time, it s been
really good."
The convention and Visitors Bureau’s Andrea Arnold
said more than 50,000 people braved the cold and the rain to ring in the
new year on Broadway
"We have an estimated direct visitor spending of about $10 Million," Arnold said.
But as 2012 went out with a bang, 2013 is off with a whimper.
January
and February are usually slow, but in previous years, businesses like
Legends Gift shop on Broadway could always depend on a handful of
Predators home games.
"We don't get a lot traffic when there's
not a game but whenever the game lets out we get a lot of people," said
Kristi Evans, employee.
With Preds hockey nowhere in sight, Anold says the Bash and the Music City Bowl were so vital.
"I
think all those businesses down there have felt the Predators not
playing there from an economic development standpoint," Arnold said.
"But in the meantime anytime we can get people on the streets there to
enjoy businesses and patronize them then that's just more benefit for
them."
Downtown Nashville won't see another major event until the SEC Men's Basketball tournament at Bridgestone March 14th.
"We're going to be really slow for the next couple of months," Evans said. "We're going to have to dust a lot."
The NHL lockout has already cost downtown Nashville businesses 20 home games scheduled for Bridgestone Arena.
Wednesday, January 2 2013, 10:48 PM CST
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SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) -- The Governor's Highway Safety Office plans to announce its "Click It or Ticket" campaign on Friday.
The event is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. at the Robertson County Courthouse in Springfield.
Nationally, statistics show seat belt use increased significantly in 2012 as compared to 2011 among drivers, right-front passengers and backseat occupants.
However, officials say more than 400 of Tennessee's crash fatalities last year involved unrestrained drivers or passengers.
The Governor's Highway Safety Office urges all motorists to buckle up.
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