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tennessean.com — Before the Metro Council's 2010 vote to bankroll the Music City Center, the president of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. pledged: By the time it opens, there would be more than 1 million nights booked in Nashville hotel rooms as a result of future conventions and trade shows.

tennessean.com — Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law last week a bill that allows distilleries to sell the alcohol they produce on premises and limits the ability of local governments to regulate the growing industry. The new law includes a provision eliminating a city's ability to set distance requirements between distilleries or put a cap on the number of licenses it approves.

tennessean.com — Local Tea Party supporters donned colonial American flags and cardboard posters opposing the Internal Revenue Service at noon today as part of a nationwide protest about the IRS targeting political groups. A storm loomed over local Tea Party supporters and quickly dispersed a group of about 150 people gathered in front of the federal building on Broadway.

tennessean.com — Peter Horachek was at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday, ready to board a flight to Nashville for Predators team meetings, when his cell phone rang. General manager David Poile was on the line, informing Horachek he was being relieved of his duties as associate coach.

tennessean.com — There were worries that the huge, oversized check on stage at Bridgestone Arena on Monday going to charity might not have been as big this year. But Nashville Predators fans, through the Predators Foundation, managed to help give enough to surpass the prior year's haul, a feat achieved every year since it was founded 15 years ago.

tennessean.com — When Predators forward Craig Smith put on his red, white and blue jersey for Team USA at the IIHF World Championships the last three summers, there seemed to be a sudden shift in his overall play. Though there are a few theories, it's likely the larger size of European ice helps Smith in his yearly trek overseas.

tennessean.com — The Predators have fired associate coach Peter Horachek, sources close to the team told The Tennessean on Monday night. Broadcast analyst Darren Pang first reported the news on Twitter. The Predators couldn't be reached for comment. Horachek had been with the Predators organization since the 2002-03 season.

tennessean.com — Jim Henry, who was named the temporary head of the troubled Department of Children's Services in February, will now assume the role permanently, Gov. Bill Haslam announced this morning. Henry had held dual roles as interim commissioner of DCS and commissioner of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities since Feb.

tennessean.com — Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman and education officials from several other states released an open letter this morning supporting the new Common Core standards and rejecting any call to delay the accompanying testing. The officials, all members of the Chiefs for Change education reform coalition, addressed their letter to U.S.

tennessean.com — Conservatorship is meant to protect, but in Tennessee, it sometimes destroys Jewell Tinnon, 82, of Nashville, lost her house, her car, her jewelry and all her possessions after her grandsons filed a petition without her knowledge. VIDEO: Woman loses everything after being A link to this page will be included in your message.

tennessean.com — A 22-year-old Nashville man who prosecutors say told a suspect to flee after a fatal hit-and-run faces up to six years in prison for his advice. In one of the more closely followed vehicular homicide cases in recent years, the role of a third person, a bystander, has been largely overlooked.

tennessean.com — The draft and the bulk of free agency are behind the Titans, so it's a good time to look at their 2013 schedule a little more closely. Here are some facts about the schedule, followed by an opponent-by-opponent breakdown: Strength of schedule: NFL strength of schedule is based on opponents' records from last season.

tennessean.com — Pekka Rinne isn't about to blame his somewhat sub-par season on a hip injury that bothered him throughout the year. But the Predators goaltender does expect to feel better on the ice next season, thanks to surgery on his left hip about two weeks ago.

tennessean.com — Mayor Karl Dean called Monday a day to celebrate the opening of Music City Center but said the city needs to get back to work immediately to combat poverty and continue addressing education, mass transit and other challenges.

tennessean.com — Rain and storms are expected to move through Middle Tennessee today and tomorrow, but experts don't expect those storms to be severe. There is a 60 percent chance of storms in the area today, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Rose. That chance should stretch into Wednesday as well.