Good morning, everyone.

A dry and sunny fall day is ahead of us here in Nashville with a low of 68ºF and a high of 85ºF. We're stills seeing gas prices climb, but some encouraging news from Europe and more "Russians with Microwave Guns" attacks in the US.

Thanks for reading.

Nashville

⛽️ GAS SPIKES

Tennessee regular gas prices rise above $3.00 for the first time since 2014. Over the last week, Tennessee gas prices jumped nearly 12 cents to the most expensive gas price average so far this year. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.01 which is nearly 12 cents more expensive than one month ago and $1.07 more than one year ago.

HEADLINES

• 'Slow Down Tennessee' to see increased traffic enforcement statewide (Homepage) The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the state for their fall speeding prevention campaign that will see increased traffic enforcement from Oct. 15-29.
• How to check if your physician faces disciplinary action for spreading COVID-19 vaccine falsehoods (Channel 5) In case you were wondering how to find a doctor you can trust.
• Living in less than 200 sq. ft.: New Nashville micro-apartments open in Wedgewood-Houston (Tennessean) The pods have arrived in Tennessee.

DEVELOPMENT

• Soy Boy Cry: Conservative social media platform Parler moving HQ from Nevada to Nashville (Biz Journal)
• Midtown apartment building sells for $4.1M (Post)
• The New Rutledge Hill Mixed Use Development In Nashville (Now Next)
• Amazon invests $50,000 in Church Street Park (WSMV)
• MetroCenter apartments complex sells for $119.9M (Post)

National

☢️ GOING NUCLEAR

As we've said in these pages before, the only solution to a hydrocarbon free electrical grid is nuclear energy. France, after witnessing Germany and Britain's disastrous situation, has said as much. Years back, Macron had pledged to reduce French reliance on nuclear power, reducing it from 75% to 50% of its power output following Fukushima. But after watching the energy prices of his two Northern allies spike due to unreliable wind turbines, Macron has pledged to have many innovative, small-scale nuclear reactors in the country by 2030. At present, France generates 70% of its energy using nuclear reactors.

Finland has joined France, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic in lobbying the European Union to categorize nuclear power as sustainable. Even Japan and South Korea have started to jump on board. The development is one of the more encouraging bits of news to fly across our screens in the past couple of months. Nuclear energy is the only solution to moving away from coal and natural gas.

🔦 RUSSIANS WITH MICROWAVE CANNONS

Another "mysterious" case of Havana Syndrome that reputable outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post push the theory that Russians with radar guns are poisoning American employees abroad (yes, seriously) took place in Colombia. Around home, we call these incidents "panic attacks". The Russians with Microwave Cannons showed up a few days before Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was set to decamp in Bogotá. The whole incident will likely delay his trip.

🦄 WOKE-ACRACY

• St. Peter’s Italian Church in downtown Los Angeles vandalized (KTLA) In photos released by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, red paint splatters and the words “LAND Back,” and “USA,” can be seen spray-painted in black on the front of St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church located at 1039 N. Broadway. Typical lack of national coverage: "It's fine, they're white and Christian. They can handle it."
• Walgreens to close 5 more S.F. stores, citing rising costs of retail crime (SF Chronicle) In a hearing last Spring, executives indicated that theft at the Walgreen's San Francisco stores was four times the average of stores in other parts of the country that’s now increased to five times the national average.
• I’m bisexual and that’s no big deal, says ‘Red Wall’ Tory MP (Telegraph) This 28-year-old British politician came out as bisexual after divorcing her 63-year-old husband.

HEADLINES

• House Approves Extension of Debt Ceiling Into December (WSJ)
• Inflation comes in hotter than expected as prices spike 5.4 percent (NY Post)
• L.A. Port to Operate Around the Clock to Ease Cargo Logjams, White House Says (WSJ)

Entertainment

THINGS TO DO

You can view our full weekly event calendar here.

Tonight
📽 NightLight 615 presents: The Sandlot @ Bicentennial State Park, 7p, $10 (Info)
🪕 Paul Simon's Graceland @ Brooklyn Bowl, 7:30p, $15 (Info)
🎸 The Mountain Goats w/ Sophia Boro @ Cannery Ballroom, 8p, $40 (Info)
🎸 Okey Dokey @ The Basement East, 8p, $20 (Info)

COMING SOON

📺 Succession Returns Sunday 10/17
Season 3 of the popular HBO show premiers on Sunday night.

🎞 The Velvet Underground Opens tomorrow at the Belcourt
Acclaimed filmmaker, Todd Haynes' new documentary on the NYC of the 60s and how the band created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock 'n' roll's most revered bands.

Covid Gutter

Trends and news concerning everyone's favorite viral pandemic.

HEADLINES

• Coachella, Stagecoach reverse decision on vaccine mandate for festivals (KTVU) The festivals will no longer only accept proof of full vaccination for entry. Festival-goers can provide a negative test within 72 hours of the festival.
• Biden’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Moves Closer to Approval (WSJ) The initiative will rely on workers to monitor their co-workers and report potential violations. A former OSHA executive went as far as to say, "Workers will be OSHA’s eyes and ears."
• U.S. to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors (Reuters) Unless you're a broke migrant, in which case they'll provide you free housing and free money.
• U.S. Drug Overdoses Reached Record High amid Pandemic Shutdowns (NRO) At least they weren't Covid deaths.

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