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The Week in Culture (August 14th)
Watch Hot Ticket Nobody 2 Bob Odenkirk returns as the lifelong assassin turned family man who now finds his summer vacation interrupted by
Murfreesboro Founding Fathers’ Grave Destroyed By Vandals
On Tuesday morning, the Murfreesboro grave of a Revolutionary War Hero was found destroyed. In addition to his own, the graves of his family
Battling Over Battle
🎓 Residents sound off against MNPS director Battle · Boring back-and-forth · BNA ends DEI program · Much more!
Vision Zero Crime
🌃 Cities choose to allow crime · Ford pumps the brakes · Free parking · Cookin' in the courts · Weapons review · Much more!
Review: Weapons (2025)
August long ago gained the moniker of Hollywood’s dumping ground, a reputation that has only worsened in the age of franchise IP. But the su
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🚍 How bus service changes city · Metro audits assessor · Noise about MNPS settlement · SNAP exemption · Much more!
Nashville's Big Blockbuster
🎞️ BNA's first nationwide release since the 70s · Boring Co. tunnel updates · What's happening in the housing market · Much more!
A Sketch of Nashville's Film Industry
Steve Taylor has been a pillar of Music City’s film scene for decades. Now he’s produced the movie of the summer in our own backyard.
The Fog of Growth
📉 Everything you've been told about Nashville's growth is a lie · Nashville housing assessment · D7 True Grit and Mudslinging · Week in Culture · Much more!
The Week in Culture (August 7th)
WATCH Hot Ticket: Freakier Friday and Weapons The former reunites Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis for a nostalgic family romp 20+ years
Jim Crow in a Cardigan
🏛️ Last night at the Metro Council · Blackburn launches gubernatorial bid · Battle's Nothingburger Response · Back-to-school vaccinations · Much more!
Much Talk About Killers
🚔 Death Row inmate captures headlines · Upzoning in the Nations · Jones vs. the American Gestapo · Saving Main Street · Much more!
Review: Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street
From 9/11 to the Great Recession, epoch-defining events often provide a windfall for America’s largest publishing houses. Yet, five years af
Watching Ivory Towers Crumble
👫 No country for Co-eds · Eyes on D7 · Waffle House shooter back on trial · Blackburn takes on teacher's unions · Much more!