The Red Ripple
💥 A look at Nashville’s early voting boom · Ferrell Haile drops bid for Tennessee Senate speakership · Federal Law Enforcement Investigating Metro Nashville Employee · Much more!
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🤳 Meta’s $17 billion “go touch grass” moment · State lawmakers consider audit of MNPS · Hello, (potential Atlantic tropical storm) Dolly · Much more!
This Week's Events >>
👋🏻 Good morning! Here are some highlights from this week's happenings in Nashville: David Ian Trio will be performing at Rudy'z Jazz Room on Monday with jazz pianist David Ian joined by Blake Branch on upright bass and Sean McDonald on drums. Nashville's hottest monthly
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Zero Vision?
🏛 Last night at Metro Council: Data centers and Vision Zero · Neighbors question mural protections in Nations redevelopment · Grand Ole Opry station hopes to save AM radio · Much more!
The Eminent Domain Jackpot?
🐅 Zoo date center: the real estate flip that could tick everyone off · New tool shows what contributed to your property tax bill increase · Blackburn staffers allege they were pressured to violate campaign finance and ethics laws · Much more!
The Primary Fortune Cookie
🥠 Early primary voting will prove to be the first major test of campaign strength in TN elections · See what contributed to your property tax bill increase · Six fatal overdoses in 24 hours · Much more!
Missiles & Mudslinging
🚂 Blackburn backs controversial Defense Appropriations Act; Rose votes against House version · DC Blox closes on property near Nashville Zoo · All aboard the Chattanooga Choo Choo · Much more!
Who's Running for What
🗳 Early voting starts tomorrow · Join us for tonight's Pamphleteer event: New American Frontiers · Marsha, Marsha, Marsha · Much more!
Nashville Bus Police
🚌 WeGo is one step closer to getting its own police presence · Still no Riverfront safety upgrades after Riley Strain’s death · TN officials actively recruiting Paramount · Much more!
Running on Vibe$
🚌 CHYM sales tax pays for 20 percent of WeGo rides · NC5 cancels GOP gubernatorial debate after Blackburn then Rose opt out · O’Connell claims attorney-client privilege over nonprofit payments · Much more!
Candidates Trading Shots
🥠 Freddie takes shots at 2027 mayoral opponent CM Styles · Barbs are flying over Blackburn’s political ad depicting her crushing fortune cookies · TN sets new records for business filings · Much more!
Airport Beef
✈️ Mayor O'Connell places Metro Law Director on airport board · Tales from the Westside: Dead Skunk Not in The Middle of The Road · Conservatives plan nationwide protests against AI data centers · Much more!
Dead Skunk Not in The Middle of The Road
The seventh installment in Tales from the Westside
Nashville’s Data Center Fight Strikes a Chord
🎸 Nashville’s data center fight reveals what makes Music City tick · NewsChannel 5 to host TN GOP Gubernatorial Debate on July 20, Blackburn uncommitted · Knox County Commission passes one-year moratorium on data centers · Much more!
245 People Walk Into a Council Meeting…
🦞 The zoo data center debate reaches its apex · Metro produces no documents justifying origin or current need for $1.5M in grants to pro-illegal alien nonprofits · Internal Rose poll suggests late-campaign gain on Blackburn · Much more!
Big Data, Big Drama
🎪 Get your tickets to tonight's data center show · New Nashville airport board drops out of lawsuit challenging state takeover · Nashville's 2025-26 TCAP results · Much more!
Young Gun, Old Glory
🇺🇸 Interview with Young Washington screenwriter Tom Provost · Sale of zoo-area site eyed for data center looms · Justin Jones clashes with colleagues over data center · Much more!