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O’Connell on Taxes: “Technically, you’re welcome.”
💰 Nashville property tax paradox: lower rates, bigger bills · Fisk doubles down on $400 million data center · Nashville leaders reject ICE call center · 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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💰 Follow the money. See who's funding your councilmember.
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Sin Taxer Du Jour
💸 You can sin, but it'll cost you · Council skips · Illegals committing crime · Flight Risk · Much more!
Review: Flight Risk (2025)
What’s always separated Mel Gibson from his 80s superstar peers is his penchant for making unparalleled art out of potentially career-ending
Housing, Housing, and More Housing
🏛️ Last night's metro council meeting · School choice and safety in Nashville · Much more!
Dawn of a New Age
💸 Transit funding pickle · Budget battles · More police · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (February 4th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Riding the Gravy Train to Oblivion
🥶 Grant freeze could slow Freddie’s roll · DCRP reorganization · Bridge too far · Much more!
When Gamers Go to War
💥 Interview with Valiant One filmmakers · Going native · Film rundown · Much more!
Gen Z Goes Behind Enemy Lines
The director and producer of Valiant One aim to make the war movie resonate with the Anxious Generation.
Review: Presence (2024)
At some point during the first five minutes of Steven Soderbergh’s new haunted house movie, Presence, a hint of nausea straight from Hollywo
Breaking New Ground
🏛️ Session set to wrap · Immigration division · Sanctuary cities · Soderbergh returns · Much more!
Ousting Memphis' Activist DA
🤺 Sen. Taylor vs DA Mulroy · Education extortion · Federal funding freeze · Much more!
Mulroy against the ropes in Memphis
State Senator Brent Taylor builds his case against DA Steven Mulroy in the City of the Blues
The Fate of Nashville
📑 Changing the rules · Transit in the courts · Deportation flights · Week in streaming · Much more!
✹ THIS WEEK IN STREAMING (January 28th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.