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The Big Slice
🔪 State cap takes a slice out of Metro Council · Judge blocks state on immigrant licenses · Nashville’s ultra-luxury home boom · Much more!
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Good morning everyone! I hope you all are recovering nicely from the coalescing forces of Halloween festivities and government mandated time changes. My weekly playlist is particularly chill this week, you can listen to it here. Tonight, there is a lovely indie-folk bill over at The East Room with
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The Nations Bar and Grill Takes a Dive
The thirteenth installment in Tales from the Westside
The Sun Also Rises on Music City
☀️ Metro advances another solar initiative as it inches toward 2041 Green New Deal target · TN to investigate MNPS over academic dishonesty allegations · Vandy Muslim Student Association condemns TPUSA film screening · Much more!
The Ventilation Chamber
💨 Metro Council Recap: Hang up, study up, & take the pittance· Cheekwood added to neighborhood lawsuit · The Capitol is going pink again for Dolly · Much more!
Return of the Red Light
🚦Metro Council preview · Judge tosses Nashville reporter’s challenge to ICE detention · Mayor O’Connell joins the Starbucks union "brew"-haha · Much more!
Where the Sidewalks End
🚧 Half a cent, half a sidewalk?· $16M Metro trash truck deal under fire · Dolly flies high · Much more!
A State of Attraction
💅 TN turns on the Southern charm in Paramount pitch · Tales from the Westside: Busybody Barb · Fairgrounds Speedway petition faces signature backlash · Much more!
Busybody Barb
The twelfth installment in Tales from the Westside
The Big Chop
✂️ Still waiting on TN Supreme Court ruling that could cut council · A taxing time for fixed incomes · Waymo robotaxis hit Nashville Lyft app · Much more!
Property Tax Increases Are a Threat to Tennesseans on Fixed Incomes
Eva Romero is a mother of five, an Old Hickory Village resident, and a candidate for Tennessee House District 60.
No Free Refills: The Starbucks Clawback Clause
☕️ Starbucks clawback clause · Burkley Allen enters vice mayor race · Metro's $16M trash-truck deal draws federal scrutiny · Much more!
TN in the Margins
📊 A closer look at the Beacon Poll · Did a senior Metro Water official play favorites? · More on the new Nashville ICE facility · Much more!
What’s Next for Old Nissan?
🏟 East Bank officials tease a signature park in place of old Nissan Stadium · CATS, Not The Musical · First glance at the latest Beacon Poll · Much more!
CATS, Not The Musical
The eleventh installment in Tales from the Westside
The New Music Machine
🤖 TN musicians take on AI · Vandy employee sues after denied gender-affirming care coverage · Nashville hospital bucks the norm with in-house drug prep · Much more!
Drones, Dolly, Development, and More
🏛 Metro Council recap · TN to fully fund Dolly’s Imagination Library · Nashville’s parking problem is driving residents away · Much more!