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!
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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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Voters, Blink Twice
🗳 Nashville voters have some showing up to do · TN deserves more from its nonprofit hospitals · Colorado man who went missing in Nashville found dead · Much more!
Tennesseans Deserve More From Their Nonprofit Hospitals
As a pastor in Clarksville, I understand that tax-exempt status is not simply a financial benefit, it reflects public trust and comes with a
Trust Me, Bro
👁🗨 Waymo is watching Nashville · ICE call center slated for Nashville · TBI investigates catastrophic drug mix-up at Nashville Hospital · Much more!
The Courtesy Call
🏛 Metro Council recap · Another O’Connell aide hits the road · Nashville sues over withheld funds after refusing election policies · Much more!
Drones & Bonds
🤖 Tonight at Metro Council · Winter storm commission calls for outside investigation into OEM · TN leads the nation in property tax hikes · Much more!
Red-Light Politics
🚦 Nashville’s right-on-red ban sparks state-local debate · Two Metro council members eye 2027 vice mayor race · Student sues Middle TN teacher, school system over nude-photo allegations· Much more!
Did Anyone Read the Manual?
🧊 Did Metro follow its own emergency plan during the ice storm? · MNPS teachers claim they were told to change grades · CM Kimbrough ordered to pay $91K · Much more!
A Permanent Crisis?
🚨 When the housing crisis comes for your front yard · Lipscomb puts Lower Broadway under the laser in the name of pedestrian safety · Nashville's Honky-Tonk tax revolt attracts attention from state leaders · Much more!
Cooking the Books
🔥 The teacher who gave MNPS an F · Flock is flying into a privacy problem · Woke mind virus comes for the local raccoon · Much more!
Vision Zero Sees Red
🐂 Vision Zero: is Metro Council rushing to do more of what isn’t working? · More trimming, fewer outages? Metro wants NES to prove it · Lebanon Road gets more lanes · Much more!
The Future is Female
🚺 A woman is taking the governor’s mansion · O’Connell appoints NYC transportation adviser as next Director of NDOT · Trump endorses Hatcher · Much more!
Election Hangover
💊 Blackburn won, but the landslide went missing · Anti-nostalgia in the millennial South · Remembering Martha Ingram · Much more!
Anti-Nostalgia in the Millennial South
Molly Silver left Los Angeles after the pandemic. In her debut novel, the native Tennessean returns to her roots and offers a rarely-seen portrait of the South.
The Crown Meets Criticism
👑 Vandy's Innovation Neighborhood faces criticism · Today is August Primary Election Day! · Two illegal aliens sue TN over being illegal · Much more!