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!
Today's Newsletter
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!
This Week's Events >>
Good morning everyone! Behold my summary of the best shows this week around Nashville: Eclectic jazz bassist-composer esperanza spalding will be performing at City Winery Tuesday and Wednesday. This week also brings nostalgia for a simpler time, when your only responsibilities were collecting $3.50 in change to buy
Council Watch >>
💰 Follow the money. See who's funding your councilmember.
Upcoming Event
Loading...
All Posts
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!
Opinion: Building Tennessee’s Future on a Foundation of Skilled Trades
Every day at Wilson & Associates, we look at the physical blueprint of Tennessee's future. From major transportation infrastructure
BLOXed Out & Cashing In?
🦓 Metro’s DC BLOX battle could come at a cost · TN tourists spent $89M a day in 2025 · Lee backs Hatcher over Trump-backed Ogles · Much more!
Blocking the Blox
🦩 Stopping the zoo data center won’t be cheap · Early voting partisan comparison · A look at the money flowing into Tennessee primary elections · Much more!
Down-ballot Dogfights
📈 Early voting ends, turnout trends ahead of Aug. 6 primary · Blackburn, PACs launch $9.7M final spending push · East TN congressional candidate accused of shooting out LPRs · Much more!
The TDZ Tussle
💰 Metro-state tussle over Nashville TDZ · Nashville among least-safe large U.S. cities · Tales from the Westside: Shitty, Shitty Bang, Bang · Much more!
Shitty, Shitty Bang, Bang
The ninth installment in Tales from the Westside