Faults in the foundation
📸 Tourism as last ditch revenue source · Boring Co in Nashville · Bus police · Fairgrounds housing · County Highway comes to town · Much more!
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An Authority with Authority
💸 Bob Mendes' pricey "seat at the table" · Election update · General Robertson's founding of Nashville · Illegal offender of the day · Much more!
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📅 Visit our On The Radar list to find upcoming events around Nashville. 🎧 On Spotify: Pamphleteer's Picks, a playlist of our favorite bands in town this week. 👨🏻🌾 Check out our Nashville farmer's market guide. Monday, 8/25 🎧 Molly Tuttle Listening Session, Discussion & Album Signing @ Vinyl Tap, 6p, Info 🎙️ An Evening with
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Summer Spotlight: County Highway Comes to Grimey’s
The months after the pandemic may not have seemed like the best time to start a print newspaper modeled after the 20-page broadsides of the
Slings and Arrows and Nooses
🎯 Kristi Noem targets Nashville Mayor · The noose at Nissan · Jones gets the boot... again · Who runs the East Bank · Much more!
Box Office Kryptonite
🦸🏻♂️ Superman has people up in arms · Runaway Jury goes home · Taking out the trash · Weekly film rundown · Much more!
Superman Isn’t The Problem
Understanding the motivations behind the online rage is the key to countering America’s cultural rot.
One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure
🗺️ The Best Worst State · Belmont camouflages DEI · Metro payouts · The TVA makes moves · Liquor Lab tonight · Much more!
Summer Spotlight: Liquor Lab
In a city of wayward pedal taverns and $12 PBRs, many a Nashvillian has vowed to drink more at home. But few have the type of innate Patters
Who's Parrotin' Who?
🏛️ Last night at Metro Council · Ludwig family seeks justice · Anti-Trump protest · Library garage · Much more!
Who's Afraid of a Little Old Organizing
🗣️ The worst word in politics · Homeless removal · D7 ballot grows · Gun theft map · Week in streaming · Much more!
Week in Streaming: Special Edition
Interview with Everything’s Going To Be Great director Jon S. Baird and writer Steven Rogers
Money in, money out
🛣️ How free is Nashville · Taxpayer-funded lobbying · Antioch lawsuit · Comically criminal blunder of the day · Much more!
Universal Ring County Rights
⭕️ The Case for Ring County Rights · O'Connell hides on Bluesky · Illegals in Nashville · Saturday night in Music City · Weekly film rundown · Much more!
The Case for Ring County Rights
Though their populations are stagnating, Tennessee’s Blue Dot cities have undue power over the entire state. It’s time to level that playing field.
The Great Mystery of Falling Crime Rates
🪄 And now for my next trick... Crime will vanish · Newsom comes to town · WeGo fixes food deserts · School choice poll results · Review of Materialists · Much more!
Review: Materialists (2025)
For the past two weeks, pundits and armchair politicos alike have struggled to explain Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in the New York Cit