Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has filed his $554 million capital spending plan for next year, and it includes large investments in schools and transportation.
How Nashville celebrated “9 to 5” Day
What started as a local fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become a nationwide holiday with cities across the country celebrating Sept. 25 as “9 to 5” Day.
Lawsuit over Cheekwood zoning expands as legal wrangling continues
A lawsuit filed in June against Metro has now added Cheekwood Botanical Garden as a defendant.
Fly the Dolly skies: Nashville’s airport unanimously advances renaming plan
Since the passing of Tennessee icon Dolly Parton, officials from the Metro Council to Governor Bill Lee have been united: They all want to rename Nashville’s airport to honor the late country music legend and philanthropist.
Cheekwood construction can continue, board says, but dispute continues on several fronts
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens has been facing what it terms an “existential threat” in the form of legal action trying to reduce traffic for its neighbors in the wealthy Belle Meade Highlands area, but the cultural institution notched a small win in that ongoing tussle yesterday before Nashville’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
Judge orders TDOC to take custody of 149 incarcerated people in Nashville jails
A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to take custody of nearly 150 incarcerated people currently housed in Davidson County’s jails.
As storm response emotions run high, some Nashvillians find relief at warming shelters
When hundreds of thousands of Nashvillians lost power late last month, Metro — in a rare move — opened warming stations across the city.
Schools, roads and East Bank infrastructure: Nashville’s new $532 million capital spending plan
The plan marks an increase of $5 million since last year’s plan.
Three years after making camping a felony, Tennessee lawmakers add more homelessness penalties
In 2022, Tennessee became the first state to make camping on public land a felony crime. A slate of new legislation will further impact people without stable housing.
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