• A cyclist was hit by a passing vehicle on the Natchez Trace Parkway and it was caught on tape, and it’s every bit as awful as you’d imagine. The driver, Dean of Students at University School of Nashville Marshall Neely, fled the scene but was later arrested. The cyclist was injured but is recovering at home.
• You now have to pay for at least 10 hours to stay at Nashville hotels, and it doesn’t have anything to do with promoting a good night’s sleep.
• The lead photo with this story caused your Nashvillest staffers to have a slight heart attack and ask what the hell they were doing to the Ryman.
• A woman allegedly shot her husband after an argument over leaving the front door open. The man was hit in the arm as he attempted to leave in a vehicle.
• This guy is still talking about being bumped from the anthem roster by — seven time Grammy Award winner — Carrie Underwood?! Dude, she is more famous in Mike Fisher’s hometown of Peterborough, Canada than Mike Fisher is. Hardly just the “captain’s wife.”
• Metro Nashville Police would like to remind everyone that it is illegal to fly drones over crowds. A helicopter is often used to find the pilot.
• Yet another huge housing development is planned in Nashville, this one near Ellington Parkway.
• An announced 47,622 people attended the Gold Cup game between the US Men’s National Team and Panama at Nissan Stadium, making it the largest crowd for a soccer match in Tennessee. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
• It may not be uncommon to see tractors pulling a trailer full bachelorettes rolling down Broadway, but this time it was to protest the proposed health law changes effects on rural Tennessee.
• No, there was no way we were going to let the “naked baby” story from Memphis get by us. Pro-tip to restaurant owners: posting angry stuff about patrons, even if deserved, never ends well.
• For some cuter news, the Nashville Zoo announced the birth of two red pandas Wednesday (born June 16 — zookeepers must like secrets) and you can watch them on a live webcam.

Photo by Chris Wage.