• The oft-debated “I Believe in Nashville” ad/mural was again vandalized, this time with a pro-environment message. Two suspects have turned themselves in, with another sought in connection with the incident.
• Tennessee’s unemployment rate again fell in June, now hitting the lowest level in recorded history.
• Not counted in the above is one cat that was let go from an East Nashville hardware store because they want to open a coffee bar inside. The cat is adoptable.
• A WTVF investigation suggests that Metro Schools may ignore some of the lead test results and leave those water fountains and faucets in place.
• The redevelopment plan for the former site of Greer Stadium is facing mounting pressure from Metro Council members to opt instead to convert it to park land. The mayor’s office selected the developer.
• An alleged sex club was shuttered near the fairgrounds after an investigation by WSMV. Neighbors had no idea what was going on inside the warehouse space.
• Three 28-story towers could occupy the former site of a downtown strip club, a three-acre plot of land at McGavock Street between 12th and 13th Avenues. The project is valued at as much as $40 million.
• TDOT has some humorous advice for those folks that might be driving during next month’s solar eclipse.
• A North Nashville YMCA could soon be handed over to the city for use as a community center. Membership at the location was not enough to sustain it.
• The drunk-people-riding-behind-a-tractor-down-Broadway thing could be coming to an end if some city leaders have their way, but the issue goes deeper than the kitschy spectacle.
• Some of such rules seem to be unfairly targeting bachelorette parties instead of their male counterparts.
• Jakalope Brewing is aiming to open a second location in the Wedgewood Houston (this author is refusing to call it WeHo) area to meet demand.

Photo by Viv Lynch.