• In a somewhat expected move, the Metro Council approved a $250 financing plan for a new MLS stadium to be built at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds 31-6 in hopes of landing an expansion team at next month’s league meetings. There will be at least one more vote to approve demolition of existing structures at the site, a requirement introduced in a 2011 referendum.
• The Nashville Predators (8-5-2) picked up a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets (9-6-1) Tuesday night, their third straight victory. They have a few days off before facing the Pittsburgh Penguins (9-6-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena.
• Speaking of the Preds, a few of them apparently almost got left behind in California. No, we don’t link to TMZ often.
• Oh look, it’s another installment of the “Welcome to Nashville” video series that we must have mistakenly asked for. We guess this is one is marginally better than the one by that real estate agent? Please stop.
• A charter school teacher has been suspended without pay after allegedly posting a video to Snapchat of a young Muslim girl’s hijab being removed by other students. The family wants answers.
• If the Nashville Electric Service contacts you asking for your bank information, it is actually not a scam for a change. The group recently updated its billing system.
• Metro Nashville Public Schools are experimenting with a new aptitude test to advise on potential career options for students. The tests are similar in purpose to the ones administered annually by the military, but advising on civilian careers.
• The Nashville Business Journal takes a look at one of the less-discussed components of the $5.2 billion transit plan: the neighborhood multi-modal stations.
• Take a look at this very cool mural dedicated in North Nashville featuring several civil rights leaders. Google Fiber paid  for its cost.
• A Vanderbilt surgeon says he has received death threats after posting a photo of him kneeling in support of athlete protests nationwide. He had posted the photo after being assaulted in a parking garage and called racial slurs.
• Madison families have reported missing pets and seeing roaming packs of coyotes in their neighborhood. Be careful out there with your furry friends.
• The Fifth+Broadway project to replace the old Nashville Convention Center is still mostly a crater, but here are some renderings of what it might look like from the street when completed.
• The Tennessee Highway Patrol erroneously reported that one of the three escaped convicts from Macon County had been captured. Turns out all three are still at large if you happen to see them.
• And finally, we see you, Sturgill Simpson.

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