• WPLN has compiled answers to our most pressing questions about the May 1 transit referendum for folks still trying to make sense of it. Both supporters and opponents are preparing for an ad blitz in the next few weeks.
• There may be relief ahead for commuters that take 440 every day, as the state announced it will be pouring money into patching the road before completely resurfacing it over a three-year period. The funds come from provisions in the IMPROVE Act, the same legislation used for the transit referendum.
• Several more folks have joined the mayor’s race, though observers dismiss most of them as pulling publicity stunts. Voting will supposedly be in August, but the Tennessee Supreme Court could move the date as early as May.
• State Senator Thelma Harper, whose district covers North Nashville, downtown and Antioch (seriously, it’s a weird shape) announced Wednesday that she would not be seeking re-election. She has been in the senate for more than 27 years and has over 40 years of public service.
• The Metro Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to rename a portion of Charlotte Avenue downtown for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with the name taking effect in November. Nashville had been the only major city in Tennessee not have a street named after the civil rights leader.
• The council also defeated a proposal 25-5 to create a Community Oversight Board for the police department, which has supporters changing their plan to bypass the council by way of a referendum. The group needs 4,300 signatures of registered Davidson County voters by the first week of August to appear on the November ballot.
• The Tennessee Titans unveiled their new uniforms Wednesday night at a block party downtown. The uniform set includes an alternate, and the familiar white helmets will now be blue.
• The Nashville Predators (51-18-11) couldn’t catch a break Tuesday night in their 1-2 loss to the Florida Panthers (41-30-8) after a last second goal was disallowed for alleged goaltender interference. The team will try again to capture the Central Division title with a game tonight in Washington, DC against the Capitals (48-25-7) before returning home to close out the regular season Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets (45-29-6).
• Speaking of that questionable call, a fan has shipped a catfish to the league offices in Toronto in protest. Even Kiefer Sutherland is pissed.
• Thieves are apparently targeting gym parking lots, so make sure you keep your valuables out of sight and lock your car doors.
• Tennessee lawmakers sank a plan to arm school teachers in the wake of several school shootings nationwide. One reason cited is that the teacher, armed with a handgun, would likely be facing a more powerful weapon.
• The medical cannabis bill was similarly killed by being sent to “summer study,” which is akin to an ailing pet supposedly being sent to a farm upstate.
• In slightly more optimistic news, a bill that would allow wine and liquor sales on Sunday has advanced to the House, which is set to vote on the measure today. ??
• The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is now simply the Frist Art Museum, which is a lot easier to fit on a poster. The former postal service distribution center was converted into a museum in 2001.

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