• The folks at Bloomberg say our soon-to-be transplants from New York are in for a “culture shock” when the AllianceBernstein headquarters relocates to Nashville. ?
• The new coffee shop in North Nashville will not be called “The Sit In” after all following community reaction that the name trivialized the civil rights history of the area. The owner called the backlash “hurtful.”
• Nashville has removed itself out of the running to host the 2020 Republican National Convention, citing scheduling conflicts and security concerns. The RNC was previously being pitched on holding the event at Gaylord Opryland Resort.
• The White House has confirmed reports that the President will be in town on May 29 for a $2,700 per couple fundraiser for Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) in her US Senate bid. She is likely to face former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen in November.
• Two women were seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident while riding the Bird electric scooters in downtown Nashville less than a week after the company received a cease and desist letter from Metro. Witnesses told police that the driver ran a red light while making a turn and struck the riders in the cross walk.
• In the aftermath of the May 1 transit referendum’s defeat, the plan’s source materials — nMotion and NashvilleNext — are getting a fresh read-through by city leaders as they begin drafting new plans to tackle the city’s transit and traffic issues.
• You probably have heard by now, but there will be no parade down Broadway for the Predators after a 5-1 loss in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals to the Winnipeg Jets. The record-setting regular season gave way for a disappointing end to the postseason.
• It was the final game, for real this time, for former team captain Mike Fisher, who let his three year-old son take care of getting rid of his playoff beard. Fisher and his wife Carrie Underwood live in Nashville.
• Sources say that Nashville may be a front-runner to host next year’s NFL Draft, though there are questions about available venues if it were to occur on the same weekend as the city’s marathon. The Nashville Predators hosted the 2003 NHL Draft.
• Mayoral candidate Ralph Bristol raised some eyebrows and drew some gasps by defending racial profiling to an audience comprised mostly of minorities last week. Bristol is one of 13 candidates seeking to complete the unfinished term ending in August 2019.
• A Metro Codes Department employee said to be responsible for approving 80 homes being too close together in The Nations has a particularly poor performance record, though he contends that it is not all accurate. He has worked for Metro for more than 20 years.
• Police say an East Nashville man learned the hard way that exposing himself while standing in his yard was in fact against the law. The more you know.
• A man told police that “it got out of hand” when explaining why he had 54 animals, including 43 rats, living in squalid conditions in a South Nashville storage unit. He faces animal cruelty charges, but the domesticated rats are available for adoption through Metro Animal Care & Control. ?

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