- The District Attorney’s office released surveillance footage of a July 26 incident that appears to show a Metro Nashville Police Department officer firing multiple rounds at a fleeing Daniel Hambrick and not rendering aid until after he had been on the ground for about two minutes. Hambrick was later pronounced dead.
- Hambrick’s family and community leaders reacted to the video by calling on police chief Steve Anderson to resign as well as the officer, Andrew Delke, to be fired and charged with homicide. Mayor David Briley has urged patience with the remainder of the investigation, and the local police union criticized the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for releasing the video absent of other facts in the case.
- One at-large council member has weighed in on the video in a blog post, while a candidate for Vice Mayor has called for Chief Anderson’s resignation.
- The mayor’s office has pressured Metro Nashville Public Schools to drop its controversial lead testing protocol and implement a more rigorous plan to ensure the drinking water in the schools is safe. Maintenance workers were instructed in a secret recording to flush the pipes the night before testing, which yielded inaccurate results.
- Nashville Public Works says that they are having a tougher time with “contaminated” recycling, where residents are throwing plastic bags and other items into the wrong bin. The trash has to be pulled off the conveyor belt at the processing facility and redirected to the landfill.
- A website launched by Walk Bike Nashville called “Look4Me” highlights the dangers faced by pedestrians on city streets. The group says on average a person dies every 21 days in a vehicle/pedestrian collision.
- A woman whose call to 911 led to the capture of the alleged Waffle House shooter in Antioch will not receive a reward from Crime Stoppers because she did not call them first. However, she has received reward funds from the TBI.
- If you thought that the one thing Lower Broadway needed was a multi-level bowling alley, then we have some news for you. The venue would be adjacent to Acme Feed & Seed near First Avenue. ?
- The September 13 run-off election for Vice Mayor between Sheri Weiner and Jim Shulman could cost the city of Nashville as much as $750,000 to operate. We must have lost our punch card to get a free election after every 10th one purchased.
- A woman in Medford, New Jersey thought she was helping a man down on his luck by giving him a few dollars at a gas station when in fact it was Nashville resident and country performer Keith Urban. Oops!
- A group representing local musicians want video game publishers that have flocked to Nashville to record their musical scores to agree to hire union workers as their counterparts in film have done. The group says while the non-union workers work for a lower rate, the musician is not getting contributions towards their retirement and health insurance.
- Protestors demonstrated in front of the prison operator CoreCivic headquarters in Green Halls Monday, leading to several arrests and a brief disruption at the campus. The group was also calling for Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to be disbanded.
- For fans of deep dish pizza, early 2019 is looking great for you in the SoBro neighborhood. Gino’s East will occupy the former Sole Mio space.
- The pilot program for those dockless Bird scooters has cleared second of three votes from the Metro Council. A third and final vote at the end of the month would return the scooters to Nashville’s streets (and sidewalks) with conditions.
- In a separate vote, the Metro Council approved on its second reading a historical overlay for part of the Edgehill neighborhood which would limit what developers would be allowed to construct in the area, thereby reducing the appeal to tear down existing homes. Neighbors have disagreed on the best approach
- That Metro Council meeting Tuesday was seven hours, in case any of you had dreams of running for that office and wondered what it was like. They, those there for public comment and the media covering them finally got to go home at 2 a.m.
- At least 15 players on the Tennessee Titans have been “converted” to vegans, at least when it comes to a recovery meal after games. One of the player’s wives prepares the meals that have become increasingly popular among teammates.
- Police say woman was shot late Tuesday night in East Nashville while walking her two dogs by an unknown assailant. Both of her dogs fled and have since been recovered.
- Two luxury automakers, Mercedes Benz and BMW, have selected Nashville as a pilot city for a program where drivers “subscribe” to cars rather than lease or buy them. The monthly fee ranges between $1,500 and $3,000 and allows the subscriber to switch vehicles as often as they like. ?
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