- James Shaw Jr., known for his heroics at the Waffle House shooting in Antioch earlier this year, has launched a foundation aimed at curbing gun violence through community activism and addressing mental health issues. Tennessee State University hosted the launch party.
- If you frequently find yourself needing to report potholes, street lamp outages, etc. then you might want to download the new hubNashville apps. The website and apps allow you to track requests.
- The suspect in that shooting has been deemed unfit to stand trial and was ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment.
- Nashville hosted the 2018 Pokémon World Championships, in case you were wondering why there were a bunch of folks in costume on Lower Broadway. The popular card and video game has spawned comics and cartoons for decades.
- Taylor Swift’s merchandise truck caught fire in Nashville the afternoon of her massive show at Nissan Stadium, but it had already made its delivery to the venue. No one was injured.
- One Bellevue Place, the replacement development for the Bellevue Center Mall, hosted its grand opening Thursday though many of the stores have been open for several months. The development will soon be home to a new ice skating complex.
- The Transportation Security Administration shared a collection of items they have confiscated at Nashville International Airport’s security checkpoints, including what appears to be a gallon of bleach as well as some sort of cosplay dagger. Not shown were all the firearms they’ve seized recently.
- And audit of expenses for the Metro Nashville Public Schools shows that the district did not have unusual spending in any particular category despite the project $17 million shortfall. The audit comes at a time of increased scrutiny of the administration’s expenses.
- Separately, parents are concerned about the increased cost of sending their children on field trips as the fee for bus travel went from $120 to $175 for a three-hour round trip. Administrators say the cost hike is necessary to cover costs.
- The Tennessee Titans dropped their third straight preseason game with a 6-16 loss to the host Pittsburgh Steelers, but again its only preseason. The Titans host the Minnesota Vikings this Thursday at 7 p.m. in their final game before the regular season.
- Uh, be sure to check the prizes you win at the county fair for surveillance devices. ?
- An industrial building caught fire Saturday afternoon near downtown, sending plumes of smoke over most of the area. The fire department let the fire burn off rather than risking hazardous materials running into the nearby Cumberland River.
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