• The school board voted to terminate the contract of MNPS director Dr. Shawn Joseph Tuesday night, ending what had been a contentious tenure with the school system. He will be paid $261,250.
• Music producer Mike Curb has signed on to support a project for housing low-income veterans in Nashville.
• Police are using buses to drive past motorist who might be texted or otherwise distracted while driving and issuing citations. The Tennessee Highway Patrol and MNPD have dubbed it “Operation Incognito”
• A columnist from the New York Times takes a closer look at the cherry trees and the NFL Draft.
• The sudden collapse of the Alliance of American Football has given the Tennessee Titans to sign a few of the now-out-of-work players. There were teams in Memphis, Birmingham and Atlanta.
• The scoreboard at the abandoned Greer Stadium site found an unexpected bidder who paid the minimum bid and plans to move the large structure to a development a mile or so away.
• The local restaurant group that runs J. Alexander’s, Stoney River Steakhouse and Redlands has been offered $186 million by an Ohio company for its 46 locations and brands.
• The Nashville Predators dropped the first game against the Dallas Stars in their playoff series 3-2 at home, unable to complete the comeback effort. Game 2 is tomorrow night at Bridgestone Arena.
• Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift made a record-setting $113,000 donation to the Tennessee Equality Project to support their advocacy for the LGBTQ community. Swift has also become more politically active, endorsing candidates last fall.
• The Tennessean has an analysis of whether state legislature’s actions related to LGBTQ issues could have an effect on the business community and investment in Tennessee. Spoiler: yes.
• Lawmakers are also tackling issues related to short-term rentals and the out-of-town investor owned property that has been grabbing an increasing percentage of the permits.

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