- Waste Management, Inc. says that we aren’t cool enough for their headquarters, or something like that (we’re already over it). The deal did not provide the usual incentives.
- There will be two new Metro Charter amendments on this August’s ballot, but the proposed “instant run-off” voting will not be among them. Supporters of the latter amendment blamed the technical glitch for its four-vote failure Tuesday, with six council members absent.
- It’s been an interesting few days for the Tennessee General Assembly, the Speaker of the House, his (now former) chief of staff and … Party Fowl restaurant in the Gulch. ?
- An 89-unit “micro” apartment building in the Chesnut Hill neighborhood will offer a range of floor plans, with some as small as 250-square, feet beginning in September. It is aptly named “Bento Box.”
- If you plan to go to the Iroquois Steeplechase this Saturday, expect to pay $75 per person for the base infield ticket, up from $20 last year.
- A man allegedly attacked a group of street performers on Lower Broadway after one of them asked him for a cigarette. Police say he hit a pregnant woman in the stomach with her drumsticks.
- Researchers at Vanderbilt University say they are one step closer to growing brain tissue in a lab using a 3D model they have developed. ?
- This article is the latest in a recurring segment about how everything on Music Row is being knocked down for condos or luxury hotels.
- That new food hall at the Fifth + Broadway development keeps getting more of the restaurants we like, so maybe not everything on Lower Broad is terrible.
- It sounds like a columnist had a great time on Lower Broad, at least.
- Pro-tip: If the construction site next to your house is trying to use your water or electricity, that’s called stealing. Don’t let them do that.
- A downtown hotel rooftop pool is opening up to the general public for select hours on Sundays in case you wondered what it was like to go swimming there, we guess? ?♀️
- The late George Jones got an amusing mural dedicated to his habit of taking his riding lawnmower to the liquor store.
- If you’re going to ride one of the much maligned scooters, the CDC really wants you to put a helmet on while doing it.
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