- PSA: Early voting starts tomorrow in Nashville at the Howard Office Building downtown (the 10 community sites open next Friday), with the mayor, vice mayor, all 40 council seats and two charter amendments on the ballot. You should watch this video explaining how to use the new voting machines.
- The top-tier candidates for Nashville mayor squared off in final televised debateĀ before early voting, covering topics such as transit, property taxes, police body cameras and teacher pay. Election Day is August 1.
- The funeral for Metro Nashville Police Department officer John Anderson was held Monday, with hundreds in attendance including the Governor. Anderson was killed in an auto crash involving a teen driver fleeing a separate incident.
- The teen’s mother released a statement through her attorney on Monday as well expressing ‘condolences and apologies.’
- The Metro Development and Housing Agency approved plans Monday for what is expected to be an Apple Store at the downtown Fifth + Broadway development. It joins an H&M and other retailers in the space.
- WPLN’s “Curious Nashville” answers a question they received about the differences between refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers.
- DirecTV and AT&T UVerse subscribers are not getting some of their local channels, including WKRN and the CB network because of an ongoing contract dispute. It’s a lot of finger pointing by both Nexstar and AT&T.
- The Davidson County Sherrifs Department is evaluating its internal training after a woman approached officers at Nissan Stadium as part of a “First Amendment Audit,” where individuals record confrontational interactions with the police.
- We’ll go with the headline: Nashville Police: Nude man caught streaking punches cop and gets maced
- The Community Oversight Board has launched an investigation into the viral video from last week where a woman was thrown against her car after a traffic stop at a gas station. It is the board’s first formal investigation into alleged police misconduct.
- In other development news, Dollar General will be putting one of its DGX concept stores in the SoBro neighborhood.
- We are intrigued by this pilot Uber feature in Nashville where you can request the driver remain quiet.
- You know, there are a lot of new “__ and __” restaurants in town these days.
- Former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is desperate need of a kidney after he suffered kidney failure on July 7.
- Former Predators captain and original expansion draft forward Craig Johnson died at his home Monday at his Michigan home. Johnson was 48.
- That somber news came on the heels of the formal in-person introductions of recent free-agent signing Matt Duchene, who recently inked a 7 year, $56 million contract with the team.
- The scoreboard at center ice at Bridgestone Arena is getting a massive upgrade.
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