- PSA: Thursday is election day for mayor, vice mayor and the members of Metro Council, as well as two Charter amendments. Should a candidate not receive 50 percent (or 10 percent for the five at-large seats), the run-off will beĀ September 12.
- At-large council member John Cooper has put another $900,000 into his campaign for mayor according to the final disclosures before election day.
- New video from last week’s ICE raid in Hermitage shows agents telling the man that local police would arrest him anyway, which would not happen under current department policy. Advocates have pointed to the incident as an example of where immigrants should know their rights when dealing with the federal group.
- Nashville’s Community Oversight Board has moved closer to reaching an agreement with the Metro Nashville Police Department for investigating cases of potential police misconduct.
- The longtime and most recognized location of Prince’s Hot Chicken on Ewing Drive will not reopen after a van plowed into the storefront in December, citing delays from the building’s owners to make repairs following the incident. Ride-share drivers are still dropping off passengers at the location.
- If you have been blocked on social media by a politician, check again to see if they are still blocking you.
- Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing the demolition of several century-old apartment buildings to make way for a hotel on the so-called “Rock Block” in midtown.
- Vanderbilt University imploded an apartment of its own on West End Saturday to make way for new student housing.
- If you happen to drink Michelob ULTRA, you should go get a free beer Tuesday because Books Koepeca won the St. Jude Invitational in Memphis.
- A man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly urinating on a police car.
- Metro Nashville Police are working to end what they say is a pick-pocketing ring that is targeting downtown tourists.
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