• PSA: Today is Election Day in Davidson County, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in your neighborhood. The mayor, vice mayor, all 35 council districts and 5 at-large seats are up for grabs. ?
• Voters will also be asked to weigh in on two Metro Charter amendments, with one dealing with budget reporting and the other clarifying the process for filling school board vacancies.
• Early voting turnout was down 25 percent compared to 2015, and folks 50 or older made up 75 percent of early vote returns.
• In case you were wondering where the campaign donation money was coming from and going to, The Tennessean has you covered.
• WeGo Public Transit is rolling out shiny new buses for its riders that live outside of Davidson County.
• The East Nashvillian magazine has a feel-good story to get you through your day today.
• Kroger shoppers are now seeing a surcharge of $0.50 or $3.50  when they get cash back using a debit card. The retailer says it is because of higher fees charged by banks. ?
• A judge has ruled that a case can proceed against Metro Nashville for a dispatcher error in the emergency response to last year’s shooting at an Antioch Waffle House.
• A woman attempted to set a downtown arcade bar on fire in case you need something to compare your wild Monday night to.
• Surprising no one, it is in fact becoming more expensive to live in Nashville according to a banking blog’s study. The study found that it costs about $2,912 monthly to live comfortably. ?
• A personal finance company calculated that it requires an income of at least $65,000 per year to afford a two-bedroom apartment and not be “cost burdened.”
• A Nashville dog likely kept his owner from being bitten by a venomous snake and has survived his own injuries from the incident.
• The officer shown on video throwing a woman against her car after a traffic stop has resigned from the Nashville police department. The case was expected to be the first test of the Community Oversight Board that investigates police misconduct.
• The I-24 east loop will be closed this weekend for bridge repairs, so make your travel plans around it. ?
• Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation will discuss relocating a little-known confederate monument to another section of the park at their August 8 meeting. The monument was vandalized earlier this summer.

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