• It’s going to be cold today, but unless you’re up in the Cumberland Plateau, there’s no significant snow in the forecast. ❄️
• Mayor John Cooper reassured Metro Nashville Public Schools teachers that they will get the promised three percent raises in January despite a severe budget crunch for the city, thanks to some creative bookkeeping, but not the same kind that put the raises in peril in the first place. The raises are not guaranteed to be permanent in 2021.
• Look, you don’t want to read about Kid Rock insulting Oprah and we didn’t really want to write about it. We’re pretty sure even Oprah doesn’t care.
• If you or a loved one are traveling through BNA this week, police say to be on the lookout for a known scam artist.
• The scene at the Mall at Green Hills was a bit more exciting than most holiday shoppers were bargaining for, with a false alarm for a fire and active shooter. Shoppers were told to evacuate over the public address system. ?
• WPLN has a deeper look at why Nashville continues to have trouble with the roll-out of its police body cam program.
• Police arrested a man they say broke into a bar several weeks ago and stole $1,000 worth of liquor. He is also charged with several other commercial burglaries.
• The YMCA office space near the downtown Y has been sold to developer Tony Giarratana, clearing the way for his 30-story apartment building next to Nashville Yards and the Amazon office park.
• East Nashville Beer Works off Trinity Lane has earned a reputation for hosting political events in its three-year history, owed largely to one of its owners being a recent Metro Council member.
• Speaking of beer, Mill Creek Brewing has reopened after the introduction a new financing partner. The brewery closed last month after some risky business decisions didn’t pan out.
• Bill Whitson, a familiar face through five decades in Metro government, died Friday night after a brief illness. Whitson was 90.
• Some Middle Tennessee Hospitals are doubling as food banks for their neediest patients, with administrators explaining nutrition is essential to the health care they provide. ?
• The Tennessee Titans (7-5) knocked off the Indianapolis Colts (6-6) Sunday afternoon 31-17 to keep their playoff hopes alive. They’ll face the Oakland Raiders (6-6) in a critical game on the road next Sunday.
• It’s been an up-and-down week for the Nashville Predators (12-10-4), giving up a tying goal with 0.3 on the clock against the Vegas Golden Knights (13-11-4) before losing in the shootout Wednesday, getting a convincing 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes (16-10-1) on Friday, and then suffering a 3-0 loss against the Florida Panthers (13-8-5) Saturday. The team went 2-8-3 in November, so they hope to start December off better when they host the Tampa Bay Lighting (12-9-3) tomorrow night.
• Fellow police officers played a hockey game to honor John Anderson who was killed in the line of duty earlier this year. ?
• A sound baffling system has been installed at MACC, an improvement volunteers say will help reduce the animals’ anxiety and make pet adoptions easier in the quieter environment. The $15,000 system was paid for with donations.

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