• The NASCAR event last weekend left its mark on Nashville (quite literally), but organizers say the skid marks on Lower Broadway will be cleaned up soon. ?
• Nashville’s decision to encrypt its police radios has made it difficult for Nashville Severe Weather, a popular Twitter account, to report so-called “ground truth” during inclement weather.
• That smell wafting over parts of East Nashville and beyond has been deemed safe by public health officials after they traced it back to a mulch processing plant. ?
• Three of the four teenagers that escaped from the juvenile detention center have been captured, with police alleging that friends and family members assisted the group once they escaped. The final one remains at large.
• Nashville ranked 39th among major metropolitan cities for having the worst drivers according to a study by a finance blog, taking into account traffic fatalities, congestion and amount of time typically spent commuting.
• The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) broke ground this weekend on a new headquarters in the Antioch area, aiming to serve as a hub for connecting services for the immigrant population in the city.
• Speaking of TIRRC, they were named Nashvillians of the Year by the Nashville Scene.
• The owner of a vintage lumber business near Fort Negley says he does not plan to restart his business after suffering an estimated $800,000 lost from a fire that tore through the lumberyard. Investigators say they do not yet know what started the fire.
• The Tennessee Titans (8-5) rolled over the Oakland Raiders (6-7) 42-21 yesterday on the road to win their fourth straight, putting them firmly back in the mix for a wild-card slot and with the potential to take the AFC South. Their next big test is the first of two meetings against the Houston Texans (8-5) in Nashville next Sunday.
• The Nashville Predators (13-10-5) picked up a 6-4 win over the New Jersey Devils (9-15-5) Saturday night in PK Subban’s return to Nashville. They host the San Jose Sharks (15-15-2) tomorrow night.
• Predators head coach Peter Laviolette issued a firm denial that he ever bullied or abused his players in Nashville or his previous stops in Carolina and Philadelphia. The accusations surfaced amid a growing chorus of players alleging abuses by various coaches over the years.
• A speakeasy accessible by a phone booth, a popular concept in cities like New York, has made its way to Nashville with a downtown location. ?
• We learned recently that businesses can request bike racks through the Nashville Connector program.
• The owners of a mobile art gallery are asking for help in locating their stolen trailer.
• WSMV has a feature story on Turtle Anarchy, a local brewery that produces about 2,000 barrels of beer a year.
• If you need to get into the holiday spirit, the Nashville Scene has a full directory of the city’s biggest light displays. ?

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