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- The Metro Council unanimously approved a massive $175 million package to secure Oracle’s plan to build a $1.2 billion corporate campus along the Cumberland River.
- A Nashville paramedic accused of killing his wife and father-in-law back in January has been arrested.
- An employee at Tootsie’s was knocked unconscious in what witnesses say was an unprovoked attack.
- The Nashville Scene has an interview with some of the players involved in a failed attempt to to preserve 682 acres of green space in Bells Bend.
- The legislature wrapped up its business earlier this week, and apparently celebrated with Krystal’s.
- Storms wrecked a good chunk of the city’s tree canopy, but volunteers aim to plant more trees than ever in response.
- The Tennessee State Fair will be moving to Wilson County after state legislators approved the move. Fairgrounds Nashville had hosted the event for more than a century, but construction of the Nashville SC stadium at the site prompted the move.
- The Nashville Predators split two games with the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 4-3 overtime win Tuesday and a 2-4 loss last night. The Predators need one win in their final two games against the Carolina Hurricanes (starting Saturday night) or a Dallas Stars loss to secure a playoff spot.
- An all-women team is the top real estate sales group in both Nashville and the State of Tennessee.
- Transit advocates are happy with the mayor’s budget proposal after several years of deep cuts to the agency. They continue to press for a dedicated funding source.
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