• Nashville will begin vaccinating children 12 years or older as soon as this week if federal authorities give the go-ahead. The Pfizer vaccine is expected to be approved for use soon.
• Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper from buildings damaged by the Christmas Day bombing. Police say they have done so multiple times in recent weeks.
• The state legislature moved to strip Nashville courts from their usual role of hearing all challenges to state law on constitutional grounds. The new process allows the cases to be filed anywhere in the state and to be heard by two other judges from other regions.
• While the State Fair is leaving, the Nashville Flea Market will return to the fairgrounds May 22-23 as an outdoor-only event.
• Organizers say this summer’s Music City Grand Prix Indycar race will require removing 17 trees, which they promise will be replaced with 150 new trees at Nissan Stadium.
• It was an eventful night on Broadway with a man allegedly firing several shots into the air before being arrested.
• Windy weather forced the early closure of the Tennessee Craft Fair at Centennial Park. Merchants reported damage from similar weather on Friday.
• One local law firm says they have seen a 25 to 50 percent increase in divorce cases coming out of the pandemic.
• A planned community garden in the Woodbine neighborhood fell apart after a “difference in vision” between organizers and landowners. The group is seeking a new location.
• Nashville SC (1-0-3) got into the win column with a 2-0 triumph over the division leading New England Revolution. They travel to Real Salt Lake (2-1-0) on Saturday.
• The Nashville Predators (30-23-2) have clinched the fourth seed in the playoffs with a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes (36-11-8). They close the regular season with another game against the Canes tonight at home.
• Just in time for the playoffs, Metro Public Health will lift capacity limits this Friday for indoor gatherings including concerts and sporting events.
• One venue poised to take advantage of the lifted restrictions is the Grand Ole Opry, which will resume its weekly program at full capacity on Saturday.
• Athens Family Restaurant will re-open in the Belmont neighborhood after losing their spot in Melrose to a planned development.
• The Tennessee Renaissance Festival is back for every weekend in May if that’s your scene.

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