• COVID cases are rising sharply again, with hospitalizations in the area at nearly two times what it was last month. The report found that 97 percent of those cases were un-vaccinated folks.
• Nashville now has its own Department of Transportation, aimed at streamlining efforts to move folks around the city. It is said to focus on more than cars and roadways, such as bikes and public transit.
• Our air quality is not great today, so only go outside if you have to and reduce car trips.
• The Nashville Scene has published its 33rd Annual “You’re So Nashville If …” issue, with jokes and commentary on the Music City.
• The controversial bust of confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest is slated to be removed from the State Capitol building and placed at the state museum as soon as tomorrow. Some lawmakers are opposed to the move that has been a top priority of civil rights activists for years.
• Beware of scams around the IRS child credit payments that started arriving this month.
• Commuters had a tough time this morning after a truck hit a power pole, closing I-40 in both directions for over an hour.
• Potential home-buyers in the Nashville area may be getting some relief as a reports says that the market is starting to level out in terms of housing stock meeting demand.
• Nashville SC (5-1-8) ended its game against the Columbus Crew (5-3-6) Wednesday night in a 0-0 draw.  The team hosts FC Cincinatti (3-6-4) this Saturday.
• The Seattle Kraken took Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok in their expansion draft  Wednesday evening. The entry draft is this Friday.
• Luke Prokop, a Preds prospect drafted last year, became the first active NHL player to come out as gay.
• While we still don’t understand NFTs (and they may have already past their prime), that isn’t stopping the Nashville Predators from working to make them available for trading.
• In what seems like a running joke, there is again talk of an MLB moving to Nashville (this time the Oakland Athletics), though anyone that’s been paying attention knows it’s rather unlikely.
• Legendary rock band The Rolling Stones will play their pandemic postponed show this October, with the venue honoring those that held on to their tickets.
• Entertainment company AEG Live has partnered with the developers of Nashville Yards to manage the various properties in the Gulch. The area promises to be a draw for tourists.
• An East Nashville arcade and bar will open by the end of the month says its owners.

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