• The delta variant of COVID-19 has put the region’s children’s hospitals on alert, as states with similar vaccination rates have seen a surge in pediatric cases overrunning their capacity for care.
• The upcoming  year for Metro Nashville Public School students will begin with masks required on buses and indoors after last Thursday’s school board vote. The vote was 8-1.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center is again limiting elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases spike in the area, repeating a policy they had relaxed in recent months as case counts fell. Elective does not mean optional, and in some cases the delays may have an adverse effect on their health.
• Meharry Medical College joined other area hospitals in requiring that all of its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccination in the coming months as a condition of employment.
• Seriously, don’t use a fake vaccine card when actually getting the vaccine is free and convenient.
• Marcus Ericsson overcame a collision that briefly sent his car airborne in the early laps to win the the inaugural Music City Grand Prix. Today, we should be getting our streets back (with a more than a few tire marks on them).
• One group particularly irked at the road closure was the city’s cyclist, who point out that the closures often mean limited multi-modal public transportation options because of private events. The closures prompted a letter to city officials from Walk Bike Nashville.
• Tennessee’s Lt. Governor is exploring an inquiry into the firing of the Davidson County Election Commission chairman from his law firm after another client of the firm cited a conflict of interest with his actions in trying to put forward a referendum to drastically remake the city’s finances and how it conducts recall elections. That referendum is looking less likely to happen after a successful challenge in court.
• A 12 year-old was home alone when police say a man and a woman forced entry into the home and began stealing property. The suspects were caught on a neighbor’s security camera and police are seeking help from the public.
• Apartment complexes participating in the Section 8 program, which gives vouchers to low income renters that landlords exchange for a fixed rate payment from the government are becoming increasingly scarce in Nashville and the surrounding area.
• Some help may be on the way with two non-profit organizations winning part of a $10 million grant for affordable housing.
• Nashville SC (6-2-10) suffered a 2-1 loss to Inter Miami CF (4-8-4) Sunday on the road, only their second loss this year and snapped a nine-game unbeaten streak. The team hosts DC United (8-7-3) next Sunday.
• Lipscomb University named former education commissioner Candice McQueen as its new university president and CEO, the first woman to serve in that role for the institution.
• Fisk University has partnered with several tech companies to launch a VR human cadaver lab for students in pre-med and biology-related majors.
• A federal moratorium on evictions does not apply in Tennessee according to a ruling that the CDC does not have the authority to enact them. The ruling is only applicable in the sixth district (Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan). Other programs, such as those run by the Metro Action Commission, are available to those facing eviction.
• Interstate 65 topped the list of areas where motorists are most likely to get a speeding ticket.
• Nashville fire crews worked a high-rise fire Thursday night over the Fifth+Broadway development that appears to have started in the apartment’s kitchen. There were no injuries, and a pet got out safely.

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