• PSA: It’s a good idea to test your smoke alarms whenever you change your clocks for Daylight Saving Time.
• Nashville music venues are concerned that the COVID-19 related laws passed during a special session of the legislature could negatively impact their business by limiting their ability to assure a safe environment for concert goers.
• The Metro Planning Department released its second draft of the proposed Council District maps, shifting several borders around after community feedback.
• A pastor and members of the congregation are being hailed as heros for disarming a man that brought a gun to a church service yesterday.
• An attempt to rename a Metro Park for Civil Rights activist Dianne Nash has failed because of a rule that stipulates parks cannot be named for living people, so one Metro Council member is opting instead to rename the city’s Court House plaza after her.
• The investment group that now owns the Exit/In property has filed a request for the venue to be named an historic landmark by the city. The business owners released a statement saying the only way to protect the venue was to sell it to their group.
• The Community Oversight Board is working on a program to provide support people who have been harmed by the Metro Police.
• The Goo Goo Cluster retail store has reopened downtown with a “Willy Wonka-esque” theme as part of its $2 million renovations.
• Education advocates are calling on state leaders to provide the money owed to Tennessee State University from years of deliberate under-funding back to TSU without any strings attached.
• Metro Police say that the medical examiner has ruled the death of a bar patron who scuffled with security at a Broadway bar a homicide. In response, the bar owner casts blame at the police for failing to respond to pleas from staff to intervene.
• Community activists say that a $5,000 grant for groups that provide programs aimed at curbing violence is far too little to make a difference. Officials counter that the initial grant can grow based on outcomes.
• The woman who stole a car from an East Nashville Kroger with a baby inside has been formally charged with felony aggravated kidnapping and auto theft. The one-year old child was found later that evening safe asleep in the abandoned car.
• Zillow has been in the news lately for closing down its “Zillow Offers” program that was buying up at least 80 homes in the area for resale, but there are still institutional investors engaging in the practice.
• Nashville SC (12-4-18) fought to a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls (13-12-9), tying the record for the most draws in an MLS season and securing a third place finish heading into the playoffs. The team will host Orlando City SC (13-9-12) in the first round that starts November 20.
• The  Tennessee Titans  (7-2) knocked off the Los Angeles Rams (7-2) 28-16 on the road last night in their first game without Derrick Henry. They host the New Orleans Saints (5-3) next Sunday.
• The Nashville Predators (6-5-1) picked up a 3-2 win over the host Vancouver Canucks (4-6-1) on Friday before dropping a 2-1 overtime game Sunday to the Chicago Blackhawks (2-9-2). The team remains on the road against the Dallas Stars (4-4-2) on Wednesday.
• WPLN has a story about mobile home residents going weeks without stable housing after accepting a relocation offer from their landlord in order to make way for a new development.
• Nashville State Community College is offering a free Kurdish language and culture class. The city is home to a large Kurdish population.
• Olympic gold medalist and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton is hosting an event on November 21 at Bridgestone Arena to benefit his foundation that will blend ice skating and music.
• The Nashville Zoo’s “Unseen World” exhibit has reopened for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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