• Vanderbilt University students and city officials gathered Tuesday on campus to protest Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
• Aleksey’s Market in Berry Hill reports an outpouring of community support since the war started in Ukraine.
• Metro Council at-large member Steve Glover has resigned effective immediately because of  health concerns according to a memo released by vice mayor Jim Shulman. The at-large seat will remain vacant until 2023.
• Commuters may have noticed that it is taking longer for TDOT crews to fix potholes on the highways and interstates, an issue attributed to fewer vendors and staffing trouble.
• Metro Police are asking for $800,000 to install “ShotSpotter” technology that instantly reports sound waves of suspected gunfire, but questions remain at the system’s effectiveness. The city was unable to reach an agreement with the company in 2018 over the length of the contract.
• Local churches and MNPD are setting up lockboxes for residents to surrender unwanted firearms with no questions asked.
• The Nashville Scene has a Q&A session with candidates for District Attorney that’s worth a read ahead of the May 3 primary elections.
• Today (in the early morning hours) marks two years since tornadoes ripped through North and East Nashville, a storm system that ranks as the sixth costliest in United States history. Two people died in the storm near the Five Points area. Germantown Cafe held a fundraiser this week.
• The window display of the Woolworth Theater will feature artifacts from the Civil Rights Movement era sit-ins in Nashville. The new theater is replacing the closed Woolworth on 5th restaurant.
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced its 2022-23 Broadway season, including Hamilton, Pretty Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Lion King.
• The Nashville Predators dropped a 4-3 game to the host Seattle Kraken last night. The team continues its road trip Saturday to face the San Jose Sharks.
• The former home of the Tenn Sixteen Food & Drink Co. in Five Points has sold for $3.2 million, with the new owners expected to also open a new restaurant in the space. Tenn Sixteen closed in 2019.
• Visitors to the Nashville Zoo will have an opportunity to see a different kind of wildlife as the DinoTrek exhibits returns for the first time since 2014. Tickets are $4 for those who have already purchased zoo passes.

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