metro council Archives

Thursday News Rodeo: Restaurant Freefall, #FlattenTheCurve, and Gin Hand Sanitizer

March 19, 2020March 22, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA: Y’all, we have got to do what we can to help #FlattenTheCurve in Nashville, as a study points out we will max [...]

Monday News Rodeo: COVID-19, Tornado Recovery, and Moved Schools

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

Public health officials in Nashville announced that a case of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has been identified in the city, bringing [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Bad Monkey, Wu-Tang Clan, and Landfill Laments

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA: Early voting continues through next Tuesday, with the presidential preference primary held on March 3. A collection of local elected officials offer [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Sidewalk Lawsuit, New Vandy AD, and the Goo Goo Dolls

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

The Metro Council added two new members and reappointed a third to Nashville’s Community Oversight Board that handles cases of alleged police misconduct. [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: New Preds Coach, Lizzo, and ‘The Bud Boys’

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

Mayor John Cooper is touting a “people first” transportation plan that he will unveil after he completes an 11-stop “listening tour” starting today. [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Boner Awards, Liberace’s Piano, and Belmont Debate Debatable

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The Metro Council passed an emergency budget to fill an estimated $41 million hole in the operating budget for the remainder of the [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Joyland, New Vandy Chancellor and Historic Graveyards

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

Mayor John Cooper’s staff told the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission that their budget was slashed from $9.5 million to $5 million about [...]