metro council Archives

Thursday News Rodeo: An MLB Stadium, Porcupines and Hockey is Back!

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The group trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to Nashville has unveiled a set of renderings placing a new stadium on [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Run-off Elections, Shark Bite, and Cat Cafe in Peril

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA 1: You still have time to register to vote ahead of the run-off election if you forgot to the last go round. [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Bus Fare Hike, Affordable Housing, and a Repeat Scammer

July 1, 2019July 2, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

PSA: Tuesday, July 2 is the final day to register to vote in the August 1 Metro elections, where the city will elect [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Bonnaroo, Retiring Numbers, and Underfunded Arts

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

A late-afternoon building collapse in the Hillsboro neighborhood caused road closures and a lot of curious onlookers. No one was injured. Police are [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Holiday Car, Lake Palmer, and Pay To Play

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The parking privatization deal could be in trouble with the Metro Council, where eight members voted against it on what is usually a [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Fed Up Teachers, Window Barnacle, and a Nudist Park

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

A 26-year-old man has died from injuries sustained Thursday when police say he turned his Bird scooter into the path of a ride-share [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Teacher Sick Out, MLS All-Star Game, and Fort Negley

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

More than 1,000 teachers and 400 other staff called in sick Friday to Metro Nashville Public Schools, a move believed to be in [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Amazon Incentives, Trader Joe’s and an Aardvark

March 21, 2019March 20, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The $17.5 million incentive package for Amazon’s “Operations Center of Excellence” received approval from the Metro Council Tuesday night by a vote of [...]