The city’s Metro Council will be considering legislation next week that would regulate and restrict some types of data centers in Nashville.
Ask the Mayor, plus Curious Nashville asks why one local school still bears the name of a segregationist
Once again, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins This Is Nashville live on the air to answer your questions.
Nashville to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030
Nashville and its new Nissan Stadium will host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 in a decision that local officials are hailing as a historic event that will put a global spotlight on the city. The announcement came Tuesday after a decision at the NFL Spring League Meeting in Orlando.
Nashville’s Fort Negley reckons with its portrayal of history and race, going against the federal grain
A nationally significant site in Nashville is getting $11 million in upgrades. Fort Negley built for the Union by Black laborers during the Civil War, will also get a fresh telling of its story.
Fisk unveils billion-dollar renovations, including new on-campus data center
Fisk University is rolling out plans for a new billion-dollar project that will bring a data center to its campus in North Nashville. School officials tout the move as a workforce pipeline for the community and an expansion of academic opportunities for students.
‘Assault on local government’: Nashville leaders lament latest legislative session
Nashville and Tennessee leaders are at odds — again. Metro’s legal team says it was an “unprecedented” legislative session for bills adversarial to Nashville and local governments.
After last year’s property tax increase, Nashville mayor plans to hold city spending at $3.8B
Mayor O’Connell identified his budget priorities as a grocery tax reduction, local business support and affordable housing investment.
Metro takes legal action against Tennessee prisons over inmate custody
Metro claims it’s been subsidizing the state by more than $5 million a year by continuing to house inmates who have been sentenced to state custody.
‘The world is hard right now.’ Nashville mayor addresses affordability in State of Metro speech
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell outlines his priorities at the State of Metro, including a reduction to the local grocery tax and new programs for affordable housing and local businesses.
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