“Every kid should have a shaded, pleasant place to play in the summer, especially in a wealthy city,” says Chris Leonard with the Nashville Tree Conservation Corps. A study by the group finds many of Nashville’s parks lack shade.
Mariposa Park opens to fill green space gap in Antioch
Nashville’s newest Metro park is open in Antioch and seeks to fill in a gap in city services that has long bothered residents in the ethnically diverse area of the city. The 10-acre Mariposa Park has forested trails, play areas and courts for basketball and pickleball.
Cheekwood construction can continue, board says, but dispute continues on several fronts
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens has been facing what it terms an “existential threat” in the form of legal action trying to reduce traffic for its neighbors in the wealthy Belle Meade Highlands area, but the cultural institution notched a small win in that ongoing tussle yesterday before Nashville’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
Updates: Here’s what Nashville city agencies want to fund in the coming year
How will Metro spend your tax dollars? See the latest proposals on parks, libraries, transit, health, and more Metro agencies.
Nashville boosts spending on parks, reaching national average
Nashville is now spending about the national average on its parks system after a substantial year-over-year increase. Metro is now putting $155 per resident into Metro Parks. That’s up from $116 per capita last year.
‘Place of paradoxes’ Fort Negley begins expansion effort
One of Nashville’s most significant Civil War-era sites is getting a long overdue facelift, as construction begins this month on Fort Negley’s $11 million expansion.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s natural side
Have Metro Parks shifted toward more of a focus on conservation and nature? Plus, the local news for Sept. 15, 2025.
Nashville’s city parks continue to inch their way up a national ranking
After years of unflattering scores on a national ranking of park systems ranking among the nation’s worst park systems, Nashville is slowly moving its way up the list.
Spring is here! How well do you know Nashville’s parks?
Metro Nashville oversees 178 parks and over 100 miles of greenway.
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