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Nashville Fairgrounds

In his first State of Metro address, Nashville’s mayor highlights transit planning, the East Bank and his ‘do stuff’ budget

Cynthia Abrams

May 14, 2024

On Tuesday morning, hundreds gathered at the Nashville Fairgrounds for Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s assessment of how the city is faring.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Metro budget, Nashville Fairgrounds, Nashville transit referendum, State of Metro

Nashvillians across the political spectrum approve of Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Fewer of them know about his specific projects.

Cynthia Abrams

April 4, 2024

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Just six months after taking office, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is seeing high approval from Nashvillians across the political aisle. That’s according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll about city subjects.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Bristol Motor Speedway, crime, East Bank, East Bank Development, Education, Fairgrounds racetrack, Freddie O'Connell, growth and development, Nashville Fairgrounds, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Poll

Out, About: Fun at the fair(s)

Rachel Iacovone

August 18, 2023

The Tennessee State Fair opened last night in Lebanon, and I can practically smell the funnel cakes from my desk in Metrocenter.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Tennessee State Fair

Nashville’s local fair gives a taste of the old with a new flair, like fried Goo Goo Clusters

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 9, 2022

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For more than a century, the Nashville Fairgrounds hosted the Tennessee State Fair.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds

Nashville unveils proposal to bring NASCAR back to fairgrounds speedway

Tony GonzalezandAmbriehl Crutchfield

November 30, 2021

Nashville Speedway grandstand rendering

A renovated Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway would be the last piece of a near-total-makeover of the city’s fairgrounds and allow for the return of top-tier NASCAR racing.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: NASCAR, Nashville Fairgrounds

A second seat opens on the Nashville Fair Board after stalemate over who has power

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 23, 2021

Metro Fair Board

The Nashville board that oversees the Fairgrounds has yet another opening.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: Erin McAnally, Fair Board, Jim Shulman, John Cooper, Nashville Fairgrounds, Soccer

The Music City Grand Prix Is Here, So Are Traffic Issues For Cyclists And Pedestrians

Alexis Marshall

August 6, 2021

This weekend’s Big Machine Music City Grand Prix is revving up. The inaugural festival is expected to attract upwards of 140,000 attendees to downtown Nashville. It’s also causing traffic disruptions, and not just for automobiles.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Music City Grand Prix, Nashville Fairgrounds, Pedestrian Bridge, Walk Bike Nashville

Nashville Fair Board Seat Remains Vacant Amid A Tense Stalemate

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 20, 2021

Five months later, and Nashville’s city council, mayor and vice mayor are still caught up in a fight about a board nomination that would usually sail through.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Sandra Sepulveda, Sharon Hurt

A Quieter Racetrack At The Nashville Fairgrounds? Potential Operator Has Some Ideas

Paige Pfleger

June 9, 2021

Noise from the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has long been a source of conflict. But a new study presented to the fairgrounds’ board offers options for a quieter racetrack.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR, Nashville Fairgrounds, noise

Nashville Will Phase Out COVID Shelter For Homeless Residents

Tony Gonzalez

April 14, 2021

Nashville will begin the phased closure of its COVID-19 Overflow Shelter for people without housing.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, homeless, Nashville Fairgrounds

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