Members of the newly formed Tennessee Drivers Union are on strike for better pay and better conditions.
Out, About: Nashville’s best movie theater is a park
So many of my favorite childhood memories with my best friend are us going to the movies. We had the typical theater that played the summer blockbusters, a budget theater that would get the latest superhero flick a couple weeks late but only charged a few dollars to watch it in an otherwise empty theater, and the drive-in that offered just a couple family-friendly films at a time.
Out, About: The sweet origin of a Nashville ice cream company
I first had Saturated ice cream from a pick-up window at Brightside Bakeshop in the pandemic. I trekked over to the East location in a cloth mask (#tbt) for the pop-up because I was familiar with owner Lokelani Alabanza’s incredible creations at Hattie Jane’s Creamery.
Tennessee flights, businesses, government offices affected by international tech outage
Several airlines are unable to take off from Nashville International Airport after a ground stop order from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General agrees to pay $12M fine to settle alleged workplace safety violations
The discount retailer and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reached the settlement to resolve alleged violations that included unsafe storage, blocked emergency exits and fire extinguishers, and inaccessible electrical panels.
Report: Tennessee housing market a ‘mixed landscape’
It’s a mixed scorecard for Tennessee’s housing market in the latest quarterly analysis from MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center.
Women’s sports bars are on the rise. Nashville’s will be a first for the South.
Nashville’s Chapstick is poised to become the first in the South to join a growing trend of sports bars dedicated to women’s leagues.
Tractor Supply is ending DEI and climate efforts after conservative backlash online
The Brentwood-based retailer, which sells products ranging from farming equipment to pet supplies, also said in a statement Thursday that it would withdraw from its carbon emission goals to instead “focus on our land and water conservation efforts.”
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events
The Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America. The complaint filed Thursday in Manhattan asks a court to break up the system that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans.
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