Nearly all Nashvillians have regained power as of Friday — and both Metro and federal leaders are escalating the next stages of the recovery. Here’s the latest as of 10:45 p.m. Friday.
As storm response emotions run high, some Nashvillians find relief at warming shelters
When hundreds of thousands of Nashvillians lost power late last month, Metro — in a rare move — opened warming stations across the city.
NES scrutiny mounts as electric utility promises better outage information
With Nashvillians still without power, NES is facing intense scrutiny from the public and Nashville’s mayor, who says he “expects them to do better.”
Families with newborns ride out Nashville’s ice storm
Zach Small is a first-time dad and he already knows he’s not having a typical experience.
Nashville mayor tells NPR how the city is coping after storm
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell how his city is coping after the massive winter storm that swept across much of the country this weekend.
Where to find warming locations in Nashville
In a rare move signaling the major impact of the winter storm, Metro has opened cold weather warming locations across Nashville. Here are the details as of 4 p.m. Friday.
Racing or housing? Fairgrounds debate reaches Metro’s charter commission
The proposal to remove auto racing at the Fairgrounds and instead build affordable housing at the site has cleared its first hurdle. The Metro Charter Revision Commission approved the proposal Thursday on its second consideration. This does not mean the change will occur. Only voters can change the Metro Charter, which currently protects racing as […]
Metro Councilmember Joy Styles announces 2027 bid for mayor
Nashville’s next mayoral election isn’t until 2027, but a field is beginning to form.
Nashville surveillance cameras spark more pushback as Metro Council considers expanded technology
Surveillance cameras are — yet again — stirring up debate in Nashville. This time, the controversy centers on a $15 million grant, which would be used, in part, to buy new video cameras for the police department.
As Nashville mulls ‘Tesla tunnel,’ here’s what we learned on a ride in the Vegas Loop
While questions persist around the Music City Loop project’s feasibility and permits, the project isn’t a complete unknown — the Boring Company has one tunnel in operation: the Vegas Loop.









