Since February, Nashville’s Finance Director Kevin Crumbo has refused to distribute about $2 million of city money designated for Metro Arts. Crumbo says he doesn’t trust the arts department to handle it responsibly.
Nashville’s transit referendum will likely seek a half-cent sales tax increase
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s transit proposal is starting to take shape. O’Connell has now narrowed down one important feature: the tax structure.
Embattled Metro Arts director takes leave amid swirl of investigations
Metro Arts Executive Director Daniel Singh has not reported for work, in-person or remotely, since Feb. 23.
Metro Human Relations Commission says Metro Arts’ 2023 funding decisions were illegal
A decision by the Metro Human Relations Commission has found that Metro Arts should pay complainants what they were originally promised.
$10M for 24 capital projects: Nashville participatory budgeting winners released
Results from Nashville’s participatory budgeting process have been released. Ranging from million-dollar park improvements to increased library resources to funding for historical tours on Jefferson Street, 24 projects have been selected.
More than 10,000 Nashvillians told community leaders what they wanted to see for the city. Here’s what they said.
Imagine Nashville, the citywide initiative asking residents to envision their dream city, has released results from more than 10,000 respondents. The data show that while a majority of participants say that “things are positive” in Nashville, frustrations remain with the current state of the city.
A transit referendum is coming to Nashville, but not until November. So, what happens next?
The details of Nashville’s transit referendum are to be hammered out over a six-week period that will center public feedback.
Nashville mayor announces transit referendum for November
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced Thursday morning that he will be pursuing a Nov. 5 ballot measure to expand transit.
Metro Arts faces pressure for oversight, workplace misconduct allegations
Arts organizations are still waiting for half the grant money Metro Arts promised to distribute last year, and this week, a memo from Nashville’s finance director suggests there will be further delays in handing out those funds.
Mayor of Nashville talks leading a blue city inside a red state
America’s political divide is showing up in the struggle between some Democratic-led cities in Republican-led states. Freddie O’Connell, the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, talks about how this power struggle is affecting his city.