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.
More affordable housing options opening in Nashville
Nashville city leaders are touting the opening of 200 new affordable housing units in East Nashville called Park Point East.
No right on red? Pedestrian deaths have Nashville pursuing intersection safety measure
The idea is that right-on-red turns would be banned in much of downtown, school zones and at some high traffic intersections.
‘Significant shortfalls’ in Nashville storm response — report zeroes in on NES, OEM
Nashville’s emergency response to January’s devastating ice storm “illuminated significant shortfalls in both planning and execution” even as other parts of the city’s systems worked as intended, a new report says.
Nashville sues over Trump administration’s withheld anti-terrorism grants
DHS is requiring that states comply with new election procedures to receive complete funding through the Homeland Security Grant Program. Some localities argue that is a constitutional violation.
NashVillager Podcast: John Lewis and the genesis of the Metro Human Relations Commission
How did John Lewis keep the local Civil Rights Movement going in Nashville? Plus, the local news for Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
Metro advances eminent domain effort to try to block DC BLOX data center
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s attempt to use eminent domain to block a proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo took a step forward with approval from the Metro Council.
Judge orders TDOC to take custody of 149 incarcerated people in Nashville jails
A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to take custody of nearly 150 incarcerated people currently housed in Davidson County’s jails.
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