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.
Tennessee gets free parking program out of $8.8M Metropolis settlement
Parking giant Metropolis Technologies has been overcharging customers and misleading them about its rates, according to a yearslong investigation by the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office.
Metro’s 911 director placed on administrative leave after special investigation
The director of Metro’s Department of Emergency Communications has been placed on administrative leave, after being asked by the mayor — and refusing — to resign. The action follows a special investigation conducted by local law firm Ogletree Deakins. The investigation into Director Steve Martini comes after some members of Nashville’s Metro Council have been […]
Black business owners say proposed restrictions will harm Buchanan community
There’s intense debate over potential business restrictions to the Buchanan Arts District in North Nashville.
Nashville transit funding changed fundamentally in 2025. Here’s what is in motion.
Nashville began putting more tax dollars into transit in 2025. Here’s what residents are seeing first.








