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Almost Friday! It’s September 3rd. As soon as I hit send on today’s newsletter, I’m taking a few days off for the Labor Day weekend. I’ll be back in your inbox on Wednesday morning. I hope you have a great holiday! Weather:🌦️ Heat advisory through tomorrow. High: 101 with a heat index as high as 111, Low: 77. Slight chance of thunderstorms after 5 p.m. We also have an air quality alert. It says people with respiratory issues should limit their time outside today.

Good morning, Nashville! It’s Wednesday, September 2nd. Lots of news from Nashville’s neighborhoods today, including a sneak peek at a new community center after a roof collapse, Cheekwood’s attempt to ease traffic concerns, new restaurants, and the story behind a record-setting home sale. Weather: ☀️ Heat advisory through Friday. High: 101 with a heat index as high as 110, Low: 77.

Welcome to September! It’s Tuesday, September 1st. New in Nashville’s neighborhoods today: an appeal of a quadrupled property tax bill, a petition against flight noise, brush pickup, codes enforcement, and a mobile health clinic. Weather: ☀️ High: 99, Low: 75. Slightly cooler on Saturday when storm chances return. ICE in Nashville: the rate of immigration enforcement arrests in Nashville has increased this summer, according to my analysis of new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project.

Good morning, Nashville! It’s Monday, August 31st. New in Nashville’s neighborhoods today: targeting speeders and street racers, $15 million for half an acre, park renovations, and a 73 health score. Weather: ☀️ High: 96, Low: 74. Heat building this week What it could cost to rename Nashville’s airport: Just a few months ago, Tennessee Republicans were talking about turning Nashville International Airport into Trump International Airport.

Happy Friday, Nashville! It’s August 28th. New in Nashville’s neighborhoods today: a new park cafe, restaurant scores in the 60s and 70s, and possible public restrooms downtown. Weather:☀️ High: 91, Low: 68. Sunshine this weekend. This isn’t a formal proposal, but I’m following it for you: when I attended a meeting focused on homelessness in Nashville this week, Metro Council member Jacob Kupin pitched the idea of essentially a triage center for homeless people.

Good morning, Nashville! It’s Thursday, August 27th. Today’s edition of what’s new in Nashville’s neighborhoods includes an eyesore hospital and a surge in home break-ins. Weather:🌦️ High: 93, Low: 68. Chance of thunderstorms. A local vote on data centers: Nashville State Senator Heidi Campbell just launched a new website and petition for a bill that would require local approval of data center projects.

“It stilled the clatter of coffee cups and conversation in the whole auditorium.” That was October 22, 1967. The Opry Breakfast. The first time The Tennessean covered a Dolly Parton performance. They called her the “sensation of the whole show.” My partner, a native East Tennessean like Dolly, summed her up perfectly: “There are people that have such a strong sense of self and joy that they transcend into institutions.

Filming was about to start on a project in Downtown Nashville, when Metro’s legal department stepped in. “Hey, we don’t know if we as NDOT can issue film permits right now,” the department said, according to NDOT interim deputy director Derek Hagerty. The hold-up: uncertainty over what Metro can and can’t do downtown thanks to a new law passed by the Republican supermajority legislature. The law gives the state more oversight and power in Tourism Development Zones or TDZs across Tennessee.

Good morning, Nashville! It’s Tuesday, August 25th. Today’s edition of what’s new in Nashville’s neighborhoods includes a prediction that one part of town will grow by nearly 25% by 2030 and proposed rezoning that could lead to more students at schools already filled to capacity. Weather: ☀️ High: 92, Low: 69. Storm chances return tomorrow night.

Good morning, Nashville! It’s Monday, August 24th. Lots of news in Nashville’s neighborhoods, including a landfill’s future, Piggly Wiggly to high-rise, and an attempt to protect a neighborhood’s character from tall and skinnies. Plus, today’s puzzle and restaurant scores with a 66 at one inspection. Weather: ☀️ High: 90, Low: 65. Storm chances return on Wednesday.