This is 1000% about loss prevention, not “making stores more hospitable.”

Glassdoor sends me construction job listings, particularly those related to masonry, daily. I didn’t request this, but I can’t bring myself to stop it. Too weird. Maybe it’s a sign?

wild line when 40 million americans are no longer able to buy food because of their actions

While other states, including Republican-led ones, are finding ways to temporarily replace SNAP, sending $ to food banks & beefing up other anti-poverty programs, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has declined to use state funds during SNAP freeze tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/31/d... @tennesseelookout.com

What happened in libraries during Banned Books Week? Turns out, there was a lot of banning of Banned Books Week, period. A look at what happened across the country and why. That, plus this week's *extensive* book censorship news. bookriot.com/banning-bann...

Is "actually, the monkeys don't have hepatitis C, herpes *or* COVID" the greatest retraction of all time?

Some news: We received a $1.2M grant [email protected] to expand our statehouse & local coverage — including new beats in health, housing & environment to deepen civic engagement in Middle TN. The funding boosts our revenue team for a stronger, sustainable newsroom primed for growth.

A little shocked and shook by this Katy Perry / Justin Trudeau thing despite not caring at all.

New plan: writing a check to a local food bank instead of buying Halloween candy. This feels like the best way to love my neighbors right now. ❤️

Add pretzels, peanuts and cashews to make a little trail mix. Perfection.

City of LaVergne offices shut down Friday after a “cybersecurity incident” and have yet to reopen. TV news mentioned it early this week, and the DNJ published a little story that went no deeper than the press release. Seems like this would be a bigger story to someone.

All of this is the most foreseeable, avoidable, unnecessary disaster in sports in my lifetime. It’s ruining fandom, it’s harming players, it’s robbing bettors of everything they have, and it’s being not only allowed but *pushed* upon audiences by the leagues and their media partners.

Watching and hearing kids play music often brings me to tears. Today reading about it did the same.

I miss editing.

(Screams into the void)

I feel like if your AI company has to apologize to the estate of Martin Luther King Jr you should just flood your servers and walk into the ocean

Thinking about going out for a nice dinner Oct. 31 instead of buying Halloween candy. We’ve put in enough years of service to take a break and leave the porch light off this year, right?

Whenever people talk about cryptids in Tennessee, they leave out the Percy Priest Beast. Give the Beast some credit!

and I feel fine

Who wants to pay me to recap “9-1-1: Nashville”? I’m highly qualified.

Ludacris could've written Dr Seuss but Dr Seuss couldn't have written "Ho"

Today in the Banner: Up and out early to talk to some District 7 voters.

This is not sustainable.

PEN America has released their latest report on the state of school book bans in 2024-2025. They've found nearly 23,000 book bans since 2021, and there were 6,870 in 2024-2025. This report is crucial reading for understanding the state of book censorship right now. bookriot.com/pen-america-...

This is what I would say if I was given a stick and told to market it

I subscribe to (too) many local and national newsletters. The Flyer from @nashvillebanner.bsky.social is the only one I always read top to bottom. Quick stories, previews of meatier ones and links to elsewhere at 6:30 every Monday-Friday. Give it a read! nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/...

A nice reminder to help your neighbors, if you can. Don’t wait for your city / state / country to do it, or you might be waiting A While.

Baseball is almost over?

The rain tonight smelled so wonderful while it lasted.

Wrote about professors and university employees getting fired in Tennessee for posts about Charlie Kirk’s life and/or death. nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/16/c...

My new glasses are almost too clean. I need a fingerprint or a smudge, or the beauty and horror of this world might be too overwhelming.

Vince Gill singing "Go Rest High On That Mountain" during the Emmys in memoriam segment messed me up. That song was played at my father-in-law's funeral, then again at my mother-in-law's. Now they have to share it with David Lynch and Wink Martindale?

I can’t stop thinking about this.

If the CDC brings back Wellbee as it's mascot, that would end the public health calamities of our time.

🎶 Hey there Delilah I am stuck inside this waiting room so I can not escape this song I might jump through the window yes I might 🎶

I saw a comment on .. somewhere where a person referred to people who love AI as “botlickers” and I haven’t stopped laughing about it

The night waffles really did their thing against Friday night melancholy.

With housing costs on the rise, and the city expected to again fall woefully short of building the number of units needed in the next decade, Nashville officials are pushing a series of localized and countywide zoning changes. In some cases, neighborhoods are pushing back.

Yes, unfortunately my four year old got fired from the coal mines.

Know who your neighbors are. What they believe. Whether they think it's cool for women to vote.

If you want to cancel an AT&T account set aside some time. Fix a snack. Use the restroom before you dial. At least 3 minutes of this was the phone rep saying she wasn’t trying to fight with me. I didn’t think she was until she brought it up.

This week J.'s school announced a minor tweak in the pick-up line procedure, scheduled to start Monday. In a two-hour span they told parents through email, a recorded phone message, a video in a school communication app and a lady holding a giant sign in the line. I hope everyone remembers!

Today at the Banner:

There are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night than watching a Metro Council meeting from the comfort of home.

“We’re hiring, are you 18?” Border Patrol was recruiting at the Professional Bull Riders event in Nashville this weekend, prompting criticism from some locals. nashvillebanner.com/2025/08/18/b...

I miss getting on Twitter to say nothing.

Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School announced a new dress code fewer than two weeks before the start of the school year, and the policy has sparked a strong response from parents and students. ✏️: Lillian Avedian

Super. Truly fantastic.

"Planes, trains or starships"?

Tense meal at Waffle House. Cook and server may have been fighting before we got there. Too quiet. Chicken melt and hash browns 10/10.