I was really lucky to work with Rick and, for the past few years, to live on his street. A giant of a man. He’ll be missed.

Alright, Nashville - go buy my cookies (and other treats!) for a good cause. 11a to 3p at Babychan. My contribution: Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles 🦞

Hey Nashville! Come out to Babychan tomorrow for a Bake Club bake sale organized by Christina Tosi. You can buy one of these Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles that I made (or lots of other goodies made by local bakers!) while supporting Cookies for Kids Cancer. 🦞

The online survey is ready for community members to share feedback on the draft standards. Check out our website for details & info on Office Hours! Visit engage.nashville.gov/housingandinfrastructure to learn more.

Ride the bus to Tomato Fest for FREE this Saturday! If you’re coming in to five points for the festival, the #4 Bus will get you there and back for FREE! Many thanks to WeGo for partnering with me to help keep Tomato Fest accessible and cool as always. See you there!

Heading home from what is likely my last regular Council meeting for a bit. After attending most meetings since 2016 (seriously, I have only missed a few), I am handing off the fun so I can settle into a new role at Planning. ✌🏻

Hey Nashville - can we not with the random midnight fireworks for the foreseeable future?

The world is an increasingly volatile place and the amount of disinformation on social media is staggering. Take the time to verify what you see online before sharing it. We all need to be more vigilant.

It’s here! The Housing Division at @metronashplan.bsky.social has released the Unified Housing Strategy. This is a living strategy that expands our toolkit for driving down housing costs. We’ll be responding with our year one commitments in the State of Metro on Thursday. www.nashville.gov/UHS

It’s been a bit of a week weather-wise in Nashville. If you have been following @nashseverewx.com to stay up to speed, might I suggest supporting them monthly through Patreon? I’ve been a Patron since 2021. Grateful for their work to keep us all safe and informed.

The main storm event is over. A Flash Flooding event is ongoing. Avoid flooded roads! / 546 PM

Here we go again, friends. Stay weather aware.

Hanging in the basement with the other 6 people that live in my building along with 3 small dogs. How we doing Nashville?

Storm Prediction Center is monitoring trends for a tornado watch for us. Stay connected.

I'm optimistic that most of the night will be quiet. But, we could have storms coming through Mid TN in the 4-5 am hour. Looks like a busy day from then on. Have your wake-up alert app armed. We'll be right here, and we'll go live on YouTube if a warning is issued in Davidson or Williamson Counties.

Nashville! The last Community Conversation on the Housing & Infrastructure study is tonight. Please join to learn more about the work and to ask questions. 🦞

Nashville! Join us in Madison tonight for a Community Conversation! 🦞

Reminder! Tonight is the first Community Conversation. Let’s talk Housing & Infrastructure. 🦞

Interested in Housing & Infrastructure? Have I got some news for you! Join the Community Conversations.

10:09 pm, this is quickly becoming a heavy rain event, a flash flood threat, and it's not a good time to be on the roads. It'll be dangerous to drive in this rain. Stay connected.

NOAA is on the chopping block. If cut, it will make every person living in the US less safe.

Happy Valentine’s Day, nerds.

Metro is generally closed tomorrow, and our Office of Emergency Management will be activated virtually. We will have winter weather response information updated regularly on Nashville.gov and a variety of Metro channels. Please be prepared and be safe. www.nashville.gov/departments/...

I need someone to live skeet(?) the Metro Council meetings. Someone get to skeeting. Skeet away.

At ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate presentation this morning. Nashville remains in the Top 5 markets to watch after having been 1st for the past 3 years.

Walking around my house, looking at my phone muttering “don’t love that” over and over

Jeff Speck, author of Walkable City, is the guest speaker at the Downtown Partnership lunch and his comments are focused on Choose How You Move and suggestions on next steps. Perfect timing on this one!

Super excited to have Michael back at Metro! 🦞 www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

Excited to hear about the work of the Transition Committee. 🦞

Nice backdrop for the ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate event

Put a copy of The High Cost of Free Parking into a Little Free Library in my neighborhood this morning. More folks need to read that book!

This is the first year since the start of the Jason Isbell Ryman Residency that I won’t be in attendance. In the ultimate show of being grown, I gave away tickets I had for last night because I have been sick all week. Sad face.

Good morning and happy Election Day Nashville! Let’s go! Make sure to go to your designated polling place. Not sure where it is? Check here - www.nashville.gov/departments/...

Baking therapy: today’s session featuring brown sugar cinnamon pop tart shortbread.