Do you love Bike Fun? Voces de Nashville, the best spot to take a Spanish class? Folks on bikes delivering burritos to the unhoused? Community gardens at schools? Mutual aid for immigrants? All this work and more happens inside Woodbine UMC. You can support all this work by donating to rebuild!

This position closes next Monday the 6th. Full details here: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nash...

Apply to work with me! Must love spreadsheets & people. Salary range $62k - $71.9k. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nash...

We celebrated a new third space today with the opening of the Old Hickory Community Center, including the unveiling of Wings of Time, @metroartsnash.bsky.social’s newest public art installation! 17 life size great blue herons, reflecting a community driven-design,

Nashville emergency: 3 Overnight Warming Shelters Available: Fairgrounds, Expo 1: 401 Wingrove St; Madison Community Ctr: 550 N. Dupont Ave; SE Community Ctr: 5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy.

I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

I’m not on here much these days, but here’s my end of year message from Metro Arts, where I’ve spent most of my past year. Looking forward to what’s ahead 💫

This week's cover story: The 2025 Nashvillians of the Year are the people behind Music City MigraWatch. These everyday citizens document ICE in their own communities.

Today’s episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking ways to help our unhoused neighbors right now: The incredible @kellykitty.bsky.social from Open Table Nashville is here to teach us how to join their winter canvassing efforts — and why they matter. Take care of each other 💛

It’s the time of winter where we break out the Bernie Sanders meme our comms person made me to ask y’all to come winter canvassing! The low Sunday night is 10 degrees, come & take care of our neighbors with me & other cool people! bit.ly/otnwintercan...

The members of the Nashville Entertainment Commission are ready to move forward with hiring the commission's first executive director. If you're in the entertainment industry (or know someone who is) check out this opportunity! 🦞

Council just unanimously approved a bus fare suspension amendment to a SNAP resolution (left). WeGo announced new Journey Pass enrollment events earlier today (right) but council just sent a clear message that we must do more Share these events with SNAP recipients and service providers:

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

A growing coalition is calling on WeGo to freeze fares during the lapse in SNAP benefits. Riders shouldn’t have to choose between going to the food bank and going to a Metro agency to get a bus pass. Let’s make transit a lifeline, not a burden. Add your name or org: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sPu...

Metro leadership at its best! Thank you @aebachelder.bsky.social for taking the time for this Q&A in The Contributor - and especially for showing us how a city can change leadership to implement corrective action. Leadership matters! thecontributor.org/qa-with-ashl...

Nashville traffic has nothing on New Hampshire leaf peeping traffic in October 🍂

Position closes this Thursday ⬇️

We announced our newest round of Metro Arts grants yesterday 🥳 This cycle covers 165 grants totaling $3,262,593 to support nonprofit arts organizations and artist-led community projects across Davidson County. Full details: www.metroartsnashville.gov

The Strategic Grants and Initiatives Manager will lead the development, planning, and oversight of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission’s community funding programs and initiatives, including annual grant programs. Role includes supervision. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/nash...

Metro Arts is recruiting for two senior level positions: one that will oversee our grants and community funding programs, and one that will oversee our award winning public art program. Details below, spread the word! 🦞

I’ve been busy

How am I? I made a roast chicken and veggies three weeks ago and just got around to cleaning the moldy dregs out of my dutch oven. Follow me for more tips on how to have no work/life balance whatsoever!

Nashville artists are building creative community at Kreate Hub, a coworking and shared studio space opened at the former Gibson Guitar headquarters in South Nashville. ✏️: @stelliott.bsky.social

It's council committee chair update season: 2025-2026 Chairs: Budget: Kyontze Toombs Public Health & Safety: Jordan Huffman Transportation: Quin Evans-Segal Government Operations- Olivia Hill Arts, Parks, Libraries: Terry Vo Rules: Tom Cash Charter Revision: Clay Capp Congratulations! 🦞

Metro Arts is seeking grant reviewers! Community members read and score all our grant apps to help determine funding recommendations. See more info here, and deadline to apply is Aug 15. This is a paid opportunity 🖌️🎨🕺🏽🎥 www.metroartsnashville.gov/grant-paneli...

They Fought with Words: Leaders, Lawyers and Educators. A stunning mural on Looby Community Center and our newest public artwork. Commissioned by Metro Arts and created by Creative Girls Rock and lead artist Elisheba Mrozik. Go see it 🤩

Temp art where trees are being impacted by emerald ash 🎨

Barely on here but still metro

FYI. After the meeting I learned I said 30th when my intention was to say 3rd. 6/3 is the date.

Huge. Y’all did this. 🦞

My drop in this week is in East. I don’t think all the East/Madison CMs are on here, but @emilyfor7.bsky.social & @seanforfive.bsky.social if you have constituents wanting to know what’s going on with Metro Arts, here’s a time to talk!

Really enjoyed talking Arts with Interim Executive Director Ashley Bachelder this morning at Thistle Farms. Grateful for her leadership in strengthening #MetroArts!

I’ll be in West Nashville tomorrow morning if you want to talk Metro Arts!

I’m barely on this app (or any app) these days, but come see me here

The Tennessee Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether the state should be allowed to cut Nashville's Metro Council in half, as mandated by a 2023 law that limits the number of seats for any metropolitan council in the state to 20. Story: @connordaryani.bsky.social

I'm warm and in a house. Open Table Nashville seeks to help fellow Nashvillians who aren't. We'll vouch for this org. Giving feels good. And it's going to be extremely cold this week.

Coming up for air to say the MHRC 60th anniversary today was so grounding and soul filling. I’m grateful to be part of this team and work 🦞

I took an oath to support the Tennessee Constitution & the United States’ Constitution (& Nashville’s Charter, fwiw). State leaders took an oath to uphold the U.S. & TN Constitutions. I’m pretty sure voting to criminalize my votes on Metro’s Council violates rights in both those constitutions. 🦞

Nashville’s queer-owned Novelette Booksellers is raising money to stay afloat. There is a GoFundMe here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-prese...

Thanks Whitney! I'm an OTN board member and we have an Amazon wishlist for cold weather supplies that are desperately needed. They ship to OTN for immediate distribution! www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...

Solid choice. Good luck and god speed, @aebachelder.bsky.social.

The Metro Arts Commission has a new interim director. A deputy from another Metro department who has been intimately involved in Metro Arts reforms will leave her position temporarily to direct the commission as the search continues for a new full-time director. Story: @stelliott.bsky.social

My favorite part of today was listening to my friend @aebachelder.bsky.social list her fucking impressive qualifications before being named the new interim director of Metro Arts. My least favorite part of today is that I am not in Nashville to awkwardly hug her.

The Arts Commission Potentially appointing Ashley Bachelder to be the interim ED is a wise choice. She has been deeply invested in this entire process, and I trust her ability to make the best decisions possible.

The Metro Arts Commission has appointed Ashley Bachelder, current Director of Policy & Research for the Metro Human Relations Commission, as the Interim Executive Director for the Metro Arts Department. Commissioner Leah Dupree-Love was the sole "no" vote.

Once a permanent ED is selected, Bachelder would return to her position at MHRC.

The Metro Arts Commission Executive Committee has unanimously recommended Ashley Bachelder, current Director of Policy & Research for the Metro Human Relations Commission, to be the Interim Executive Director of Metro Arts.

With temperatures below freezing and Nashville bracing for as much as 6 inches of snow, the city’s emergency shelter closed at 10 a.m., sending unhoused people back onto the streets and into a winter storm. @nashvillebanner.bsky.social nashvillebanner.com/2025/01/10/n...

After a troubled 2024 grant cycle, Metro Arts Commission, local artists, and other Metro departments reached a conciliation agreement to improve the process. But emails obtained by the Banner reveal new Metro Arts leadership is falling short of that agreement, jeopardizing the next funding cycle.