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A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

New lease agreements authorize the developers of Dolly Parton's hotel and museum to renovate a park and build a fire station in the garage. https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/council-approves-lease-agreement-related-to-dolly-parton-hotel-project/article_5ddf1462-d530-4962-b8f8-ca9943d4a51b.html

The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration that would give preferential funding.

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Vanderbilt students, faculty and professors marched on Wednesday as Chancellor Diermeier mulls funding deal with Trump administration.

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson announced his run for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District Wednesday morning at Alonzo Weaver Park in Memphis.

With polls closed in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special primaries, Matt Van Epps is projected to win the Republican nomination.

State Rep. Aftyn Behn is projected to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, beating out a crowded field on a compressed election timeline.

A petition notice seeking to remove Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton from office has been filed by local real estate agent Lauren Magli, citing lack of notice and transparency regarding the recently passed rezoning plan for The Nations. Read more: www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

A petition seeking to remove District 20 Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton from office has been filed by Lauren Magli, a local real estate agent who was outspoken in her opposition of Horton’s rezoning legislation.

Vanderbilt University is one of nine institutions targeted by the White House for financial incentives in exchange for its compliance with certain Trump administration policies including those related to race, gender and international students. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

The early stages of design and planning have begun on a Musk-owned company’s airport-to-downtown tunnel project in Nashville. 45 permits and approvals are needed to construct roughly 19 miles of tunnels, according to recent a blog post from The Boring Company. www.nashvillepost.com/business/the...

The Boring Company has released additional details about permit processes and an ongoing environmental study for its airport-to-downtown tunnel. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/the-boring-company-releases-additional-music-city-loop-details/article_2e79eb46-a8a4-48a8-839d-87ae69f685a5.html

Sen. Jeff Yarbro questions Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's withdrawal, revision of opinions regarding National Guard deployment https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/state/state-sen-jeff-yarbro-questions-withdrawal-revision-of-ag-opinions/article_f21b7286-ec3b-4899-bab0-23f1e588f7fe.html

A new partnership with Amazon, the mayor’s office, Nashville Innovation Alliance, universities and businesses aims to bridge a gap in tech skills. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/amazon-partnership-looks-to-expand-tech-skills-in-nashville/article_1cd2caf3-0caa-4793-853a-7e1a787af1ab.html

CoreCivic announced Monday it has been awarded two contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/area_stocks/corecivic-finalizes-two-contracts-with-ice/article_77ff1bb7-b903-4e20-8024-db3527277c1e.html

On Friday morning, parents, alumni and students gathered at Lipscomb Academy in support of principal Jesse Savage, who has come under fire for his handling of students who sought to honor slain right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.

A transit referendum, the East Bank and Metro-state tension are among the defining issues of Mayor Freddie O'Connell's first two years in office.

I'm at Lipscomb Academy where parents and students are protesting the reassignment of the principal of the upper school, claiming that certain parents, including country singer John Rich, unfairly pressured the school into the decision. Yes, there's a Charlie Kirk angle.

Big thanks to @stephentrageser615.bsky.social for helping set this up and listening to my pleas to cover Rilo Kiley’s return to Nashville. www.nashvillescene.com/music/thespi...

In our live-review column The Spin: Beloved indie rockers Rilo Kiley’s first gig in Nashville since 2005 was a career-spanning show at The Pinnacle on their reunion tour.

@julianneakers.bsky.social captured this show perfectly, especially “Better Son/Daughter,” which I fully sobbed during

An ethics complaint has been filed against Jasper Hendricks, chair of the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners and former candidate for Metro Council.

City officials on Tuesday approved an audit of the Metro Office of Homeless Services following a contentious request from District 16 Councilmember Ginny Welsch.

Critic's Pick: "No one has ever felt more free than an 18-year-old girl who just discovered 'Portions for Foxes,' except maybe a bunch of 30-somethings singing along to 'A Better Son/Daughter.'"

A lawsuit challenging state legislation attempting to cut the size of the Metro Council in half will soon go before the Tennessee Supreme Court.

A lawsuit challenging state legislation attempting to cut the size of Metro Council in half is headed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court granted an appeal to an earlier appellate court decision requiring the council to reduce its size from 40 to 20. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/sta...

On Saturday morning, protesters gathered outside BNA calling for a boycott of budget airline Avelo, which contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Tennessee Department of Education has released additional data on the state’s controversial school voucher program, though questions remain over who is benefiting from the scholarships and where in the state the funds are being allocated. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/sta...

A recent complaint filed against District 1 Metro Councilmember Joy Kimbrough will be heard at an an Oct. 24 hearing before the Metro Board of Ethical Conduct.

Let the Waymo puns commence. www.nashvillepost.com/business/tec...

The Metro Council moved an ordinance forward that would differentiate seated sightseeing vehicles (like guided trolley tours or bus tours) from party buses. Currently, both vehicle types fall under regulations set for entertainment transportation vehicles. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

A formerly incarcerated writer argues that, as long as prisons exist, they should reduce their environmental impact.

Metro's contract with Opry Entertainment Group for a 10-year lease to operate the city's Ascend Amphitheater has been made public. https://www.nashvillepost.com/metro-council-to-vote-on-contract-for-amphitheater-management/article_3c2155e6-ba8f-4bfb-a45d-7a535667218f.html

A sundry crowd assembled to watch Wednesday bring some heaviness to AmericanaFest at The Basement East, with help from Merce Lemon, Craig Finn and Sarah Klang.

Wednesday headed to The Basement East last week for AmericanaFest ahead of the band's new album "Bleeds," out this Friday. www.nashvillescene.com/music/thespi...

I hosted a panel this summer with local leaders in higher education for @nashvillepost.com’s Innovation & Ideas digital series. We chatted about how AI, data tools and other tech are being implemented at Nashville’s colleges and universities. youtu.be/z6wgppmSQSE?...

The National Guard will soon deploy to the streets of Memphis, following a Friday morning announcement by President Donald Trump. https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/state/gov-lee-memphis-mayor-support-trump-decision-to-deploy-national-guard/article_f49f55b7-4c53-4201-8605-e16972ced2ea.html

Davidson County voter rolls lost 80,170 voters between Dec. 1, 2024, and June 1, 2025, according to the latest report published by Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.

Former Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist: "If you’re looking at any policy through a lens of health and well-being, you’d have to say that the current administration’s approach to vaccines is wrong. It will hurt people, and thousands of people will die if it’s fulfilled."

MTSU assistant dean Laura Sosh-Lightsy was dismissed for posts about the death of Charlie Kirk after pressure from Marsha Blackburn. https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/federal/mtsu-fires-assistant-dean-for-comments-on-charlie-kirks-death/article_906310e9-1dd4-4e26-a2a4-4064af2d9184.html

Lawyers presented their case at a hearing for a federal lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law making it illegal to “harbor” undocumented immigrants. https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/hearings-begin-in-federal-lawsuit-over-state-anti-harboring-law/article_6f6b6ded-b7f2-40a0-81ba-28a19bdc5dba.html

Lawyers presented their cases Wednesday at the first hearing regarding a federal lawsuit that challenges a Tennessee law making it illegal to “harbor” undocumented immigrants.

The Boring Company has responded with an 18-page document of answers to Metro’s list of questions regarding the Music City Loop airport-to-downtown tunnel project. www.nashvillepost.com/business/the...

In the absence of a federal universal child care system, some states have worked to build their own systems, and New Mexico has been a leader in that effort over the past several years. It will now be the first to make child care free for all. 19thnews.org/2025/09/new-...

Supreme Court Justice Jeffery Bivins has been elected to serve as the court's new chief justice, a role he previously held from 2016 to 2021. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/people/jeffery-bivins-elected-tennessee-supreme-court-chief-justice/article_42040651-0653-41e9-b861-6dc061344bd1.html

Trousdale Turner Correctional Center has a new warden — the eighth to lead the state’s largest notoriously dangerous prison in the nine years since it opened, and the third this year.

Maybe…just maybe…my Album of the Year… open.spotify.com/album/1yEo1Z...

A part from this recent news, the Hyundai plant has been a huge deal in southeast Georgia (I grew up neighboring Bulloch County). It's caused a ton of controversy in community due to rapid development, worries of waste ending up in the Ogeechee River, and a potential drain on the water supply.