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| | 🧑⚖️ More Lawsuits Challenge Congressional Maps | A federal judge has denied an emergency request to temporarily block Tennessee’s newly redrawn congressional maps and canceled an initial hearing for the case scheduled for May 20. However, three other legal challenges to the redistricting have requested a restraining order against the new congressional maps. State attorneys requested that two of these cases be combined, and a judge has agreed, explaining that treating the cases separately would duplicate judicial resources. [Tennessee Lookout] | |
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| | | America the Beautiful: National Parks & Landmarks by Rail | May 2 – September 6 | All aboard! With 10 trains, 850 feet of track, and 25 iconic American destinations, this is Cheekwood’s largest outdoor train exhibit yet. Travel from coast to coast — no suitcase required. From the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, each miniature model is a masterpiece of botanical architecture handcrafted from plant materials. Cheekwood’s permanent TRAINS! exhibit is also open, doubling the fun. |
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| What Nashville's Talking About |
| | 🏙️ Give It Up to the Kids | On today’s podcast, four local middle schoolers from the Civic Design Center’s “Design Your Neighborhood” podcasting program tell us how they would plan our city differently if they were in charge. From transportation to affordable housing, these students have big ideas on how Nashville can be better. [🎧 City Cast Nashville] | | 🔫 MNPS Students Watch Gun Safety Videos | This month, Metro Nashville Public Schools have begun showing students mandatory gun safety videos provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. A state law from last year’s legislative session mandated that all K-12 public school students watch gun safety videos in the 2025-2026 school year. The videos are divided into three age categories, and must be watched before school ends on May 21. [🔐 The Tennessean] | | | 🏗️ Fisk Plans Data Center | Fisk University recently announced plans for a billion-dollar renovation that includes a new academic center, event space, and a 70,000-square-foot data center. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure that the community feels really good about what we’re doing in terms of noise mitigation, water consumption, and energy usage,” said the CEO of the construction company working on the project, referring to the data center. [WPLN] | | | 👮 Judge Rules Against Private Security Firm | After losing an appeal, a judge increased the fine imposed on private security firm Solaren Risk Management to $118,000 and suspended its license for 30 days. Nashville Downtown Partnership formerly employed Solaren, and the company dressed security guards in police uniforms with badges to work in downtown Nashville, which, according to the judge’s ruling, violated state law. [Nashville Banner] | - Nashville Downtown Partnership has terminated its agreement with Solaren and switched to a different security company that potentially has ties to the library garage fire. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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