🧑‍🚀 NASA astronauts sing at the Grand Ole Opry

🏆 Local Athlete Heads to the Paris Olympics

Olympian discus thrower and Vanderbilt student Veronica Fraley is on her way to Paris to compete, and she sat down with City Cast Nashville podcast host Grace Fuisz to tell us about it. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

• Read about how she became a discus thrower. [City Cast Nashville]

🪙 Bitcoin Conference Attracts Presidential Candidates

Former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump will be coming to Nashville this weekend as the keynote speaker at the Bitcoin2024 conference, which begins tomorrow at the Music City Center. He joins a lineup of speakers including presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty. [Nashville Scene]

🧑‍🚀 NASA Astronauts Step into the Circle

The Grand Ole Opry welcomed interstellar guests over the weekend. NASA astronauts, including Mt. Juliet native Barry “Butch” Wilmore, sang “Rocky Top” from the International Space Station live, while wearing TN tees and hats. [The Tennessean]

• Wilmore has been stranded aboard the station for over a month after malfunctions with the Starliner spacecraft. [Futurism]

🗳️ A Wave of Women Political Candidates

More Middle Tennessee women are running for election for the first time than in past years, citing concerns with gun control and restrictions to women’s healthcare. [Nashville Scene]

• Nashville Banner’s election guide provides additional information about these and other candidates. [Nashville Banner]

It’s time for our weekly photo challenge, where I show you a cool place around Nashville, and you try to guess where it is.

Let’s start by reviewing last week’s challenge and winner:

This bust of Dolly Parton can be found at White Limozeen, the rooftop bar and restaurant at the Graduate Nashville hotel in Midtown. It’s named after Parton’s twenty-ninth solo album. The trendy bar has both indoor and outdoor seating, a pool, and panoramic views of Nashville.

Congrats to follower Deb Varallo for guessing the location first! You are this week’s winner. I hope your day is full of good music and fun.

Now onto this week’s challenge:

Where is this beautiful mural located?

Reply to this email or click the button below to tell me!