🍽️ Cookin’ up community in Nashville

🎵 Cookin’ Up Good Music

For songwriter and producer Alex Wong, his passions for cooking and music are entwined. He explains this connection on today’s episode of the City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🍻 Lower Broadway’s Safety Concerns

Lower Broadway faces many safety challenges with the city’s increased tourism. Bar owners and security personnel describe their frustrations with trying to keep Downtown safe. [Nashville Banner]

• Concerns over the Cumberland River’s safety led District 19 CM Jacob Kupin to work on a resolution about what safety measures would be most helpful. [Nashville Scene]

🚌 Electric School Buses Coming to MNPS

Metro Nashville Public Schools received a grant to replace 15 diesel school buses with electric buses that are quieter and require less maintenance. They hope to replace them by next school year. [WKRN]

💸 Plaza Mariachi Sells Exterior Shops

After filing for bankruptcy, Plaza Mariachi has decided to sell its exterior shops to pay off $10+ million in debt, including stores like T-Mobile and Little Caesars. The shops, restaurants, and event spaces within Plaza Mariachi will not be sold. [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.

Last week’s challenge and winner:

Thanks to Kathryn Campbell for pointing out that this is a lion, not a tiger as I stated last week. This statue is at the Nashville Zoo’s tiger exhibit, so I assumed that, despite the mane, it’s a tiger. I was wrong; it’s a lion! 🦁 And no, there are no lions at the zoo!

I’m giving a virtual trophy to everyone who correctly guessed the statue’s location: Deb Varallo, Dominique Marlow, and Joy Mariano. 🏆

Now onto this week’s challenge:

This one might be a little bit trickier. Do you know where this historic radio tower is? Reply to this email or click the button below to tell me!