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♿ Why are disabled transit users protesting?
August 21, 2024 · – Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Wednesday! With the main library branch closed, the Office of Homeless Services is providing bus passes outside the library from 8-10 a.m. every day for unhoused folks to travel to other branches. If you’re in need of supportive services and have been using the main library branch, check out their other recommendations.
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What's CITY Talking About?
🎵 The Broadway Bar Locals Want to Go to
Acme Feed & Seed is not only a favorite Broadway bar among locals, but it’s also a welcoming home for musicians, as singer-songwriter Sam Rochford tells host Grace Fuisz on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🚌 Transit Referendum Helps Nearby Counties
More than 200,000 people commute to Nashville from surrounding counties, and the new transit referendum would help those commuters by adding 17 park-and-ride bus facilities as well as express routes. The referendum will be on the Nov. 5 ballot for Davidson County voters. [WPLN]
♿ Disabled Protestors Challenge WeGo Access Changes
A group of disabled Nashvillians and their allies gathered outside City Hall Monday to protest a change in WeGo Access, the city’s accessible public transit system. WeGo Access has dropped its contract with Mobility Solution, and some disabled transit users have had their rides canceled or delayed. [WPLN]
🚨 MNPD Objects to New Immigration Law
The MNPD and Mayor Freddie O’Connell are objecting to a new law that went into effect July 1, requiring law enforcement to report an individual’s immigration status to federal authorities. The new law comes with no additional funding, training, or oversight, and they say it could negatively affect immigrant cooperation with law enforcement. [Nashville Banner]
Where Is It?
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:
Built in 1932, the WSM-AM broadcast tower is one of the oldest operating broadcast towers in the U.S. The tallest when built at 878 feet, its height was later reduced. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
We had lots of correct guesses this week! Accept your virtual trophies Sandra Carlton, Bailey Walters, Bill Wilson, Deb Varallo, Emily Lalor, Becky Warren, Emma Lorentz, Lisa Kirkby, and Dortch Oldham 🏆. I hope y’all’s day is as lovely as this sky!
Now onto this week’s challenge:
Do you know where this lovely octopus lives? Reply to this email or click the button below to tell me!
What To Do
Wednesday, Aug. 21
- 🎵 The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA | 7:30 p.m. | $68+ | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 🎸 What Was & What Always Will Be - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin | 8 p.m. | $15 | The Basement East
- 🥔 Restocking The Store | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Volunteer | The Store
- 🥕 Cosecha Community Market | 4-7 p.m. | Free Entry | Woodbine United Methodist Church
- 😆 Bless Our Hearts: An Improv Show | 7:30 p.m. | $18.75 | The Lab at Zanies
- 📚 Bingo for Books | 10-11 a.m. | Free | Green Hills Library Branch
Have y’all seen the new TN drivers license design? It also has improved security features. What do you think of it? Let me know!
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