💰 TSU’s financial crisis, explained

🥶 Overflow Shelter Opens

In response to this week’s frigid temperatures, the Nashville Office of Homeless Services has opened its overflow cold weather shelter from 7 p.m.-10 a.m. Nashville Rescue Mission and Room in the Inn also have shelter space available. [Nashville Banner]

• Open Table Nashville needs volunteers to distribute winter gear. [NewsChannel 5]

💰 TSU’s Financial Crisis, Explained

Tennessee State University’s financial plight dominated the news last year. On the City Cast Nashville podcast, Rep. Harold Love, Jr. — a TSU alum — lays out the timeline, unpacks the controversies, and tells us where he hopes things will go from here. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏛️ Bills Proposed To Limit Antisemitism

A bill prohibiting the transport of people in box trucks, such as the U-Haul used to carry neo-Nazi groups in Nashville over the summer, has received support from Mayor O’Connell. Other related measures have been proposed, like a bill that amends our current littering and trespassing law. [Tennessee Lookout]

• Hear about the Jewish Cowboy’s response when approached by neo-Nazis. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🗓️ 10 Defining Moments

The Nashville Scene spotlights 10 moments that have defined Nashville in the 21st century, from our historic 2010 flood to Megan Barry’s resignation. [Nashville Scene]