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🚌 Mayor announces 11 new transit projects
March 10, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Thanks for starting your week with me! I’ve got a question for y’all: What’s your favorite thrift store? I’m working on a list this week, and I would love to hear your recs!
What's CITY Talking About?
🏥 What’s Going On at Nashville General?
The CEO of Nashville General Hospital, our city’s oldest hospital, is stepping down this Friday. How did we get here? Nashville Banner reporter Stephen Elliott joins the City Cast Nashville podcast to explain. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🚌 New Transit Projects
Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced 11 projects to kick off the implementation of his transit improvement program, including a low-fare subsidy program, purchasing 12 new buses to increase service, and 592 traffic signal upgrades. [WKRN]
- Meanwhile, an opposition group is still challenging the transit referendum in court. [The Tennessean]
🧑🔬 Local Program for Autistic Students Loses Funding
Vanderbilt University’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation will lose funding after Pres. Trump’s recent executive order eliminated federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The center’s director says the program has “awarded more PhDs to autistic scientists and engineers than any other program before.” [NewsChannel 5]
- Local businesses that once embraced DEI practices are now keeping quiet. [Nashville Banner]
✈️ Refugees No Longer Able To Come to Nashville
Refugees will no longer be able to come to Nashville after the U.S. Department of State terminated its contract with the Nashville International Center for Empowerment, a nonprofit that helps resettle refugees. [WKRN]
- Related: The local food festival that supports refugees [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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What To Do
Monday, March 10
- 🎨 Spring Break Arts and Crafts (Ages 2-10) | 10-11:30 a.m. | Free | Green Hills Library Branch
- 🍎 Market & Resource Fair | 10 a.m.-Noon | Free | Tennessee Justice Center
- 🧑🌾Revitalize Our Community Garden | 10 a.m.-1p.m. | Volunteer | From Your Father
- 🎥 Le Movie Night: “First Wives Club” | 6:30-9 p.m. | Free | Pont Neuf
- 🎵 Bluebird at the Symphony | 7:30 p.m. | $34+ | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 🪕 Dervish | 7:30 p.m. | $30+ | City Winery
- 🪩 Glam Bam Thank You Ma'am! (18+) | 8 p.m. | $12 | Eastside Bowl
Tuesday, March 11
- 🐕 Read with Metro Animal Care and Control | 2-3 p.m. | Free | Hadley Park Library Branch
- 🫖 Spring Teas | 2-4:30 p.m. | $50 | Cheekwood
- 🎵 Vundabar In-store Performance & Album Signing | 4-5 p.m. | $13.99+ | Grimey’s
- 🍸 Twisted Tuesdays (21+) | 5-10 p.m. | Free entry | Gramp’s Garage
- 🌪️ DVL Training - Leading Volunteers in Disasters | 5:30-7 p.m. | Volunteer | Virtual
- 🍽️ Tennessee Flavors (21+) | 6-8 p.m. | $100 | Nashville State - Southeast Campus
Here’s a Monday mornin’ listen: Dolly Parton has released a song commemorating her husband after his death. I teared up!
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