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Who’s getting arrested downtown?
March 11, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Tuesday! Prepare yourself for the return of cicadas. The 17-year periodical Brood XIV cicada reemerges this spring, and Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations.
What's CITY Talking About?
🏀 Nashville’s Stellar Basketball News
Women’s basketball in Nashville is having a moment, from the massive success of the Athletes Unlimited pro tourney to the Vanderbilt University women’s team lighting up the court. We’re chatting about it on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Lipscomb is heading to the NCAA tournament for the second time in the school’s history. [The Tennessean]
💰 Mayor Begins Preparing Budget
Mayor O’Connell’s 2026 budget will focus on continuity versus big new projects. However, O’Connell plans to implement permanent funding for Metro Nashville Public Schools’ pandemic-era programs. [The Tennessean]
- O’Connell also pledged to support our community’s seniors amid federal funding uncertainty. [WKRN]
🚨 Miscommunication Led to Unhoused Arrests
Via a collaboration with Nashville Downtown Partnership, off-duty state troopers arrested 10 unhoused Nashvillians last November for camping on state property, catching Metro agencies — who have largely decided against enforcing the 2022 state law — and community advocates off guard. Metro agencies are attempting to clear up any miscommunications with the partnership, and no more arrests have been made. [Nashville Banner]
🚗 Should 21st Be Renamed After James Lawson?
Betsy Phillips is arguing that 21st Avenue from Jefferson to Blakemore should be renamed after local Civil Rights activist Rev. James Lawson. [Nashville Scene]
- Lawson was integral to desegregating downtown Nashville. [Hey Nashville]
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What To Do
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
Wednesday, March 12
- 🦢 Spring Break Library Safari | 10 a.m.-Noon | Free | Warner Park Nature Center
- 🧑🌾 Honey Do #Spring | 10 a.m.-Noon | Volunteer | Mill Ridge Park
- 🐻 Nashville Opera Presents Goldie B Locks | 10:15-11:15 a.m. | Free | Green Hills Library Branch
- 🎥 Wicked Wednesday Movie | 2-5 p.m. | Free | Hermitage Library Branch
- 🏀 SEC Men's Basketball | Various times | $24+ | Bridgestone Arena
- 🧑🎓 “Nashville Music History” With Don Cusic: Elvis and Nashville | 6:30 p.m. | $10 | RCA Studio
- 🎤 Open Mic Jam | 7-9 p.m. | Free | Papa Turney’s
- 🇮🇪 A Taste of Ireland | 7:30 p.m. | $52.50+ | Polk Theater
- 🎶 The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight | 8 p.m. | $27.90+ | Jackson Hall
- 🧑🎤 Journey in Concert | 8 p.m. | $127.78+ | The Pinnacle
This is cool: McGavock High School recently unveiled Metro Nashville Public School’s first student-designed and -operated food truck!
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