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🏁 Does Nashville want NASCAR to return?
March 25, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Tuesday! Congrats to Hillsboro High School’s boys’ basketball team for winning their first TSSAA state championship! While Vandy and Lipscomb lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament, we’re super happy for the Burros!

What's CITY Talking About?

🏁 Nashville Objects to NASCAR Return
A poll of 600 locals found that most respondents object to NASCAR races returning to the Fairgrounds Nashville, and instead favor the development of more public parks and affordable housing on the site. [Tennessee Lookout]
🏘️ Pilot Program Reduces Evictions
Nashville’s Eviction Right to Counsel pilot program helped residents avoid eviction 95% of the time, reducing homelessness and financial costs for the city. Its leaders would like Metro to provide $9.3 million annually for the program to expand city-wide, with an estimated $33.4-$43.9 million in savings annually. [Nashville Banner]

🛍️ Bargain Hunting With the Thrift Store Queen
With prices rising, it’s a great time to find deals at local thrift stores. You know who’s great at finding bargains? Linda Anderson, host Marie Cecile Anderson’s mom! We’re chatting with her today on the City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Linda previously helped us with the best happy hours in Nashville! [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🤒 Measles Outbreak
Middle Tennessee has its first confirmed measles case amid a nationwide outbreak of 300 cases across 11 states that has led to two deaths so far. The individual became sick in early March, and is recovering at home. [The Tennessean]

What To Do
Tuesday, March 25
- 🎨 Messy Art - Toddler Tuesday (Under 3) | 10 a.m. | Free | Brilliant Sky Toys and Books
- 🧑💼 American Job Center Outreach | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free | Madison Library Branch
- 🫖 Spring Teas | 2-4:30 p.m. | $50 | Cheekwood
- 🧑🌾 Spring Vegetable Gardening | 6-7 p.m. | Free | Hermitage Library Branch
- 🎵 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival | 6 & 9 p.m. | $15+ | Multiple locations
- 📕 Emma Donoghue in Conversation | 6:30 p.m. | $33.32 | Parnassus Books
- 🎼 LookIn: Lucia, the Bride of Lammermoor | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Free | Noah Liff Center
Wednesday, March 26
- 🦖 Children's Theatre Dino Time! | 10-11 a.m. | Free | North Library Branch
- 🫖 Open Hours and Afternoon Tea | 10:30 a.m.-Noon | Free | Mill Ridge Park
- 🎒 Elementary After School Tutor/Mentor | 4-7 p.m. | Volunteer | 37208
- 🎵 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival | 6 & 9 p.m. | $15+ | Multiple locations
- 📚 Pop-Up Book Club | 5 p.m. | Free | Poindexter Coffee
- 🍸 Sip & Celebrate! Women's History Month Social | 5:30-7:30 | $19.50 | Ampersand Studios
- 🧶 Intro to Knitting | 6-8 p.m. | $45 | Kinda Collected
- 🧑🎓 “Nashville Music History” With Don Cusic: The Nashville Sound | 6:30 p.m. | $10 | RCA Studio B
- 🎤 Kim Dracula & HANABIE. | 6:30 p.m. | $52.09+ | Marathon Music Works
- 🎶 Band as One With Trisha Yearwood and Friends | 7 p.m. | $100+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎸 Deftones - North American Tour 2025 | 7 p.m. | $116+ | Bridgestone Arena
Do you miss Opryland USA? Here’s an update on Storyville Gardens, the project hoping to become Nashville’s next theme park, but it looks like it will be at least another few years.
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