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👮 TBI raids firm investigating MNPD whistleblower
March 26, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Good mornin’! Our new anti-litter commercial pays tribute to the 1970s “Tennessee Trash” ad, and stars local performer Jenny Littleton, who we recently interviewed!
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🛍️ So Long, Malls
What’s your favorite legendary Nashville mall? Hickory Hollow? One Hundred Oaks? We’re commemorating all our favorite dead malls — including the one where I went on my first date with my now spouse — on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
💸 Local Nonprofits Risk Losing Funding
396 Davidson County nonprofits are at risk of losing $1.5 billion in federal funds amid cuts. This includes Catholic Charities, a nonprofit that distributes free food to our unhoused neighbors and provides services to local refugees, and has already lost about $500,000. [The Tennessean]
- Meharry Medical College could lose $30 million or more in federal cuts. [The Tennessean]
❓ More Discrepancies in Rep. Ogles’ Campaign Finances
According to Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign finance records, he spent tens of thousands of dollars on companies that either don’t exist or don’t provide the listed services. Ogles’ staff blame a third-party software program they used for what they describe as minor errors. [NewsChannel 5]
👮 TBI Raids Law Firm Investigating Police Misconduct Report
According to the Community Review Board, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has raided the law firm investigating last summer’s whistleblower complaint that MNPD played an active role in dismantling our Community Oversight Board. [The Tennessean]
- CRB chair Alisha Haddock on the whistleblower’s allegations [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
What To Do
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
Thursday, March 27
- 📚 Black Women Writers Book Club | 2:30-4 p.m. | Free | North Library Branch
- 🧪 The Adventure Science Center Presents: Primary Physical Forces (Grades K-5) | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Free | Looby Library Branch
- 🎵 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival | 6 & 9 p.m. | $15+ | Multiple locations
- 👋 Hands on Nashville Volunteer Orientation Session | 6-7 p.m. | Volunteer | 37214
- 💑 DateNashville Singles Night (21+) | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $23.18 | Bearded Iris
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues | 7 p.m. | $39.93+ | Bridgestone Arena
- 🎼 John Williams and Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony opens | 7:30 p.m. | $29+ | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 🎶 Joy Oladokun | 7:30 p.m. | $27.50+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎭 Nashville Story Garden: “Human Resources” opens | 8 p.m. | $24 | OZ Arts
🏆 Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown, and June Carter Cash have been named the 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees!
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