City Cast Nashville
👀 Nashville needs 20k more homes
April 14, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Good mornin’! In a recent accident, a speeding car crashed into Williams Fine Violins on Donelson, destroying their popular sign. Please, slow down, folks. It’s just not worth it 🫶
What's CITY Talking About?
🏠 Nashville’s Housing Crisis
According to a recent study, Nashville needs at least 20,000 more affordable homes in the next decade. On the City Cast Nashville podcast, Metro Planner Greg Claxton explains the zoning changes we need to overcome our housing crisis. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🐕 Old Tent City Residents Discuss Removal
Old Tent City’s unhoused residents have mixed feelings about Metro forcing them out of the encampment, with some looking forward to living somewhere safer, and others worried about what will happen to their pets. Five residents have been moved into transitional housing so far. [Nashville Banner]
- Some advocates argue Metro could be doing more to help. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
💰 Our Sports Scene Is Bringing in the Money
The 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament brought a record-breaking $26.6 million to the city, with tourists spending an average of $307 daily. [WKRN]
- For hosting the FIFA Club World Cup in June, Nashville will receive $1 million to support social projects and foster community. [FIFA]
- Meanwhile, women’s basketball in Nashville has been a massive success. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
👶 Fertility Treatment and Contraception Bill Passes
A bill protecting the rights of people to use fertility treatments and contraception has passed both the Tennessee Senate and House with bipartisan support, and now heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk to sign. [The Tennessean]
What To Do
Monday, April 14
- ❤️🩹 Music City Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit 2025 | 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Free | Riverside Nashville
- 📝 TCAP Proctoring | 8:45 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Volunteer | Jere Baxter Middle School
- 🎥 Monday Movie Matinee: “A Complete Unknown” | 1-2:30 p.m. | Free | Green Hills Library Branch
- 🎹 Piano Concert Featuring Guillaume Masson | 4-5 p.m. | Free | Main Library Branch
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. Utah Hockey Club | 7 p.m. | $9.68+ | Bridgestone Arena
- 🛼 Old School Truckin’ Night | 7-9:30 p.m. | $10 | Rivergate Skate Center
- 🎤 CeCe Winans | 7:30 p.m. | $45 | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎸 Leonid & Friends | 7:30 p.m. | $47+ | The Fisher Center
Tuesday, April 15
- 👕 Sort, Organize, and Stock Donations | 9 a.m. & 1 p.m. | Volunteer | ThriftSmart
- 👗 Ladies of Charity Nashville Spring/Summer Thrift Shop | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free entry | Ladies of Charity Nashville
- 🐒 Puppet Truck Presents Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | 2-3 p.m. | Free | Edgehill Library Branch
- 🧘 Gentle Yoga | 6-7 p.m. | Free | Richland Park Library Branch
- 🎥 Napoleon Dynamite Live | 7 p.m. | $38+ | The Fisher Center
- 🎵 Music of Queen With the Nashville Symphony | 7:30 p.m. | $68.10+ | The Pinnacle
Dolly Parton is coming to the Country Music Hall of Fame! Sorta. The museum is opening a new exhibit about our favorite Tennessean in May. Before you go, listen to our chat with the museum’s director about why it’s a great place for locals.
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