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✉️ What students wrote to local leaders
May 14, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Wednesday! Mark your calendars: Metro is seeking public feedback on its first Unified Housing Strategy tomorrow, May 15, from 6-7:30 p.m. The meeting is virtual.
What's CITY Talking About?
🌪️ NOAA No Longer Tracking Billion-Dollar Disasters
Between 1980 and 2024, Tennessee experienced 116 separate billion-dollar disasters. However, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced that they will no longer keep track of those events. [WPLN]
- The NashSevereWX guys on the importance of NOAA [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
👶 Bill Addresses Child Care Shortage
A bill recently signed by Gov. Lee will allow agencies to rent or buy vacated school buildings to use as child care facilities, and also cuts fees for in-home child care. The bill goes into effect on July 1. [WKRN]
- Learn more about our child care shortage. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
✉️ Students Plead With City Leaders
More than 80 Metro Nashville Public School students have signed a letter to city leaders expressing their fear amid recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Nashville. The letter asks leaders to ban ICE agents from entering areas where children gather, like schools, libraries, and community centers. [WPLN]
👋 How To Volunteer in Nashville
Feeling powerless over how to make our community better? One great way to show up for your neighbors is to volunteer with local organizations. We’re chatting with Hands On Nashville about ways to get involved on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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What To Do
Wednesday, May 14
- 🧶 Ultimate Guide to Crochet | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Free | Edmondson Pike Library Branch
- 🖼️ Scalarities: Race, Space, and Miniature Art | Noon-4 p.m. | Free | Fort Negley
- 🛍️ Grocery Volunteer | 1:30-6 p.m. | Volunteer | The Store
- 🧑🌾 Wedgewood Houston Farmers’ Market | 4-7 p.m. | Free entry | The Outfield
- 🎲 Literary Games Night | 6:30 p.m. | $5 | Bongo East Café
- 😆 Amir K (18+) | 7 p.m. | $35.25 | Zanies
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs New York Red Bulls | 7:30 p.m. | $24.20+ | GEODIS Park
- 🎵 Paul Simon ends | 8 p.m. | $102.55+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎥 Chris Crofton: Nashville Famous | 8 p.m. | $15.50 | The Belcourt
Thursday, May 15
- 🥯 Nashville Bagel Crawl ends | Various times | Price of purchase | Various locations
- 🧒 May Mom’s Morning Playdate & Storytime | 9:30 a.m. | Free | Wanna Spoon Cereal Bar
- 🧑🌾 Merrol Hyde Magnet Pollinator Garden Maintenance | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Volunteer | Merrol Hyde Magnet School
- 🌱 It’s a Mud, Mud World | 10-11:30 a.m. | Free | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
- 🍽️ YUM!East | 5-9 p.m. | $70+ | East Park
- 🍷 Wine Down Thursdays | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $35 | Deacon's New South
- 🧘 Yoga in the Courtyard | 6-7 p.m. | $10 | Frist Art Museum
- 🎶 Hellbender on the River | 6-9 p.m. | $81.88 | The Platz at Neuhof
- 👢 Line Dancing Class With the 615 Soul Line Dancers | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Madison Library Branch
- 😆 Samantha Bee — How To Survive Menopause | 7:30 p.m. | $40+ | City Winery
- 🎭 Brave New Works Lab 2025 opens | 8 p.m. | $20+ | OZ Arts
- 🎵 Yola — Sovereign Soul Tour | 8 p.m. | $45.02+ | The Basement East
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