✈️ Elon Musk wants to build what in Nashville?!

✈️ Elon Musk’s Nashville Tunnel Plans

According to sources, the Boring Co., owned by Elon Musk, is in talks with Tennessee state leaders about building a tunnel connecting BNA to downtown Nashville. We’re chatting about that and other news stories from the week on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏨 Response to Old Tent City Encampment Closure

Advocates are cautioning against classifying Rodeway Inn — where former residents of Old Tent City have been temporarily placed — as housing, as that would disqualify them from applying for additional resources. Office of Homeless Services Director April Calvin defends closing encampments and calls criticism “fake news.” [Nashville Banner]

• Former Metro employees Judith Tackett and Mike Lacy have both discussed their significant concerns with OHS on the podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
• The number of unhoused people in Nashville has increased by 4%. [WPLN]

🏙️ Branding Nashville

Nashville’s status as an ‘It City’ came from intentional marketing by local power players and public relations firms, who positioned Nashville as a low-cost alternative to Los Angeles and New York. Now that our growth has exploded, insiders need to address the challenges that come with it. [The Tennessean]

• Related: The Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. has launched a campaign encouraging tourists to respect the city. [Axios Nashville]

🚲 ‘Remember the Removal’ Ride

For the past 40 years, a group of Cherokee cyclists have biked the Trail of Tears to honor their ancestors who were forcibly removed. They recently stopped in McMinnville, offering a prayer at a mass Cherokee grave. [WPLN]

• Nashville’s role in the Trail of Tears [📰 Hey Nashville]

Despite a 10.3% drop in home sales, the cost of a single-family home is increasing in Nashville. But how much is the average single-family home? Test yourself to find out!

How much does the average single-family home cost in Nashville?

Meet foster-fail Little Bug! When her momma first emailed me, she was fostering this photogenic sweetie. A few weeks later, I received an update: Little Bug had stolen her foster parents’ hearts, and was officially part of the family. Little Bug loves helping her humans exercise, and surveying the world from her cat tower. I’m so glad she found such a good furever home.