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🍽️ Where to eat local this summer
July 10, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Good mornin’! It’s hard to believe, but school starts in less than a month 👀 If you’d like to help our students out, consider buying school supplies for Backpack Heroes Middle TN.
What's CITY Talking About?
🍽️ Nashville’s Best New Local Restaurants
What are Nashville’s best new restaurants? On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re chatting with contributor Jenn Harbin, aka the Hungry Loner on Instagram, about this summer’s must-try restaurants, and why you should venture outside your usual dinner rotation. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🗳️ The Nashvillians Running for Congress
Three more Nashville leaders are throwing their hats in to run for Representative Mark Green’s 7th Congressional District seat after his announcement of resigning early: Democratic State Representatives Bo Mitchell and Aftyn Behn, and Republican Matt Van Epps, a former Tennessee General Services Commissioner. [Tennessee Lookout]
- Our conversation with Behn about her grocery tax elimination bill, which did not pass this legislative session [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🎒 TCAP Test Scores Are in
33% of Nashville third graders scored high enough on the reading section of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program to move on to fourth grade without additional support. Yet the district achieved record-high TCAP averages in reading, math, and social studies, and the highest science scores in seven years. [Chalkbeat Tennessee]
- Five questions from a sample third-grade TCAP test [📰 Hey Nashville]
- Meanwhile, $118 million in Tennessee K-12 funding is in limbo after the Trump administration froze federal funding. [Chalkbeat Tennessee]
🏒 TSU’s Hockey Team Fights for a Fall Season
The money to run Tennessee State University’s hockey team, the first at a Historically Black College and University, must come from donations for the 2025-2026 season due to the school’s ongoing financial struggles. However, school representatives have yet to announce if the team will play this fall. [Nashville Banner]
- Donate here [Tennessee State Hockey]
- Inside TSU’s financial woes [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
What To Do
Thursday, July 10
- 🎉 Music On Memorial Summer Concert Series at Peay Park (Free)
- 🎹 Music in the Café: Curtis Godino at the Frist’s Café Cheeserie (Free)
- 🎸 U4ia — U2 Tribute Band at 3rd and Lindsley
- 🎶 Neuhoff River Steps Concert Series (Free)
- 🌕 Full “Buck” Moon Hike at Beaman Park Nature Center (Free)
- 🦈 Adventure Science Center: Shark Dissection at Hadley Park Library Branch (Free)
- 🎬 Nightlight Outdoor Movie Series: “Wedding Crashers” at Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park Amphitheater
- 🎵 Diana Krall at Ryman Auditorium
- 🎤 Singo at Music City Walk of Fame Park (Free)
- 😆 The Improv Showcase at Third Coast Comedy Club
- 🚮 Cumberland River Stream Cleanup at Shelby Park Boat Ramp (Volunteer)
Friday, July 11
- 🎻 Full Moon Pickin’ Party at Percy Warner Park
- ☘️ Story Time with the School of Irish Dance at Madison Library Branch (Free)
- 🥁 "1964" The Tribute at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 🎤 Big Time Rush: In Real Life Worldwide at Ascend Amphitheater
- 🎥 Movies in the Park: "Moana 2" at Charlie Daniels Park Amphitheater
- 🃏 Nash-ional Nashville Cards Show starts at The Fairgrounds Nashville
- 🤩 Finally Friday Americana Showcase at 3rd and Lindsley
- 🛍️ Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair at oneC1TY
- 🌊 Stream Clean with X-Stream Squad at La Vergne (Volunteer)
- 🍺 Singles Summer Luau at TailGate Brewery
- 🔭 Telescope Night at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory
- 🌝 Full Moon Hike at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary
- 🎨 VISAGE: Summer Pop-Up Exhibition opens at Centennial Art Center (Free)
10,000 purple martins have been spotted at Fort Nashboro! Nashville Urban Bird is asking for your help in locating the birds’ soon-to-be chosen pre-migration roost. If you spot purple martins, let them know!
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