⁉️ Are more ICE agents coming to Nashville?

💸 How To Tip in Nashville

Tipping culture has gotten out of hand, at least according to some Nashvillians. On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re talking about the do’s, don’ts, and frustrations of tipping in Nashville. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

📺 Nashville PBS Funding Cuts

Tennessee has lost $7 million in federal funding for local public broadcasting stations after President Trump's rescission package was passed, including $1.3 million of this year’s budget for Nashville PBS. [WSMV]

• Donate to Nashville PBS [WNPT]
• WPLN and NPR also lost funding [WPLN]

🧑‍⚖️ TN Abortion Travel Ban Partly Violates First Amendment

A federal judge has permanently blocked a portion of Tennessee’s law that makes it a felony to recruit or transport a minor for an illegal abortion without parental consent. The judge agreed with State Representative Aftyn Behn and Nashville attorney Rachel Welty that the “recruit” wording violates the First Amendment, and that advising adults or minors on where they can receive out-of-state abortions is federally protected speech. [The Tennessean]

🚨 Could More ICE Agents Be Coming to Nashville?

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently held a press conference at Nashville’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, saying more ICE agents will be coming here, and accusing Nashville of being a sanctuary city. [WPLN]

• Sanctuary city policies are illegal in Tennessee. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

Hungry? Nashville has so many excellent new restaurants and bars opening every month. Here are our favorites from July!

Pastis

Popular New York City French bistro Pastis has come to Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. The dinner-only menu includes duck confit, trout amandine, and steak tartare, and the interior design is like its other locations, with red leather booths, white subway tiles, and low lighting.

Babychan

Babychan is a Japanese-inspired cafe and coffee shop in Germantown’s Neuhoff District from the folks behind the award-winning Kisser. It’s only been open for a few days, but there are already lines out the door! And no wonder; the pastries look delicious.

Silo

This all-day dining concept inside Canopy by Hilton Nashville in The Gulch serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with brunch on weekends. For breakfast, try the eggs Benedict or lemon-lime agave pancakes. Later in the day, they serve interesting takes on menu classics, like short rib sliders and ponzu tuna. Silo has partnered with Five Points Pizza, Yazoo Brewing, and 8th and Roast to bring local favorites to the menu. They also have a kid- and pet-friendly patio.

ZuZu Nashville

Reservations are recommended for this upscale Asian-inspired fusion restaurant in downtown Nashville. The Detroit-based restaurant’s menu includes oysters, sushi, spicy Szechuan beef, and wok-fired Maine lobster. It’s open for dinner every night, and until midnight on the weekends.

Woodland Play Cafe

Woodland Play Cafe is a much-needed indoor play area for kids six and under in East Nashville, with a cafe serving coffee, smoothies, light meals, and snack packs for kids. It’s a wonderful place for caregivers to hang out with their littles. Reservations are recommended; two hours of open play costs $27.