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🕷️ Yes, brown recluse spiders are EVERYWHERE
August 1, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Hooray for Friday! It’s time to vote in the Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville contest! We’d LOVE if you voted for the City Cast Nashville podcast under Best Podcast 🫶 And don’t forget to vote for your other local faves! You must vote in at least 20 categories for your votes to count.
What's CITY Talking About?
🏗️ Uhm, Does Elon Musk Know About Our Limestone?
The State Building Commission Executive Subcommittee voted yesterday to lease a state-owned parking lot in downtown Nashville to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build a tunnel to BNA. Why had they already moved equipment to the site before approval? And why are we still missing so much basic information about the project? We’re chatting about it on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏥 Hospital Will Not Participate in Execution
In a previous court order, a judge determined that medical personnel should deactivate death-row inmate Byron Black’s cardioverter-defibrillator before his execution on August 5. Tennessee prison officials claimed Nashville General Hospital had agreed to do so, but the hospital says appropriate authorities were never notified, and they would not be willing to participate in the execution by deactivating Black’s heart device. [Nashville Banner]
- The execution will still continue as scheduled. [The Tennessean]
🏞️ Mayor’s Plans To Improve Our Parks
While Nashville’s parks score lower than comparable Southern cities like Charlotte and Memphis, our scores are rising. Mayor O’Connell plans to improve them with a combination of big-ticket spending based on public feedback and addressing a backlog of maintenance issues. [Axios Nashville]
- Our guide to Nashville’s greenways [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🕷️ Brown Recluse Sightings on the Rise
The extreme heat in Middle Tennessee is leading to more brown recluse sightings. Experts recommend looking before you grab things from inside boxes or in attics, and if bitten, to clean the area, apply ice, and visit a doctor. [WKRN]
- Our tips for surviving mosquitoes and ticks [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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Test Yourself on Nashville Trivia
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Furball Friday
Meet Bella and Buddy! Bella, the doggie, is sleeping here after a long weekend of camping, swimming, and seeing family in Indiana. The kitty is Buddy. Bella adopted her lil buddy without parental consent. They are both spoiled, according to their human, as they should be!
What To Do
Friday, Aug. 1
- 🎒 Classroom Moving and Set up for Fall! with Equally Created, 8 a.m. & 1 p.m. (Volunteer)
- 📚 Burn Book Brunch at Stateside Kitchen, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- 😻 CatVideoFest 2025 opens at The Belcourt Theatre, multiple times
- 🎵 idobi Radio Summer School at Marathon Music Works, 5 p.m.
- 🎤 The Final Mouthhole FEST(er) at The Mouthhole, 5 p.m. (Free)
- 🎥 Movie Night: “The Wild Robot” at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 6-8 p.m. (Free)
- 👻 Ryman Haunted History Tours at Ryman Auditorium, 6-9 p.m.
- 📕 J.T. Ellison — Last Seen — with Ariel Lawhon at Parnassus Books, 6:30 p.m. (Free)
- 💐 Summer Soirée at Cheekwood, 6:30 p.m.
- 🎡 Williamson County Fair starts at Williamson County Agricultural EXPO Park, 6 p.m.-Midnight
- 🎶 Jerry Garcia's 83rd Birthday Celebration at The Basement East, 8 p.m.
- 💃 Drag Race All Star: Ginger Minj at Play Dance Bar, 8 p.m.-3 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 2
- 🏃 5k Urban Runoff at Shelby Bottoms Park and Greenway, 7:30 a.m.
- 🚮 Green Sweep Squad at Centennial Park, 9 a.m.-Noon (Volunteer)
- 💐 Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE opens at Cheekwood, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
- 🎒 Back-to-School Bash at Tanger Outlets, Noon-3 p.m. (Free)
- 🛍️ Fashion for a Fraction Boutique Warehouse Sale at The Factory, 1-4 p.m.
- 🧑🎨 Art Party at Fait La Force Brewery, 2-6 p.m. (Free)
- 🎼 Music and Conversation: The Fairfield Four at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 2:30-4 p.m.
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs. Aston Villa at GEODIS Park, 4 p.m.
- 💃 Big Band Dance: The Moonlighters Big Band at Centennial Bandshell, 7 p.m. (Free)
- 🎸 VOLBEAT Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide at FirstBank Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
- 🎤 Poetry After Dark Presents: Poetry vs. Hip-Hop 10-YEAR-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION! at City Winery, 7:30 p.m.
- 🎙️ Rubiks Groove at Jackalope Brewing Company, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Macy Gray at The Caverns, 8 p.m.
- 🎶 Ryan Adams at Ryman Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 3
- 🧑🌾 Amqui Station Farmers Market at Amqui Station, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Free entry)
- 🍽️ Pinewood Presents: Sunday Scaries at Pinewood Social, multiple times
- 🤼 Pro Wrestling Symphony at Brooklyn Bowl, 2 p.m.
- 🖍️ Self Care Sunday: Adult Coloring at Hermitage Library Branch, 2-4 p.m. (Free)
- ⚾ Dude Perfect Hero Tour at Bridgestone Arena, 6 p.m.
- 🎂 Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash at 3rd and Lindsley, 7 p.m.
- ✏️ Livin’ the Write Life at Chief’s on Broadway, 7 p.m.
- 🎤 Back to BACK TO BLACK: The Amy Winehouse Celebration at City Winery, 7:30 p.m.
- 😆 Lavelle Dontae at The Lab at Zanies, 8:30 p.m.
Shopping for back-to-school clothes? Once Upon a Child is 90% off clearance Friday and Saturday, and ThiftSmart is 50% off on the entire store Monday!
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