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☢️ We don’t want your industrial waste, plz
August 8, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
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What's CITY Talking About?
👋 A Tale of Two Rezonings
Two rezonings dominated Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting: An Urban Design Overlay in The Nations, and a logistics warehouse on Franklin Limestone Road. What did public comment teach us about neighborhood outreach in Nashville? We’re chatting about it on today’s Friday News Roundup. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Plus, could the Music City Center become a station for the Tesla tunnel? We’re chatting about the breaking news. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏗️ New Community Center
Two Nashville nonprofits, FiftyForward and Creative Girls Rock, are teaming up to build a collaborative community center in Bordeaux. Forward Creative Commons will feature intergenerational programming, with plans to open in 2026. [NewsChannel 5]
- The nonprofits currently have a fundraiser for the project. [FiftyForward]
- How to care for aging relatives with FiftyForward [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
☢️ Keep Your Industrial Waste to Yourself, Please
Allwaste Onsite, doing business at Onsite Environmental, pleaded guilty to two counts of Clean Water Act violations for dumping industrial waste into Nashville’s sewer systems. The company must pay a $512,000 fine. [WKRN]
- 👉 Previously in Hey Nashville: Landfill concerns and raw sewage leaks [📰 Hey Nashville]
🥫 ‘It’s Unconscionable’
Already experiencing record demand, Nashville food banks are bracing for impact as millions will lose SNAP benefits due to federal funding cuts. “Imagine your family losing 30% of your grocery budget and still being expected to feed your kids,” said Collen Mayer, CEO of The Store. [The Tennessean]
- The funding cuts will also impact health care. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Donate to The Store [The Store]
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Furball Friday
Meet Philomenia! This mama cat is looking for her furever home after her owner threatened to leave her and her kittens in a dump 😞 Philomenia was a wonderful mom, and is very loving with humans. She adores head kisses and sitting in the window and looking outside. She had a breakthrough recently and started playing with toys! She’s spayed, declawed, feline leukemia negative, and litterbox trained. Unfortunately, she’s not so good with other kitties, and needs to be an inside-only cat.
What To Do
Friday, Aug. 8
- 🌊 La Vergne Stream Clean in La Vergne, 1-4 p.m. (Volunteer)
- 🧘 Sound Bath at Donelson Library Branch, 5-5:45 p.m. (Free)
- 🍅 Tomato Art Fest starts at Five Points, 5-10 p.m. (Free)
- 🪕 Full Moon Pickin' Party at Percy Warner Park, 6-10 p.m.
- 😆 Comedy Night at Garage Bar, 7-9 p.m. (Free)
- 🦕 Way Late Play Date: Camp Jurassic at Adventure Science Center, 7-10 p.m.
- 🎵 Elle Varner at City Winery, 7:30 p.m.
- 🌝 Full Moon Hike at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, 7:30-9 p.m.
- 🎤 R&B ONLY LIVE at Marathon Music Works, 7:45 p.m.-1 a.m.
- 🎭 East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical at Riverside Revival, 8 p.m.
- 🧑🎤 WeTouchGrass presents: Anime Rave at The Basement East, 9 p.m.
- 🦴 Dark & Dirty Showcase at The Lab at Zanies, 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 9
- 🏃 Summer Sizzler at Triple Creek Park, 7 a.m.
- 🏡 Seasonal Garden Prep at BELL Garden, 8-11 a.m. (Volunteer)
- 🧜 Summer Splash: Mermaid Meet & Greets at Nashville Zoo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🍅 Tomato Art Fest at Five Points, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (Free)
- 💌 Bookstore Romance Day 2025 at Parnassus Books, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Free entry)
- 🎡 Williamson County Fair ends at Williamson County Agricultural EXPO Park, 10 a.m.-Midnight
- 🧶 Crafts and Crafts at Half Batch Brewing, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Free entry)
- 🎶 NITR, Emo Night, & Ceremony Fest present EMO VACATION at The Dive Motel, Noon
- 🚗 Bass Tire Family Night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 5 p.m.
- 💃 Big Band Dance: Music City Swing at Centennial Bandshell, 7 p.m. (Free)
- 🎸 The Bacon Brothers: Freestanding Tour at TPAC, 7 p.m.
- 🎥 Movie Night: “Ten Things I Hate About You” at East Nashville Beer Works, 7:30 p.m. (Free)
- 🎵 The Void: A Rock and Industrial Night at Eastside Bowl, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 10
- 🧑🎨 Hatch Show Print Family Block Party at Hatch Show Print, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🏳️🌈 Queer Book Club at The Lipstick Lounge, 10 a.m.-Noon (Free)
- 👶 Child Care for Dream Street Moms, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Volunteer)
- 🎸 Musician Spotlight: Mat Maxwell at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 1-1:45 p.m.
- 🎨 Family Sunday at Frist Art Museum, 1-5:30 p.m.
- 👋 The Texas Market at Jackalope Brewing, 2-6 p.m.
- ⚾ Sunday Family Fun Day at First Horizon Park, 6:05 p.m.
- 💃 Second Sunday Groove at Cyanide Cider, 4-7 p.m.
- 🎭 East Nashville Facebook Page: The Musical at Riverside Revival, 6 p.m.
- 🎶 +LIVE+ & Collective Soul Summer Unity Tour at FirstBank Amphitheater, 6 p.m.
- 😆 Michael Longfellow at Zanies, 6 p.m.
- 🎵 Wave to Earth at Ryman Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
- 🛍️ 127 Yard Sale ends at multiple East TN locations (Free entry)
This weekend is your last chance to see the flower ladies at Cheekwood! The Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE exhibit ends Sunday, August 10. I had a chance to see all the floral mannequins recently, and they’re so lovely! This one was my daughter’s favorite. Cheers to the artists, several of whom were refreshing their creations when I visited 💐
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