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✈️ MORE traffic at the airport?!
September 23, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Tuesday! Lookin’ for some fall treats? Dot’s Place has a pay-what-you-want micro-bakery at Nelson Drum Shop in East Nashville stocked with fall baked goods! 😋
What's CITY Talking About?
🍸 Finding Nashville’s Best Speakeasies & Hidden Bars
On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, contributor Amelia Edelman gives us the scoop on Music City’s speakeasy scene, from defining the term to shouting out some hidden spots and telling us who’s got the best Prohibition-era vibes in Nashville. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🔨 The Right To Rest
A volunteer group of guerrilla bench builders, founded by Pastor Robin Lovett-Owen of Christ Lutheran Church, spent the weekend making wooden benches and placing them at bus stops and high traffic areas across Nashville. In a public statement, the group is asking the city to install benches at all 1,500 WeGo bus stops by Dec. 2027. [Nashville Banner]
- The movement picked up momentum after Metro removed metal benches from Korean Veterans Boulevard. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
✈️ TDOT Warns of Airport Traffic
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials warn drivers of traffic delays around Nashville International Airport as they close roads for repair. TDOT will be alternating lane closures on Donelson Pike until at least Oct. 3, and on I-40 every night of the week except Saturday. [The Tennessean]
- This comes after a recent traffic gridlock left travellers stranded for hours. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- If you get stuck at the airport, here are some things to do. [📰 Hey Nashville]
🧑⚖️ Battle Over Metro Council’s Size Continues
The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Metro lawsuit challenging a 2023 state law capping city councils at 20 members that would cut our Metro Council in half. In 2024, a court ruled in Nashville’s favor, but appellate judges later reversed that decision. [Nashville Scene via Nashville Post]
What To Do
Tuesday, Sep. 23
- 🐦 Fall Migration Bird Banding | Warner Park Nature Center | 8 a.m.-Noon | Free
- 🧶 Happy Froggers Knit and Crochet Social Club | Edmonson Pike Library Branch | 10:30 a.m.-Noon | Free
- 🌱 Restore the Forest - Invasive Plant Removal | Shelby Park and Bottoms | 1-3:30 p.m. | Volunteer
- 🫖 Harvest Teas | Cheekwood | 3-4:30 p.m.
- 🍷 Bold Reds - French Wine Tasting | The Authentique Wine Bar | 6 p.m.
- 🏆 Nashville Songwriter Awards | Ryman Auditorium | 6:30 p.m.
- 🍽️ “Italy in the Fall” Chef Dinner | Amerigo | 6:30 p.m.
- 🎶 Rolling Stone Presents: Gather No Moss with Wet Leg | Marathon Music Works | 7 p.m.
- 🟨 “The Wiz” opens | TPAC | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Rilo Kiley | The Pinnacle | 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Sep. 24
- 🛍️ Consignment Sale starts | Oak Hill School | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🥬 WeGo Market | Elizabeth Duff Transit Center | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🎸 Ryman Sidewalk Sessions with George Fitch | PNC Plaza | 5:30 p.m. | Free
- 🪷 Cheekwood After Hours: Blevins Japanese Garden | 6-8 p.m.
- 🎨 Reduce. Reuse. Repeat. with Turnip Green Creative Reuse | Frist Art Museum | 6-9 p.m.
- 🎥 Nashville Film Festival ends | Multiple locations | 6-11 p.m.
- 🎵 Lorna Shore | The Pinnacle | 6:30 p.m.
- 🥃 Beyond Bourbon | OZ Arts | 7 p.m.
- 😆 Heroes Off Duty | The Lab at Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 📽️ Survivor Watch Party | Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue | 7 p.m. | Free
- 🎶 Toad the Wet Sprocket | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎤 Conan Gray | Ascend Amphitheater | 8 p.m.
Southern Living has picked Peg Leg Porker as one of the best BBQ joints in the U.S. I’d say we’ve got a few other great places for BBQ!
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