😞 Could NDOT have prevented this accident?

💑 Finding Love in Nashville

There’s a chill in the air, making it the perfect time to snuggle up with someone special. But where oh where to find them? Dating can be hard in Nashville, so we’re asking an expert for her tips on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

• Check out our host Marie Cecile Anderson’s favorite local date spots. [📰 Hey Nashville]

🧑‍⚖️ The Boring Company’s ‘Extraordinary Number of Violations’

Nevada state regulators have accused The Boring Company of nearly 800 environmental violations during the construction of its tunnel network, which is similar to the company’s plans for Nashville. Violations include spilling muck and untreated water onto city streets. [City Cast Las Vegas with ProPublica]

• Listen to our chat with City Cast Las Vegas about their tunnels, and what might happen here in Nashville with the Music City Loop. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏘️ Housing Bills Deferred

Councilmembers have deferred two new zoning bills to November, placing them on the same timeline as three other housing bills. The council also passed a bill allowing Dolly Parton to build a gift shop by the SongTeller Hotel in exchange for a new fire department station. [Nashville Banner]

• The deferred bills would create two new zoning districts in an attempt to address our housing shortage. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

😞 NDOT Knew About Dangerous Intersection

A spring 2024 report by the Nashville Department of Transportation identified the Dickerson Pike site where a WeGo bus recently struck and killed a pedestrian as in need of safety improvements. NDOT has yet to begin those improvements, and is investigating potential short-term fixes. [Nashville Banner]

• We recently asked a councilmember and pedestrian advocate about who’s responsible for making Nashville safer for walkers. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

I have celiac disease, which makes eating one of my favorite meals — pizza — a little bit tricky. I’ve been on a year-long quest to find the best gluten-free pizzas in Nashville, the ones that: A. don’t make me sick (sadly, several failed); and B. taste better than my preferred frozen grocery store GF pizza. Here are the results!

Emmy Squared

📍 Green Hills, The Gulch, East Nashville, Germantown

Y’all, this is, hands down, the best GF pizza I’ve ever had. You know how GF crusts are often paper-thin and taste a bit like cardboard? Or super sugary? None of that here. Emmy Squared’s deep-dish GF crust is thick, buttery, and oh-so-delicious. The only reasons I don’t eat here more are that service can be a bit slow (hard with a kid in tow), and the pizzas are on the expensive side, with a $4 GF increase.

Doughbird

📍 Green Hills

Doughbird takes second place for my favorite GF pizza in town, with a flatbread crust. It’s also a smidge expensive, with a $3 increase for GF, but they offer more variety in toppings compared to Emmy Squared.

Blaze Pizza

📍 Brentwood

At every other restaurant, GF pizzas come in only one size, and I’m stuck with a giant pizza I can’t possibly eat by myself. That’s why this is my most-visited pizza place, because you can actually order a half-size. Blaze’s GF pizza is tasty, affordable, and just the right size for me. You can pick your own toppings, and staff can change their gloves and utensils when asked to prevent cross-contamination.

Sixty Vines

📍 Downtown

My server here was very knowledgeable about celiac disease and cross-contamination. So I felt safe devouring my pizza, which was quite good, if a bit pricey. The pizza is enormous, with a flatbread crust. The restaurant’s greenery and Ryman views make it a lovely place to eat if you’re downtown.