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👀 A new plan for downtown surveillance?
December 1, 2025 · 💕 Selena Seay-Reynolds
Hey y’all! It’s City Cast Producer Selena Seay-Reynolds in for Margaret today. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving! Let’s keep the gratitude going with these sweet letters of appreciation from the Nashville Scene 💌
What's CITY Talking About
👀 Armored Vehicles and Surveillance Downtown?
Before Thanksgiving, Mayor Freddie O’Connell's office filed a resolution that would give $15M of state public safety grant funds to the Nashville Downtown Partnership. Planned expenditures include a Fusus-style surveillance system and an armored SWAT vehicle. Based on the immediate backlash, some Metro Councilmembers expect the resolution will be deferred at their Dec. 4 meeting. [Nashville Banner]
- In a statement to City Cast Nashville, the mayor’s office says that NDP's planned expenditures are “already permitted by Metro.”
- What does the Nashville Downtown Partnership do? [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- The concerns around Fusus [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🎄 Your Guide to December 2025 in Nashville
You cannot escape Christmas in Nashville this month, so we’re leaning in — but also have options for those who need a break. On today's episode, the City Cast Nashville team chats about their favorite things to eat, hear, and do this month, from flute choirs to New Year’s Eve baby raves. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏙️ New Development Coming to Scrapyard, Vanderbilt
- The developers who purchased the former PSC Metals scrapyard on the East Bank are currently working with Metro Planning on rezoning plans to create a new “family-friendly entertainment and living district” called “East Bend.” [🔒 The Tennessean]
- Vanderbilt University filed a rezoning application for the western edge of its campus, where it plans to redevelop 40 acres into a mixed-use neighborhood and hub for “research, collaboration, and entrepreneurship,” in partnership with the Nashville Innovation Alliance. [🔒 The Tennessean]
- What is the Nashville Innovation Alliance? [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🥳 Happy 100th, Opry!
Nov. 28 marked the 100th birthday of the Grand Ole Opry, which has aired every Saturday night since 1925. Countless past, present, and future country music stars have stood in its famous circle, which was cut from the Ryman stage and moved to the Opry House in 1974. [WPLN]
- The Opry 100 celebration will roll into 2026. [Opry.com]
What To Do
Monday, Dec. 1
- 🥫 Free Grocery Distribution | Richland Hills Apartments | 3:45-5 p.m. | Volunteer
- 🧑🎄 Holiday LIGHTS (through Jan. 4) | Cheekwood | 4:30-10 p.m.
- 🎄 Lockeland Springs Tree Lighting | Bass Park | 5 p.m.
- 🎥 Movie Night: “Superman” (2025) | Edmonson Pike Library Branch | 5-7 p.m.
- 🎶 Opry Country Christmas With Lorrie Morgan, Rhett Akins | Opry House | 7 p.m.
- 🎵 Little Big Town: The Christmas Shows (through Dec. 4) | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 😆 Roast the Host | Third Coast Comedy Club | 9 p.m.
- 🚢 Holiday Evening Cruise (through Dec. 23) | General Jackson Showboat | 6:15-9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
- 🗳️ TN-07 Election Day | 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
- 🧑🎄 A Country Christmas + ICE! (through Jan. 3) | Gaylord Opryland
- 🥾 Helping Hand Hike | Mill Ridge Park | 9-11 a.m. | Volunteer
- 🚢 Tennessee Christmas (through Dec. 25) | General Jackson Showboat | 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m
- 🍕 Pizza, Pints, and Possibilities | East Nashville Beer Works | 3-10 p.m.
- 🎶 Old Crow Medicine Show OCMS XMAS In-store Performance | Grimey’s | 4-5 p.m.
- 🎵 Drop In Ukulele Music Sampler | Inglewood Library Branch | 4-5 p.m.
- 🤠 Country vs. Cancer | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 🎸 No More Tears: A Tribute to Celebrate Ozzy Osbourne | 3rd and Lindsley | 7 p.m.
- 📕 Share a Book | Taylor Street Art & Books | 7 p.m.
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames | Bridgestone Arena | 7 p.m.
- 🎄 Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
- ☕ Work Perks in the Park | Church Street Park | 9-10:30 a.m.
- 🤓 Nissan Free Wednesdays | National Museum of African American Music | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🎂 25th Birthday Celebration | Edmonson Pike Library Branch | 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🥫 Grocery Volunteer | The Store | 1:30-6 p.m.
- 🐉 Zoolumination (through Feb. 8) | Nashville Zoo | 5-9 p.m.
- ♿ The History of Disabilities in Our Community | MLK, Jr. Magnet High School | 5:30-8 p.m.
- 🌲 Wreath Class | Green Door Gourmet | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🎹 Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt | 3rd and Lindsley | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Christmastime with Trisha Yearwood | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
Election Day in the race between Rep. Aftyn Behn and Matt Van Epps is tomorrow, Dec. 2! Recent polling shows it’s a 2 point race, so if you’re in TN-07, make a plan to vote, and check out the episode we did last week that digs deeper into the ramifications of this election 🤓🗳️
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