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⚡ Tips for lowering your electric bill
December 10, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
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⚡ Tips To Lower Your Energy Bill
On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re learning the best tips and tricks to lower your energy costs this winter from a TVA EnergyRight expert. Plus, she tells us about rebates and DIY home assessment programs that can help you save! [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏎️ Group Petitions Against Car Racing
The Restore Our Fairgrounds coalition filed paperwork with the Metro Clerk on Monday, requesting a voter referendum to end auto racing at the Nashville Fairgrounds in favor of more affordable housing and green spaces. [Tennessee Lookout]
- This follows an ethics complaint against Metro Fair Board chair Jasper Hendricks for his relationship with NASCAR and other racing entities. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- What do you think the future of the Fairgrounds Speedway should be? Take this poll, and I’ll share the results! [Typeform]
🏘️ With Soaring Rent Prices, Evictions Are on the Rise
About 1,200 evictions are filed per month in Middle Tennessee, leaving many families without secure housing. The Eviction Right to Counsel program offers free legal services, mediation, and financial help with rent. Councilmember Zulfat Suara is looking into legislation to expand it. [Nashville Banner]
- Know your rights as a renter in Nashville. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
📚 Objections to Library Book Bans
PEN America has issued an open letter to Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett demanding clarification on Tennessee’s “age-appropriateness review” of library books. At a recent Rutherford County Library System board meeting, library system director Luanne James alleged that chairman Cody York pressured her to remove books targeted for banning, and to provide him with patrons’ personal information. [Nashville Scene]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- 🎨 Watercolor Wednesdays | Madison Library Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🎰 Bingo & Snacks Volunteer | Knowles Center | 12:45-2:15 p.m.
- 🌲 Ornament Making | Poindexter | 5 p.m.
- 👕 Sweater Weather Clothing Swap | TailGate Brewery HQ | 6:30-8 p.m.
- 🎶 Opry Country Christmas With Lainey Wilson | Opry House | 7 p.m.
- 🎥 “Elf” in Concert with the Nashville Symphony | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎄 Amy Grant & Vince Gill Christmas opens (through Dec. 20) | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11
- 🍽️ Pack Meals Volunteer | FiftyForward Fresh | 9-11 a.m.
- 🧑🎄 Christmas Open House | Tennessee Agricultural Museum | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- ✂️ Free Haircuts | Pruitt Library Branch | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 🎁 Gulch Holiday Market | Noble Park | 3-6 p.m.
- 🎞️ Frist Films: A Hard Day’s Night | Frist Art Museum | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🍷 A Holly Jolly Wine Tasting | Cumberland Cottage | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🏺 Pop-up Clay Workshop | Ladybird Taco | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues | Bridgestone Arena | 7 p.m.
- 🍿 Winter Movie Night: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” | TailGate Brewery HQ | 7 p.m.
- 🎥 “Elf” in Concert with the Nashville Symphony | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎙️ A Sperry Merry Christmas | The 5 Spot | 7:30 p.m.
- 🧸 Nashville is Dead Holiday Show | The Basement East | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 Mosh for Tots | Hubba Hubba Tiki Tonk & No Quarter | 8 p.m.
Our hearts go out to the friends and family of Raul Malo, legendary frontman of The Mavericks who died Monday only days after concerts honoring him at the Ryman 💔
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