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🎵 Nashville’s best album of the year is …
December 15, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Monday! A huge thank you to everyone who became a City Cast Nashville Neighbor during our year-end membership campaign. Your support means the world. We can’t wait to see y’all at our next member event!
While the campaign officially wrapped on Friday, here’s the truth: We are SO close to our goal. If just a handful more of you join, we’ll get there!
In a deluge of AI stories and social media overwhelm, it can be easy to feel disconnected from the world. But we here at City Cast Nashville are bringing you real voices and conversations from the city. And your support is what makes it all happen.
If you’ve been meaning to join, now’s the time. It’s $10/month for you and absolutely invaluable to us. Plus, we’ll send you a City Cast Nashville beanie as a thank-you! It’s your absolute last chance to nab one.
What's CITY Talking About
🎵 Nashville’s Best Album of the Year Is …
On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, our very own musical Santa, NPR Music critic Ann Powers, shares her overflowing sleigh of great songs and albums from Nashville artists in 2025. Did your fave make the list? [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Let us know what your favorite Nashville album of the year was! 📧
🌉 Metro To Cover Cost of Pedestrian Bridge
Some Metro Councilmembers have raised concerns about the deal between Metro and TPAC for the nonprofit’s new venue on the East Bank. Originally, TPAC would have covered improvement costs to the adjacent John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, but now Metro will cover those costs, estimated at $21.7 million or more. Councilmembers also expressed uneasiness over the uncertainty of the bridge remaining open during construction. [Nashville Scene via Nashville Post]
🏛️ Senate Voices Concerns About Lee Beaman
Local car magnate Lee Beaman’s Tennessee Valley Authority confirmation vote has been postponed amid Senate concerns over two properties he rents out to lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles. Some Senators see it as a conflict of interest. [Tennessee Lookout]
- Beaman is trying to distance himself from a federal investigation into Ogles’s campaign finances. Beaman was Ogles’ treasurer during his 2022 election campaign. [Tennessee Lookout]
- Our guide to the Tennessee Valley Authority. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
💸 Worried About the Economy? You’re Not Alone.
About 87% of Tennesseans across the political spectrum are worried about the rise in cost of living since President Trump took office, according to a new Vanderbilt poll. However, 61% rate Tennessee’s economy as good, though 67% worry they can’t afford emergencies — a 13% increase from last year. [WPLN]
- Feeling the pinch? Check out these cost-saving energy tips. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
Neighborhood Shoutouts
Here’s a recommendation from a City Cast Nashville Neighbor!
Derek H. says, “Mirror Mirror Network is the bomb oasis in Donelson. Check out their electric chapel if you’re looking to get married, or their music venue for killer shows. OMG, I miss this place.”
Thanks for the rec, Derek!
If you’d like to shout out your favorite local businesses, too, become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor!
What To Do
Monday, Dec. 15
- 🍽️ Meal Packing Volunteer | FiftyForward | 9-11 a.m.
- 🎥 Family Movie Monday: “The Grinch” | Edmonson Pike Library Branch | 3-5 p.m.
- 🧑‍🎄 Holiday LIGHTS (through Jan. 4) | Cheekwood | 4:30-10 p.m.
- đź•Ž Metro Nashville Menorah Lighting | Public Square Park | 5:30 p.m.
- 🎸 Song Suffragettes | The Listening Room Cafe | 6 p.m.
- 🎤 Open Jazz Jam | Poindexter | 6 p.m.
- 🎶 For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas (through Dec. 19) | Opry House | 7 p.m.
- 🍽️ Chef Alberto Ferruz Experience | Sushi | Bar | 7 & 9 p.m.
- 🍻 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | Jackalope Brewing Company | 7-10 p.m.
- 🎄 A Prairie Home Companion Christmas | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎷 Preservation Hall Presents Creole Christmas | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎸 An Evening with Lucinda Williams and Her Band | The Basement East | 8 p.m.
Thanks so much to new City Cast Nashville members Noah T., Mary W., Thomas W., Lana H., Paul S., Jack C., and Jessica P.! Become a Neighbor today to join us at a members-only event this Saturday, and to nab the last City Cast Nashville beanies!
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