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🏞️ How the Warner (Park) Brothers Shaped Nashville

The Warner Parks are beloved public spaces in Nashville … but who were Percy and Edwin Warner? On today’s podcast, Nashville Scene columnist Betsy Phillips tells the strange but true tale of two brothers whose love of parks, public transportation, and massive piles of money shaped our city. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏗️ Boring Meets With Councilmembers

The Boring Company met with Nashville’s Metro Council for the first time since introducing the Music City Loop. Many councilmembers questioned the company’s lack of community engagement and transparency. [Nashville Scene via Nashville Post]

• A Boring spokesperson claimed they meet weekly with the mayor’s office, but the mayor’s office denies that claim. [WSMV]
• Many councilmembers voiced environmental concerns, which have plagued the company’s tunnels in Las Vegas. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
• Boring has finalized its deal with the Nashville International Airport. [WPLN]

🚨 A Call for Accountability

After the Nashville Banner’s investigation last week uncovering disparaging behavior by Tennessee State Troopers during last May’s ICE raids, local and state lawmakers are calling for accountability. [Nashville Banner]

• Here’s our discussion with the Banner about their investigation. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
• Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell has now confirmed that ICE has spoken to him about buying a property for a detention center. Both he and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are trying to discourage ICE from building here. [Tennessee Lookout]
• Nashville comedian Ben Palmer set up a fake ICE deportation tip line as a joke. He’s received more than 100 sincere submissions, including one from a kindergarten teacher. [The Washington Post]

🏛️ Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Passes House

The Tennessee State House has passed a bill from Rep. Gino Bulso that would allow private groups and individuals to refuse to recognize same sex marriage. The Senate version of the bill hasn’t been debated in committee yet, and it's not on the docket this week. [WKRN]

• On Friday, patients received notification that Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cease gender-affirming surgeries for adults. [Nashville Scene]