City Cast Nashville
🤔 What’s Vegas sending us now?
March 6, 2026 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Friday! In case you missed it: City Cast just dropped a brand new podcast. It’s called “Your City Could Be Better” — because it could be! Every week, our CEO David Plotz chats with my colleagues from across the 13 City Cast teams about the weird things our cities are trying, where they’re growing, and how they’re succeeding.
This week’s episode takes us to Salt Lake City, where a national think tank wants to institutionalize unhoused people, regardless of what locals think.
“Your City Could Be Better” has also featured conversations about how the anti-ICE movement in the Twin Cities mobilized so quickly, the backlash against data centers in Madison, and an unusual plan that’s got dozens of new storefronts opening quickly in downtown Pittsburgh.
Check the episodes out now on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
What's CITY Talking About
🏗️ Tesla Tunnel Faces Opposition
Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting lasted more than five hours, and councilmembers passed several resolutions, including one opposing The Boring Company’s Music City Loop. We talk about it and more news from the week on today’s podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🌨️ Storm Relief Resolutions
The Metro Council also approved two measures to aid in Winter Storm Fern relief. One resolution would allow the assessor of property to lower residents’ 2026 property assessment if their property was damaged during the storm, decreasing property taxes. Another gives a one-time credit on water and sewer bills. [WSMV]
- More resolutions: Councilmembers are urging state lawmakers to support a bill that would allow Nashville to lower its grocery tax rate. [WSMV]
- Previous attempts at eliminating Tennessee’s grocery tax have failed. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🤔 Could the Sphere Be Coming to Nashville?
Representatives of the Sphere in Las Vegas have been in preliminary talks with local business owners about the possibility of bringing a smaller version of the unique music venue to Nashville. The venue combines immersive visuals with performances. [Axios Nashville]
- Where would you put the Sphere in Nashville?
🏛️ Controversial Immigration Bill Progresses
On Wednesday, hundreds of people, including many students, protested a pair of amended bills that would require public schools to track and report students’ immigration status. One bill passed a subcommittee, while the second, more aggressive bill was deferred by a week. [Nashville Banner]
🚨 Local Journalist Detained
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany Rodríguez on Wednesday, and she is en route to an ICE processing center in Louisiana. Rodríguez applied for political asylum in 2021, after receiving death threats because of her work as a journalist in Colombia. [Nashville Banner]
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Test Yourself on Nashville Trivia
It feels like new buildings pop up in Nashville on a weekly basis. For today’s trivia question, do you know what Nashville’s tallest building is? Test yourself to find out!
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Furball Friday
I interrupt your regularly scheduled Furball Friday with an urgent message from the Nashville Humane Association. The nonprofit’s shelter is at maximum capacity due to an uptick in animals that have been abandoned on its property. If you’re able, consider fostering or adopting.
Last weekend, our podcast host Marie Cecile Anderson volunteered at NHA’s annual fundraiser, and showcased this adorable shelter pup Oliver!
What To Do
Friday, March 6
- 🦕 DinoTrek (through July 26) | Nashville Zoo | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🧑🌾 Spring Vegetable Gardening in Middle Tennessee | Hadley Park Library Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- ✊🏿 Beyond the Counter Viewing | Woolworth Theatre | 4-5 p.m.
- 🎨 First Friday Franklin Art Crawl | The Factory | 6-9 p.m.
- 😎 KC and The Sunshine Band | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎭 Masquerade Gala of Music City | Marathon Music Works | 7 p.m.
- ⭐ The Magic of Motown | TPAC | 7:30 p.m.
- 🗡️ The Improvised Murder Mystery | Third Coast Comedy Club | 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
- 🌱 Weed Wrangle | Beaman Park | 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 🌹 Cheekwood in Bloom: Red, White, & Blooms (through April 12) | Cheekwood | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🧸 Teddy Bear Clinic | Nashville Zoo | 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🍽️ Streetcar Crawfish Boil | Germantown Streetcar Taps & Garden | 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
- 🎤 Quiet in the Library Open Mic | Bellevue Library Branch | 2-4 p.m.
- 😆 Michelle Buteau | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs. Minnesota United FC - Barbie Game Day | GEODIS Park | 7:30 p.m.
- 💃 New Wave Prom Night | Eastside Bowl | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 Gay Ole Opry | The OG Basement | 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 8
- 🎩 Family Brunch | House of Cards | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- 🍻 Blooms & Brews | Fat Bottom Brewing Co. | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🦞 Crawfish Boil ‘26 | Tennessee Brew Works | 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- 🪕 Bluegrass Brunch | Acme Feed & Seed | 11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
- 😆 Comic Jam | DRKMTTR Social Club | Noon
- 🎭 Suffs ends | TPAC | 1 & 6:30 p.m.
- 🤼 Pro Wrestling Symphony: Undeniable | Eastside Bowl | 2 p.m.
- 🍵 Sunday Communi-Tea Party | The Frist’s Café Cheeserie | Noon-5 p.m.
Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday! Remember to set your clocks ahead by one hour before you go to bed on Saturday ⏰
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