🎥 How to have a drive-in movie summer

🎞️ Your Guide to Nashville's Drive-Ins

For some reason, summertime in Nashville stirs up nostalgia for the drive-in movie. On today's podcast episode, film critic Jason Shawhan joins City Cast Nashville to break down the essentials of the drive-in theater experience and why big summer blockbusters are best enjoyed from the comfort of your car. [🎧City Cast Nashville]

🗣️ Nashville Zoo Calls Out Data Center Company

On Monday, the Nashville Zoo released a detailed statement challenging claims made by DC BLOX, the Atlanta-based company seeking to build a data center near its property. The zoo argues the company has not fully addressed potential impacts on the local power grid and water consumption, and questioned aspects of the company's permitting process. [Nashville Scene via Nashville Post]

• Keep your eye out: Tonight, Metro Council members may consider late-filed legislation from the Mayor's office that would allow the city to acquire the property through eminent domain, potentially blocking the development. [Nashville Scene]

🏘️ Bordeaux's Legacy of Public Service

The community of Bordeaux has produced and inspired generations of Black local elected officials. Shaped in part by the displacement of Black residents after Interstate 40 was built through the center of North Nashville, the neighborhood developed a strong tradition of mentorship and civic engagement that many credit with shaping Nashville's political leadership. [Nashville Banner]

💰 DCS Took Millions in Survivor Benefits From Orphans

Since 2019, Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has used $38 million in Social Security survivor benefits from orphaned children to cover the costs of their living expenses while in state custody. Last month, after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directed the state to stop this practice, Tennessee joined a federal initiative to place future survivor benefits into trusts for the children. Had the trusts been established earlier, each child could have received an average of about $30,000 upon aging out of foster care. [🔐The Tennessean]