Saturday is looking a little rainy and stormy but Easter Sunday is looking cooler and pretty okay. We’d argue that’s terrific news for kids everywhere as they prepare for egg hunts, treat baskets and visits from a terrifying human in a bunny suit. Happy Easter and Passover! Hide those eggs and break that leftover matzah. [Nashville Severe Wx]
We think some politicians here and in the rest of the state should watch this video a few times. If you have a few extra dollars burning a hole in your pocket, you should probably invest in at-home solar. $600-$700 can get you a nice solar panel and backup battery system. In addition to everything else this explains. [YouTube]
A bill that could shape the future of underground transit in Tennessee — including Nashville’s proposed “Music City Loop” — is still moving through the state legislature, but with major changes aimed at lowering costs. Lawmakers are considering creating a new state entity called the Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Authority, designed to help oversee and fast-track tunnel-based transit projects. [FOX17]
What are you doing this weekend to shake off all the Easter and Passover excitement? Do you like sports things? Do you want to do something that we can’t make a Heated Rivalry joke about? The Nashville Sounds return to First Horizon Park to face the Charlotte Knights for a fun-filled night of Triple-A baseball in the heart of downtown Nashville.[Visit Music City & Sounds Schedule]
What… uh… does anyone know how delusional you’d have to be to stand directly in front of a moving motorcycle with someone the size of ALAN RITCHSON on it? If you could tell us, that’d be appreciated. Also, Mr. Ritchson (*winking and smiling in a non-creepy or weird way*), if you need new neighbors? Give us a holler. Newly released police records and video footage are shedding new light on a viral March 22 altercation between actor Alan Ritchson and a neighbor in Brentwood. [News Channel 5]
Firing the library director for daring to include books that mention LGBTQ people is… something. Somehow still wondering how Tennessee begins its slow descent into losing everything we’ve all built? Here’s a glimpse. It starts with the worst people possible pushing the dumbest imaginable moves – like firing librarians. LGBTQ people exist and you cannot erase them. [The Tennessean]
Tennessee leaders want the state to house the nation’s nuclear waste and have advanced a resolution to support the effort. Because who doesn’t wanna get paid to serve as the republic’s toilet? Sounds fun and not at all risky. [WPLN]
Oh, cool, just what everyone needs. Greater loss of local control as Republicans in state government try to strong-arm airport boards. The proposal from State Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) would restructure airport authority boards across Tennessee, including Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and McGhee Tyson. What could possibly go wrong? [WKRN]
A record-low 2.8% of applicants were admitted to the class of 2030 at Vanderbilt. Following a trend from recent years, the university’s acceptance rate has continued to decline due to increases in applications and higher yield. This year, the process also featured changes such as a two-day Anchor Day and a new transfer pathway for some students. [Vanderbilt Hustler]
We want to keep hyping up the Nashville SUNN but they haven’t updated their website in more than a month. Y’all okay over there? We’re still rooting for you. [Nashville SUNN]
Opening a story about illegally defying the 14th Amendment like this is a choice. “Birthright citizenship has been the law of the land for over 100 years, but the Trump administration is advocating for a change.” Advocating for a change? Sis, they’re defying the Constitution in attempt to get rid of people who aren’t white. It’s not a “policy” it’s literally enshrined in the Constitution of the United States of America. “If a change goes through..” Could someone please get this alleged reporter into a civics class posthaste? Nashville deserves better than this extreme ignorance. [More News Channel 5]
Yes, this is us hyping up Sister Act yet again because it’s just that fun. Nashville’s vibrant theater scene continues to shine, and one of its brightest rising talents is Meggan (GG) Utech, an actress, singer, and dynamic stage performer whose work continues to get attention across Middle Tennessee. [Tennessee Tribune]
Truly wild to see local media hyping up debunked antisemitic propaganda and presenting it as if it holds journalistic integrity. Just in case you’re wondering why your Jewish friends and neighbors continue to feel uncomfortable in Nashville. Facts matter. And including language like that in a story that should otherwise uplift Muslims is, again, truly wild. [Nashville Banner]
Fort Campbell responded to WSMV4 regarding questions surrounding activity from AH-64 Apache helicopters around Nashville over the weekend, particularly involving the “No Kings” rally and videos posted by Kid Rock. Protesters at the “No Kings” rally in Nashville shared a photo of one of the helicopters overhead of them with WSMV4. [WSMV & More WSMV]
Here’s how a $12 million restaurant drew 4,000 applicants. The restaurant group behind forthcoming Ocean Prime in Nashville Yards hopes to have a few restaurants here in the city. [Nashville Business Journal]
