What’s that, you say? An extended stretch of dry weather?! Yep, through the middle of the week, potentially. It’s about to be hotter than words our mom wouldn’t allow us to say if she were still kicking around. Hot enough to sin. So prepare for heat indices nearing 100 and lots of watching how you talk to people in this heat. [NashSevereWx]
Guess this is what everyone is doing on Saturday. The Grand Ole Opry will host a formal tribute to the late Dolly Parton on Saturday, Aug. 29, honoring the iconic Opry member of nearly 60 years. Fans in attendance Aug. 25 witnessed a series of in-the-moment tributes, just hours after she died at 80. [The Tennessean]
Buchanan Arts Center is what North Nashville built itself for and the rest of the city should know about it. There is a building at 1409 Buchanan Street in North Nashville that is doing something quietly extraordinary, and if you have not heard about it yet, that is not a reflection of what it deserves. It is just a reflection of how good things sometimes work. [NVBL]
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, gave the world countless songs. But one of her most enduring gifts doesn’t come with a melody. It comes in a mailbox. Since 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has mailed free books to children from birth until they turn 5 and start kindergarten — and the program has now gifted more than 332 million books to children across five countries. [News Channel 5]
Yep, this is a Dolly Parton appreciation fest this week. Dolly Parton’s death at the age of 80 on Tuesday marked the loss of an American country music legend. But, it also marked the loss of a major philanthropist. Parton, who grew up in extreme poverty in East Tennessee, has spent decades donating millions to charitable causes that range from early education to healthcare. [WPLN]
Need something air conditioned and calm to enjoy this weekend? Go to this at Cheekwood. 7:00 P.M. Admission is included with a Gardens and Mansion Access ticket. Common Ground brings together, for the first time, paintings from the Hainsworth family collection and Cheekwood’s permanent collection to create a rich visual survey of American painting from the mid-19th to early 20th century. [Cheekwood]
Throughout her lifetime, singer Dolly Parton, who died at 80 in Nashville Tuesday after a battle with cancer, used her fame to invest in the place where she grew up: Sevier County, Tennessee. Her efforts in both tourism and philanthropy were expansive, making the county the state’s third-highest revenue driver for tourism. Parton was honored with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022. [WKRN]
West End Bagel Company, live music at the Pub and Bang Bang Thursdays are just a few of the many dining changes going into effect this fall. Campus Dining recently unveiled Vanderbilt’s newest on-campus dining offerings, which will go into effect starting fall 2026. Director of Culinary Operations Brian Cochrane spearheaded the changes alongside his chefs, explaining in an interview with The Hustler that the focus was, and always has been, to maintain culinary excellence. [Vanderbilt Hustler]
Welp, looks like locals will have to actually use the platform to be indoctrinated with hate. TikTok is shutting down its Nashville office and eliminating 250 jobs, a move that represents one of the largest recent corporate layoffs in Middle Tennessee and marks a significant change for a company that only recently expanded its presence in the city. [Tennessee Tribune]
You know what? We wholeheartedly think this should happen despite generally opposing naming buildings and roads after people. Make it happen! A petition calling for Nashville International Airport to be renamed after Dolly Parton has gained renewed attention following the Tennessee icon’s death, with more than 54,000 people signing on to the proposal. Note: There are about 100,000 additional signatures since this story was published. [FOX17 & Petition]
Lightning 100 is bringing back Live on the Green after several years off. The local-favorite live music series held its last show in 2022 at Public Square Park. It will return with a kickoff event on Oct. 18 at Ascend Amphitheater before a regular spring series. But it won’t be entirely free as it had been. [Nashville Banner]
Forty-four people were arrested on federal indictments during a multi-agency initiative targeting illegal gun and drug sales in Nashville, federal officials and the Metro Nashville Police Department announced during a Monday morning press conference. The operation, called Operation Last Call, involved the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service and MNPD. [WSMV]
Hoo boy, the Cheekwood confrontation is poised to reach a new level. Metro is investigating additional allegations as Cheekwood Estate & Gardens and a neighborhood group are entangled in a multi-layer fight over issues including zoning, parking traffic and more. We need one of those crazy red string wall webs to figure everything out. [Nashville Business Journal]
