Rain, rain and more rain is the store all weekend. Along with some storms, maybe strong winds and all the other things we don’t like. The worst of it all seems to be flood potential, so stay safe, meemaw, and don’t get that wig wet after you get it set. [NashSevereWx]
Chris MacFarland was busy on July 1, adding three players in his first free agency day as Nashville Predators general manager. After adding forwards Ross Colton, Jack Drury, Nils Hoglander, and Adam Edstrom in June, MacFarland added center Mavrik Bourque, defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin and winger Alex Kerfoot when free agency opened. Speaking of free agency, we think the Preds need to do a better job of jumping on the Heated Rivalry bandwagon so we have something to be excited about. [The Tennesseean]
Metro Council passed a series of bills on second reading early Wednesday morning in favor of new zoning regulations and a temporary moratorium on data centers. More than 200 people spoke out against proposed data centers near the Nashville Zoo and Fisk University, urging council members to approve stricter regulations for future data centers in Nashville and Davidson County. [News Channel 5]
The orange man is pushing to institutionalize homeless people and that may include veterans. Pedro Jauregui, with the organization U.S. Vets in Long Beach, Calif., once spent a whole year getting one homeless veteran to come in from the cold. “The first time I met him, I had to walk away ’cause he gave me some choice words, waved a one finger at me and said he was gonna kill me,” Jauregui said. [WPLN]
Surprise! The people who vote for folks like Andy Ogles and Marsha Marsha Marsha Blackburn are seeing scam losses increasing by more than 40% in a single year. New data shows scamming is not only on the rise in Tennessee, but is also becoming more advanced. A scamming report combined data from the FBI and Federal Trade Commission to analyze the state of scams across the country. [WKRN]
It’s always refreshing when we see young people eschewing the use of AI to write. There is something remarkable about holding a pen in your hand, etching the rough edges of thought into smooth strings of words. Through language, we act as creators of other worlds that reflect our own: molding characters, drawing places and telling stories that showcase our own pain, desires, anger, sadness and search for purpose. Provide an artificial intelligence chatbot with the same task, and you will merely receive a conglomerate of this character built upon the late nights and toils of hundreds of other writers. And something is still missing. [Vanderbilt Hustler]
Latino owned businesses in Nashville are increasingly shaping the city’s economy and cultural identity, with entrepreneurs operating restaurants, markets, retail shops and service-based businesses across Davidson County. Along Nolensville Pike, one of the city’s most established immigrant corridors, family-owned markets and restaurants reflect a wide range of Latin American regions, including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela and Colombia. [Tennessee Tribune]
Can parents be held responsible for school shootings? Because they absolutely should be. A legal expert breaks down the growing push to prosecute families following a Georgia father’s conviction. [Nashville SUNN]
Nashville’s concert calendar is getting even busier this July. Analog at Hutton Hotel is serving up everything from Crescent City jazz to rising country stars, TEDx conversations and one high-stakes blues competition. Click the link for a list of upcoming shows in July. [WZTV]
These dorks have produced the funniest self-own campaign ad we’ve ever seen and you need to watch it ASAP. Imagine how absolutely brain-rotten you have to be to think this ad featuring a fake drag queen dunking on a high school basketball team is going to benefit Johnny Garrett? Are these folks in need of a court-appointed special guardian or something? We cannot stop laughing at their absurd homophobia, transphobia and gay panic. Ole Johnny should release his browser history for the public to review. [Nashville Banner]
Graffiti spray-painted on a silo at a mulch lot off South 5th Street in East Nashville has been up for more than a month, and city officials say it is the property owner’s responsibility to remove it. The tag includes a website URL linked to Patriot Front, a white supremacist hate group. People who know the property owner say he did not put the graffiti there and did not approve it. [WSMV]
Introducing the Gulch’s secret $1 billion development. Nashville Yards and Paseo South Gulch often get all the buzz as the city’s billion-dollar projects, but another firm has been quietly building a $1.2 billion downtown development of its own. [Nashville Business Journal]
