Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office is still hashing out the specifics of its recently announced “legacy business fund” for longtime local small businesses.
✍️ Anna Blubaugh
Nashvillians concerned about animals, minority neighborhoods, environmental impacts, public health and “vibes” spoke out against data centers at a marathon planning commission meeting on Thursday.
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social & Anna Blubaugh
In a column, Editor Steve Cavendish writes about a 2-year effort by the Banner to unseal records related to Judge Cheryl Blackburn and why accountability in this incident may take years.
✍️ @scavendish.bsky.social
Founded in 2024, the Nashville Black Literacy Coalition has been working with community partners to address access to literacy in Nashville’s Black communities.
✍️ @ejturner02.bsky.social
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell expressed his support for a temporary moratorium on data centers Monday, as the city weighs different approaches to mitigating controversial proposed developments.
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Centering the diverse narratives of local residents, a mixed-media environmental storytelling exhibition from Urban Green Lab makes its way to Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center.
✍️ @iamtabari.bsky.social
On our latest podcast, Banner reporters @iamstevenhale.bsky.social and @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social discuss the backlash to data centers planned near Fisk University and the Nashville Zoo and why they’ve attracted so much attention.
Over the weekend, residents honored the 3,000 enslaved people who rest in the city cemetery with commemorative stones, a memorial bench and garden.
✍️ @ejturner02.bsky.social
A trade association representing major financial technology companies is challenging a new Tennessee law levying a tax on international financial transfers passed by the Tennessee General Assembly this year.
✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
Metro councilmembers will take up the 2026-27 city budget for the final time at their Tuesday meeting. Here’s what you need to know:
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Over 150 people voice opposition to data centers at Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, calling for zoning restrictions and moratorium on construction.
The Tennessee Supreme Court's ruling that Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton improperly kept records under seal addressed transparency, not accountability.
'Voices of Resilience,' an exhibition in Nashville, amplifies the voices of those in Nashville affected by climate change through storytelling and art.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell supports temporary moratorium on large data centers in Davidson County as the council pursues a regulatory framework.
