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| What Nashville's Talking About |
| | 🧶 Your Local Crafting Guide | On today’s podcast, longtime Metro Nashville Public Schools art teacher Linda Anderson joins her daughter, host Marie Cecile Anderson, to share the best places around town to get crafty, from pottery studios to beginner-friendly classes. [🎧 City Cast Nashville] | | 🖤 Nashville Remembers Z. Alexander Looby | April 19 has been named Z. Alexander Looby Day in Nashville, in honor of the civil rights attorney and councilmember whose home was bombed by segregationists on April 19, 1960. Following the attempted assassination, thousands of marchers walked to the Metro courthouse in protest. [Nashville Banner] | - Listen to our conversation with local historian Betsy Phillips to learn more about that bombing. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Mayor Freddie O’Connell has also officially proclaimed April 20 as Todd Snider Day. Snider was a beloved East Nashville folk singer who passed away last November. [WPLN]
| | 🌳 NES’s Aggressive Tree Trimming | Following Winter Storm Fern criticism, Nashville Electric Service has implemented new tree guidelines and increased its trimming efforts to keep up with vegetation management goals. However, some Nashville residents are unhappy with the utility’s more aggressive tree trimming. “They’re out here just hacking them down,” says one local. [WSMV] | - Nashville naturalist Jo Brichetto is also sounding the alarm, explaining that this kind of side pruning can damage trees and deplete wildlife habitats. [Sidewalk Nature]
- Do you have thoughts about NES’s new tree trimming guidelines? Email me!
| | 🧑⚖️ Ethics Complaint Against Councilmember | An ethics complaint has been filed against Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston because of her position on the Music City Children’s Museum board of directors. The complaint says Johnston should’ve disclosed her role in the nonprofit, and recused herself from a vote on a proposed East Bank rezoning, where the museum’s future home could be located. [Nashville Banner] | |
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| Run for a Cause With the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series |
|  | Time to lace up your running shoes. (Courtesy of St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville) |
| The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series is returning to Nashville this weekend, on April 25 and 26. This annual racing event helps raise money for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and is Nashville’s most popular race. To learn more, I spoke with race director Adam Zocks and runner Susy Meade. | | How has the St. Jude Rock ’n’ Roll Running Series Nashville changed over the years? | Zocks: “Over the last 25 years, the St. Jude Rock’ n’ Roll Running Series Nashville has grown into a full race weekend that really showcases the spirit of Music City. What started primarily as a marathon and half-marathon has expanded to include a 10K, 5K, 1 Mile, KiDS ROCK, and the Doggie Dash. With live music along the course and thousands of runners filling the streets of downtown Nashville, it has become a major community event that brings together runners, spectators, and volunteers while supporting the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.” | | | How can people get involved with the race? | Zocks: “There are several ways for people in Nashville to be part of race weekend. In addition to running or walking, the event relies on hundreds of volunteers who help make the weekend possible. Volunteers assist at the free two-day Health & Fitness Expo, support runners along the course at water stations, and help hand out finisher medals at the finish line. Many participants also choose to run as St. Jude Heroes, raising funds to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It truly becomes a citywide effort where the community comes together to support the runners and the mission.” | | What's your favorite part of the Nashville race course? | Meade: “My favorite part of the Nashville course is running through the heart of downtown with the live bands and crowds cheering you on. The energy is incredible, and you can feel the whole city supporting the runners. But the most meaningful moments are when you see the St. Jude signs and families along the course. It reminds you why you’re out there running and fundraising, and it gives you an extra boost to keep going.” | | |
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