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| What Nashville's Talking About |
| | 👻 What’s Lurking at the Ryman? | Did y’all know the Mother Church is haunted? On today’s podcast, tour guide Ken Wood takes us inside the Ryman Haunted History Tour to share all the unexplained phenomena lurking in those famous pews. [🎧 City Cast Nashville] | | | 🗳️ ‘Everything’s on the Table’ | Local community organizations like the Muslim Sisterhood Society, Equity Alliance, and The ReMix Way are rallying Nashville voters to cast their ballots. “Voting is the one thing that no one can take from you,” Salma Ali, founder of the Muslim Sisterhood Society, said. “That’s your power.” [Nashville Banner] | | | 🚗 ICE Detains Lyft Driver at Airport | On Oct. 22, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Lyft driver and local barber Salin Ramos Alvarez outside the main terminal of Nashville International Airport. While ICE says Alvarez was a member of a Venezuelan gang, friends refute that statement and say he was hustling to send money home to his parents and children. Alvarez appears to have no criminal history in Nashville. This follows a recent report that outside agencies are using the airport’s Flock cameras on behalf of ICE. [Nashville Banner] | - Some rideshare drivers are avoiding BNA after the arrest. “The drivers are incredibly pissed,” said Tennessee Drivers Union co-president Joseph Hill. [🔐 The Tennessean]
| | 🚨 Board Hopes To Prevent Excessive Use of Force | From 2024 to 2025, the Metro Nashville Police Department had over 800 use-of-force incidents, 57% of which involved Black people, though the demographic only makes up 25% of the city’s population. Nashville’s Community Review Board is recommending eight new rules to help reduce MNPD’s use of force, including de-escalation training and using heightened care for vulnerable populations. The board plans to submit the recommendations to MNPD soon. [WKRN] | | | 🏗️ Lawmaker Says No Thanks To Trying Music City Loop First | A recent report outlined the potential environmental dangers of building the Music City Loop, the series of underground tunnels being constructed by The Boring Company. When asked whether he felt the tunnel’s concrete barriers would be enough to prevent flooding from the Cumberland River, former state Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro — a member of Tennessee’s Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordinator Authority — said, “They say that they will, but I don’t think I want to be one of the first ones riding through it.” [Tennessee Lookout] | - The state formed the Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordinator Authority earlier this year to oversee Boring’s tunnel building and prevent Nashville authorities from interfering. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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| | | Where do candidates stand on the issues that matter to you? School vouchers? Grocery Tax? City Cast readers asked — and we found answers. We’re the Nashville Banner, a fierce, independent investigative newsroom, and we built the ultimate voter’s guide based on your feedback. Read candidate Q&As, issues coverage and more before you head to the polls. We’ll see you there! |
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| Nashville’s Best New Restaurants and Bars in October |
|  | Filet mignon and chicken pastor tacos with a mango margarita from Puesto. (Lexi Nguyen / City Cast Nashville) |
| | Hungry? Nashville has so many excellent new restaurants and bars opening every month. Here are our favorites from October! | | | Head to Nashville Yards for Puesto’s fresh takes on Mexico City cuisine. It’s the family-owned restaurant’s first location outside California. They’re offering half-off tacos on Tuesday, with a daily happy hour. | | | This new speakeasy and cocktail bar inside Hooky at Nashville Yards opens tomorrow, Oct. 29. Enjoy live music alongside a menu inspired by Music City’s golden age of recording sessions, like the Fool’s Gold, a tribute to Elvis’ favorite sandwich, and the Slow Fade, a smoke-filled Manhattan. | | | Season one winner of Gordon Ramsay’s “MasterChef,” Whitney Miller, opened her first cookie shop in Franklin, and now she’s coming to downtown Nashville inside The Arcade. Enjoy fresh-baked cookies, soft serve, and coffee. | | | | The creators behind cafe babu have opened this cocktail and wine bar right across the street and next to their fashion house, Leo Vas, in Chestnut Hill. With only 15 tables and unique, magical decor, it makes for an intimate and atmospheric spot for late nights. | | | At long last, the former Donut Distillery’s transformation into a dance club is complete. Located just north of East Nashville’s popular Five Points neighborhood, the club serves light bites and cocktails, and lots of fun. Read more about why the mom-daughter team decided to shake up the space. | | | This new, hip listening bar in East Nashville offers wine, cocktails, and Italian island fare. The chefs behind Present Tense and Xiao Bao have teamed up on the new concept. | | | This Korean comfort food restaurant recently opened on Eastland Avenue near Jenni’s and Graze. Feast on dumplings, bibimbap, and seolleongtang. | | | This new Chicago-style market and deli on Stewarts Ferry Pike aims to be a neighborhood family hangout. A portion of the deli’s proceeds will benefit Off the Chains Nashville, a nonprofit that helps youth impacted by the justice system learn vocational skills. | | |
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Hermitage Library Branch is seeking input about its first major renovation! Community meetings are this morning and tomorrow evening. |
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