Local Protests, Nashville’s Dumbest Vandal, and Your Metro Council Update
Nashville Scene columnist and City Cast Nashville Metro Council contributor Nicole Williams is back for today’s Friday News Roundup! She joins host Grace Fuisz and producer Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about the East Bank Development Authority, the recent protests happening around town — from striking AT&T workers to people with disabilities demanding better transit access — and the criminal mastermind who got arrested this week thanks to surveillance footage of him vandalizing the rainbow crosswalk outside Lipstick Lounge while driving his work van. Plus: don’t miss the return one of our favorite new segments: Real or Fake Tennessee Headlines! [crowd goes wild]
And stick around after the roundup for our Don’t Go Gently tip for the weekend, presented by our exclusive launch sponsor, Tecovas. This weekend, we’re recommending that you lend a helping hand at the 12th annual Community Beautification Day in North Nashville. You can sign up here, or check out our article on other volunteering opportunities if you can’t make it. Don’t go gently, go in Tecovas!
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