🌱 New 16-Story Office Building Completed + Bus Stop Concerns Parents

Hello, friends. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Nashville Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm. High: 73 Low: 52.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 77 Low: 55.

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Here are the top three stories today in Nashville:

1. Nashville Creed Investment Co. and Atlanta-based Portman partnered to bring The Moore Building, a 16-story, Class A office building to Nashville's Music Row district. The building's first tenants will be legal advertising firm Whitehardt and Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners. It comprises 236,000 square feet of office space and 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and is named after Elvis Presley's longtime guitarist, Scotty Moore. (RebusinessOnline.com)
2. Residents in East Nashville are expressing concern after a photo surfaced showing elementary school students waiting for the school bus outside an adult toy shop. Parents and community members have raised safety issues, including the lack of a crossing guard and frequent accidents near the location. The owner of the shop, Jenna's Adult Toy Box, suggests that the school bus pick-up should occur in the students' neighborhood or at a more appropriate location. (WKRN)
3. Jefferey Paine, a 47-year-old man from Springfield, turned himself into the Metro Nashville Police Department after being accused of assaulting a mother in downtown Nashville on Mother's Day. The incident occurred at the Fifth and Broadway parking garage entrance when the victim, accompanied by her mother and two children, was nearly struck by Paine's vehicle. Surveillance footage revealed that Paine grabbed the victim by her hair and forcefully pulled her head into his vehicle before eventually letting go and proceeding into the parking garage. (WSMV)

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Today and tomorrow in Nashville:

Saturday, May 20

• Beer Fest 2023 At Game Terminal Super Arcade & Bar (2:00 PM)

Sunday, May 21

• Violet At Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Andrew Johnson Theater (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Today, May 20, Dismas House is hosting a pet-friendly tasting with samples from some of Tennessee's favorite wineries and distilleries. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy unlimited samples, various food trucks, a photo booth, a silent auction, and retail booths from local favorites. All proceeds from the event will benefit Dismas House of Nashville, so visit here to grab your tickets. (Nashville Guru)
• The Metropolitan Department and Housing Agency will be opening the wait list for affordable housing at Parkway Terrace on a first-come, first-serve basis. The waitlist will open on Tuesday, May 23, and includes up to five-bedroom apartments. For more information on the application process, visit here. (Metropolitan Department and Housing Agency)
• Looking to bring a furry friend home just in time for summer? The Nashville Humane Association has a variety of pets available for adoption, including an adorable 2-year-old Mountain Cur mix named Jazzy. She'll be at the association's upcoming adoption special this Sunday, where all pets over 21 pounds will have an adoption fee of only $21. (Nashville Humane Association)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.