🌱 Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic + Nashville Black Market Food Festival

Hello again, hello! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Nashville Patch newsletter. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's going on in town these days.

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Some sun, then turning cloudy. High: 69 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Nashville:

1. A man on Nashville's Top 10 Most Wanted list was taken into custody Sunday on several counts of aggravated rape. William Hall Judice, 32, was wanted on three counts of aggravated rape with bodily injury, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. The alleged sexual assault dates back to Feb. 14 after Judice messaged a woman who agreed to meet up with him at his house and play Nintendo, according to an arrest affidavit. Judice was booked into jail on Sunday on a $225,000 bond. (WKRN News 2)
2. Vendors from across Tennessee gathered at Hadley Park this past weekend for the first-ever Nashville Black Market Food Festival. A two-day festival, the Nashville Black Market Food Festival focused on growing Black-owned small businesses. A total of 30 vendors were in attendance, including vendors that sold seasoning for food, funnel cake, vegan food, and more. (News Channel 5)
3. The Nashville Humane Association is holding its next low-cost vaccine and microchip clinic 9:00-12:00 p.m. on May 6 at Fifty Forward in Donelson. The first 100 attendees will receive $15 vaccines for their dogs by virtue of local donations and a grant from the Banfield Foundation. The clinic will offer vaccines for rabies, DAPP, DAPPL, bordetella, and FVRCP. (Nashville Humane Association via Facebook)

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Today in Nashville:

• Spirit Week: Meet The Distiller With Lo Siento Tequila At W Nashville (4:00 PM)
• St. Paul And The Broken Bones At Grimey's New & Preloved Music (4:00 PM)
• David Ryan Harris At The Bluebird Cafe (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• In honor of National Library Week this week, the Nashville Public Library will be joining libraries across the U.S. to shine a light on intellectual freedom. They will offer different activities Monday through Thursday, including opportunities to connect with NPL staff and library advocacy events. (Nashville Public Library via Facebook)
• This week, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) is opening waiting lists for affordable two-family properties in Nashville. Applications for Levy Place and Napier Place are on a first-come, first-served basis and will only be accepted online. For more information, visit the link. (News Channel 5)
• Join Metro Arts for its Metro Arts’ community listening session today (Apr. 25) from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the East Park Community Center. These sessions are open to artists, arts organizations, arts administrators, educators, youth, and anyone who wants to share their experience as part of Nashville's arts ecosystem. (Nashville Metro Water Services via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you soon for your next update.

— 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.