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🌱 Patch AM: How Nashville’s East Bank could reshape traffic, culture, and state power.

Also, don't miss Dark & Dirty on the Nashville Patch calendar

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Good morning Nashville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Nashville’s East Bank could reshape traffic, culture, and state power.
  • What’s really coming to Hermitage and Donelson in 2026?
  • Do you recognize this car in Nashville’s latest homicide investigation?

Also on today's calendar: Dark & Dirty and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy, warm, temps: high: 71, low: 32.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Remembering 2025: Nashville's East Bank development moves forward despite challenges (newschannel5.com) — Nashville’s massive East Bank redevelopment is moving ahead, with the new Titans stadium, Oracle headquarters, and a relocated TPAC anchoring a 500-acre neighborhood across from downtown. Officials are still wrestling with who pays for major infrastructure, how wide East Bank Boulevard should be, and whether the state will try to strip Metro of some control next year.
   

2. Hermitage and Donelson set sights on 2026 with new housing, restaurants and retail (wkrn.com) — Hermitage and Donelson residents can expect new workforce housing, restaurants, and big-name retailers like Wawa and In-N-Out as 2026 approaches. District 14’s council member is coordinating with Nashville transportation officials on traffic concerns, while neighbors hope the growth also attracts more family-run businesses and possibly a new grocery store at the old hospital site.
   

3. Metro Police seek public's help identifying suspects in deadly shooting of devoted father (newschannel5.com) — Metro Police in Nashville are asking for your help identifying two masked suspects and a dark Chevrolet Impala tied to the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Gavin Thompson on Zermatt Avenue. Friends describe Thompson as a devoted family man, and Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for anonymous tips that could move the case forward.
   

4. Tennessee lawmakers consider medical cannabis reform as federal stance shifts (fox17.com) — From Nashville, state leaders are weighing whether Tennessee should soften its strict cannabis laws now that President Trump has reclassified marijuana at the federal level. GOP and Democratic lawmakers are eyeing medical marijuana options, new hemp restrictions start January 1, and any reform could reshape criminal justice and healthcare access for Tennesseans.
   

5. Grand Ole Opry mourns loss of oldest member Stu Phillips, dies at 92 on Christmas Day (fox17.com) — Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry is mourning longtime member Stu Phillips, who died on Christmas Day at 92 after decades performing on its stage. The Canadian-born singer’s 1965 hit brought him to Nashville, where he recorded several U.S. country songs, became a U.S. citizen, and later owned Long Hollow Winery in Tennessee.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday December 27
  • BHS wrestling @ Maher/Garstin Invitational
    Independence High School , 1776 Declaration Way , Thompson's Station
    8:00 am
  • Candy Cane Village
    City of Goodlettsville Calendar , 105 S. Main Street , Goodlettsville
    8:00 am
  • Pre-School Open Gym
    City of Goodlettsville Calendar , 200 Memorial Drive , Goodlettsville
    8:30 am
  • Basketball Open Gym
    City of Goodlettsville Calendar , 200 Memorial Drive , Goodlettsville
    11:00 am

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