🌱 Shooting Death In East Nashville + Dinosaurs Back At Nashville Zoo

Hello, friends. It's Tuesday in Nashville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Frost in the morning. High: 48 Low: 25.

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Here are the top three stories today in Nashville:

1. For the first time in 10 years, life-size animatronic dinosaurs have returned to the Nashville Zoo. The new prehistoric adventure, DinoTrek, features a wooded trail with more than 20 dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. Be careful, some of them may spit at you. The exhibit is open now until July. (News Channel 5 Nashville)
2. A 47-year-old man was shot and killed early Monday morning in East Nashville at a home in the 1000 block of Lischey Avenue, Metro police said. Someone inside the home called 911 to report the shooting around 4:00 a.m. Police are searching for the suspect who they described as a six-foot-tall Black male dressed in all red clothing. (WKRN News 2)
3. Nashville welcomes Common Ground, a new bar and grill that recently opened in the Sylvan Heights neighborhood. Located in the former Chaatable site, the owners said the concept "is meant to be a connecting point between consumer and artist over shared ideas, dishes, and drinks." One thing that was done to achieve this was a policy that no sports will play on the flatscreen TVs. (Nashville Lifestyles)

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Today in Nashville:

• Pi Day In The Park At Shelby Bottoms Nature Center (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nashville Electric Service is making sure you're aware to be mindful when planting new trees so that they don't cause problems with power lines after they grow. The bigger the tree, the further away it should be. (Nashville Electric Service via Facebook)
• Nashville Metro Water Services is holding an educational seminar today to get us up to speed on what it's doing to manage emerald ash borers in Middle Tennessee. If this is something you're concerned about, you'll want to register for the free Microsoft Teams meeting. (Nashville Metro Water Services via Facebook)
• Nashville's first St. Patrick's parade in 19 years will take place this Saturday thanks to Irish Network Nashville. It'll happen in the Five Points neighborhood with kick-off at 10:00 a.m. (INN Event via Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox soon with 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.