Changes may be coming to the way people use services like Airbnb in Nashville. About 1,800 people offer their homes as short-term rentals in Nashville. A few problems have some people calling for a tightening of the rules, but an…
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Metro Considers Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Marijuana
A newly-filed ordinance in Nashville looks to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. It aims to amend Title 11 of the Metropolitan Code, which states it is a misdemeanor for people who knowingly possess or casually exchange a small amount of…
Read More33 Ideas for Improving Life in Nashville
A new report presented Wednesday — “Gear Up 2020” — makes 33 recommendations in response to Nashville’s growth and to stir up innovations from the Metro government. The ideas come from tech entrepreneur Gabe Klein, who has since crossed over…
Read MoreNPR Discovers the High Costs of Recycling
Inquiring minds — especially newcomers to Nashville — often wonder about the city’s recycling program. Now, spurred by a question submitted to WPLN’s Curious Nashville, there’s some news about an expansion of glass recycling and an explanation of its history…
Read MoreQuestions Persist About Metro Spending Priorities
It has only been one week since Metro Council voted on the mayor’s budget proposal, but some city leaders are already looking ahead to next year. The Channel 4 I-Team has learned some council members are asking for $500,000 for…
Read MoreLGBT Bathroom Controversy Leads to Positive Rule Change by Metro
Nashville businesses with single-toilet restrooms are no longer required to have one facility specifically for women and another just for men. The Metro Council voted unanimously on a final of three readings Tuesday to broaden exceptions for unisex restrooms, which…
Read MoreMetro Teaching Foreigners How to Be American
Nashville’s stunning growth of 80 people a day is matched by an important group within that group. The latest figures show that 12 percent of Nashville residents are foreign born. With that in mind, an Office of New Americans was…
Read MoreHungry Goats Save Metro $160,000
For the first time ever, Metro Water Services has rented goats to help maintain vegetation. The goats have been on the job for two days so far. They’re helping maintain the steepest portion of the riverbank by the Cumberland River…
Read MoreTDOT Proves Far Wiser than Metro Council
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has “respectfully denied” the Metro Council’s request to block the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue on Interstate 65. The council approved a resolution to ask TDOT to plant trees blocking its view to the public on…
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