A slew of festive holiday events are set to take place throughout December in and around Nashville.
One of the area’s biggest winter attractions, Gaylord Oryland’s sprawling Christmas lights display, is already on display, as is ICE!, which features Frosty the Snowman and more than 2 million pounds of ice sculptures and decorations. Both are open until Jan. 4.
Other notable Christmas light displays include the 10th annual Holiday LIGHTS
experience at Cheekwood (open until Jan. 5), custom-made silk lanterns at the Nashville Zoo’s Zoolumination, The Dancing Lights of Christmas in Lebanon (Jan. 4), and FrankTown Festival of Lights in Franklin (Dec. 31).
Speaking of Franklin, the Heritage Foundation’s annual Dickens of a Christmas Festival, which transforms Downtown Franklin into a Charles Dickens-esque landscape, returns on Dec. 14-15.
Nashville’s official Christmas tree lighting
takes place on Friday in Public Square Park. Christmas at the Tennessee Residence, where visitors can take a tour of the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion while it’s decorated for Christmas, is open Dec. 6-8 and 13-15.
The Belle Meade Holiday Parade is also set for this weekend. The parade kicks off at Percy Warner Park on Saturday at 1 p.m., rain or shine, and continues through Belle Meade Boulevard to the Harding Place intersection. Make sure to also catch a glimpse of Santa and his
In the past three years, 24 states have instituted bans on gender-affirming care for minors.
Before that, every state allowed various treatments for transgender youth with parental and physician approval — including hormones, puberty blockers and in some cases surgery.
Chase Strangio, co-director of the American Civil Liberties Union LGBTQ & HIV Project, pointed out this fact during a Monday virtual press conference. This week, he will become the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court as part of United States v. Skrmetti. (Arguments in the case began Wednesday, Dec. 4.)
“What Tennessee has done is to ban hormone therapy and puberty-delaying medication only when those medications are prescribed to allow adolescents to live, identify or appear inconsistent with their sex assigned at birth,” Strangio explained Monday.
“The prohibition is not based on any sex-neutral criteria like risk or evidence of efficacy, but instead on whether a course of treatment departs from what is expected for people based on their sex at birth. We are simply asking the Supreme Court to recognize that when a law treats people differently based on their sex, the same equal-protection principles apply regardless of whether the group impacted by the law happens to be transgender.”
The basis of the plaintiff’s argument is the 14th Amendment, also known as the Equal Protection Clause. Strangio, members of the ACLU of Tennessee, Lambda Legal, a Memphis physician and a
Santa waves to children during Belle Meade’s inaugural Christmas parade on Dec. 2, 2023. PHOTO: HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
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“big, honking red fire truck on Saturday as well. Rumor is that he’ll be at the following locations:
• 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Brook Hollow Baptist Church
• 1-2:15 p.m.
Santa Joins The Belle Meade Parade
• 2:30-3 p.m.
Belle Meade Links/Parmer Park
• 3:15-3:45 p.m.
Carnavon West Meade Park
Jolly Old Saint Nick is also slated to make daily appearances at Santa’s Flight Academy at The Mall at Green Hills through Dec. 24.
Classic Christmas tale The Nutcracker is being performed at TPAC from Dec. 6-26.
For the first time in 19 years, Hanukkah aligns with Christmas as the Jewish Festival of Lights begins on Dec. 25 and continues through Jan. 2.
Hanukkah Fest will take place at the Gordon Jewish Community Center on Dec. 15 from 3-6 p.m. Metro will light the city’s official menorah at Public Square Park on Dec. 30.
Kwanzaa will begin on Dec. 26 and take place through Jan. 1. There will be a free community celebration at Plaza Mariachi on Dec. 26 at 6 p.m.
For those brave enough to venture into the massive crowds, New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will take over Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on
Dec. 31. One of the country’s largest New Year’s Eve celebrations, the event will feature performances by Keith Urban, Kane Brown, and Jelly Roll before culminating in fireworks and the Music Note Drop at midnight.
There are also a number of shows and events taking place around town that night, including Old Crow Medicine Show at the Ryman, for those who don’t want to dive into the 200,000-plus-person gathering. Or you can tune in to CBS and Paramount+ from the comfort of your living room.
And for local sports fans, the Music City Bowl is kicking off on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. The action will air on ESPN and feature teams from the SEC and the Big Ten. Projections currently currently have defending national champions Michigan squaring off with Ole Miss or South Carolina.
2023 Belle Meade Christmas Parade
PHOTO: HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
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Nashville family — among others — are seeking to convince the court that the ban on gender-affirming care for minors singles out and discriminates against the group. There are several potential outcomes to the case, Strangio added. The U.S. Supreme Court could recognize that Tennessee’s law discriminates based on sex and therefore the court should send it back down to a lower court and require heightened scrutiny — a legal term that brings additional stipulations for a law to be considered constitutional. Another outcome is the highest court applying the heightened scrutiny standards itself, Strangio says, to decide whether the law is likely constitutional or likely unconstitutional. Or the Supreme Court could agree with the lower court that allowed the ban to go into effect.
There’s a possibility that the new presidential administration delays the case, but Strangio says that regardless of whether the Trump administration wants to switch sides (the U.S. is currently on the side of the ACLU and plaintiffs), the basis of the case will not be threatened. In addition, the ruling would not automatically affect the other 23 states, as their laws differ, but it would supply a standard that could lead to changes in their laws.
Nashvillian plaintiffs Brian Williams, his
wife Samantha Williams and their 16-yearold transgender daughter LW Williams have been traveling to another state to obtain hormone therapy for LW since the ban was passed during the 2023 legislative session and went into effect in July 2023. She started puberty blockers at 13 years old and hormone therapy at 14, Brian Williams explained Monday.
“We are not expecting anyone to understand everything about our family or the needs of transgender young people like LW,” said Williams. “What we are asking for is for her freedom to be herself without fear. We are asking for her to be able to access the health care she needs, and in her adulthood, knowing nothing is holding her back because of who she is. At the very least, we’d ask others to do what we did all those years ago when LW first came out to us: open your hearts and listen.”
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Scene.
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Medicare doesn’t pay for dental care.1
As good as Medicare is, it was never meant to cover everything. If you want protection, you need to purchase individual insurance.
Early detection can prevent small problems from becoming expensive ones. The best way to avoid large dental bills is preventive care. Experts recommend checkups twice a year.
Previous dental work can wear out. Your odds of having a dental problem only go up as you age.2
Treatment is expensive — especially the services people over 50 often need.
Unexpected bills, like $190 for a filling, or $1,213 for a crown3 can be a real burden, especially if you’re on a fixed income.
Metro to begin community engagement for East Bank
Two-year process Imagine East Bank to collect input on 550-acre development
HANNAH HERNER
The Metro Planning Department will embark on a two-year community engagement process for the East Bank development with $33.5 million proposed to go toward specific projects within the area, according to a press release.
The process, known as Imagine East Bank, is compared to NashvilleNext, for which the planning department released a 2016 report that focused on transit needs using 17,000 recommendations from Nashvillians.
The sprawling 550-acre East Bank includes 130 acres of Metro-owned land. Metro Council this year approved a requirement of 1,550 housing units with mixed affordability.
The East Bank stretches from the Interstate 65 bridge on the north to the Silliman Evans Bridge on the south. The northern segment is known more specifically as River North.
• $14.6 million for land acquisition to buy right-of-way land located between James Robertson Parkway on the south and Jefferson Street on the north, with the purchase to be used for the long-planned East Bank Boulevard.
• $6.6 million for design work related to the area’s future street grid, utilities and transit hub.
• $12.3 million for construction of the street grid and utility and infrastructure relocation.
Relatedly, and earlier this month, Metro Council filled two positions on the East Bank Development Authority. Attorney Scott Tift and workforce organizer Nathaniel Carter will oversee Metro’s 30-acre initial development area alongside the future Titan’s stadium as well as the eventual Oracle campus in River North and TPAC buliding.
Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s recently released capital spending plan (to require Metro Council approval; read here) notes the administration proposes a $33.5 million allocation to the Nashville Department of Transportation, with a focus on establishing infrastructure and connectivity within the East Bank through land acquisition, design and construction. According to the release, the breakdown is as follows:
“While it may go largely unseen, the work we are doing today is laying the foundation for bringing neighborhoods for Nashvillians to the East Bank,” said Chief Development Officer Bob Mendes.
“Transforming the East Bank will be a long process and these initial steps are critical to achieving the connections laid out by our community in Imagine East Bank.
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.
Cumberland River’s East Bank PHOTO: AERIAL INNOVATIONS SOUTHEAST
Tennessee ranks 49th on policies to benefit children and families
According to Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center’s yearly report, our state trails the pack in support and resources
HANNAH HERNER
Each year, Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center releases an update on policies that benefit families and children, from conception to age 3. Tennessee is one of just eight states that has not implemented any of the organization’s core four policies. The state has not expanded Medicaid coverage, does not offer a statewide paid family and medical leave program, does not offer a minimum wage of at least $10 per hour and does not offer a refundable state-earned income tax credit of at least 10 percent.
In addition to those specific policies, the nonpartisan research center — part of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development — also presents eight additional strategies and breaks them down into smaller steps.
Prenatal-to-3 executive director Cynthia Osborne tells the Scene one change that could have a quick impact for Tennessee families is additional access to affordable child care. While the state succeeds in offering child care subsidies to families who make 85 percent of the state median income or less and recently limited family co-payments, a bill that would change the way reimbursement rates for the subsidies are set failed in the legislature earlier this year.
“That would have a huge impact on really preserving the wages of the families with lower earnings levels to begin with,” Osborne explains.
Another area that saw movement in the past legislative session: doula services. Doulas provide nonclinical emotional, physical and informational support for pregnant people. To meet Prenatal-to-3’s standards, doula services need to be covered by Medicaid, and the state would need to provide funding for doula training. Bills from state Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis) created a Doula Services Advisory Committee to evaluate both reimbursement and training in 2023, and in 2024 created a maternal health equity advisory committee. Gov. Bill Lee included $1 million in the 2023-24 budget to create a pilot program to try out TennCare doula payment. The state has not implemented a paid family leave program statewide, but it did begin offering 12 weeks of paid family leave to state employees in 2023.
Though there have been incremental changes, Tennessee is still ranked 49th overall. Meanwhile, its Southern neighbors
have changed around it, Osborne says.
“Our role is to provide the educational resources, the information, the data, the evidence about what works, so that others can take it to their state’s elected officials and advocate for change,” Osborne says. “There’s been a lot of progress over the past five years in a lot of states. Unfortunately we have not seen the change in Tennessee that we have seen in other states.”
North Carolina, for example, expanded Medicaid in 2023. Montana — like Tennessee, a state with a Republicansupermajority legislature — recently approved a higher minimum wage and increased the earned income tax credit.
When it comes to evaluating the outcomes of these policies, where Tennessee is strongest is in its percentage of children whose parent lacks parenting support — meaning parental health and well-being are strong. The state is ranked sixth in this category; 10 percent of parents say they lack emotional support, compared to 26.4 percent in the lowestranked state. Tennessee’s worst category is the percentage without access to Early Head Start programming — the state is ranked 50th, with 94.5 percent of children lacking access.
One way to measure the difference between states is the center’s policy impact calculator. For example, if a family works and has children in Colorado, that family has access to more than $54,000 in annual resources. If they live in Tennessee, they have a little less than $23,000 in resources to pull from, Osborne says.
Adding insult to injury in Tennessee is the state’s nearly total abortion ban. Around 20 percent of children younger than 3 live in poverty — more babies born means more babies born with economic disadvantage, Osborne points out. The center’s policies are aimed at giving those kids a fair start.
“The point I always try to make is that state policy choices matter,” she says. “The variation across states is huge with regard to what children and their parents have available to help support them, and our state leaders can play a huge role in shaping the future and well-being of our children and therefore our society.”
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Scene.
Downtown sees sharp uptick in public camping arrests State troopers take in 10 unhoused people around Riverfront Park
ELI MOTYCKA
State troopers have arrested at least 10 unhoused people in the past month under a 2022 law prohibiting outdoor camping on public property, according to court records.
The arrests have been concentrated near Riverfront Park, a terraced green space where Lower Broadway meets the Cumberland River. Police made just two arrests this year under the law prior to Oct. 29. News of state troopers’ sudden enforcement of the public camping ban quickly spread through the unhoused community, many of whom see the ban as a powerful legal weapon wielded by officers.
“They are targeting us homeless,” says Dennis, an unhoused man who uses a wheelchair and did not share his last name. “I can’t even move anywhere without help. They picked me up when I was passed-out, down at the cabin.”
Dennis says troopers arrested him and others at Fort Nashborough, the reconstructed log cabin that stands downtown on First Avenue as a historical monument to Nashville’s founding.
“It’s not anything that I’m aware of, but that’s not to say that hasn’t happened,” says Lt. Bill Miller, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. “It might have been the Capitol protection unit, or troopers from the Nashville district. State troopers have jurisdiction anywhere in Tennessee, as we are a statewide law enforcement agency.”
Over the past four years, state lawmakers upgraded penalties for public camping in
two strokes. In the midst of ongoing racial justice protests at the state Capitol (co-led by current state Rep. Justin Jones, elected in 2022), legislators upgraded unauthorized public camping from a misdemeanor to a class-E felony. That charge carries up to six years in prison and a fine up to $3,000. The GOP-controlled legislature went further in 2022, passing additional legislation pushed by state Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) that more directly makes camping while homeless a felony. At the time, Gov. Bill Lee declined to sign the legislation — a symbolic gesture — stating that he feared the bill’s effects on homeless people. But Lee didn’t veto the law, allowing it to take effect on July 1, 2022.
Residents living on the street share the sense that they live at the mercy of troopers and police.
“To be arrested for camping on public land, you have to meet certain criteria — you have a source of food, water, a place to sleep on, a means of shelter, everything like that,” says Daniel, a 40-year-old man who lives outside in downtown Nashville, as he pushes a shopping cart full of clothes and personal belongings. “I can lie down in the grass and go to sleep, but [if] I have my stuff with me, they tell me to get the hell out. They say I’m camping, or impeding a walkway, or trespassing.”
At McKendree United Methodist Church, a congregation on Church Street with substantial homelessness outreach, John
Graham explains that living outside means navigating power dynamics and constantly shifting territory.
“They won’t let you sleep anywhere, even for a couple hours,” Graham, who juggles three jobs, tells The News sister publication the Nashville Scene while he waits to use the bathroom outside McKendree’s alleyway entrance. “They wake [you] up and tell you to keep moving. The hotels, the diners and the bars don’t want homeless people in there. They close their public restrooms to us. That’s why the streets smell like piss. Meanwhile these hotels have a hundred empty rooms.”
Different people have different theories about the sudden push against homeless people sleeping outside. Some peg it to the CMA Awards, a star-studded ceremony that took place Nov. 20 at Bridgestone Arena. On Nov. 21, Mayor Freddie O’Connell denied local involvement in the crackdown on WPLN’s This Is Nashville
“Everyone’s cracking down on homeless people because they’re tired of giving out warnings,” says one “Downtown Ambassador” who declined to give her name. The Nashville Downtown Partnership employs a corps of these Segway-mounted guides to patrol downtown.
In the immediate term, the spate of public camping felonies has driven more people into Davidson County jails and courts. The nonprofits, government agencies and
individuals involved in the expansive homeless services landscape now include Davidson County prosecutors weighing whether to punish poverty or look the other way.
“Each offense is evaluated on a caseby-case basis,” DA spokesperson Ken Whitehouse tells the Scene on Friday morning, an hour before three camping cases are set to come up in front of Judge Allegra Walker. “Since they are pending, we can’t speak on the specifics.”
In one case brought Friday, Assistant District Attorney Jenny Charles isn’t pursuing felony charges. The DA’s office brought in the Office of Homeless Services to coordinate with defendants, who were released from custody Friday with court dates the following week.
“I think we can all agree that a class-E felony is an overreach, but I don’t think the answer is returning her to live under a bridge,” Charles wrote to one individual’s public defender the day before three camping cases came up in court.
During a recess, a court employee made a passing comment about how Riverfront Park seemed like a preferable place to sleep for someone without any alternatives. She wondered aloud if the troopers in the room would arrest her.
“I turned my own brother in,” a trooper responded.
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Scene.
TSU falls to Montana in first round of NCAA FCS playoffs
JOHN GLENNON
things competitive against the No. 14-ranked Grizzlies, who were making a record 28th playoff appearance.
the fourth quarter. Draylen Ellis’ 11-yard run trimmed the Grizzlies’ advantage to 27-20 with 14:41 left in the contest, and Ellis’ 15yard pass to Karate Benson made it 34-27 with 3:03 remaining.
But the Grizzlies (9-4) answered with touchdowns on each occasion. Junior Bergen returned a punt 54 yards to boost Montana’s lead to 34-20, and Eli Gillman’s 59-yard run with 1:58 remaining accounted for the final margin.
Ellis completed 29-of-39 passes for 296 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Benson made 11 catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Gerard Bullock added four receptions for 50 yards, while Jalal Dean had six catches for 47 yards.
Montana held a massive edge in the run game, as the Grizzlies piled up 254 yards and two touchdowns on 42 carries. In contrast, the Tigers went nowhere on the ground, carrying 19 times for a mere 14 yards and one touchdown.
week with a 28-21 win over Southeast Missouri State at Nissan Stadium. It was TSU’s first conference title since back-toback OVC championships in 1998 and 1999.
Tennessee State was chosen for one of 14 at-large spots to the FCS playoffs.
“I’m excited,” George, a former Tennessee Titans star running back, told The Tennessean after the Montana loss.
“It hurts that we can’t go on [in the playoffs]. But in order to get there, we had to go through it. This is part of the process. God willing, if I’m here for the next five or six years, it’s going to take us time to become an elite program where we’re consistent and we’re sustainable.”
the defeat, TSU (9-4) made
After falling behind 27-6, Tennessee State twice cut Montana’s lead to seven points in
Coach Eddie George’s Tigers made the FCS playoffs after having earned a share of the Big South-OVC crown the previous
George has guided the Tigers to a 24-23 regular-season record over four seasons. He is one of 15 finalists for the 2024 Eddie Robinson Award, which honors the national coach of the year in Division I FCS football. This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.
Tennessee State’s first football postseason since 2013 ended in the first round on Saturday, as the Tigers fell 41-27 to host Montana in the NCAA FCS playoffs. Despite
Tennessee State head coach Eddie George PHOTO: DAVID RUSSELL
Metro Health Department
names director
Sanmi Areola
once served as department’s interim director, will replace Gill Wright
HANNAH HERNER
Dr. Sanmi Areola will serve as the director of health for the Metro Public Health Department, the department announced on Nov. 26.
Areola most recently served as deputy chief administrative officer for health and human services and education for Prince George’s County, Maryland. However, he began his career at Metro Public Health Department as a toxicologist and worked for the department for 17 years, serving in various roles. These included deputy director and two separate assignments as interim director of health, according to a press release.
The department interviewed three other candidates in addition to Areola: Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation; Danette York, formerly public health director for Butte County, Calif. and Amy Yeager, public health director for Bell County, Texas, Nashville Banner reported.
Areola received his B.S degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, IleIfe, Nigeria in 1988, and his Ph.D. in environmental toxicology from Texas Southern University in Houston in 1998. He was a postdoctoral fellow with the Baylor College of Medicine Neuroscience Division in Houston from 1998 to 2002.
Areola replaces Gill Wright, who had served in the role for one three-year term following the resignation of Michael Caldwell. Wright oversaw pandemic restrictions and opioid abatement processes and announced his plans to leave the organization earlier this year.
Joanna Shaw-KaiKai began serving as interim director of health in August and will continue in the role until Areola moves to the top spot in February 2025.
“Dr. Sanmi Areola knows Nashville well,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said in the release.
“I am excited for his vision that is both rich in technical understanding but also in appreciation for what it means to effectively serve residents of Nashville. Protecting the health and well-being of our community is a foundational pursuit for Metro Nashville government, and I am excited for the work ahead with Dr. Areola.”
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.
Sony Music Nashville names
Taylor Lindsey CEO
Music company also taps Ken Robold to serve
as president, COO STAFF REPORTS
Sony Music Entertainment announced last week the appointment of Taylor Lindsey as chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville, effective January 2025.
Lindsey replaces the retiring Randy Goodman.
In addition, and according to a release, Ken Robold has been named Sony Music Nashville president and chief operating officer. He will report to Lindsey.
The release notes Lindsey will oversee Sony Music Nashville and Christian music company Provident Entertainment. Lindsey will be based in Nashville and report to Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.
Lindsey has been head of A&R for the company since 2021, most recently serving as executive vice president. She has worked with Old Dominion, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd and Mitchell Tenpenny, among others.
Before joining Sony in 2013, Lindsey worked in A&R at BMG Publishing, representing Grammy-award-winning songwriters such as Hillary Lindsey and Tony Lane.
Lindsey has been recognized by Variety’s Hitmakers, Billboard’s Women in Music and Country Power Player lists. She is an honoree of the 2019 Class of Leadership Music.
Robold joined Sony Music Nashville in 2015 as executive vice president and chief operating officer overseeing Sony’s commercial partnerships related to digital service providers.
Previously, he was president of Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Artists and spent 22 years at Universal Music Group, serving as executive vice president and general manager of UMG’s Nashville operations.
Robold is a past chairman of the Academy of Country Music Board of Directors and a former president of the board of directors for Leadership Music. He holds board positions for the Country Music Association and Recording Industry Association of America.
The release does not note if Robold replaces somebody.
“I have witnessed Taylor become an allround executive from an A&R background and she is ideally suited to plot the future for our Nashville team in a chapter where country music is clearly evolving and thriving as a key musical genre,”
Stringer said in the release. “I am also so pleased that, simultaneously to Taylor’s appointment, Ken will be in an important wider role helping her build a new era for Sony Music Nashville.”
This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.
University pays $802K for Shackleford Road home in deal that follows multiple similar transactions
WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Lipscomb University has paid approximately $802,500 for a home near its campus — as the Green Hills institution of higher learning continues accumulating real estate holdings.
According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, Lipscomb now owns the 0.56-acre property with an address of 1602 Shackleford Road.
The sellers were Patricia Carman and Alfred Carman, who paid $535,000 for the property in 2014, Metro records note. The News sister publication the Nashville Post was unable to determine details about the married couple.
For context, the home sold for $304,000 in 2004, according to Metro records.
Lipscomb owns an adjacent property located at 1600 Shackleford Road, having paid $210,000 for it in 1997, Metro records show
The acquisition is the most recent in a series of similar real estate deals Lipscomb has undertaken during the past few years.
In February, the university paid $616,613.85 for a residence with an address of 1114 Morrow Ave.
That transaction came after Lipscomb on Jan. 12 paid about $697,900 for a residence with an address of 1105 Caldwell Lane, a street that is located immediately north of Morrow.
The purchase of 1114 Morrow Ave. was Lipscomb’s fifth on the street. Previously, the university acquired properties located nearby at 1133, 1135, 1103 and 1109 Morrow Ave. Adjacently, Lipscomb owns five properties at 4000 to 4020 Granny White Pike — spanning Morrow on the north to Maplehurst Avenue to the south.
9 HISTORIC PLACES IN NASHVILLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
I am shocked at the audacity of government and greedy developers that want to destroy significant locations/buildings that are a true part of Nashville’s history, Once destroyed, they’re gone, never to be seen or heard of again.
Nashville and the state should put their efforts into infrastructure as the need for better roads to move the influx of people moving here. The side streets/roads are flooded with bumper to bumper traffic due
to the lack of major arteries to move the hoards of cars and trucks. Four lanes or more are needed, not two lane back roads and streets. Lower speed limits and the hated traffic cushions are useless. They don’t slow down traffic, they’re just a mere hindrance.
SPEED BUMP CITY U.S.A.
How is Mayor Freddie’$ Autobahn (M.F.A.) going to help with the traffic mess if all the exits are into the sleepy little idyllic hamlet of SPEED BUMP CITY U.S.A.? Will the Mayor Freddie Autobahn
commuters need to do some sort of Jekyll/ Hyde transformations at these entrances/ exits?? Will all the speed bumps spoil any commuter WARP FACTOR secured by the use of the M.F.A. ?
I AM TICKED OFF
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The Morrow Avenue deal and the Caldwell Avenue purchase followed a November 2023 transaction in which Lipscomb paid RER Partnership a collective approximately $2.44 million for three residential properties located near the campus and with addresses of 1301 Grandview Drive, 1305 Grandview Drive and 1109 Caldwell Lane.
That purchase followed multiple other Lipscomb deals, many of which involved RER Partnership. The partnership includes members of Nashville’s Church family. Lipscomb seemingly has paid a collective approximately $9.43 million for the properties it has acquired from the family partnership. Lipscomb officials have declined to comment on their various campus-area property purchases the past few years, and the Post was unable to determine if brokers were involved in the most recent transaction. This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.
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LISA BOLD PRODUCTION MANAGER
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Five free and cheap family things to do in Middle Tennessee
AMANDA HAGGARD
This week there are far more holiday happenings than one could ever include in a list of five. A family favorite in our home is the Tennessee State Museum’s Carols, Cookies and Crafts. You might also pop into the gift shop and grab some gifts while you’re there — there are so many Tennesseecentric items to choose from. The Nashville Flute Choir will be there, and they’ll also be at the Nashville Public Library the next day with dancers from Adonai Arts Academy. Brentwood Academy is hosting a holiday extravaganza on Dec. 8. Yulefest in Goodlettsville brings an old time Christmas vibe with several activities at the historic Mansker’s Station. Or you can check on the parade down in La Vergne, which is followed by a bevy of holiday pursuits.
As part of our series on free cheap things to do with the family, here is our weekly roundup of places to spend time together over the next week:
CAROLS, COOKIES AND CRAFTS
The Tennessee State Museum’s annual holiday festivities for the family is back this year. The family-focused event includes holiday cookies, crafts and live caroling, and they encourage holiday-themed sweaters and other festive clothing for the daylong event. As part of the festivities on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., local choirs will perform carol favorites to spread holiday cheer, including the following local favorites: Lacappella, Nashville Horn Hang, Franklin Brass Quintet, Cremona Strings Ensemble, Nashville Flute Choir, Metro Nashville Chorus, and the Cumberland Chorale.
HOLIDAY CONCERT
The Nashville Flute Choir will also be downtown the next day on Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Nashville Public Library’s Main
Library branch. In the Courtyard Gallery on the second floor, the choir, which has been a community choir of flutes since 2002, will be accompanied by dancers from the Adonai Arts Academy for the performance.
CHRISTMAS IN BRENTWOOD
Brentwood Academy is hosting Christmas in Brentwood on Dec. 8, from 3-7 p.m. This celebration and free event will feature familyfriendly Christmas activities, ending in the lighting of the Great Brentwood Academy Christmas Tree. At the event, families can meet Santa Claus, attend a nativity petting zoo, listen to live music, shop at the Merry Market, ride the Trackless Train, jump in the bounce house or enjoy food, coffee and hot chocolate.
YULEFEST
Yulefest has been kicking off the holiday season for more than 35 years in Goodlettsville. The event on Dec. 7 from 5-8 p.m. hosts musicians, storytellers, and demonstrators in the cabins of the fort and in the historic home at the Goodlettsville Visitor’s Center and Historic Mansker’s Station. Visitors can tour the sites, which will be decorated for the holidays with natural decorations. The free event will also have a market with gifts, food and drink for sale.
LA VERGNE PARADE OF LIGHTS & WINTER FESTIVAL
The 14th annual Parade of Lights in La Vergne is slated for Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. The parade begins at City Hall and ends at Veterans Memorial Park. After the parade, the city will host a tree-lighting ceremony and fireworks show. This year’s theme is “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” The event will also feature Christmas carols, snacks and pictures with Santa from 6:30-8 p.m.
Fresh Grapefruit Yogurt Cake
BY EDIBLE NASHVILLE
Here is a great quickbread to have on hand for breakfast, snacks or dessert. Citrus is in season and fresh grapefruit juice lends a bright fresh note to this recipe. It also
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makes a great gift for friends around the holidays. You can bake in mini loaf pans as well. Happy Holidays.
INGREDIENTS
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/ 2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons grapefruit zest
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and sugar a 9 x 5 x 3” loaf pan, set aside.
2. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup sugar, eggs, oil, grapefruit zest, and vanilla. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
3. Meanwhile, bring 1/3 cup grapefruit juice and remaining 1/3 cup sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. SImmer 5 minutes or until reduces to a nice glaze.
4. When the cake is done, allow it to cool
in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully place on a baking rack over a sheet pan. Poke holes into top of cake with a skewer. While the cake is still warm, pour the grapefruit-sugar mixture over the cake and allow it to soak in. Cool. Yeild 12 slices.
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Headline Homes: October 2024 On the List: A former Titans coach, various tech execs and an ex-HGTV personality
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For high-end residential real estate in October, the lowest sales figures avoided dipping below $4 million. The pricey properties on this month’s list include sprawling estates in Brentwood, a new home in Forest Hills and custom builds located in the exclusive Troubadour Golf and Field Club in College Grove.
Former NFL personalities, tech executives and trusts linked to high-profile buyers purchased luxurious homes boasting all manner of amenities, including chef-inspired kitchens, resort-style pools and, in one case, a nine-car garage. Because, who couldn’t use a spare vehicle if her or his other eight are in the shop being serviced?
Below are October’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.
1. Whiskey Road, College Grove 37046
Sale price: $8.25 million
Buyer: Peter J. Desocio, Revocable Trust Of 2004
Seller: Abp Dlc Lot Holdings LLC
Seller’s agent: Johan Andries Kok, Discovery Tennessee Realty, LLC
Discovery Builders constructed this custom home in the Troubadour Golf and Field Club. The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom residence sits on less than an acre and features 6,385 square feet of living space. The primary suite is located on the first
level, with a “junior suite” included on the second with three other large bedrooms. The swimming pool is surrounded by an expansive lower deck from which one can see hole No. 8 on the golf course.
2. Grassland Lane Nashville 37220
Sale price: $6.8 million
Buyers: William Clay Matthews III and Casey Matthews
Sellers: Raymond Sisler Hayles III and Kar Hayles
Sellers’ agent: Shelly Bearden and Rob Bearden, Fridrich & Clark Realty
Buyers’ agent: Maggie Schuh, Tyler York Real Estate Brokers, LLC
Former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Clay Matthews III and his wife Casey, who was once an HGTV personality, bought this five-bedroom, six-bathroom home from Ray Hayles, seemingly the co-owner of Walker Lumber Supply, and his wife.
3. Lynnwood Blvd., Nashville 37215
Sale price: $5.6 million
Buyers: William and Mary Liza Bartholomew
Seller: 1811 Beechwood LLC
Seller’s and buyers’ agent: Patricia Straus, Compass RE William Bartholomew, the CEO of tech company Trinisys, and wife Mary Liza purchased this new home in Forest Hills. The list describes it as the “entertainer’s wonderland & family retreat” on a private
cul-de-sac in “one of the best locations in greater Nashville.” The home sits on almost two acres and features a winding driveway that leads to a three-car garage and motor court and patio. The kitchen was built for a chef’s taste, and the home offers five bedrooms — three with en suite bathrooms — and living areas “bathed in natural light from oversized windows.” Also included in the 8,000-square-feet abode are flexible play areas and a spacious primary suite on the main floor.
4. Whispering Hills Drive, Franklin 37069
Sale price: $5,441,000
Buyer: Keaton Rye, Whispering Hills Trust
Seller: Beckwith Family Holding LLC
Seller’s agent: Rachel Margolis, Parks Compass
Buyer’s agent: Carol Walker, Synergy Realty Network, LLC
This 12,000-square-foot home in Franklin recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation. The seven-bedroom, 12-bathroom residence came furnished, and the main suite includes dual custom walk-in closets as well as an “opulent” bathroom. The flooring is custom-finished hickory along with marble and limestone. In addition to the many sleeping quarters, the home offers a fitness center, billiards room, theater, band room and waterfall pool. Alongside the pool, there’s a secluded backyard with terraces, a screened-in private porch and outdoor cooking station.
5. Harlow Drive, College Grove 37046
Sale price: $5.3 million
Buyer: Pamela Moellenhoff 2019 Trust
Seller: Aspen Construction LLC
Seller’s agent: Johan Andries Kok, Discovery Tennessee Realty, LLC
Aspen Construction built this home on the aforementioned Troubadour Golf and Field Club; homeowners here can enjoy a full view of the golf course from their high-end residence. The six-bedroom, seven-and-a-half bathroom home includes an outdoor entertaining space with a pool and, as expected, a massive primary suite with en suite bathroom.
Buyers’ agent: Melissa Chadwick, Onward Real Estate
Brenda Motheral, who serves as CEO and co-founder of health tech company Archimedes, and husband Robert Chad purchased this 5.6-acre property located in a “peaceful valley” in Brentwood. There’s a main kitchen with two islands and a large scullery kitchen as well. There’s an elevator to each floor of the home, where there are also six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The home has large glass garage doors that open up to a breakfast patio and another leads to an outdoor bar.
7. Otter Creek Road, Nashville 37215
Sale price: $4.8 million
Buyer: Otter Creek 10/24 Revocable Trust
Sellers: Michael Vrabel and William Chapman
Sellers’ agent: Lacey Newman and Jonathan Heard, Compass RE
Buyer’s agent: Katie Morrell, Compass RE Former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel and lawyer William Chapman are listed as the sellers on this Nashville abode. For $4.8 million, a trust purchased the home, which was built in 2018. The primary suite and an office are located on the first floor, and five more bedrooms are spread through the 7,300 square feet of space. The two acres of outdoor space come with a pool, bar and cabana, spa and private porch.
8. Prince Valiant Court, Franklin 37067
Sale price: $4.75 million
Buyer: Olden Contingency LLC
Seller: Metropolitan Construction LLC
Seller’s agent: Russ Bagirov, Adaro Realty
Buyer’s agent: Caitlin Martin
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and Tiffany Hadley, Weichert Realtors
Situated on 1.4 acres in a gated community, this home “offers an abundance of space for lavish entertainment and comfortable family living.” The home offers 12-foot ceilings, five bathrooms, eight bathrooms and “an array of impeccably designed living spaces,” including a full bar, prep kitchen, walk-in pantry and an office with a small balcony. Outside, there’s 1,000 square feet of covered space and a pool. The new owners at present will have to make due with merely a three-car garage, though the listing notes the garage can be updated to accommodate nine vehicles.
This three-level home in Brentwood offers six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, was designed by Preston Quirk & JFY Designs and was built by JBT Construction. The outside spaces were designed as an oasis of sorts, with a covered porch, glass sliding doors from the inside to the outside, two fireplaces and a resort-style pool with an oversized spa, fire features and a swim-up bar. Inside, there’s a game room, an exercise
room, two laundry rooms, an “owner’s retreat,” an office, a scullery kitchen and a formal dining room.
10. Rosebrooke Drive Lot, Brentwood 37027
Sale price: $4,357,000
Buyer: Jaj Living Trust
Seller: Stonegate Homes LLC
Seller’s agent: Mary Kocina, Fridrich & Clark Realty
Buyer’s agent: Edison Cook, Parks Compass
The listing notes “opportunities are endless with this home!” though many niceties already exist. Built by Stonegate Homes, the 7,500-square-foot home (with 12-foot ceilings on the main level and 10 on the upper) comes with designer touches. These include a primary bedroom that opens up to the pool and spa and another bedroom private enough to serve as its own office suite. Additional spaces can be used for a home gym or an in-home theater.
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