June 22, 2023

Mayoral candidates talk housing, police and development at Scene/ Post/ Banner Forum

BY CONNOR DARYANI, NASHVILLE BANNER

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. The Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization focused on civic news and will launch later this year. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

The Nashville Banner, the Nashville Post and the Nashville Scene co-hosted a mayoral forum Tuesday night featuring the main mayoral candidates.

Eight were invited: Heidi Campbell, Sharon Hurt, Vivian Wilhoite, Jim Gingrich, Alice Rolli, Jeff Yarbro, Freddie O’Connell and Matt Wiltshire. Rather than the typical format, this event featured each candidate onstage individually for a 10-minute interview with either the Post’s Stephen Elliott or the Banner’s Demetria Kalodimos. Here’s some of what the candidates had to say.

Heidi Campbell, who promptly kicked

her shoes off upon sitting down and took advantage of the casual atmosphere, just released a 15-page plan for what she will do as mayor. When asked how she would pay for the priorities in her administration, such as sustainability and affordable housing, she spoke about inefficiencies in Metro government and how there is an opportunity cost with everything. When asked about her letter to the Metro Council in May asking to defer a vote on the Belle Meade Plaza development, she said that she was not necessarily against the plan, but was just representing her constituents. She placed a large priority on making sure future development in the city is sustainable.

Sharon Hurt debuted a new anecdote involving Elvis, Memphis and buses. With the Nashville General Hospital deal at Meharry ending in 2027, she was asked where she believes Nashville

BY D. PATRICK RODGERS

During this year’s session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill capping metropolitan legislative bodies at 20 members. As written, the law — signed in March by Gov. Bill Lee — applies statewide. Nashville is the only metropolitan government in Tennessee with more than 20 councilmembers, and therefore the only city affected.

After a scramble to put together maps slashing the number of Metro Council districts in half (at 40 members, Nashville’s is the third-largest city council in the country), a three-judge panel ruled in April

that the law cannot go into effect before the city’s Aug. 3 election. So for now, the council holds firm at 40 — 35 district seats and five citywide at-large seats, all of them up for reelection.

While we couldn’t fit stories on every race into this issue, what follows is a rundown of the at-large race, and stories on some of the city’s most competitive district races.

The voter registration deadline is July 5, and early voting begins on July 14.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Scene.

Mayoral candidate Heidi Campbell is interviewed by Nashville Post editor Stephen Elliott and Nashville Banner reporter Demetria Kalodimos at the Post/Banner/ Nashville Scene mayoral forum on June 13.

PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

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for more police officers, noting that the number of officers per thousand residents in Nashville lags other peer cities. How would she pay for this? Rolli said Metro is spending too much money on bureaucracy in areas like the Parks Department.

General should be located next. Hurt said she has had conversations with Joseph Webb, the CEO, about possibly placing it in Bordeaux, where the community is underserved and facing health disparities. She was also very excited about future East Bank development, saying it could be an “economic tsunami.”

Vivian Wilhoite has been critical of the Metro Council’s decision to turn down the 2024 Republican National Convention, a decision that some have blamed for the state’s attacks on the city. When asked how realistic it is to say that open lines of communication between the city and the state are the cure to stop attacks from the legislature, Wilhoite said the city needs to not “poke the bear.” She also said a top priority for her administration would be giving pay raises to Metro employees, but would not give a specific source for the revenue, instead saying, “Vote for me and we’ll find out.” When asked what would fall lower on the priorities list because of this being a top priority, she said nothing would, and that by giving people more money we would also be alleviating the affordable housing crisis.

Jim Gingrich continued to emphasize his place as a “political outsider” who will run Nashville like a business. He said that his success has always been based on surrounding himself with the right people and that making sure the people around him would do a good job was the “thing I was good at.” Gingrich is one of two candidates who has released television ads. In several of those ads, he refers to his “plan” to manage Nashville’s growth. When asked for details on the plan, he said it’s coming next week.

Alice Rolli was the lone Republican candidate at Tuesday’s forum. When asked who her first hire would be, Rolli instead talked about what a great job Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake has done. She spent much of the time detailing a need

Jeff Yarbro started his time by talking about needing to soothe relationships with the state, saying the situation was like “getting in a fight with your spouse and burning down the garage to get even.” When asked for his thoughts on the closing of homeless encampments and what he would do to solve the problem of homelessness in Nashville, he pointed to Houston, Atlanta and Milwaukee as cities that have been more successful in addressing the issue. He said the normal pathway of first making homelessness less visible is wrong, and Nashville needs to follow a housing-first approach. When asked who he thinks has been the most effective mayor in Nashville history, he said it was hard to name just one, but the one he admired most was Phil Bredesen.

Freddie O’Connell placed a strong emphasis on making sure the East Bank plan is one that has lots of public amenities, such as housing that the employees working in the new stadium can afford to live in. District 19, which he has represented for the past eight years, has been one of the fastest developing parts of Nashville over the past decade, and in response to a question about making sure residents in Black neighborhoods are not being pushed out, he talked about the importance of informing people about the property tax relief program. O’Connell was a supporter of the failed transit referendum of 2018, and he said there were a lot of flaws in that plan that he would do differently as mayor, namely limiting the light rail portion. He said the city needs to invest in visible and usable transit infrastructure.

Matt Wiltshire used the first minute of his time to lead the room in singing “Happy Birthday” to his wife, who was in attendance. He spoke about the issues Nashville is facing because of its growth, saying he doesn’t want to downplay those issues, but contrasted them with other cities and said they are good problems to have — it means there are a lot of people doing great things in Nashville. A former MDHA executive, Wiltshire spent a lot of time talking about affordable housing, including specific places across the city that he says could be developed to provide at least 6,000 to 7,000 units. Wiltshire is the second candidate who has released television ads, and his latest focused on education, and providing more funding to Metro Nashville Public Schools. He said Metro schools need to have higher standards, and that while he was against the state’s third-grade retention legislation because it was rushed and poorly executed, he is not fully opposed to the concept.

Guest of Honor

Damien

Ms. Denise Cummins

Mayoral candidate Alice Rolli is interviewed by Nashville Post editor Stephen Elliott and Nashville Banner reporter Demetria Kalodimos at the Post/Banner/Nashville Scene mayoral forum on June 13.

PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

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Trio lines up to replace Sledge in District 17

BY CONNOR DARYANI, NASHVILLE BANNER

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. The Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization focused on civic news and will launch later this year. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

“District 17 remains a microcosm of what it means to live in the urban core of Nashville,” says term-limited District 17 Councilmember Colby Sledge.

What does that mean? Within the boundaries of the district lie some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the city, as well as some of the most diverse. There’s the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, which seems to have a new development starting up constantly, and has begun to rival the trendiness of the 12South area, which also falls in the district.

By contrast, right down the road from 12South are MDHA’s Edgehill apartments and the Envision Edgehill affordable housing

project, which seems to be in a constant state of disarray. Then, of course, on the top of everyone’s mind is The Fairgrounds Nashville area, which just a few years ago saw the construction of a new soccer stadium, and is currently the face of a debate over a huge racetrack project.

Whoever gets elected in August will face a very different district than the one Sledge was elected to represent in 2015. There are three candidates on the ballot: Teaka Jackson, Terry Vo and Tonya Esquibel.

Vo has spent the least time in Nashville of the three candidates — relatively, at 14 years — but says she has become deeply ingrained in her community through nonprofit work and her service on the Chestnut Hill Neighborhood Association. Vo has the endorsement of Sledge, and largely seems to adhere to similar ideas. She places a strong emphasis on housing and community development.

Plaza problems in District 23

BY ADDISON WRIGHT, NASHVILLE BANNER

“I want to make sure that we are not creating a place that is for haves and havenots,” says Vo. “I think it’s really important that neighbors, whether you’ve lived here five years or 50 years, that you’re part of the process.”

Jackson is the only lifelong Nashville resident of the three. She attended Metro Nashville Public Schools and now works as a litigation paralegal. Jackson is also the sole founder of Love Thy Neighbors, a nonprofit geared toward community outreach through programs, events and initiatives providing services to marginalized groups. Her top priority is affordability.

“The people of District 17 need a transparent leader who is dedicated and engaged in the community while focusing on affordable, safe and high-quality places to live and work, and I have a proven track record of this,” says Jackson.

Esquibel has lived in Nashville for 26 years. A loan officer for CrossCountry

Mortgage, she touts her recently completed bachelor’s degree in Christian leadership as transformative in her understanding of her community and learning how to serve. She places a strong emphasis on public safety, specifically on bolstering the Metro Nashville Police Department, and feels the biggest issue District 17 faces is future plans for the fairgrounds.

“I feel like just having the experience in running a [business], that will give me boots on the ground to be able to hear what the constituents want,” says Esquibel, arguing this experience makes her uniquely qualified to negotiate with businesses and developers. While we may not know what the state of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway deal will be by the time Election Day rolls around on Aug. 3, all three candidates say it will be important for the District 17 representative to engage with the community to make sure the deal meets the needs of the surrounding neighborhood. We asked all three candidates: If you had to vote on the racetrack legislation as it stood as of June 7, how would you vote? Jackson and Vo both said they would vote against the updates, and Esquibel refused to take a position.

“I hope that the person who gets elected really looks at it and prioritizes the people who live here in the neighborhood, and the impact that their quality of life will have if the wrong deal is made,” says Shay Sapp, the board president of South Nashville Action People, the highly organized WedgewoodHouston neighborhood association.

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. The Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization focused on civic news and will launch later this year. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

Thom Druffel’s District 23 seat was safe and secure for months as he looked to coast to an easy reelection. And then, two days

before the qualifying deadline, it all changed.

Lisa Williams’ petition to run against Druffel was verified the same day as Druffel’s vote in favor of the controversial Belle Meade Plaza bill for a mixed-use development at the corner of White Bridge Road and Harding Pike. Even though the intersection lies just beyond the district’s borders, it is extremely familiar to D23 residents.

Did the plaza bring competition to the race?

“I am adamant that we don’t let people run unopposed,” says Williams. “I feel that democracy requires challenge. I have nothing against Thom; he’s a very nice guy. I think it’s important that we have challenges in these situations, and that it strengthens our representatives that they are always on their best game.”

Williams and Druffel agree the Plaza bill has insufficient traffic infrastructure, sidewalk planning and parking. But they reached different positions. Druffel voted in favor of the Plaza bill, and Williams says she would have “voted against a change of zoning for Belle Meade Plaza.”

But the Plaza, which roiled neighborhoods all around the project, is not the only issue in the race, both candidates say.

“I think that when you get a chance to get started on some of the legislation and some of the initiatives, you recognize that there’s an opportunity to continue to grow, and to do more,” says Druffel.

Druffel argues it takes time to make an impact in Nashville, and wants to grow his experience as a councilmember. He says he’s aiming for long-run problem-solving, also pursuing a Ph.D. in education. He has experience managing 40 hotels across the country.

“In government, management becomes a little different, because there’s so many diverse ideas and views. So you’ll learn it takes time to build strategic solutions,” says Druffel.

Williams argues a new, passionate perspective is needed to accomplish progress. She says she has experience taking difficult concepts and making them available to the public through her time working in the technology transfer division of the NASA Ames Research Center in California.

But more importantly, Williams argues, Nashville needs a mom.

“Mr. Druffel is working on his Ph.D. in education — but as a mom, we get stuff done, and we get it done on coffee and dry shampoo,” says Williams.

Teaka Jackson

Terry Vo

Tonya Esquibel

Thom Druffel

Lisa Williams

“It’s amazing how quickly women who are motivated can make things happen. My perspective is that Nashville has been dragging its feet on many topics. We just need to make stuff right, and I can do that.”

The District 23 race lands on the same theme as many other district races: As Nashville grapples with rising unaffordability, will a new, outside

perspective or an experienced, inside perspective bring about more progress? The district is experiencing steady, rapid growth similar to the overall growth Davidson County is experiencing.

“The people that live in our district are in a lot of ways the engine of our city,” says Williams. “We encompass some of the neighborhoods where people who have some

significant power in our city choose to live. It’s important we be aware that they have their finger on the pulse.”

Druffel prioritizes “protecting and enhancing” homes and neighborhoods, “increasing governmental transparency and accountability in Metro budgets,” “developing strategies for inequities in the city,” being “responsive” and participating in

community “leadership” during his time as D23’s Metro Council representative.

Williams wants to focus on accessible voting, “continuing to inspire innovation” and the relationship between affordable housing and transportation.

A three-way race to succeed Russ Pulley in District 25

BY KELSEY BEYELER

As it is now drawn, Metro Council District 25 encompasses parts of Green Hills, Oak Hill and the Radnor Lake State Natural Area. It’s a sliver that stretches from the I-440 loop down to the southern border of Davidson County. Russ Pulley has represented the district for eight years, and tells the Scene he’d likely run again if he weren’t term-limited. Instead Pulley is running for an at-large Metro Council seat, and three candidates are vying for the D25 seat — Jeff Preptit, Rolando Toyos and David Ackerman.

Folks may recognize Toyos and Preptit from previous elections. Preptit, who is on the board of the Davidson County Young Democrats, is a civil rights attorney and

former public defender who in 2022 ran as a Democrat for state House District 59, but withdrew from the race after newly drawn legislative maps put him in a different district. Toyos is a former teacher and practicing physician with three clinics in Nashville. He serves on the board of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and unsuccessfully ran as a Republican for the Shelby County Commission in 2010 and for U.S. Senate in 2018. Ackerman, who does not identify as a member of either party, works for a highereducation software company.

Toyos, the son of Cuban immigrants, compares his bid to running a medical practice — he wants people to discuss their

problems openly and holistically. He says he wants available city services such as law enforcement to keep up with the growth the city is experiencing. “I’m running for my constituency,” says Toyos. “So what I’m trying to do is do some outreach now and see what issues are important to them.”

Preptit, whose parents immigrated from Haiti, has support from Democratic state House Reps. Caleb Hemmer and Bob Freeman. “I’m running on … equity, justice and community safety,” says Preptit. “I firmly believe that if we have those principles embedded in the policies that we enact, we’re going to have a better Nashville that actually works for the folks who live and work here.” He was the only candidate

who addressed stormwater infrastructure during conversations with the Scene, and his website highlights matters including community safety, housing, education, development and infrastructure.

According to Ackerman’s website, he is running on the concepts of affordability, transit, education and public safety. “In every area of our government, there’s always room for improvement,” says Ackerman. “So it’s looking for, ‘What is that need, and how do we get on board to make that happen?’”

Pulley hasn’t endorsed a candidate, but he’s planning to host a forum with them at Lipscomb University on June 27.

“They need to be super responsive, because this is a very engaged district, and their expectation is that they can reach their councilmember,” says Pulley. “We do have some district councilmembers who tend to involve themselves more in countywide matters than they do their own district, and that’s not going to work very well here.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Scene.

Two longtime residents face off in wealthy District 34

BY MATT MASTERS

With term-limited Metro Councilmember Angie Henderson making a bid for vice mayor, District 34 will see a faceoff between seventh-generation Nashvillian Luke Elliott and 20-year resident Sandy Ewing. District 34 is situated at the southern edge of Davidson County; it includes Forest Hills, Edwin Warner Park

and Vaughn’s Gap, and stretches north to Green Hills.

Elliott, a financial analyst, tells the Scene his greatest asset to voters would be his ability to mediate the relationship between the city and the state.

“The biggest issue that the council faces is that they are having all these

blockades with the state,” Elliott says, citing relationships he formed while attending the University of Tennessee.

“I think our district in particular needs somebody who can negotiate, and I can get meetings with these people,” Elliott says. “I’m not going to grandstand on social issues and things like that. I am a Republican, but I mainly am a numbers guy — that’s what I do for a living.

“I want to preserve the culture of Nashville,” he continues, “not just in our district but in other districts, and I want to enforce zoning laws — I don’t think they’re being enforced properly. I want to make sure developers can’t ransack our communities, and I want to make sure that we act in a fiscally responsible manner, and I don’t think we’re doing that right now. That’s not to kick the current council in the pants, but I just don’t think there’s strong enough leadership and an understanding of municipal bonds and zoning laws.”

Elliott’s campaign website lists issues including collaborating with community organizations, the city and law enforcement to “address the root causes of crime,” and working to make sure communities benefit from tourism. He says he’s seen a shift in “modesty and politeness” in Nashville and sees unsustainable growth as one of the biggest challenges in the city’s future.

“Right now it seems like there’s a bunch of trust-fund babies moving in with Range Rovers, building massive houses, and that’s just not the Nashville I know,” Elliott says. “I’m talking about focusing more on the people that live here, rather than tourism, rather than huge projects.”

Meanwhile, Ewing’s main campaign issues include traffic-calming measures, stormwater management, protecting greenspaces, supporting increased police presence throughout the district, investment in public transportation and the addition of more sidewalks. Her

David Ackerman

Jeff Preptit

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campaign website also lists “resilience” among the issues she’s focused on, calling for “collaborating, coordinating and maintaining transparency in how the mayor’s office, council and city functions work together as stewards of Nashvillians’ tax dollars.”

According to her site, Ewing currently works in the private sector on sustainable military housing. She tells the Scene she’s married to a ninth-generation Nashvillian, and moved to the area to be near family.

Over the past 20 years she’s seen the population boom and with it an increase in traffic and development, continued growth that she says is inevitable in Nashville.

“I think that a lot of that development has been done with developers taking the lead,” Ewing says. “Sometimes that has worked out fine, and sometimes I think that it would have been nice to have more input from the community and more guidance from Metro, from the council and the mayor’s office.

“As we grow,” she continues, “we need to make sure that we do so in a way that is sustainable, economically, environmentally, socially, that pays attention to issues like providing affordable housing for our first responders, for our musicians, for our artists, for people who are at lower income brackets and need options close by where they work, so that they can live in Nashville proper, because that’s better for everyone.

“I think that Nashville’s strength is its diversity, the vibrancy of the artistic

community,” says Ewing. “We’re called Music City for a reason, so I think we need to hang onto the people who make our city shine.” This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Scene.

21 candidates vie for the Council’s five citywide seats

BY STEVE CAVENDISH, NASHVILLE BANNER

Sharon Hurt holding at-large seats.

Fourth, you’re going to have to raise a lot of money, and it helps if you can tap new sources. (We’re looking at you, Zulfat Suara.) In 2019, Suara successfully brought in more new big donors than anyone else, tapping the immigrant and Muslim communities in Nashville. With such a large, late-arriving mayoral field hammering donors for cash, finding new places to fundraise can be beneficial when the usual sources for an $1,800 max donation get fatigued. And fifth, keep it positive. (We’re looking at all of you). At-large candidates have to be prepared to be someone’s second choice in both the general election and possibly a runoff. In 2019, only Bob Mendes was able to claim a seat in the first round, leaving eight candidates to slug it out for the final four positions in a runoff. The game theory of a multicandidate race states that voters often penalize candidates who are excessively negative when they get a second chance to vote for or against them. In a big field with multiple options, rarely does attacking another candidate pay off.

So what does this field look like?

The Incumbents

Allen and Suara are seeking reelection to their at-large positions.

on the Industrial Development Board — a body that has traditionally been a rubber stamp — where she pushed hard on deals the city has made

Ronnie Greer represented District 17 from 1999 to 2007.

Arnold Hayes, a retired engineer, was previously chair of the Community Oversight Board.

Olivia Hill, a now-retired Vanderbilt employee, made news after suing the university for discriminating against her for being transgender.

Yolanda Hockett is a juvenile corrections administrator who previously ran for the District 2 seat in 2019.

Howard Jones has run for office multiple times, including last year for Circuit Court judge.

Marcia Masulla, a former aide to Mayor John Cooper, has been active in the nonprofit community and co-founded Nashville Fashion Week.

Gilbert Ramirez, a former MNPD officer who was decommissioned in 2019, briefly ran for mayor before switching over to at-large. Newcomers

Tony Chapman is a Republican who lives in Antioch.

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. The Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization focused on civic news and will launch later this year. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

So you want to be an at-large councilmember. How exactly do you get a county of voters to pick you?

First, it’s not crucial, but it helps if your name is high in the alphabet. (We’re looking at you, Burkley Allen.) On a ballot with 20 or more names, there’s a non-zero portion of the electorate that isn’t going to look very far down the list. (Good luck, Jonathan Williamson.)

Second, if you’re attempting to step up from a district seat, you need to run an aggressive race. (We’re looking at an inbox full of fundraising emails from you, Jeff Syracuse.) The rare candidates who are able

to make the leap understand that it takes a lot of work to go from needing as few as 800 votes in a district to needing 30,000-40,000 votes countywide. Syracuse started his run a year ago and has been relentless in fundraising and attempting to reach voters outside his Donelson district.

Third, it can help if you find a lane. (We’re looking at you, Steve Glover.) In a race where voters choose five names from a field, candidates who can effectively reach a large slice of the electorate can get elected. Glover, who resigned from the council in 2022 due to health reasons, was an outspoken Republican and rallied a swath of support. Though originally created as a concession to white voters when Metro was formed, at-large seats have become a consistent expression of Black voting power in the past two decades, with Jerry Maynard and current mayoral candidate

Stepping Up

Syracuse (District 15), Russ Pulley (District 25) and Delisha Porterfield (District 29) are all attempting to make the leap from district to at-large. Pulley might have the inside track on the Republican path from his Green Hills seat, while Syracuse was the first candidate to declare. Porterfield built up a lot of goodwill during the Justin Jones expulsion by nominating her former political opponent in state House District 52 back to his seat.

Names You Might Recognize

Chris Crofton is a comedian and musician who is the longtime Advice King columnist for the Nashville Scene. (The Scene has discontinued Crofton’s column during his run for office.)

Quin Evans Segall is a lawyer who serves

Chris Cheng, an ex-Army officer who owns a hot sauce business in Old Hickory, grew up in Cane Ridge.

Stephen Downs, a retiree in Madison, says his No.1 priority is repairing the relationship between the city and state.

Brian Hellwig is an “asset protection specialist” for Home Depot.

Indrani Ray is a health care consultant who previously worked for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the state.

Delores Vandivort is a registered nurse from West Nashville.

Jonathan Williamson is a former Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee member who works for Marriott.

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH JONES

Aftyn Behn, Anthony Davis prep bids for vacant House seat

BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT

Two main candidates are emerging to succeed the late Rep. Bill Beck (D-Nashville), who died earlier this month. Former Metro Councilmember Anthony Davis could be appointed by the council as soon as next week to temporarily fill the vacancy, a move deemed necessary in the event that a special legislative session on gun control moves forward as planned in August. Davis will also run in the special election to fill the remainder of the term, he told the Post.

The Democratic primary, expected to be the main event in the overwhelmingly Democratic East Nashville-based district, is scheduled for Aug. 3, on the same ballot as

the mayoral and Metro Council elections. The general election will be held Sept. 14, when Metro runoffs are scheduled. Davis, who represented District 7 from 2011 to 2019 on the Metro Council, will not be alone on the ballot. Nashville organizer Aftyn Behn has appointed a treasurer for the race and is planning to pull a qualifying petition Thursday, she told the Post. The qualifying deadline for the race is June 22. (Another Democrat, Reyn Haun, picked up a qualifying petition on June 7.) Davis and Behn plan to offer different approaches if elected to the state House. Behn, campaign director for progressive group RuralOrganizing.org and a former

organizer with Indivisible and Tennessee Justice Center, said she hopes to offer backup to the so-called Tennessee Three — Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, the latter two having been expelled from the state House (and then reinstated) for leading a gun control protest from the floor. Behn herself has been a frequent presence at protests at the state legislature on issues ranging from abortion to Medicaid expansion to Rep. David Byrd’s continued presence in office.

“This is a moment in time where people are calling for change,” Behn said. “They want to disrupt the status quo on the heels of the Tennessee Three protest. For me, it was a moment of reckoning.”

Behn confirmed that she was considering a primary challenge of Beck prior to his death.

“Rep. Beck is irreplaceable, but I thought about offering the district something different,” she said.

Though she said she would like to work with moderate Republicans on making changes to the state’s abortion ban, she said a key goal if elected would be helping the caucus organize ahead of 2024 in order to get more Democrats elected to the state legislature, where they are in the superminority in both chambers.

“I have worked to elect Democrats up and down the ballot across the state,” she said. “I would love to be the organizer inside the caucus, on the inside working with candidates and incumbents to organize in these competitive state House districts across the state for 2024. I really look at my role as shifting from an outside agitator to an inside organizer and colleague in order to win some seats in 2024 so we can actually pass some progressive policies.”

Davis called Beck “a dear friend” and said he would continue Beck’s legacy “of being able to actually get work done, get actual bills passed and at the very least do constituent services really well.”

In addition to his two terms on Metro Council, Davis is president and owner of East Nashville Beer Works, which he is currently in the process of expanding to Wilson County.

“There’s a lot of work that can be done at the state level,” Davis said. “There’s a lot of overlap on issues like education, transportation, infrastructure, economic development. Those are the kind of things I want to work on. I want to go up there and get things done.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Aftyn Behn

Anthony Davis

The indictment of former President Donald Trump calls for serious examination

BY BILL FREEMAN

Former President Donald Trump is in the news again with yet another indictment. The latest indictment relates to 37 felony counts of alleged misconduct and wrongdoing, including the mishandling and the deliberate withholding of top-secret and classified documents. This includes documents that put national security at risk. If you read the indictment and examine it for yourself, you will see the charges are of serious concern. This could be the time that Trump’s actions face genuine consequences — he faces real legal repercussions, including imprisonment.

The case is stronger than some might think. As reported by The New York Times on June 11, the indictment contains “extensive” and “damaging” testimony from two former attorneys of former President Trump. The Times reports that “M. Evan Corcoran, who was hired to represent the former president after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, could be a key witness in the trial.” Corcoran had written notes quoting Trump as saying: “I don’t want anybody looking through my boxes, I really don’t. I don’t want you looking through my boxes.” Corcoran’s notes also show Mr. Trump suggesting that Corcoran should “pluck” any incriminating documents out before turning materials over to the federal investigators.

According to the indictment, as further reported by Tennessee Lookout, “Trump

brought boxes of classified documents with him from Washington to his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, when he left office.” Moreover, “many documents were marked top secret and contained highly sensitive information about U.S. and foreign military capabilities. Trump knew the materials were classified and went to great lengths to conceal his possession of them, even after the grand jury subpoenaed them, according to the indictment.”

Preserving our national security should be of the utmost importance to any president! While it is true that other former officials have made mistakes and self-reported improper possession of sensitive documents, federal prosecutors believe Trump’s actions were intentional — especially considering his ongoing efforts to conceal his possession of the materials. Trump’s proclamations of innocence on social media have done little to allay these concerns.

Within the Republican Party, reactions to the former president’s indictment have been mixed. Yes, some — like former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson — would like Trump to drop out of the presidential race. Others continue to show loyalty to Trump, despite the mounting scandals, no doubt driven by their desire to maintain the support of his fervent base.

Let me say clearly here that an indictment alone doesn’t automatically make Trump guilty. Every defendant deserves the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise. However, like Arizona Republic

opinion columnist EJ Montini, I advise you to read the indictment. Do not solely rely on the media’s interpretations. Despite the hard work of those in the media, it’s always best to examine the facts for yourself. Only then can we shape an informed opinion based on the evidence presented.

For better or worse, and if not convicted or jailed, Trump could still become president if he wins the GOP nomination. As reported by NPR, there is nothing in the Constitution that prohibits candidates with criminal records from holding office. This means Trump could weather the indictment and win the presidency; he could avoid conviction but fail to secure the presidency; or he could face imprisonment. As The Hill’s opinion contributor Jonathan Turley said on Fox News, “All the government has to do is stick the landing on one count, and [Trump] could have a terminal sentence. You’re talking about crimes that have a 10- or 20year period as a maximum.”

But you can bet it won’t be as easy as that. As NPR further reported, “Expect Trump’s team to file lots of motions with the goal of dismissing the cases, but also to hold the ball out, hoping he wins the presidency again and potentially takes steps to shut down these cases and investigations.” And though Republicans may be divided in their support for Trump, there is still no way of knowing whether his legal troubles will diminish his prospects for a successful presidential campaign in 2024.

In addition to reading the indictment, I would also encourage everyone reading this to use this moment as an opportunity. As Americans, we can come together and demand a better future, guided by leaders who prioritize our nation’s security and who will work toward a more united society. Though the Constitution does not prohibit candidates with criminal records from holding office, it does allow each of us to have a voice. We can use our voices to ensure we gain or keep a president who upholds the principles we hold dear, placing the reputation and well-being of America above personal interests. Let us demand accountability, integrity and true leadership from our elected officials. Our nation’s future depends on it.

Bill Freeman

Bill Freeman is the owner of FW Publishing, the publishing company that produces the Nashville Scene, Nfocus, the Nashville Post and The News.

Former President Donald Trump PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

TICKED OFF!

NEO-CONTRIBUTOR SELLERS

I am concerned for the contributor sellers out in the hot sun and they never get a day off or a vacation. Looks like we could organize and stand on the corners and sell for them? We could even buy all the papers up front and resell them in place of the regular seller who would have the day off. I am sure it wouldn’t take long to sell all of the papers and we would find out first hand how hard the job is. We could do this !!

NOISE

Do we really need as a society to have the constant noise of leaf blowers all year long? Every day there is a different neighbor mowing the yard with GIANT mowers that would normally be at park, golf course or airport making enough noise to wake the dead, followed or along with the high power leaf blowers doing little except making a lot of NOISE. Can we stop the insanity and maybe not mow so often (do you really need it once a week) or don’t run the needless leaf blowers? Sometimes it goes at 7:00 AM and of course the owners are not home or running out the door.

Another question I have is why do some people have to have on every outside light at night? If you’re afraid of the dark then get a dog or an alarm. Not everyone wants to live next to a well lit up parking lot and have to look at that every night. While you’re at it, quit beeping your horn every time you lock the car. It shows a lack of intellect, education and class. That includes everyone at the parking lot at the stores. If you don’t know if your car is locked than stay home. Just saying.

THE TENNESSEAN

I am ticked off at The Tennessean. It is blatant in its right leaning political bent. In the two Sunday newspapers before the governor’s reelection last year there were seven pictures of Gov. Lee with lengthy articles praising him, and not one photo nor mention of his Democratic opponent. This past week, our former president was federally indicted on 37 counts, 31 involving espionage. The indictments were delivered Friday, there was no newspaper Saturday so logically, the story of that magnitude

would be on the front page of the Sunday newspaper; a short AP article was on page 20 of section A. At the beginning of this month, Doonesbury posted a mock board game that listed many of Trump’s legal challenges. Normally, Doonesbury gets eight or nine panels each Sunday for its cartoon. This time, the total cartoon was not much larger than a credit card, making the writing impossible to read. This is not the first time that they have pulled this trick to censor Gary Trudeau’s opinions about Trump.

I used to receive The Tennessean and the Sunday New York Times delivered to my door. During the pandemic, the delivery became so erratic that I canceled it and drove down to the gas station to pick up the Sunday papers. Then The Tennessean started printing their newspapers in Knoxville and distributing them from there. I also found out that the New York Times is also printed for the South in that same location, and distributed by The Tennessean. Since that new arrangement, there are no more Saturday issues of The Tennessean. In addition, all the gas stations have stopped selling newspapers and pharmacies and bookstores only sell The Tennessean. I called and asked Parnassus bookstore, Barnes & Noble and Walgreens why they do not carry the Sunday New York Times, they said they could not get them delivered(!) The only place I now can buy a Sunday New York Times in the Green Hills/Brentwood area is at Publix in Brentwood. They are allotted 4 newspapers each week, so I have to get there early.

Conclusion: The Tennessean is actively bending and even censoring its news to the “Right” and restricting access to more liberal points of view.

The comments in the Ticked Off column do not reflect the views of FW Publishing.

Matchup set in House District 52 special election

BY BRADEN SIMMONS

Tennessee State House District 52 is up for special election and the candidates are now set following the conclusion of the

district’s primary elections.

With candidates unopposed in Thursday’s primaries, fewer than 2,000 people voted.

Justin Jones, who was expelled from the state House earlier this year and later reinstated by the Metro Council, was the lone candidate in the Democratic primary. He secured 1,508 votes, according to early tallies, compared to eight write-ins.

Laura Nelson was unopposed in the Republican primary. She got 248 votes, compared to three write-ins.

Nelson and Jones will face off in a special general election on Aug. 3, on the same ballot as Metro Council and mayoral elections.

The district includes a slice of the southwestern part of Davidson County, including the areas around Nashville International Airport and Percy Priest Lake.

Jones was removed from office following his involvement with anti-gun protests at the state Capitol earlier this year. He was reinstated just four days after his expulsion, as the Metro Council voted unanimously to return Jones to the state legislature until a special election could be held.

Having run unopposed in the 2022 general election, Jones will have to face his

first ever Republican challenger for the seat. On his website, Jones notes he supports health care for all, ending mass incarceration and support for public education.

Nelson is largely unknown, with no campaign website or public declaration of campaign focuses or promises. She previously ran for Metro Council District 13 before jumping in the state House race. Nelson appears to be an officer in the Davidson County Republican Party.

Neither candidate responded to interview requests.

The victor of the Aug. 3 election will represent District 52 for the remainder of this term, which runs through the 2024 elections. The voter registration deadline is July 5, with early voting starting on July 14 and ending July 29.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Scene.

VUMC ceases operations at pediatric transgender clinic

BY HANNAH HERNER

Despite having at least another month to legally provide care to transgender youth, the Pediatric Transgender Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center stopped serving patients June 1, multiple families confirmed to the Post.

Parents received an email stating: “Your current medication prescription is affected by the laws coming into effect regarding gender affirming care. VUMC will not fulfill refill requests for medication prescribed for gender affirming care after June 1, 2023. … All medications dispensed for gender affirming care must have a completion date that is prior to 7/1/23.”

A law banning gender-affirming care and passed in the state legislature earlier this year was set to take effect July 1. It would require trans youth currently receiving genderaffirming care to end that care within nine months. The law was the fulfillment of a promise from Republican lawmakers at an anti-trans rally in October led by right-wing media figure Matt Walsh, who led an attack on the VUMC clinic via Twitter ahead of the rally

In April, the American Civil Liberties Union and others brought a lawsuit against the state on behalf of families with transgender children, including one Nashville family. One week later, the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in to try to block the law.

The Vanderbilt Pediatric Transgender Clinic’s website was down for a few weeks following the Walsh attacks, and again

was producing an “404: This page could not be found” message since at least Feb. 12, according to internet archive the Wayback Machine.

A VUMC representative declined to answer questions about the timeline and would not say if the clinic is still offering services.

“Pertaining to gender-affirming care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, we continue to fully comply with all federal and state laws and are carefully following the legal proceedings challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee’s new law,” Craig Boerner, spokesperson for VUMC, said in an email.

The ACLU of Tennessee expects a preliminary injunction to be filed before the July 1 effective date.

In a statement to the Post, spokesperson Gillian Branstetter said, “Gender-affirming care would remain legal during the course of our challenge if we get a preliminary injunction from the judge blocking enforcement of any part of the law before the 7/1 effective date. Similar laws have been blocked in Alabama and Arkansas while those trials proceed.”

Tennessee is one of 11 states that has proposed a law limiting gender-affirming care for trans youth. But two states, Alabama and Arkansas, are ahead of Tennessee in the process. In 2021, Arkansas passed a similar law, and the ACLU sued. The case is ongoing. In 2022, Alabama was the first to make providing gender-affirming medical treatment a felony in the state. Like in Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Justice

promptly challenged the law, and eventually a judge ruled to allow hormones and puberty blockers but not surgeries.

The Tennessee law, introduced as House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 this legislative session, puts doctors at risk of losing their license for providing gender-affirming care to minors. It also provides a path for parents to sue if the care happened without their consent and for people who received genderaffirming care as minors to sue their medical providers as adults. Even if the family involved is satisfied with their child’s care, the state attorney general can sue a provider.

In October, VUMC responded to the conservative uproar, stating it would

temporarily pause gender affirmation surgeries on patients younger than 18.

VUMC noted that among those minor patients receiving transgender care, an average of five per year received surgery. All of those patients were 16 years old or older and none received genital surgeries.

In June, VUMC issued a press release celebrating Pride Month, in which the medical center mentioned for the first time its seemingly rebranded care for LGBTQ adults, VIVID Health, which includes gender-affirming care for adults.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital PHOTO BY VANDERBILT

Rep. Justin Jones watches the Metro Council vote for his reinstatement, April 10, 2023.

PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

Alive Hospice CEO stepping down after aborted sale

BY STEVE CAVENDISH/NASHVILLE BANNER

Opponents of a possible Alive Hospice sale gathered for a press conference last month

PHOTO BY STEVE CAVENDISH

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. The Banner is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization focused on civic news and will launch later this year. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

Kimberly Goessele, the embattled CEO of Alive Hospice, has resigned. COO Joe Hampe has been named the interim CEO.

Goessele had been at the center of a plan to sell the pioneering nonprofit’s operation to a for-profit company, reportedly Amedisys. The move spawned a series of protests and the formation of a group of former board chairs, advisory board members and employees called Keep Alive Alive, which rallied public support against the sale.

In a statement released to employees, Alive said that Goessele will spend the next few weeks aiding the transition.

“Alive is grateful to Kimberly for her service to the organization and to the people and community we serve,” the statement reads. “During the past four years, Kimberly has shepherded the organization through steady growth and significant change, most notably an unprecedented global pandemic that deeply impacted the lives of employees, patients and their families. We wish her the best in her future endeavors and appreciate her

continuous support of Alive and its mission.”

When news of a possible sale became public in April, prominent supporters of the hospice, including co-founders Lynn and David Barton, called for Goessele’s resignation. As the pressure upon the board grew, prominent figures like former Rep. Jim Cooper and country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill spoke publicly against the sale and sent letters to state Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to block the deal.

Last week the board of directors formally killed the deal to sell to a for-profit. But instead of ending conflict, Keep Alive Alive continued to press for changes.

“We assume that those of you who had lost confidence in Alive’s operations and aspired to serve on a foundation board will now resign; certainly Ms. Goessele should do so,” said Keep Alive Alive’s Liz Schatzlein in a letter to the board.

Alive Board Chair Vicki Estrin responded that pressure from the group was unproductive and could harm the hospice, founded in 1975 by the Bartons and John Flexner.

A representative from Keep Alive Alive declined to comment on Goessele’s departure.

Kansas man arrested for allegedly threatening to commit bombing, mass shooting at Nashville Pride

BY STAFF REPORTS

A Kansas man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to commit a bombing and mass shooting at this weekend’s Nashville Pride Festival.

According to a Department of Justice news release, 25-year-old Joshua Hennsley, also known as “Josh Echo,” of Hoisington, Kansas, was indicted on two counts of transmitting an interstate threat, which prosecutors said related to Facebook comments made by Hensley in April on a Nashville Pride post in which he allegedly threatened to “make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs for this event” and “commit a mass shooting.”

On Thursday, June 15, Hensley was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigaton agents at his Kansas home. He appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and has a detention hearing is scheduled for Friday, June 23, in the District of Kansas.

“We will not tolerate hate-based, threats of violence designed to intimidate Tennesseans,” U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis said in the news release. “We will continue to work with our partners at the FBI to ensure that the civil rights of all persons are protected.”

If convicted, Hensley faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.

Vandy to host Texas, Vols will travel to Oklahoma in 2024

BY JOHN GLENNON

The start of the Southeastern Conference’s eight-game conference football schedules in 2024 will feature Texas’ first trip to Vanderbilt since 1925 and Tennessee playing at Oklahoma for the first time since 2014.

The Longhorns and Sooners begin conference play in 2024, and each of the other 14 SEC teams will face either Texas or Oklahoma that season.

Vanderbilt holds an 8-3-1 lead in the all-time series with Texas, but the teams have

not met since 1928.

In addition hosting the Longhorns at FirstBank Stadium in 2024, Vanderbilt will also welcome conference foes Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina. The Commodores will travel to face SEC foes Kentucky, Missouri, Auburn and LSU.

Alabama will be traveling to Nashville for the first time since 2017 and just the second time since 2007. The Crimson Tide’s last visit to Vanderbilt did not end well for the Commodores, as Alabama downed

Vanderbilt 59-0. Vanderbilt’s last home win over Alabama came in 1969, a 14-10 victory for the Commodores.

Tennessee, meanwhile, will be meeting the Sooners for just the fifth time in the schools’ history.

The Vols have fallen to Oklahoma in each of the teams’ last three match-ups, including a 34-10 road loss in 2013 and a 31-24 home loss in 2014.

Tennessee’s four home SEC games in 2024 will be against Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Mississippi State. In addition to traveling to Oklahoma, the Vols will take to the road to face Arkansas, Georgia and Vanderbilt.

The 2024 SEC opponents were determined based on two primary factors: traditional opponents and balance of schedule strength.

Balance of schedule strength was based on each school’s conference winning percentage since the last expansion of the SEC in 2012. The winning percentages for the performance of Oklahoma and Texas in the Big 12 since 2012 were included in determining 16 positions ranked by winning percentage.

Each school’s schedule in 2024 includes four opponents — two home and two away — whose winning percentage ranked among the top eight conference winning percentages since 2012. Also, each school’s 2024 schedule includes four opponents — two home and two away — whose winning percentages ranked among the second eight conference winning percentages since 2012.

The SEC will do away with divisions in

2024, meaning the conference championship game will feature the top two teams in the conference standings at the end of the regular season.

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This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Two Commodores, one Vol earn baseball All-America honors

BY JOHN GLENNON

Two Vanderbilt baseball players and one from the University of Tennessee have been named to the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s All-America third team.

The Commodores were represented by outfielder Enrique Bradfield and pitcher Nick Maldonado, while the Vols placed pitcher A.J. Russell — a Franklin High graduate — on the team.

The announcement marked the third straight year that Bradfield, a junior, had earned All-America honors from the NCBWA. In each of his first two seasons, Bradfield was named a first team All-American.

A potential first-round draft pick next month, Bradfield hit .279 in 62 games this season for the Commodores (42-20), who were ousted from the NCAA Tournament in regional play. He led the Southeastern Conference with 37 stolen bases (on 44 attempts), part of a career that saw him set a Vanderbilt record with 130 stolen bases.

Bradfield hit 13 doubles and six homers in 2023, driving in 34 runs.

Maldonado, a senior, was one of the nation’s best closers in 2023.

He recorded eight saves, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.45 earned run average and 40 strikeouts in 31 innings. Opponents had a batting average of .135 against Maldonado, who allowed five earned runs.

Russell put up great numbers coming out of the bullpen for the Vols (43-20), who will open College World Series play Saturday at 6 p.m. against LSU (ESPN).

A 6-6, 195-pound freshman, Russell was 2-0 in 22 appearances for Tennessee, posting 46 strikeouts and seven walks in 28-2/3 innings pitched. Opponents had a batting average of .100 against Russell, who allowed nine hits and three earned runs.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Enrique Bradford PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL

A.J. Swann PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL

Nashville SC signs its first homegrown player

BY JOHN GLENNON

Could Your Hair Loss Be Caused By PCOS?

By Kimberly Vaughn, Clinical Trichologist, Certified Nutritional Coach, Chief Hair Loss Coach and President of HPIHair Partners

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects a significant percentage of women, but many have never heard of it. Even those who have been formally diagnosed with it are often unaware that hair loss is one of its most common symptoms.

The hair loss that women with PCOS experience can be either male-patterned hair loss (MPHL) or female-patterned hair loss (FPHL). MPHL involves loss of hair at the temples and front hair line, as well as sometimes on the crown. FMPL, which can also be present in men, is diffused across the entire scalp.

How can you find out if your hair loss is due to PCOS? You would need to be diagnosed by a gynecologist or general practitioner. “A pelvic exam is important to rule out ovarian tumors, but the cysts often seen in patients with PCOS will not usually be felt on exam,” says Dr. Jack Monaco, founder of The Nashville Hormone & Integrative Medicine Center in Nashville, Tennessee. “Laparoscopic visualization of the pelvic organs demonstrates a characteristic appearance of the ovaries but is not routinely done for diagnosis. But it may be done if other gynecologic issues are present.”

But here are some of the other symptoms that frequently come with PCOS:

• Besides thinning hair, women often experience the opposite in other parts of the body—excessive hair growth on the chin, other parts of the face, arms, and abdomen. It grows at such a rapid rate that tweezing or shaving won’t work. It also tends to be dark and coarse. If the hair is brown or black, laser hair reduction can be a good option to get rid of it.

• Irregular, heavy, or infrequent menstrual periods.

• Acne on the face, back, and chest.

• Obesity and difficulty losing weight.

• Infertility.

• Dark patches on the skin.

It’s also common for women with PCOS to be diagnosed with diabetes, pre-diabetes, and/or a thyroid disorder.

• Full battery of thyroid function tests.

• Adrenal function test called the 17-hydroxyprogesterone test (17-OHP), which is performed early in the morning after fasting.

• Hemoglobin-A1C test and glucose challenge test to check for diabetes and pre-diabetes.

• Gut and stool tests to determine the health of the microbiome/gut.

• Epigenetic hair follicle test to uncover underlying health concerns and get to the cause of both hair loss and excessive hair growth.

Treating PCOS

Unfortunately, there is no cure for PCOS, so treatment is focused on managing the symptoms. “While there is no specific "cure" there are many options for the PCOS patient, such as Berberine and Metformin to regulate blood sugar and insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome, Inositol which influences the actions of insulin, adrenal support, and diet and carbohydrate restriction,” Dr. Monaco says.

The most common medication given is birth control. It takes over the function of the ovaries and helps to regulate female hormones, as well as testosterone levels. However, this alone may not be enough to curb symptoms.

If diabetes, thyroid malfunction, or adrenal malfunction are found to be root causes, those diseases must be treated individually. For example, as Dr. Monaco mentioned, Metformin (also called Glucophage) may be prescribed for a diabetic or pre-diabetic condition to regulate blood sugar. In some cases, this medication also regulates hormone levels.

Weight loss or weight management is often part of the treatment plan, although researchers are uncertain if obesity is caused by PCOS or if PCOS causes obesity. If acne is a symptom, it may be treated by a dermatologist.

Nashville SC announced the first “homegrown” player signing in the club’s history on Tuesday, agreeing to a deal with 17-year-old forward Adem Sipic of Bowling Green, Ky.

Sipic was signed to a first-team contract that will run from 2024 through 2027, with a club option for 2028.

He becomes the first player in club history to complete the pathway to the pros for Nashville SC by developing through the organization’s academy and moving onto Huntsville City FC (Nashville’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate) before eventually signing a firstteam contract.

“It’s unbelievable, a dream come true,” Sipic said. “There’s a lot of joy that comes with it. But there’s the pressure also, like knowing that you are the first and the rest of the academy is going to look up to you.”

The son of Bosnian parents who met in the United States, Sipic is a product of a Nashville SC youth academy that began in 2020 with an eye toward growing soccer and eventually producing homegrown players for the Major League Soccer team. MLS defines homegrown players as players who have lived in the club’s league-determined territory and who have spent at least one year in the club’s academy.

“The lifeline of any club [is] its youth academy and the ability to grow their own players,” Nashville SC general manager Mike Jacobs said. “That’s not just here at Nashville Soccer Club, or in Major League Soccer but really anywhere in the world. It’s for a club’s

present, and for the club’s future.

“Today’s another really important and special mile marker for Nashville Soccer Club. Signing Adem as our first homegrown player is special for not only Adem and his family and for our club’s fans, but really is a peek behind the curtain of what we hope will start to be a conveyor belt of players … We now have a full pro player pathway that for the first time enables us to be like any other club in the world.”

Originally selected for the Nashville SC’s Youth Academy in an open tryout three years ago, the 6-1, 181-pound Sipic has trained this year with the MLS club at times during the preseason and regular season.

He’s played six games for Huntsville City FC and scored his first professional goal during the run of play during Huntsville’s 4-2 win over St. Louis CITY2 last Sunday.

Sipic will continue to play for Huntsville City FC as he grows and develops, but is now eligible to be recalled by Nashville SC as well.

“Physically, he’s a specimen, compared to the players his age,” Jacobs said. “And as a center forward, he’s probably a prototype for what you look for from a physical standpoint, not only just his size and strength, but also his pace.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

No one is exactly sure what causes PCOS, although researchers believe it’s usually a combination of genetic and environmental factors. In fact, animal studies suggest that in some cases, it may begin as a result of genetic or chemical changes in the womb.

“The exact cause is not known, but it is clearly a hormonal condition,” Dr. Monaco says. “The classic PCOS patient is obese and has blood sugar and insulin abnormalities and high blood pressure. There is a variant of PCOS, however, where the patients are thinner and may have only acne or facial hair as their presenting symptoms.”

Testing for PCOS

PCOS is generally diagnosed through extensive testing. First, an ultrasound is performed to look for ovarian cysts. However, the absence of cysts doesn’t necessarily mean the absence of the syndrome. In some women, there are no cysts at all, while others will have cysts that come and go, as their hormone levels and menstrual periods regulate for months at a time. For these reasons, PCOS is an exceedingly complicated disease.

Besides an ultrasound, a battery of tests should be done to make a diagnosis and determine the root cause. This is because PCOS may be attributed to elevated testosterone levels, thyroid malfunction, adrenal gland malfunction, diabetes/pre-diabetes, and/or poor ratio of beneficial to harmful bacteria in the gut. “Testing to make the diagnosis of PCOS includes blood testing for testosterone levels, blood sugar and insulin resistance, and adrenal hormones, both salivary and blood,” according to Dr. Monaco. “Pelvic ultrasound and thyroid hormones will also be helpful,” he says.

Therefore, the evaluations include:

• Total testosterone test. Bear in mind that some women with PCOS have seemingly normal testosterone levels. In this case, the problem is often abnormal sex hormone binding globulin, which carries testosterone around in the body. If that’s the culprit, testosterone levels may need to be reduced below what is considered normal.

But what about hair loss? Do any of these treatments help to curb thinning hair or the excessive hair growth on other parts of the body? Yes, they can help. Scalp treatments that stimulate blood circulation on the scalp can encourage growth. Meanwhile, efforts to reduce testosterone levels, which are usually responsible for excessive hair growth, can reduce unwanted hair. Of course, any hair that is already on the face and body must be removed through procedures like laser hair reduction, which can usually kill the hair follicle with about eight treatments. Without lowering testosterone, however, the hair will continue to grow despite laser treatments, which can be expensive if they have to be repeated regularly.

Additionally, diet and exercise can potentially help with all symptoms of PCOS from hair loss and hair growth to irregular periods, blood sugar, insulin levels associated with diabetes and pre-diabetes, obesity, and poor gut health. Nutrition management must be individualized, though. There is no one-size-fits-all diet. Therefore, it’s important to work with a registered dietician who has experience with PCOS.

If you have hair loss accompanied by irregular, heavy, or infrequent periods, or if you have hair loss along with excessive hair growth on the face and body (as well as any of the other symptoms mentioned in this article), please look for a gynecologist or general medical doctor with experience diagnosing and treating PCOS. There are social media groups available to help you find referrals in your area. A doctor who is knowledgeable about this disease can guide you with an individualized treatment plan based on your test results. It’s also recommended to see a Certified Trichologist to specifically treat your hair loss and excessive hair growth.

HPIHair Partners has offices in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Contact HPIHair Partners via www.hpihairpartners.com or 615-662-8722 for more information.

Adem Sipic PHOTO COURTESY OF NASHVILLE SC

Belmont progresses with planned tower project

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

$9,300 for the property in 1956, Metro records show.

Belmont will still need to acquire a Metro Development and Housing Agency-owned property located at 1411 Caldwell Ave. in order to break ground by late summer on the 10-story building. The Post has yet to determine what the university will pay MDHA and when that transaction will be finalized.

The deal involving 2006 15th Ave. S. is the equivalent of about $209 per foot based on acreage.

As the Post has previously reported, Caldwell Hall II will offer 714 beds and about 4,134 square feet of ground-level retail space. The tower will rise on a site with a main address of 1407 Caldwell Ave. and to the immediate west of Belmont’s Caldwell Hall, an 11-story residential building that opened in fall 2022 with a price tag of $98 million. Nearby is Tall Hall,

The university has enlisted ESa as the architect and Catalyst Design Group for land-planning and engineering efforts. Both companies are local The seven properties needed to accommodate Caldwell Hall II (which will mimic Caldwell Hall in design) cover a collective 1.55 acres.

The existing Caldwell Hall is a 268,000-square-foot structure that offers more than 600 beds and a main address of 1303 Caldwell Ave. It sits on a 3.7-acre site on the south side of Caldwell and takes design cues from Tall Hall.

Belmont broke ground in January 2017 on the 11-floor Tall Hall. That project carried a roughly $80 million price tag.

The effort to undertake Caldwell Hall II comes as Belmont nears completion of work on its 3-D Building and recently topped construction of the structure to house the university’s future Frist College of Medicine.

Caldwell Hall II

PHOTO COURTESY OF BELMONT, ESA

BUSINESS BRIEFS

VFW site near TailGate Brewery listed for $9.5M

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

A West Davidson County property that is home, in part, to the Veterans of Foreign Wars headquarters building has been offered for sale for $9.5 million.

The main address of the multi-parcel site is 7220 Charlotte Pike, with the original TailGate Brewery facility located less than a mile to the west.

Linda Byrd, a broker with Nashville’s Next Home Music City Realty is listing the 4.24-acre property (which includes a 1958-constructed 6,842-square-foot building).

Byrd co-owns 1.34 acres of raw land that fronts Charlotte Pike and sits adjacent to, and in front of, the almost 2.9-acre VFW property. That site is part of the $9.5 million offering. The area seemingly offers few comparable recent sales. For contrast, TailGate owner Wesley Keegan paid $1.8 million for his 7.35-acre property, which sits at 7300 Charlotte Pike, in 2016 Metro records show.

VFW has owned its property since 1967, and Metro records are unclear as to what it paid. Similarly, Metro records are not clear as to what Byrd, via Charlotte West Partners LLC, paid for her property (which is sandwiched by Charlotte Pike

and Old Charlotte Pike).

The overall site sits adjacent to the property home to concrete product supplier SRM Concrete.

The Metro Planning Commission recently approved a zone change for the property, a move that will allow a future buyer to redevelop the site with a mixed-use 220,000-square-foot building of up to 216 residential units. The first of three Metro Council votes on the mixed-use rezoning request will be in July.

Nashville’s Dale & Associates is handling land-planning and engineering duties.

“Councilman Dave Rosenberg is fully in support of the VFW’s effort to rezone the property as Metro wants to eliminate a rightof-way on one side of the property so that the state no longer is required to maintain that segment of the road,” Byrd said.

Headquartered in Kansas City and operating as a nonprofit, VFW was created in 1899 and is home to more than 1.1 million members.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Cooper spokesperson TJ Ducklo joining Biden campaign

BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT

TJ Ducklo, Mayor John Cooper’s top communications strategist, will leave the mayor’s office to work for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, according to the Tennessee Lookout.

The move comes 14 months after Ducklo, a veteran of Biden’s 2020 campaign, joined Cooper’s office.

Ducklo started working at the White House after Biden’s 2020 victory but the tenure did not last long, as an outburst aimed at a reporter led to his resignation. Tara Palmeri, the reporter, recently wrote about the experience and Ducklo’s efforts at reconciliation.

Ducklo, a Nashville native, joined Cooper’s office as the mayor was gearing up for both a reelection bid and negotiations over a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans. Cooper opted against reelection, but he was successful in getting a Titans deal through the Metro Council.

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The City of Oak Hill Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The City of Oak Hill

The City of Oak Hill Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The City of Oak Hill, Tennessee, hereby provides certain financial informa;on for the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 56, Sec;on 206.

The City of Oak Hill, Tennessee, hereby provides certain financial informa;on for the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 56, Sec;on 206.

The City of Oak Hill, Tennessee, hereby provides certain financial informa;on for the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 56, Sec;on 206.

Ducklo did not exactly keep his head down while working in local government. Following one vote on the Titans stadium proposal, a Ducklo tweet — “Tough night for the loudest voices in the room” — triggered an angry response from nearly half of the Metro Council. He also joked (?) about calling the police on one of Cooper’s political rivals.

The Lookout notes that Ducklo’s title on the presidential campaign will be senior adviser for communications. He is expected to leave his job with Metro at the end of the month.

“I think serving at the local level has been a challenge and really good for him,” Metro Chief Operating Officer Kristin Wilson told the Lookout.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

There will be a public hearing concerning the Budget at City Hall, on June 27th, 2023, at 6:00 PM. All ci;zens are welcome to par;cipate. The Budget and all suppor;ng data are public record and available for public inspec;on by anyone at the City Hall.

There will be a public hearing concerning the Budget at City Hall, on June 27th, 2023, at 6:00 PM. All ci;zens are welcome to par;cipate. The Budget and all suppor;ng data are public record and available for public inspec;on by anyone at the City Hall.

There will be a public hearing concerning the Budget at City Hall, on June 27th, 2023, at All ci;zens are welcome to par;cipate. The Budget and all suppor;ng data are public record available for public inspec;on by anyone at the City Hall.

General Fund FY 2022

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bar s

BY EDIBLE NASHVILLE

Cheesecake collides with fresh blueberries and a streusel topping in this easy recipe. Of course we use local

blueberries when in season. For more blueberry recipes and blueberry picking go to ediblenashville.com

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1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2-3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

12 ounces cream cheese (1-1/2 packages), softened

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13-by 9-inch baking pan.

2. Combine 1/2 cup of the butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until fluffy. Add 2 cups flour, the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat until crumbly. Transfer crumbs to the baking pan and pat down. Bake 10 minutes.

3. Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, lemon zest and juice and almond extract until fluffy. Add eggs, beat well after each addition.

4. Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over

2-1/2 teaspoons lemon zest

3 tablespoons lemon juice

2 large eggs

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds

1 cup fresh blueberries

the crumb crust and bake 20 minutes until the cheesecake has set.

5. In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, remaining 3/4 cup flour, cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and stir until mixture is crumbly. Stir in almonds.

6. Sprinkle blueberries and crumb mixture over cheesecake and bake 20 minutes until the crumbs have browned. Cool and refrigerate at least 2 hours until the cheesecake is firm before cutting into 24 bars.

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Five free and cheap family things to do in middle Tennessee

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

We’re all over Middle Tennessee in this week’s list of free and cheap events. Our pals at the Nashville Scene are hosting the last of their Movies in the Park at Elmington Park on June 22. We can’t promise a pop-up wedding will happen again (as one did at one of the previous events this year), but it’ll be magical nonetheless. You can take your furry family members

down to Lucky Ladd Farms for a day of fun. Spring Hill is inviting folks out to experience the city as they round up the best local vendors, organizations and more for a day of fun at Summit High School. And then there’s music down in Williamson County and some magic over at the Hadley Park Branch of the Nashville Public Library. As part of our series on free and cheap

things to do with the family, here is our weekly roundup of places to spend time together over the next week:

NASHVILLE SCENE’S MOVIES IN THE PARK

The last of the Nashville Scene’s Movies in the Park will be hosted at Elmington Park on June 22. Bring the family out to see Lightyear. Before the free movie starts at dark, there will be games, giveaways and snacks and drinks for sale from local vendors. The movies are shown in open caption, and the event is pet friendly.

PUPS IN THE PARK: SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL

On June 24 and July 8 Lucky Ladd Farms is opening the farm and Sunflower Festival up for folks to bring their furry family members to the farm. On almost every other day of the year, doggies are not allowed on the farm unless they are service animals. Dogs must be on non-retractable leashes on the property and must be on their best behavior. The admission is $10 per dog, and a portion of the proceeds go to local shelters and rescues.

EXPERIENCE SPRING HILL

Several businesses and community

organizations will come together at Summit High School in Spring Hill to show exactly what the city has to offer at Experience Spring Hill. On June 24, the event will offer face painting and hair braiding stations, a touch-a-truck display, mobile gaming and virtual reality stations and a bounce house. The event will have dance, music, food and may even have a couple of characters there to meet kids.

MUSIC IN THE VINES

At Arrington Vineyards on June 24, there will be two free musical performances for guests enjoying wine down in Arrington. Andrew Carney will perform a jazz set at the Hillside stage and the Howlin’ Brothers will perform a bluegrass set at the Barn. The vineyard is family friendly and the perfect place to spend a weekend day if there’s a nice breeze.

RODNEY THE MAGICIAN’S AMAZING MAGIC SHOW

On June 28 at the Nashville Public Library’s Hadley Park Branch, Rodney the Magician will perform his Amazing Magic show at 11 a.m. The show is a comedy magic show with cards, birds, bunnies, audience participation and lots of fun.

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Davidson County DAR celebrates Flag Day

BY MATT MASTERS

PHOTOS BY MATT MASTERS

The Davidson County Regents Council Daughters of the American Revolution hosted their annual Flag Day ceremony on June 14 at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

The event featured keynote speaker DeAnn Christian Killion, who serves as the regent of the Robert Cooke Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the vice-chair of the Davidson County Regents Council and district vice-chair of the Tennessee History Committee for the The Tennessee Society of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Killion gave a presentation to the group of several dozen attendees about the history of flags that have been flown over Tennessee. The event drew DAR members from across the region as well as members of

several other community groups.

“Today marks a special day where we honor and celebrate the flag of our great nation,” Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution (TCAR) President Choen Daniels said. “It is under her stars and stripes where we are sheltered in freedom and liberty.”

Several TSCAR members performed “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “God Bless America” acapella, while the national anthem was performed by TSCAR member Abby Thacker.

The program concluded with a gravesite wreath laying ceremony at the headstone of Union soldier Capt. William Driver (18031886) in Nashville’s City Cemetery. Driver is credited with nicknaming the American flag “Old Glory.

Members of the Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution color guard present the colors at the DAR’s 2023 Flag Day celebration at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

DeAnn Christian Killion gives a presentation during the DAR’s 2023 Flag Day ceremony at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Members of the Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution perform ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag’ and ‘God Bless America’ during a 2023 DAR Flag Day ceremony at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

DAR members lay a wreath at the grave of Union soldier Capt. William Driver in Nashville’s City Cemetery as part of a 2023 Flag Day ceremony.

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