November 7, 2024 by FW Publishing

Early voting has ended in Davidson County, and nearly 50 percent of active, eligible voters participated.

The Hermitage Library was the top location during the two-week period from Oct. 16-31, accumulating 23,152 votes. The Edmondson Pike Library was close behind with 22,847 votes, while the Bellevue Library (20,915) and the Green Hills Library (20,531) each saw more than 20,000 voters.

In total, 209,393 ballots were turned in across the 13 early voting locations, which means 48 percent of active voters and 39.5 percent of active and inactive voters participated.

Across the state, 2,214,879 votes were cast, including 82,253 mail-in votes, for an estimated turnout of 45.88 percent in a

state that has ranked in the bottom 10 for voting turnout in each of the previous four presidential elections.

Former President Donald Trump won the state with 61 percent of the vote in both 2016 and 2020 and is likely to earn Tennessee’s electoral college votes again during the 2024 election.

Aside from the U.S. presidential election, Tennesseans also have a U.S. Senate race on this fall’s ballot as incumbent Sen. Marsha Blackburn takes on state Rep. Gloria Johnson, as well as races in all three of Davidson County’s U.S. congressional districts (5th, 6th and 7th).

At the state level, Nashvillians are voting on the state Senate’s 20th District and House races in Districts 50, 51, 52, 53 and 60.

Davidson County’s state House Districts 54, 55, 56, 58 and 59 are also on the ballot, though each of those races are uncontested.

Residents in Bellevue, Forest Hills and Goodlettsville are voting for city commissioners in the municipal election, and all Davidson County citizens will decide between voting “for” or “against’ Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s $3.1 billion transit plan “Choose How You Move” that is seeking to modernize Nashville’s transit infrastructure.

The News went to press on Nov. 5, Election Day, prior to votes being tallied. Make sure to check back next week for results and analysis from the federal, state, municipal and transit referendum elections.

When the group advocating for passage of Nashville’s transportation referendum first disclosed its fundraising and spending numbers in early October, the campaign provided limited details.

The Green Lights For Nashville PAC reported raising $530,324, all from the Nashville Moves Action Fund, a separate 501(c)(4) organization that leaders said was not required to disclose fundraising and spending numbers. The PAC reported spending almost all of that money on television advertising, a claim that raised eyebrows as the campaign also had produced flyers, yard signs and other evidence of active campaigning.

Now, though, more light is being shed on who’s funding the pro-transit campaign and where its money is being spent.

First, the PAC arm amended its third quarter report, initially filed on Oct. 10 and updated on Oct. 28. The amended filing shows additional spending in the form of in-kind contributions from allied groups to the tune of nearly $90,000. The campaign reported in-kind support from the Davidson County Democratic Party, TIRRC Votes, Stand Up Nashville and The Equity Alliance, which worked on canvassing, phone banking and campaign material. Additionally, the report shows thousands of dollars of expenditures on things like yard signs. The updated report also indicates that the Nashville Moves Action Fund transferred $620,000, not $530,000, during the early period of the campaign. An in-kind contribution of nearly $80,000 attributed to the Nashville Moves Action

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Unused COVID quarantine pods soon to be repurposed

HANNAH HERNER

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A memo to the Metro Department of Codes and Building Safety from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (which houses the state Fire Marshal’s Office) approved Metro’s use of the pods. The approval comes on two conditions: The structures must be placed 12 feet apart, and the city must produce a thermal barrier. (A 2023 inspection found that material with which Pallet Shelter makes the pods is too flammable to comply with Tennessee’s manufactured-homes regulation.)

The 108 quarantine housing pods purchased with $1.2 million of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding were never used. Twenty-five of them sat empty in the parking lot of the Nashville Rescue Mission for seven months — October 2021 to May 2022 — and have been stored in an undisclosed location since.

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Tuesday evening’s memo is a long-awaited win for District 12 Metro Councilmember Erin Evans, who began her charge to use the pods for homeless services in August of last year. Mayor Freddie O’Connell also shared his support of the development on X (formerly Twitter). Next, Evans will create an RFP (request for proposal) for interested nonprofits who may want to use them.

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“I appreciate the mayor’s office and Darren Jernigan (a state representative) for bringing all of the state and local stakeholders together to finalize a solution,” Evans shares in a statement to The News sister publication the Nashville Post. “Now that we have overcome this significant barrier, I am eager to support the RFP process and help share what the requirements for using these shelters will look like.”

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Kevin Walters, a spokesperson for the state Fire Marshal’s office, adds in a statement: “Upon our latest review, the pods in question have been determined to meet the applicable code requirements for units intended for sleeping purposes, if the two requirements mentioned in the memo are followed. The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office oversees all modular housing in Tennessee, including mobile homes, tiny homes, and the pods in question. We are committed to our mission of protecting lives and property.”

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

Fund was reported on the amended form for paid field work, campaign services and social media.

On Oct. 29, the PAC filed its required financial disclosure for the period between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26. That filing showed a $1.3 million transfer from the 501(c) (4) and more than $100,000 in in-kind expenditures by the allied interest groups and the Nashville Moves Action Fund. Most of the campaign’s spending went to television advertising, with additional expenditures for radio ads and text message campaigns. In-kind contributions came in the form of phone banking and canvassing.

Even more disclosures about the campaign are set to be released soon. Also on Oct. 29, Bill Young and Lauren Topping, top officials with the state Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, wrote to Nashville Moves Action Fund leadership ordering the group to file disclosures as if it were a political campaign committee. The state regulators set an Election Day deadline for the group to register as a political organization and urged it to file campaign finance disclosures covering the full campaign “as soon as possible.”

Bureau interest in the campaign was in part driven by registered political groups reporting donations to the Nashville Moves Action Fund in recent weeks.

According to state records published by the Nashville Business Journal, engineering and architecture firms Gresham Smith and HDR were the biggest donors to the Nashville Moves Action Fund, both giving $50,000. Other donors included local law and lobbying firms, labor groups and construction sector entities.

Jeff Morris, the campaign operative running the transit campaign, did not respond to an interview request in time for publication but told the NBJ the group planned to abide by the state’s instructions moving forward.

Other groups involved in the transit campaign also filed disclosures covering the period between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26, though they lag far behind the pro-referendum campaign. The antireferendum group in part led by former Metro Councilmember Emily Evans reported raising fewer than $7,000 during the period, while spending nearly $40,000. Former auto dealer Lee Beaman remains the group’s biggest supporter.

Another organization, Property Tax 4 Nashville Transit, is made up of disaffected members of pro-transit Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) who opposed the use of a sales tax in the proposed transportation plan. The group’s leader, William Howell, filed a complaint with the

Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance over the issues detailed in the regulators’ letter. The group reported nominal fundraising and spending during the October period.

OTHER FILINGS

Candidates and groups involved in state-level elections were also required to file October disclosures by Oct. 29. Among the big spenders locally is state Rep. Bo Mitchell (D-Nashville), who reported spending nearly $130,000 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26 in his bid to beat Republican Jennifer Frensley Webb and win reelection. The disbursements included tens of thousands of dollars for television advertisements.

Webb, meanwhile, reported spending about $47,000 during the period.

Also in Davidson County, Republican Chad Bobo reported raising $16,553.41 and spending $25,143.27 in his campaign to represent House District 60. Donors included Republican U.S. Rep. John Rose, the Nashville firefighters PAC and CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger, who like Rose is considering running for governor. Bobo had about $43,000 on hand for the final stretch. Democrat Shaundelle Brooks, also running to succeed Democratic Rep. Darren Jernigan in the district, reported raising $18,318 and spending $34,853.62 during the period, leaving her with almost $27,000

for the remaining days of the campaign. Donors included the Tennessee Education Association and other labor groups, state Rep. Harold Love and primary opponent Tyler Brasher.

In Senate District 20, Sen. Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) reported raising $23,345.20 and spending $92,351.41. Her Republican challenger Wyatt Rampy reported raising $13,124.14, loaning himself an additional $10,000 and spending more than $85,000 during the period. To date, he has loaned his campaign more than $150,000.

Among the busiest political groups during the period were the House Republican Caucus, Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood and the House Democratic Caucus.

House Republicans as a group reported raising just $42,500 while spending more than $500,000. Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood spent nearly $240,000 during the period. The House Democratic Caucus reported spending more than $630,000, fueled in part by a $90,000 donation from Chattanooga’s Olan Mills and a $50,000 donation from Knoxville’s Phil Lawson.

The groups are focusing on just a handful of races among the state’s 99 House districts and 33 Senate districts.

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Anti-trans, anti-abortion laws make their way through the courts

HANNAH HERNER

Several of Tennessee’s state legislators have sought to make a splash on the national level when it comes to limiting access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth — and they’ve succeeded. Arguments over Tennessee legislation banning trans health care will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in December.

One such legislator is state Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin). After promising action at an anti-trans rally led by conservative media outlet Daily Wire, Johnson co-sponsored the ban as the first bill of 2023’s legislative session. He was successful in passing the law, and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti was successful in arguing that the law should go into effect, despite legal back-and-forth in lower courts.

Tennessee was the third state in the country to enact a law banning genderaffirming care for people younger than 18, including hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery. (Alabama’s law is still under litigation, and Arkansas’ law was blocked.) Johnson recently told The News sister publication the Williamson Scene he is happy to see his law reach the Supreme Court level.

“I’m just grateful to the Supreme Court for being willing to take it up,” Johnson says. “It is a very important issue. People are very

passionate about it. … I’m honored as the sponsor of the legislation that’s going to be the test case, the bill that’s going to be the one that’s argued.”

On the plaintiffs’ side — which includes the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, a Memphis doctor, a New York legal firm, a Nashville family and others — is the U.S. Department of Justice, which will be arguing against the law during oral arguments set for Dec. 4. The ACLU of Tennessee will be arguing, on behalf of the private plaintiffs, that the law violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution because it discriminates based on sex and unfairly targets one group: transgender teens.

“It’s rare for any law to be heard at the Supreme Court,” says Lucas CameronVaughn, staff attorney at ACLU of Tennessee “This law is, we believe, so harmful and so egregious that it required us asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in.

Cameron-Vaughn continues: “ACLU’s task is to stand with our clients, on behalf of our clients, these brave families and young people who are having their rights violated, and to stand before the U.S. Supreme Court and say, ‘This is discrimination based on sex, it violates our rights under the Constitution, we are entitled to equal protection of

the laws, and this law impermissibly discriminates against us, and it should be struck down.’”

In recent years, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law requiring transgender children to play school sports based on the gender listed on their birth certificate, along with another protecting teachers who don’t use students’ preferred pronouns.

“Tennessee, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a national leader in passing these kinds of anti-trans laws aimed at people under 18,” Cameron-Vaughn says. Tennessee is also leading the nation in abortion restrictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court was also set to hear Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, both of which claimed that Idaho’s abortion ban (which resembles Tennessee’s) conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act — federal legislation that requires emergency medical treatment. According to ACLU of Tennessee legal director Stella Yarbrough, the cases were dismissed, in short, because the law is still evolving.

“The takeaway for Tennessee would be that there really isn’t that much precedent at all in the Idaho case,” says Yarbrough, “and that these issues are still very much live issues, and that this court kind of jumped

the gun and got involved a little bit too quickly and is now taking a step back and letting the lower courts figure it out.”

Meanwhile, some of Tennessee’s lower courts are, in fact, trying to figure it out. Earlier this month, the Davidson County Chancery Court ruled that doctors should be able to provide abortions during a few more specific medical emergencies without punishment. That case, Blackmon v. State of Tennessee, included Idaho plaintiffs. Enforcement of Tennessee’s “abortion trafficking” law (which also resembles one in Idaho) was temporarily blocked while undergoing litigation as well.

“Even when Roe was still the law of the land, we have a long history of making abortion really difficult to access, and so in some ways, Tennessee continues to uphold that tradition of making access to abortion really impossible for people,” says Yarbrough. “I think that the efforts to control access across state lines for minors is keeping with that tradition and could indicate a trend of what’s to come.”

Additional reporting by Hamilton Matthew Masters.

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Scene.

Five free and cheap family things to do in Middle Tennessee

AMANDA HAGGARD

Christmas is creeping in, and we’re starting to see the events already. This week, the Wilson County Fairgrounds welcomes folks to come meet Santa and see a light show from your vehicle to kick off the

season. The Nashville Children’s Theater is putting on a showing of Pippi Longstocking, the Frist is hosting a special Family Day along with its Journey through Japan: Myths to Manga exhibition, and Family Literacy Day is happening over in Williamson County. You can also take the family outside for the Fall Start Party at Warner Parks on Nov. 9.

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:

THE DANCING LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS

This week is the opening week of The Dancing Lights of Christmas, which cost $35 per vehicle. The light show includes admission to Santa’s village, a visit with Santa and petting animals in the petting zoo. The light show is open from 5-11 p.m. on the weekends and 5-10 p.m. during the week. It’s open seven days a week at the Wilson County Fairgrounds.

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING

Nashville Children’s Theater is putting on its own rendition of Pippi Longstocking.

The play follows “Newcomer Pippi as she’s on her own to live as she pleases at Villekulla Cottage. Befriending Tommy and Annika, brother and sister neighbors, the everyday becomes amazing as the trio visits the circus, spends the day at school and even attends a remarkable tea party,” according to the description. Pippi’s story is all about exploring the rules in an odd environment. This show will be running through mid December.

FRIST FAMILY SUNDAY

On Nov. 10, the Frist is hosting Family Sunday, where they deliver special family tours, multi-sensory experiences and art projects in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery. A Multisensory exploration station is available in the galleries from 1-3 p.m where visitors of all ages will be allowed to touch, smell, and listen to materials and objects of varying textures, aromas, and sounds relating to the exhibition María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold. Martin ArtQuest will have artmaking stations relating to the exhibition Journey through Japan: Myths to Manga and a Family Tour will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Ingram Gallery information desk. At 3 p.m., the museum will host a matinee screening of Detective Pikachu. Folks under 18 are always

free at the museum, and all others are $15.

FAMILY LITERACY MONTH CELEBRATION

The United Way of Greater Nashville is hosting Family Literacy Month at the Williamson County Public Library on Nov. 9 beginning at 10 a.m. Local author Jeff Crossan, who wrote I Ate a Cicada, will read a story. Attendees will also have the chance to do crafts and will receive a special logbook for young readers to track their reading progress.

FALL STAR PARTY

At Warner Park, they’re hosting a Fall Star Party where local astronomers will bring their telescopes to the Special Events and Sports Field to check out stars, planets, constellations and nebulae from 6-8 p.m. On Nov. 9, attendees will likely be able to see the half moon, Saturn, and Andromeda Galaxy.

Green Hills lands luxury shoe retailer

Luxury shoe brand Christian Louboutin is planning a retail location at The Mall at Green Hills.

Known for its red-soled shoes, the store will take the place of the former Banana Republic. A permit has been issued to allow for the build-out of the space.

The U.S. city located within the closest proximity to Nashville and with a Christian Louboutin is Atlanta. The brand’s parent company also has locations in Boston, Las Vegas and Phoenix, as well as several locations in Texas, California and Canada.

The brand was created in 1991 by the French designer of the same name. Beyond pumps and boots, the store also offers

handbags and cosmetics. The shoes retail for about $1,000 per pair.

The mall is also slated for a Diptyque location near the Nordstrom storefront, according to Norah Buikstra, general manager of The Mall at Green Hills.

“We are excited to add such an iconic luxury brand as Christian Louboutin to our collection of retailers,” she told the Nashville Post in an email.

Green Hills mall has landed multiple high-end fashion retailers in recent years, including Hugo Boss, Marc Jacobs and Dolce & Gabbana.

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

Buehler, Betts play key roles as Dodgers capture World Series

Former Vandy pitcher earns save; ex-Overton High star knocks in winning run

JOHN GLENNON

Thanks in part to key contributions by Walker Buehler and Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are once again World Series champions.

The Dodgers pulled off a comeback for the ages Wednesday in Game Five at Yankee Stadium, rallying from deficits of 5-0 and 6-5 to earn a 7-6 victory and capture the eighth World Series in franchise history.

Buehler, a former Vanderbilt star, was the Dodgers’ winning pitcher in Game Three. He came on in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, with the visitors needing three outs to claim the title.

The 30-year-old Buehler picked a great time to record the first save of his sevenyear Major League Baseball career, retiring Anthony Volpe on a ground ball, Austin Wells on a strikeout and Alex Verdugo on a strikeout to end the contest and the series.

Normally a starter, Buehler found himself in the game late because the Dodgers’ regular closer, Evan Phillips, was injured and unavailable.

“It’s hard to explain [how I feel],” Buehler told FOX Sports after the game. “I felt like I weighed about five pounds. Wish I was in a little better shape, so my heart could have handled it. But it worked out in the end.”

It’s the second World Series title for Buehler, who won his first with the Dodgers in 2020.

This one may mean more.

Buehler returned to the majors in May after undergoing the second Tommy John surgery of his career in 2022, a procedure that caused him to miss the entire 2023 season. Buehler struggled in 16 regularseason starts this year, posting a 1-6 record and 5.38 ERA.

But he came through with his first big postseason performance of 2024 in the National League Championship Series, as he started and pitched four scoreless innings, striking out six New York Mets in a Dodgers’ 8-0 win. He followed that up with five shutout innings in the Game Three win vs. New York on Monday, and then finished off

the Yankees in Game Five.

“Obviously for me personally huge, too,” said Buehler, who helped Vandy win its first College World Series in 2014. “Two years off, two surgeries. It’s a lot. For our organization, we deserve this. We’ve been playing really good baseball for a lot of good years.”

Betts, a Nashville native and Overton High School grad, helped put Buehler in position for the save.

The right fielder’s contributions began in the fifth inning, when his infield single plated the first Dodgers run and cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-1. He would eventually score on Teoscar Hernandez’ double in the inning, which tied the game 5-5.

Betts then came through in the eighth inning, hitting a one-out sacrifice fly that snapped a 6-6 tie and scored teammate Tommy Edman with the Series-winning run.

“At that point, I was just like, don’t strike out,” Betts told FOX Sports. “Put one in play right there. You never know what’s going to happen. I had a little talk with

[teammate Freddie Freeman] just before that because I didn’t know what to do. Freddie just said, `Trust your gut,’ so I went up there and just put it in play.”

It was the third World Series victory for the 32-year-old Betts, who won his first with Boston in 2018 and his second with the Dodgers in 2020.

An eight-time All-Star and former American League MVP, Betts hit .289 for the Dodgers during the 2024 regular season, producing 19 homers, 75 RBI and 16 stolen bases.

In the five World Series games against the Yankees, Betts went five-for-18 (.277) at the plate, driving in four runs and scoring four runs.

“There’s so much love in this clubhouse, that won this game today,” Betts said. “That’s what it was. It was love. It was grit. It was just a beautiful thing. I’m just proud of us. I’m just happy for us.”

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

Nashville SC bids farewell to pair of veteran midfielders

JOHN GLENNON

Weeks after missing out on the Major League Soccer playoffs for the first time in franchise history, Nashville SC has parted ways with some familiar faces and assistant coaches.

The team announced Monday it had declined contract options on forward Forster Ajago, midfielder Tah Brian

Anunga, midfielder Aníbal Godoy, goalie Ben Martino, midfielder Amar Sejdić and defender Joey Skinner. Three other players — defender Josh Bauer, defender Brent Kallman and midfielder Dru Yearwood — are out of contract, with free agency beginning Dec.

12. Nashville is in active contract discussions with Bauer.

The club did exercise contract options on veteran central defender Lukas MacNaughton, who was limited by injury to six games this season, as well as 21-yearold defender Julian Gaines, who played four games for Nashville this season.

On the coaching front, Nashville parted ways with assistant coach Kosuke Kimura and goalkeeper coach Matt Pickens.

Anunga and Godoy had each been with the Boys in Gold since the franchise’s first MLS season in 2020, helping Nashville reach the playoffs in four straight years prior to 2024.

The 28-year-old Anunga played in 109 Nashville games over four seasons, making 56 starts. He competed in a career-high 30 games in 2024, tying his career high with 17 starts and posting six shots.

Godoy, 34, played in 111 contests for Nashville, starting 71 and recording three goals and 12 assists. In 2024, the Panamanian native participated in 23 contests, starting 17 and totaling one goal and four assists.

Nashville will return several key players from a team that struggled in 2024, posting

a 9-16-9 record and 36 points. The Boys in Gold finished 13th in the 15-team Eastern Conference, four points behind ninthplace Atlanta United FC, which earned the conference’s final playoff berth. Nashville underwent a coaching change during the season, as B.J. Callaghan took over from Gary Smith in July.

Among those coming back in 2025 are Nashville’s three designated players — defender Walker Zimmerman, midfielder Hany Mukhtar and forward Sam Surridge. They’ll be joined by midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg, goalies Joe Willis and Elliot Panicco, and later-season additions such as midfielders Patrick Yazbek and Jonathan Perez, among others.

Midfielder Tyler Boyd is also under contract, although it remains to be seen when he’ll be ready to play again after suffering a torn ACL in July.

Expect Nashville to pursue multiple midfielders during the offseason, following the departure of Anunga, Godoy and Yearwood, as well as the uncertain timetable for Boyd’s return.

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

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TN GOP

Oct. 30, 2024. The Tennessean had an article “Tennessee GOP goes on statewide Freedom Tour” I guess there is nothing wrong with the fact that our PAID representatives i/e the Gov. the Lt. Gov. the House Speaker all joined The Tennessee Republican Party organizers on a bus tour for a few days last week to stump for Donald Trump. Well ain’t that sweet. I think as far as the chain of command goes it should be similar to how the Federal Gov. is run. Like if the POTUS gone the VPOTUS is in charge and further down the ladder if both of them are absent the Speaker of House is next in line to take care of business. So the Gov. and Lt. Gov and the Speaker of the House were all on this

bus tour I can’t help but wonder? WHO IS RUNNING THE STATE?

GET ON THE BUS!!

TIME IS MONEY and when a parent is supporting a family with a few small jobs, TIME IS MONEY. Waiting on and riding a city bus to each job doesn’t work. A car (or car share) is the only way to go. Free (improved) bus service may get more riders but Mayor Freddie isn’t talking that walk with Metro Nashville $4BILLION in debt.

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Headline Homes: September 2024 On the List: Williamson County sees major sales; MLB outfielder makes an appearance with Franklin deal

AMANDA HAGGARD

Holdings Inc. (the Franklin-based parent company of Hardee’s) did sell the couple’s shared home earlier this year. This Forest Hills home, which is “hidden in the heart” of the area, includes one-of-a-kind stone details as well as an atrium as the focal feature in the living space. The residence also offers 10 fireplaces throughout its three levels as well as a dedicated wine room. Outside, you’ll find a heated pool and lavish pool house.

3. Peytonsville Arno Road, College Grove 37046

Buyers: Mark Kubow and Natasha Kennedy

Sale price: $5,789,000

In September, the luxury real estate market in Nashville and its surrounding counties saw about 70 percent of the highest dollar sales involve Williamson County property. In this month’s list, the Puzder family makes another appearance, lawyers and doctors buy big and a former Major League Baseball outfielder moves out. Below are September’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.

1. Stanfield Road, Brentwood 37027

Buyers: Sean and Mary Beth Silvernagel

Sale price: $7.7 million

Seller: John Murray Blackshear

Seller’s agent: Blake Glaskox, LHI Homes International

Buyers’ agent: Trish Woolwine, Fridrich & Clark Realty

John Murray Blackshear, executive vice president and co-founder at Healthspring Inc., sold this home to physician Sean Silvernagel and wife Mary Beth Silvernagel for $7.7 million. The five-bedroom, six full bath and two half bath home offers seven acres of privacy and security. Initially listed at $10.5 million via auction, the home includes a sundeck, guest house, outdoor fire pit, fitness room, tennis/pickleball court sitting on a site with a nearly two-acre stocked pond and several walking trails that allow a user to “immerse yourself in the local wildlife.”

2. Priest Road, Nashville, 37215

Buyer: Deanna Puzder, Gst 2020 Exempt Family Trust

Sale price: $7 million

Sellers: James H. Reed IV & Arnold Wallace Jackson

Sellers’ agent: Betty Finucane and Camille Crawford, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Jeff Checko, The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage Andrew Puzder’s name wasn’t on the deed for the sale of this home, but the moniker of his wife Deanna was. However, Andrew Puzder, a Republican Party powerbroker and the former CEO of CKE Restaurants

Seller: Lone Oak Trust

Seller’s agent: Courtney Cooper Jenrath, Fridrich & Clark Realty, and Mike Grayson, Compass REMAX

Buyers’ agent: Jack Miller, Onward Real Estate

Mark Kubow, CEO of Chicago-based energy company Middle River Power, and his wife Natasha Kennedy, who works as a business management consultant, purchased this six-acre College Grove property from Lone Oak Trust. The home, which was custom built in 2019, features hand-painted wallpaper, a front porch swing, and designer lighting and drapery. Outside, the residence offers a saltwater pool, outdoor spa, cabana and pool house with bathroom, kitchen and its own fireplace and dining space.

4. Westview Ave., Nashville 37205

Buyers: Allison and Daniel Lechleiter

Sale price: $4,850,000

Seller: Jeffrey and Anna Powell

Sellers’ agent: Rhonda Brandon and Robin Thompson, Pilkerton Realtors

Buyers’ agent: Grace Oneal Clayton and Margaret (Marie) Young, Engel & Voelkers Nashville Lawyer Daniel Lechleiter and wife Allison, a community volunteer and philanthropist, purchased this Belle Meade home — which sits on just under an acre and a half — from investment banker Jeffrey Powell. The residence offers five bedrooms, a three-car garage, a swimming pool and a pool house.

5. Shady Place, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Charles E. Morton, IV, Shady Trust

Sale price: $4,099,900

Seller: Trace Construction

Seller’s and buyer’s agent: Lisa Culp Taylor, Onward Real Estate

This new home in the Brenthaven community was built by Trace Construction. It features an open floor plan with about 6,800 square feet of living space. The living room was built with “soaring vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and a floor-to-

ceiling ArcusStone fireplace, creating a dramatic focal point,” according to the listing. The main level includes two suites. The house sits on one acre — a wood burning fireplace, pool and covered rear porch fill out the space.

6. Granny White Pike, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Stephanie Jane Ervin

Sale price: $3.8 million

Seller: Province Builders LLC

Seller’s agent: Aaron Goins, Corcoran Reverie, and Whitney Cash, Bradford Real Estate

Buyer’s agent: Patrick Parker, Benchmark Realty, LLC

Province Builders constructed this 7,500-square-foot home for interior designer Stephanie Jane Ervin. It offers six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, with vaulted ceilings in the primary suite as well as an executive closet system as big as some bedrooms. There’s not only a conventional swimming pool located outside, but an infinity pool and a “private oasis.” There’s also a full screened-in porch, grill and dining area. “Welcome home to a world where luxury knows no bounds,” the listing boasts.

7. Hartwick Court, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Smokey Ranch Living Trust

Sale price: $3,710,083

Sellers: Benjamin Carle and Melissa Carle

Sellers’ agent: Mary A. Kocina, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Unknown

Smokey Ranch Living Trust bought this five- bedroom, seven-bath home in Brentwood for $3.7 million and some change. Sitting on less than an acre and with 5,500 square feet, this residence is a bit smaller than your average Headline Home entry. FullStack Labs CEO Benjamin Carle and wife Melissa, who is the vice president of project management for PR firm NJI, sold the home.

8. Amesbury Lane, Franklin, 37069

Buyer: Katherine Roppolo 2004 Revocable Trust

Sale price: $3.6 million

Sellers: Rachel and Daniel Nava Sellers’ agent: Rachel Nava, Crye-Leike, Inc., Buyer’s agent: Joy Smith, Compass RE Former Major League Baseball outfielder Daniel Nava wife Rachel sold this home to a trust in September. Located in The Preserve at Echo Estates, the residence offers five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, while being located withing close proximity to Cool Springs. The home also includes a Control4 audio and security system, designer lighting, new windows, insulated garage doors, heated marble floors in the primary bath, steam

shower, fitness room, a study or media room with built-in bar and mini fridge, as well as a new tankless water heater and framed TV.

9. Belmont Boulevard, Nashville 37212

Buyers: Kevin O’Neill and Angela O’Neill

Sale price: $3,600,000

Seller: Earl Lee LLC

Seller’s agent: Dave Haverkamp, PARKS and Kris Drewry Wylder, Corcoran Reverie

Buyers’ agent: Shawnee Bahler, Keller Williams Realty

This small lot originally held a 1920s vintage stone bungalow. Sitting on a quarter acre, the home has been renovated and expanded to include four skylights, a vaulted two-story entry and commercial grade kitchen. All six bedrooms are en suite, with one secluded first-level primary suite that opens to the back yard. Out back there’s a small pool, spa, covered porch with motorized screens, fireplace, and pool bath with shower. The property also features a gated driveway in front with a custom stucco and iron wall enclosing the space.

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10. Jones Parkway, Brentwood 37027

Buyers: Tara Smith Sarosiek and Konrad Sarosiek

Sale price: $3,575,000

Sellers: Austin Alexander and Alana Alexander

Sellers’ agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee, LLC

Buyers’ agent: Crystal Richardson, Pilkerton Realtors

This home was built as a custom “Mediterranean residence” in Brentwood. Located in one of the Williamson County bedroom’s “premier neighborhoods,” the home feature 10,500 square feet with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The primary suite has a sitting room and marble bathroom. Along with this suite on the primary level, there’s a guest suite, library and office. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and a bonus room for recreation. A lower level also includes a guest room and plenty of space for growth.

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

Draper James names CEO

STAFF REPORTS

Clothing retailer Draper James has announced Jeannie Yoo as chief executive officer.

According to a release, Yoo has 20 years of experience in the fashion industry in both luxury and commercial brands. Previously, she was president of the Adam Lippes brand where she drove direct-to-consumer growth. Yoo, who seemingly is based in New York, has also served as the director of e-commerce at Coach and global merchandising for Michael Kors.

“Jeannie’s vision, combined with her coveted accomplishments across e-commerce, wholesale, and retail, makes her the perfect leader to guide Draper James through our next era of evolution,” said Cory Baker, founder and managing partner of Draper James owner Consortium Brand Partners.

“Her passion for honoring heritage and community closely aligns with the Draper James mission, and I’m confident that her accomplished portfolio of expertise will take the brand to new heights.”

Draper James was founded in 2015 by actress and Nashville native Reese Witherspoon and has its flagship store at 2608 12th Ave. S. in 12South. A majority ownership stake in the brand was acquired by New York-based investment manager Consortium Brand Partners in September 2023. At the time, the company said CEO Erin Moennich would be staying on staff. It is not clear when Moennich left the company.

This article was first published via our sister publication the Nashville Post.

Slow-Cooked Beef and Mushroom Braciole

BY EDIBLE NASHVILLE

This homey, comforting recipe is just the thing for the weekend or the weekday when it can cook effortlessly in the slow cooker. Serve over cheese polenta or mashed

potatoes or cheese grits. Add a green salad and voila dinner is served. Braciola is Italian for meat chop that is typically wrapped around a stuffing, which it is here.

INGREDIENTS

1 beef Flank Steak (1-1/2 to 2 pounds)

1 cup finely diced mushrooms

1/2 cup finely diced onion

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 slices bacon or prosciutto, chopped (about 1 ounce)

1 can (28 ounce) crushed tomatoes

1. Combine mushrooms, onion, cheese, and bacon in medium bowl; set aside.

2. Cover beef steak with plastic wrap; pound until steak is 1/4 inch thick.

3. Season steak on both sides with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Arrange mushroom mixture evenly over steak, leaving 1-inch border on all sides. Starting on long side, roll up steak to enclose mushroom mixture. Secure roll with kitchen twine.

4. Place tomatoes in slow cooker; stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning.

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning blend

1 teaspoon salt, divided Hot cooked pasta or polenta

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Add beef roll to sauce, turning one to coat. Cooked, covered, on HIGH 4 hours or on LOW 6 hours or until beef is tender.

5. Cut braciola diagonally into 1/2″ thick slices. Serve over pasta or polenta topped with sauce.

6. Test Kitchen Tips: For a larger flank steak, cut it in half horizontally. Pound the two halves, top evenly with mushroom mixture and roll up each to make two smaller, more manageable rolls.

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The St. Paul 35th Anniversary Dinner

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The St. Paul recently celebrated its 35th anniversary with a special dinner. The senior living community, which is located on Hillsboro Pike in Green Hills, hosted the event in late October. “35 years ago,

there was a vision,” St. Paul said in a social media post. “This vision blossomed into the wonderful community that is the Saint Paul. What a meaningful and special way to celebrate such a huge anniversary milestone!”

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