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Where to eat in Nashville on Thanksgiving STAFF REPORTS

A memorial outside the Covenant School

PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

State, local leaders respond to leaked photos of Covenant School shooter’s writings

Mayor Freddie O’Connell calls for investigation into the documents’ release

BY MATT MASTERS

Three pages of writings by deceased Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale have been published by right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder, leading Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell to call for a Metro investigation of the leak.

Crowder, the host of Louder With Crowder, who earlier this year was accused of abusive behavior at work and in his personal

life, published excerpts of what the outlet has called a “manifesto,” a term that has been criticized by families of the March 2023 school shooting that killed three children and three adult staff members. Hale was killed by responding MNPD officers.

The Metro Nashville Police Department would not confirm to The News the authenticity of the photos released of the

documents — one of which shows a marked MNPD vehicle in the background — or comment on the leak.

Soon after Crowder published photos of the documents, Mayor O’Connell released the following statement: “I have directed Wally Dietz, Metro’s Law Director, to initiate an investigation into how these images could have >> PAGE 3

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

With many restaurants being closed for the holiday, it’s always a bit of a struggle to find something to eat on Thanksgiving day for those who don’t plan on cooking or for those who don’t celebrate.

With that in mind, we have rounded up a selection of Nashville restaurants that plan on being open on Nov. 23, many of which are offering multi-course meals or all-youcan-eat Thanksgiving buffets.

1 Kitchen is open from 12-7 p.m. and is taking reservations.

The Rutledge is open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Reservations are required.

Stationary is open from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m., and does require reservations.

Sadie’s is open from 12-8 p.m.

Church and Union and Ophelia’s Pizza + Bar will be open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Reservations are required.

Monell’s is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Reservations are not required.

Stateside Kitchen, Harper’s Steakhouse, and Oak Steakhouse will all be open from 12-8 p.m. Reservations are required.

Mimo Restaurant and Bar will have sessions at 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and 2:30-7:30 p.m.

Reservations are required.

Carne Mare is open from 1-8 p.m.

Reservations are required.

Adele’s and The 404 Kitchen will run buffets from 12-8 p.m.

Deacon’s New South is open from 2-8 p.m. Reservations are required.

Stompin’ Grounds will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Reservations are required.

The Dutch’s hours are from 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. with reservations required.

Several restaurants will also be open from take-out, including Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint (place orders by 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16); STK Nashville (place orders beginning Nov. 13); Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille in Franklin (pick up available Nov. 22-23 from 11 a.m.-close); Char (place orders by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20); Miel >> PAGE 5 Restaurant (place orders by 12

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State, local leaders respond CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

been released. That investigation may involve local, state, and federal authorities. I am deeply concerned with the safety, security, and well-being of the Covenant families and all Nashvillians who are grieving.

This incident naturally invokes additional emotional trauma, and families or individuals who need support should reach out to professionals at National Alliance on Mental Illness (615-8914724), MNPD support counselors (615862-7773) or MNPS Family Information Center (615-259-INFO).”

Dietz later issued a statement confirming his intention to launch an investigation with “multiple law enforcement agencies.”

The March shooting sparked vigils and gun reform protests across Tennessee, as well as a special legislative session which concluded with little movement toward a safer Tennessee.

Hale’s writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case, which seeks the release of the documents. Right-wing activists and media figures have been pushing for the public release.

David Raybin — attorney for the Covenant School shooter’s parents — told WSMV that the family could not authenticate the documents, saying “We have absolutely not released anything.”

On Aug. 2, leaders of the Tennessee Faith

and Freedom Coalition, which recently saw a “major” state legislative victory regarding child and human trafficking, joined Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and right-wing podcaster Candace Owens in Nashville to “demand” the release of the writings of the Covenant School shooter — an appearance that also saw Ramaswamy repeat his presidential campaign promise to defund and dismantle the FBI. Owens, a Green Hills resident, tweeted that she had advanced knowledge of the images, but chose not to publish them.

“This was great work which will lead to major answers for parents like myself who live in the #Covenant community,” Owens tweeted. While she is a resident of Green Hills, she is not, according to numerous Covenant family members, a part of the greater “Covenant community.”

Two weeks later, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles and state Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson spoke at a TFFC event in Franklin, where Ogles also called for defunding the FBI. “There was never a good reason to keep that monster’s manifesto under lock, which is why I called for its release months ago,” said House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison in a tweet Monday morning.

“After reading this morning, I’m questioning even more why the anti-white racism &

anti-Christian bigotry of Audrey Hale was covered up.”

“Nothing in those pictures helps protect the general public, only gives hatred a platform,” said Covenant School parent Nick Hansen in a post. “At some point these sweet children will be sent these images, questioned about them, and forced to relive and confront the hatred of someone who wanted to hurt them. This is shameful.”

MNPD released a statement Monday afternoon addressing the leak and confirming their role in the investigation, saying the photos “are not MNPD crime scene images.”

“The police department has been in contact with a representative of Covenant families,” says an MNPD spokesperson.

“Police department counselors are available to assist them in coping with the emotional trauma caused by the dissemination.”

MNPD Chief John Drake later issued a statement denouncing the release of the pages.

“I am greatly disturbed by today’s unauthorized release of three pages of writings from the Covenant shooter,” Drake said.

“This police department is extremely serious about the investigation to identify the person responsible. This action showed a total disregard for Covenant families, as well as the court system, which has control of the shooter’s journals at the present time

Covenant parents at the Special Session. PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS due to litigation filed earlier this year. It is now pending in Davidson County Chancery Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

We are not at liberty to release the journals until the courts rule. Our police department looks forward to the ultimate resolution of the litigation concerning the journals.”

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Megan Barry exploring run for Congress

BY STEVE CAVENDISH AND CONNOR DARYANI, NASHVILLE BANNER

Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry PHOTO BY DANIEL MEIGS

This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. Visit NashvilleBanner.com.

Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is actively exploring a run for Congress.

According to three independent sources, Barry is considering a race against Rep. Mark Green (R-Clarksville) for the 7th District seat. Barry, who resigned in 2018 in the wake of an affair with her security chief, remained popular among Nashville voters even after she left office.

On Tuesday evening, Barry confirmed her interest to the Nashville Banner.

“Mark Green has been missing in action as rural hospitals close, the opioid crisis continues to tear families apart, he actively supports an extreme ban on abortion, and Congress does nothing about gun violence,” Barry says. “So yes, I have been urged by many people in our community to run and I am actively considering it. I don’t have a definitive timeline, but I will soon.”

The district is one of three that claim part of Nashville due to redistricting. In 2022, Green easily won reelection in the redrawn 7th, defeating Odessa Kelly 60 percent to 38 percent. Green raised more than $1.7 million for the race and spent $1.85 million, while Kelly raised and spent just over $1 million.

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the seat as “solid Republican.” That’s how Republican strategist Ward Baker sees

it as well. “This is a Republican district,” Baker says. “Trump got 56 percent in the 7th District in 2020, and I believe it will only improve in 2024.”

Nashville voters accounted for almost a quarter of the votes in 2022 in the 7th, which stretches from Wayne County on the Alabama border up to Clarksville and then over to Nashville.

Social media watchers will note that Barry has been amplifying tweets critical of Green for not disclosing his discharge status from the Army. Green made headlines in recent weeks after he entered the House speaker race before withdrawing it hours later.

Barry’s political career started in 2007 when she clenched one of Nashville’s five at-large councilmember seats. She won a second term in 2011, garnering the most votes out of all the at-large candidates. Over the years, Barry has been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ community, legislatively when she was the lead sponsor of Nashville’s first ordinance protecting Metro employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and symbolically when she officiated the city’s first same-sex marriage in 2015.

Her mayoral campaign’s strategy in 2015 is considered a template for Mayor Freddie

O’Connell’s. Similar to O’Connell, she came in as an underdog in a field of well-funded campaigns. Despite the odds, she came out on top, going into a runoff with Republican David Fox, who was later the treasurer for Alice Rolli’s campaign for mayor. She beat Fox by 10 points.

Transit was a big part of her campaign, and as mayor, she pushed hard for a multibillion-dollar transit referendum that included not only bus rapid transit, but light rail. In the end, not only were the price tag and the idea of a tunnel under downtown Nashville too much for voters, but some labeled the ill-timed revelation of Barry’s affair as the final nail in the referendum’s coffin. Nashvillians voted 2-to-1 against the proposition.

Despite her resignation, Barry still maintained popular support in 2018. Since then, she has largely stayed away from politics, instead advocating for treatment of addiction, which killed her eldest son.

Throughout this time, her popularity has remained high, and when John Cooper announced earlier this year that he would not seek a second term as mayor, her name was floated as a possible candidate. She ultimately chose not to run.

Transgender youth care ban appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

BY HANNAH HERNER

Protesters at an October 2022 anti-trans rally in Nashville.

Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Local transgender youth and their families, including one Nashville family, along with the American Civil Liberties

PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS

Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, Lambda Legal and Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP have appealed the case, L.W. vs. Skrmetti, to the high court, requesting that the court block the law banning gender-affirming care for those under 18 in Tennessee. A number

of states have sought to institute such bans, and Tennessee advocates are the first to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

After months of legal battles, the genderaffirming ban is currently in effect. It prohibits medical providers from treating transgender youth and requires minors currently receiving such care to end it by March 31, 2024.

The state’s ban on gender-affirming care was passed in February as HB1/SB1, the first bill filed in the legislative session. Banning gender-affirming care for minors was a priority for Republican leaders, who promised such legislation at an anti-trans rally led by conservative media figure Matt Walsh in October 2022. Vanderbilt University Medical Center shut down its pediatric transgender clinic preemptively in June.

Challenges to the ban began in April, when the the ACLU of Tennessee, a local family and others filed a lawsuit and the U.S. Department of Justice also stepped in to attempt to block the law.

In June, Nashville federal Judge Eli Richardson temporarily blocked part of the ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapies but allowed the ban on surgical procedures to go into effect. In July, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals lifted the partial block at the request of Tennessee

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, allowing the ban to go into effect. In September, the appeals court affirmed the earlier decision.

Alabama faces a similar situation to that of Tennessee, as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in August that a ban on gender-affirming care for minors should take effect. In Arkansas, a federal district court judge struck down the state’s ban.

“I’m fighting this law because I know how important this care is for tens of thousands of transgender youth like me,” said 15-yearold L.W., a transgender patient who is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. “It scares me to think about losing the medication that I need. And if this law continues, my family may have to leave Tennessee — the place I have lived and loved my entire life. And with so many new laws like Tennessee’s, it is hard to imagine where we can even go. I want the Justices to know transgender people are not going away and that we deserve the same rights as everyone else.”

Skrmetti is also investigating VUMC’s adult transgender clinic, with the hospital’s decision to turn over health records to the state alarming some patients.

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

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p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20); Southernaire Market (place orders by 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17); Puckett’s (place orders by 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18); and Von Elrod’s Beer Hall & Kitchen (place orders by 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17) In addition, a number of Tennessee State Parks are offering Thanksgiving meals at parks restaurants. Although the Montgomery Bell State Park is already at maximum

capacity, the other seven locations are still taking customers.

Those locations include David Crockett State Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Cumberland Mountain State Park, Henry Horton State Park, Natchez Trace State Park, Paris Landing State Park, and Pickwick Landing State Park. To find out more, visit tnstateparks.com.

Court panel rules against state in airport takeover case

BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT

A three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously decided that the state’s takeover of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority was unconstitutional.

A new airport authority board appointed mostly by the Republican governor and speakers of the House and Senate, seated since July, was vacated by the order, with the three judges ruling that the former board, appointed by Nashville’s mayor, should be reinstated.

Tennessee Republicans in the legislature passed the law arguing that Nashville International Airport, one of two airports controlled by the authority, is a regional, not local asset, that benefits from state funding, and should therefore be controlled by the state. But the legislature did not make similar moves toward other Tennessee airports, and the legislation was part of a suite of bills aimed directly at Nashville governance.

The judges specifically called out lawmakers’ decision not to include other airports, noting that the exclusion of “the world’s busiest cargo airport” (Memphis) showed that Metro was singled out.

The panel agreed with Metro’s argument that the law, like others passed by the

legislature this year, violates the Tennessee Constitution’s Home Rule Amendment, which protects local governments from targeted bills.

The litigation created a confusing situation in which the old board continued to meet after the new board was seated.

Airport leadership recognized the authority of the new board, while the Federal Aviation Authority said it would continue to recognize the old board until litigation concluded.

Another three-judge panel in September ruled that the state similarly violated the Home Rule Amendment in passing a bill aimed at the Fairgrounds Nashville. The state declined to appeal that decision. The city and state are still waiting on a final ruling in a similar case related to the size of the Metro Council, and Metro recently filed another lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s move to appoint some of the members of the Metropolitan Sports Authority.

The Attorney General’s Office told WKRN that it is reviewing the decision.

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

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Library board eyes elevating interim director as search continues

BY NICOLLE S. PRAINO

Nashville Public Library downtown

PHOTO BY DANIEL MEIGS

The long search for a new executive director of the Nashville Public Library system has been put on pause as the board eyes elevating interim director Terri Luke to the permanent position.

Luke has been in the interim spot for 15 months after former director Kent Oliver retired in July 2022. The process over the past year included a search firm, which

presented the board with four finalists who participated in public interviews Monday and Tuesday. At the end of the meeting on Tuesday, most board members said as they listened to the candidates and tried to weigh their strengths they began to compare the candidates to the interim director.

“Somewhere in the middle of this process I started thinking, ‘You know what? I need

to weigh who’s in front of us with what we have,’” said Katy Varney, a library board member who also serves as Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s interim communications director. “And this board has spent a lot of time over the course of many months saying what a great interim director we have.”

Board member Keith Simmons echoed the thought.

“We heard four great presentations yesterday and we heard four great interviews today,” he said. “I think we’ve got four good candidates … I think Terri’s got to be sort of in the mix because we know what a good job she’s done.”

Karen Miller, president and owner of the search firm Bradbury Miller Associates, warned the board that even having the conversation put them in danger of losing their current candidates.

“I feel like it’s my responsibility to remind you of what is left off the table if you go in this direction,” she said. “You are very likely to lose your finalists if you want them and delaying this process, the longer you delay it the more likely you are to lose them.”

At least one board member spoke up to say that was a risk he was willing to take.

“I think this process might have made a majority of this board realize what they had was great, and I think that’s why you’re hearing this now,” Charvis Rand said.

The board also lamented how long it has taken to reach this point, with Varney wondering if the length of the process has affected the candidate pool.

Simmons told the Nashville Banner it took almost a year for Metro to issue a request for proposal for a search firm.

After some time talking about the consideration of Luke in the process, it was a concern whether she would even want the job. Luke was in the room and was recognized by the board to speak.

“If you’re asking me, ‘Would I do it?’

I would do it. I’ve been doing interim for the last 15 months when we thought it was going to be four to six months,” she said.

Luke didn’t apply originally, she said, because she thought a new director would be hired and spend a decade or more in the post, while she would likely retire sooner than that. But she described her passion for the job and said it would be something she was willing to continue doing.

Ultimately, the board suspended the search until its next meeting and agreed to have the chair, Joyce Searcy, explore the options with Metro Human Resources. The next scheduled meeting is Dec. 12, though the board acknowledged the possibility of a special-called meeting.

The board sought the opinion of Razel Jones, workforce diversity manager for Metro HR. “We want to measure everyone according to the same standards, otherwise it’s inequitable,” Jones said. “We didn’t have a presentation from Terri. We didn’t have the materials from Terri. We didn’t have interviews from Terri. … There’s all sorts of parts of the process that are very different, so again that’s just an equity consideration.”

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

Nashville nonprofits to merge

Hands On Nashville will become part of United Way next year STAFF REPORTS

Hands On Nashville will become part of United Way of Greater Nashville at the start of next year, the two nonprofits announced last week.

Hands On Nashville will continue to offer its volunteer coordination services, including in the wake of area disasters, as part of United Way, according to a release.

Hands On Nashville CEO Lori Shinton will continue to oversee the programs.

“This is an exciting moment for Hands On Nashville and our community,” Shinton said in the release. “Our vision is to create communities where everyone has a chance to serve and where agencies have the capacity to fulfill their missions. We are incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved with our neighbors as an independent volunteer resource center over the past 32 years. By

making this decision now, we’re able to expand our services in Davidson County and beyond. With this united organization, we will be able to better support nonprofits, volunteers and our whole community for many years to come.”

The two organizations said the merger would help expand services in the region, as United Way operates in nine Middle Tennessee counties while Hands On Nashville primarily operates in Davidson County.

Hands On Nashville was founded more than 30 years ago by Hal Cato, who now runs the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

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

Hands On Nashville volunteers in 2020

PHOTO BY DANIEL MEIGS

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School board member to lead Nashville nonprofit

Christiane Buggs named CEO at PENCIL STAFF REPORTS

Christiane Buggs PHOTO PROVIDED Nashville public education nonprofit PENCIL (Public Education Needs Community Involvement & Leadership) has named Christiane Buggs its next CEO. Current CEO Angie Adams in March

announced her plans to retire. The leadership transition is effective Jan. 1, and Buggs and Adams will work together through the end of the year.

Buggs was first elected to the Metro Nashville Public Schools board in 2016 and has served as an ex-oficio member of PENCIL’s board. She has also worked as an MNPS math teacher and for the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance.

“It has been an honor to be part of PENCIL’s mission and its transformational growth for the past eight years,” Adams said in a release. “What tempers my sadness in saying goodbye is knowing that PENCIL is thriving with a fabulous board and committed staff, and I have no doubts that it will continue to do so under Christiane’s leadership.”

PENCIL was founded in 1982 and provides resources to MNPS students.

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

Home sales dip again but monthly slide lessens STAFF REPORTS

The Nashville area recorded 2,697 home closings in October, a 5 percent decrease compared to the figure of the same month in 2022.

For comparison, the area saw a 19 percent and 7 percent decrease in September and August compared to the figures of the same months in the previous year, respectively.

According to a release from Greater Nashville Realtors, the median price for a residential single-family home in October was $472,370; for a condominium, it was $347,000. This compares with median residential and condominium prices of $478,500 and $316,706, respectively, for the same month in 2022.

The average number of days on the market for a single-family home in October was 47. The figures in September and August were was 47 and 42 days, respectively.

There were 1,993 sales pending at the end of October, compared to 2,003 pending sales for the same month in 2022.

Inventory at the end of October 10,235, the release notes. The figure indicates a 1 percent increase from the 10,128 active listings reported for the same month last year. GNR reports five months of available inventory.

“What we are presently seeing is the

Chickering Lane PHOTO BY ANGELINA CASTILLO

market responding to the higher mortgage interest rate environment,” Brad Copeland, GNR president, said in the release.

“Hopefully we will continue to see prices regulate to a level where more buyers can mortgage qualify.”

The GNR data was collected from Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.

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

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OPINION

President Biden’s leadership sparks prosperity, unprecedented economic surge

BY BILL FREEMAN

GDP GRAPH COURTESY OF THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

I was pleased to read a recent report from The New York Times noting that consumer spending is soaring, and that the U.S. economy witnessed incredible growth in the third quarter of 2023. The piece referenced the Commerce Department’s October report, which revealed that the gross domestic product grew at a 4.9 percent annualized rate from July through September, significantly exceeding expectations and making it the most robust growth spurt since late 2021. This developing situation with the GDP was fueled by increased consumer spending.

Consumer spending is the driving force behind a thriving economy, and the surge we are currently experiencing is evidence of our nation’s resilience. Though COVID-19 is currently not as scary or out-of-control

as it was two years ago, repercussions of the pandemic still have an impact on how people spend their money. Confident consumers are more likely to spend, thereby stimulating local businesses, creating jobs and fueling economic growth. The fact that we are seeing this surge is a good sign.

Nashville, a city heavily reliant on tourism, is particularly benefiting from the surge, with hotels fully booked, the music scene buzzing and restaurants thriving.

As reported last month by Nate Rau of Axios, in October 2022, Nashville reached a milestone when it eclipsed 900,000 hotel room bookings for the first time in a single month. There were 938,962 hotel rooms sold. However, as Rau wrote, “The record may not stand for long, as the forecast is for 967,736 bookings this month,” according

to data from the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. This shows that consumers are feeling comfortable once again, spending on trips, vacations, dining out and more.

President Biden and his administration deserve recognition for their pivotal role in facilitating this remarkable economic growth.

Their focus on supporting working families, increasing investments in infrastructure and promoting sustainability has created the foundation for this impressive economic turnaround. The administration’s tax policies have put more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans, encouraging consumer spending.

What’s truly extraordinary: This economic resurgence defied expectations.

Many were predicting a recession, but it turns out Americans had built up substantial savings during the pandemic, allowing them to spend more even as the Federal Reserve increased interest rates. And believe it or not, more people are gaining more wealth since the pandemic. As the Times notes, recent Fed data shows that American families’ median net worth climbed 37 percent from 2019 to 2022. People are not taking only one vacation; they’re taking multiple trips each year. Americans are beginning to feel secure once again within our economic system.

While the statistics paint a rosy picture, we still need to remain cautiously optimistic about the future. But it feels good to know that for now, the United States is outperforming other large economies due to its aggressive fiscal response to the pandemic and its insulation from the war in Ukraine’s impact on energy prices. For that, President Biden and his administration should be shown a little appreciation.

The surge in consumer spending and

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the resultant economic growth are reasons to celebrate, and Biden’s leadership and economic policies have played a pivotal role in this achievement. If these positive trends continue, it would not be surprising to see President Biden continue to lead our nation beyond 2024. He’s undoubtedly earned a second term, and these signs point to a competent, skilled, capable leader.

United, we can build a prosperous America that benefits all its citizens, and this economic resurgence is a remarkable step in that direction.

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Former Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson claims fraud after losing Oct. 24 election

BY MATT MASTERS

Franklin Alderman Gabrielle Hanson during the April 25, 2023, BOMA meeting. PHOTO BY MATT AMASTERS Outgoing Franklin Alderman and mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson broke her post-election silence with an appearance on an Arizona-based podcast where she claims, without evidence, election fraud.

Hanson was defeated by incumbent Franklin Mayor Ken Moore 12,822 to 3,322 votes on Oct. 24, in a win which was certified by the Williamson County Election Commission on Oct. 27.

The former alderman never offered a concession speech and no public thanks to her voters and supporters, and never formally conceded the election to Moore.

Hanson’s claims on the Arizona Today podcast include allegations of early voting errors and that votes cast for Hanson were automatically marked for her opponent.

Hanson gave no evidence for these claims, and according to Williamson County Election Commission Administrator Chad Gray, neither Hanson nor anyone from her campaign ever contacted the election commission with any complaints or allegations of fraud or issues.

“We have not had any interactions with Mrs. Hanson or anyone connected to her campaign committee, whatsoever,” Gray said.

Tennessee law allows candidates five days after an election is certified to contest the results of the election by way of a court filing.

Despite her claims of fraud, Hanson failed to file any legal challenge to the election.

Hanson voiced a number of concerns on the podcast, including a delay that occurred as polls opened on Election Day, an issue that was addressed remotely by the election commission’s IT department. Gray told The News that the issue concerned a laptop used to check voters in, not any actual voting machines as alleged by Hanson.

Gray said on Election Day that the issue did not impact any votes or the ability for people to cast ballots.

“We’re pleased with how our new ExpressVote Printers worked,” Gray told The News on election night. “We were trying to make things more efficient with that, and we’re going to use that going forward.

“There’s always some issues that come up with the use of new technology, [but] our poll officials, I think, weathered it really well, and I think overall the experience we hope that our voters had was a very good one.”

Hanson made national news following a slew of incidents over the last seven months, which included defending her association with white supremacists who acted as a show of force at a Franklin candidate forum; appearing with a white supremacist as her campaign platformed white nationalist talking points; falsely claiming to have had advanced knowledge of the Covenant School shooting; alleging “unfounded” threats against her surrounding her opposition to the 2023 Franklin Pride Festival; threatening to have our reporter arrested; evading questions about her criminal past; and attempting to pressure the Nashville International Airport to pull sponsorship support of a Juneteenth event, leading to a city ethics violation and her failed attempt at suing the Franklin Ethics Commission.

Hanson’s campaign has also been under the microscope of NewsChannel 5’s investigative reporter Phil Williams who has published several stories about the embattled candidate’s deceptive campaign posts featuring relative strangers as well as questions about Hanson and her husband’s residency and her husband’s participation in a Chicago Pride parade, a topic which Hanson has been vocally against.

Hanson has ignored all requests for comment from The News since her defeat, and she has not returned a request for comment about these specific post-election allegations that she made on the podcast.

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Five free and cheap family things to do in middle Tennessee

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

is also hosting a Veterans Day tour for your budding history buffs if you’re not quite ready to venture into shopping yet.

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: 11TH ANNUAL HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MT. JULIET This year is the 11th annual Home for the Holidays in Mt. Juliet. This holiday-centric event is the largest of its kind in Mt. Juliet and it features local vendors and crafts, live music, food and a visit from Santa. (Bring your own camera.) The first 150 adults will receive a goody bag filled with coupons, discounts and free merchandise.

SANTA’S ARRIVAL EVENT AT RIVERGATE MALL

Christmas Village

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This is your weekend to snap those Santa photos: The Big Guy will be at four (or more?) local holiday markets, where you can snap your own photos of your children asking him for presents. In my experience, these low pressure, take-your-own photo

situations make for much better images.

There’s also the chance at each to snag a few Christmas presents before the time slips away. These are the best spots to buy local without having to run all over town or get things shipped to you. The state museum

On Nov. 11 at noon, Santa will arrive at Rivergate Mall. The free event will go until 2 p.m. The event will include a magician, face painting, a bounce house, a balloon artist, character visits, a snow globe selfie station and milk and cookies for the first 250 children. The Goodlettsville Middle and Hunters Lane marching bands will welcome Santa with some holiday hits starting at 11:45 a.m.

DELIGHT THE LIGHTS On Nov. 11 from 3-5 p.m. at The Avenue in Murfreesboro, there’ll be a free holiday

event for all, including face painting, music, balloon art, crafts, a $1,000 Shopping Spree Giveaway, and more. Santa, the Snow Queen, an aerialist and stilt walkers will be on site. Santa will light the tree at 5 p.m.

VETERANS DAY HIGHLIGHT TOUR At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, the Tennessee State Museum will host a free Veterans Day tour. Admission is free to the museum, as well as for the tour. This special tour will take visitors through the military history of the state, from the longhunters on the Tennessee frontier to the modern day.

Chief Curator Richard White will highlight related stories and artifacts throughout the Museum galleries as he offers insight into the various displays. Space is limited and is on a first come, first served basis. Register ahead at the above link.

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS This one isn’t exactly free: Christmas Village tickets are $15 online and $12 in advance at select TRUIST locations.

Return tickets are available for $10 at the information booth and must be purchased before you leave on your first day. Parking is $10 (cash only) at the Fairgrounds from Nov. 9-12, and get in line to pose with the big man himself. Kids under 9 enter the event free.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

Lipscomb continues campus-area buying spree

New York Butcher Shoppe opens in Green Hills

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

BY NICOLLE S. PRAINO

The New York Butcher Shoppe held its grand opening on Oct. 28 at 2002 Richard Jones Road in Nashville.

While the shoppe officially opened at the end of September, they held the special party one month later to celebrate, giving people a percentage off of purchases of $100 or more.

The butcher shop is a market for meat, prepared entrees, sides, salads and more. The company is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina and has about 30 locations across the country. This is the first Tennessee location. It’s open all week long from 10 a.m.

- 7 p.m. except on Sundays when the hours are 12-6 p.m.

Lipscomb University PHOTO BY ERIC ENGLAND

Lipscomb University and RER Partnership have continued their real estate dealings, with the university paying a collective approximately $2.44 million for three residential property located near the school’s campus According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, the three properties the university most recently acquired offer addresses of 1301 Grandview Drive, 1305 Grandview Drive and 1109 Caldwell Lane.

This follows Lipscomb’s having in August paid $909,500 for a residential building at

1309 Grandview Drive.

With the transactions, Lipscomb now owns all five properties located on the south side of Grandview Drive between Mayfair Avenue on the east and Ferndale Avenue on the west, Metro records show.

The August deal followed Lipscomb having spent $949,000 for a single-family home located at 1103 Morrow Ave. in December 2022, with RER the seller. That late 2022 transaction came about 10 weeks after Lipscomb spent a collective $1.39 million for residential properties located at 3701 Ferndale Ave. and 3712 Ferndale Ave., with RER the seller.

The Ferndale transactions followed an early September deal — also involving RER — in which Lipscomb paid a collective approximately $1.95 million for three freestanding single-family home properties, one on Belmont Boulevard and two on Grandview Drive.

That transaction came about 2.5 weeks after Lipscomb paid RER about $1.9 million for a large property located at 4101 Belmont

Blvd., to the immediate west of its campus.

Related to the Morrow Avenue deal, Lipscomb already owned properties located at 1110B, 1133 and 1135 Morrow Ave. and, adjacently, five properties at 4000 to 4020 Granny White Pike (spanning Morrow on the north to Maplehurst Avenue to the south).

RER Partnership includes multiple members of Nashville’s long-standing Church family.

Lipscomb has now paid a collective approximately $9.43 million for the properties it has acquired from the family partnership.

Lipscomb officials were unavailable for comment regarding their long-term plans for the just-purchased or previously acquired properties. Similarly, it is unclear if the university and RER will undertake additional future deals.

The Post was unable to determine if brokers were involved in the transaction.

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

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City Planners Set on Modernizing Nashville Streets

Nashville’s team of planners pieces together bike and pedestrian infrastructure in a city built for cars

BY ELI MOTYCKA

The city’s bikeways map is lit up in at least six colors. Routes range from future, planned, scheduled, in progress and on hold, to complete — a patchwork of edges on top of the city’s expansive street grid.

Metro planners see the city as a riddle.

This month, the city’s Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) will roll out its Connect Downtown plan, an attempt to map out smoother ways to move people through the urban core. Planners talk about downtown as a black box: People go in and people come out. In between, it’s a mess of Ubers, scooters, one-way streets and jaywalking, without clear arteries connecting east to west or north to south. Downtown’s rapid shift in use from a business center for suburban commuters to today’s pedestrian playground has tasked NDOT with a clunky game of catchup.

Modern urbanism draws emphasis away from cars — the pollution-making, spacewasting vestiges of the 20th century — and toward walking, biking and communal transit like buses and subways. Hardcore New Urbanists say phasing out cars is a

matter of life and death, considering the risk high-speed vehicles pose to pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers, especially in the age of distracted driving. Last year was the deadliest on record for Nashville, which saw 47 pedestrians and two cyclists killed by cars.

A damning report from Forbes last month put even more heat on city leaders to figure out the city’s transportation growing pains.

The national business magazine ranked Nashville as the country’s hardest commute, estimating that residents lost 41 hours over 2022 to traffic and congestion obstacles.

Mayor Freddie O’Connell addressed the report at a press briefing in late October.

“Not only was Nashville ranked among the worst cities for commute times, but buried within that, some factors were independently assessed,” O’Connell explained. “We fared poorly on our walk score, bike score and transit score. It is certainly this administration’s intent to get reports back on those before Thanksgiving.

We want safer infrastructure.”

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airport — move slowly. In the meantime, bike lanes have become visible deliverables slowly piecing together a network for Nashville cyclists.

Planners hosted an open house last month on 31st Avenue North, where NDOT converted a car lane into a bikeway between Park Plaza and West End. That section of road is part of a key crosstown connector gradually changing from Rosa Parks to Ed Temple to 31st to Blakemore to Wedgewood as it loops around the city — a “necklace,” in planner shorthand.

Each new segment expands territory for Nashville cyclists.

“The biggest concerns for a cyclist like me, who relies on my bike, is safety and having to constantly reorient yourself to maximize safety between protected lanes,” says Patrick Reilly, a Vanderbilt University graduate student. “There are unreachable places for me, and there are many straightforward routes that are just not available.”

Reilly doesn’t own a car and relies on his bike as a primary means of transportation.

Major routes like Hillsboro Road are a no-go

because they’re crowded with fast-moving cars. Each new bike lane allows him to tweak his routes across the city, reorienting them to maximize safety.

“Gallatin [Pike] is the most efficient way to shoot up into East Nashville, but the safest route is taking Davidson through Shelby Park to Riverside,” says Reilly. “A bike commuter will take a more circuitous route to remain in a protected bike lane as much as possible. If I can’t do that, I need to take safety risks to make it somewhere.”

Bike lane construction on a massive section of Lebanon Pike is underway right now. Sections of Douglas Avenue, South 14th Street, South Street, Gale Lane and Clifton Avenue are getting lanes too.

Downtown is crisscrossed with current and future bike projects that will also help divert scooter traffic away from cars.

If it seems like bike lanes are suddenly popping up everywhere, it’s because they’re riding a combination of modern urban design principles and a planning department trying desperately to help Nashville catch up.

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

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Everything you need to know about Nashville-area college hoops season

BY LOGAN BUTTS

Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 23-24 at Vegas Showdown (vs. NC State and BYU/ Arizona State), Nov. 29 vs. Boston College, Dec. 16 vs. Texas Tech (at Coast to Coast Challenge), Dec. 23 at Memphis TSU WOMEN Conference Ranking:8th out of 11 in the Ohio Valley Conference Player to Watch: Saniah Parker Impact Newcomer: UT-Chattanooga transfer Eboni Williams Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 12 at UNC Asheville, Dec. 1 at Cincinnati, Dec. 3 at Akron, Dec. 15 vs Eastern Kentucky

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The 2023-24 college basketball season kicked off on Monday. To celebrate, we’ve rounded up all the information you need to know — including preseason conference rankings, players to watch, notable games, and more — about the local squads.

Throughout the season, The News and the Nashville Post will be providing coverage of the men’s and women’s programs at Belmont, Lipscomb, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee.

Before delving into the team sections, here is a list of this season’s intra-Nashvillearea matchups: Nov. 6 Fisk men at TSU Nov. 17 Lipscomb women at TSU Dec. 3 MT women at Belmont Dec. 6 Lipscomb men at Belmont Dec. 6 Lipscomb women at Belmont Dec. 9 Belmont men at MT Dec. 10 TSU men at Lipscomb Dec. 17 Lipscomb women at Vanderbilt It should be noted that, for the second season in a row, the only team not on the above schedule is the Vanderbilt men’s program.

BELMONT WOMEN Conference Ranking: 4th out of 12 in the Missouri Valley Conference Player to Watch: Tuti Jones Impact Newcomer: Marquette transfer Emily La Chapell Preseason Accolades: Tuti Jones - preseason all-conference, Bart Brooks -

Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year watch list Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 6 at Missouri, Nov. 10 vs. Georgia, Nov. 15 vs.

Wichita State, Nov. 10 vs. Mississippi State, Nov. 22 vs Stanford (at Ball Dawgs Classic), Dec. 22 at Ohio State BELMONT MEN Conference Ranking: 5th out of 12 in the Missouri Valley Conference Player to Watch: Cade Tyson Impact Newcomer: Vanderbilt transfer and Ensworth alum Malik Dia Preseason Accolades: Cade Tyson preseason all-conference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 10 at Furman, Nov. 17 at Arizona, Nov. 24-26 at Cathedral of College Basketball Classic, Dec. 16 at Samford LIPSCOMB MEN Conference Ranking: 5th/3rd (coaches/ media) out of 12 in the ASUN Conference Player to Watch: Jacob Ognacevic Impact Newcomer: Presbyterian transfer Owen McCormack Preseason Accolades: Jacob Ognacevic preseason all-conference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 6 at Wichita State, Nov. 8 at Drake, Dec. 2 at UCF, Dec. 16 at Arkansas, Dec. 30 at Florida State

LIPSCOMB WOMEN Conference Ranking: 2nd out of 12 in the ASUN Conference Player to Watch: Riverdale alum Jalyn Holcomb Impact Newcomer: Freshman Olivia Vandergriff Preseason Accolades: Jalyn Holcomb, Bella Vinson, Aleah Sorrentino - preseason all-conference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 19 at Indiana, Nov. 30 at ESTU, Dec. 14 vs.

UTC, Dec. 21 at Kentucky VANDERBILT WOMEN Conference Ranking: 13th/14th (coaches/media) out of 14 in the SEC Player to Watch: Ensworth alum Jordyn Cambridge Impact Newcomer: Duke transfer Jordyn Oliver Preseason Accolades: Jordyn Cambridge - preseason all-conference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 15 vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 24-25 at South Point Shootout (vs. Iowa State and Northern Iowa), Nov. 29 at NC State, Dec. 7 at Butler VANDERBILT MEN Conference Ranking: 11th out of 14 in the SEC Player to Watch: Tyrin Lawrence Impact Newcomer: Notre Dame transfer Ven-Allen Lubin

TSU MEN Conference Ranking: 3rd out of 11 in the Ohio Valley Conference Player to Watch: Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Impact Newcomer: Georgia transfer Christian Brown Preseason Accolades: Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., Kinyon Hodges - Preseason AllConference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 17 at Oregon, Dec. 2 at Austin Peay, Dec. 13 at Liberty, Dec. 19 at Indiana State MTSU MEN Conference Ranking: Tie for 1st of 9 in Conference USA Player to Watch: Camryn Weston Impact Newcomer: Long Island transfer Jacob Johnson Preseason Accolades: Camryn Weston, Elias King - preseason all-conference Key Non-Conference Dates: Nov. 9 vs.

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SPORTS

Brentwood girls, Nolensville’s Stegall, Ravenwood’s Ramer, FR’s Brunner win XC state titles

BY LOGAN BUTTS

The 2023 TSSAA cross country state championships took place Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville on Thursday and Friday, and several local athletes, plus one local program, took home state titles.

In the girls Class AAA championship, Brentwood won its fourth consecutive team title with a dominant score of 92, 44 points lower than the second-place finisher.

Nolensville’s Claire Stegall went back-toback in the individual race, claiming first place with a time of 16:56.32, defeating Independence’s Jaynie Halterman (17:08.22) in a high-profile showdown.

In the team standings, Beech (3rd), Page (6th), Green Hill (7th), and Independence (9th) were in the top 10.

Other top local individuals were: 5 Hailey, Leila 10 Rockvale 18:15.99 7 Boutros, Gabrielle 11 Fred J. Page 18:37.33

17 Humphries, Logan 10 Nolensville 16:09.05

In the girls Division II-AA race, Father Ryan’s Lydia Brunner (17:52.93) and Maggie Slattery (17:59.16) nearly finished simultaneously in the top two spots.

The top local teams were Harpeth Hall (2nd), Father Ryan (6th), Brentwood Academy (7th), and Ensworth (8th).

Other top local individuals were:

18 Fielder, Payne 11 Brentwood 16:09.45

3 Bowen, Lily 11 Harpeth Hall 18:03.11

19 Haack, Aiden 11 Fred J. Page 16:09.64 20 Eischen, Michael 11 Centennial 16:11.51

6 Bacchetta, Annamari 11 Harpeth Hall 18:18.33

13 Everett, Colin 12 Beech Senior 16:06.58 15 Hanzely, Karston 12 Independence 16:07.41

In the Boys Class A-AA race, the top local teams were Central Magnet (2nd), Station Camp (3rd), Fairview (9th), and Liberty Creek (10th).

The top local individuals were:

14 Baker, Maggie 9 Harpeth Hall 19:25.87

3 Boling, Wyatt 10 Martin Luther King 16:10.25

19 Lowrance, Lula 10 Harpeth Hall 19:38.74

4 Brown, Ty 11 Central Magnet 16:16.80

20 Harden, Clara Scott 11 Harpeth Hall 19:44.08

8 Banovac, Lauren 10 Brentwood 18:39.29

5 Peck, Vinny 12 Central Magnet 16:21.26

12 Cromwell, Lydia 11 Brentwood 18:47.15

6 Murray, Justus 11 Station Camp 16:23.08

14 King, Bella 11 Stewarts Creek 15 Swaby, Faith 11 Beech Senior 18:55.59

15 Hillis, Jaden 11 Liberty Creek 16:44.79

17 Johnson, Larkin 10 Centennial 18 Cobb, Abi 11 Brentwood 19:04.57

16 Abelow, Ben 12 Hume-Fogg Academic 16:48.14 18 Lewis, Korben 11 Martin Luther King 16:51.69

19 Bissonnette, Morga 10 Green Hill 19:04.69

20 Costello, Caden 10 Station Camp 16:53.22

In the boys Class AAA race, Ravenwood’s Miles Ramer also won a second state title with at state meet record time of 15:00.75. The Tennessee commit previously won in 2021.

Brentwood (2nd), Independence (3rd), Ravenwood (4th), Beech (5th), Green Hill (6th), and Siegel (7th) placed in the top 10.

Other top local individuals were:

In the Girls Class A-AA race, the top local teams were Station Camp (2nd), Liberty Creek (5th), Central Magnet (6th), and Hume-Fogg (7th).

The top local individuals were:

Oates, Asher 10 Independence 15:33.68 6 Fielder, Callahan 11 Brentwood 15:42.77 9 Vinson, Tate 11 Rockvale 15:49.17

13 Massey, Elaina 10 Brentwood Academy 19:23.43

1 Tackett, Sydney 11 Liberty Creek 18:26.54 2 Balturshot, Brynn 10 Station Camp 18:39.49 13 Zubkus, Catherine 9 Central Magnet 19:34.13

10 Luisi, Wesley 11 Beech Senior 15:56.71

16 Mitchell, Julianna 12 Station Camp 19:54.27

12 Vaughn, Kehler 10 Brentwood 16:06.06

20 Lerond, Andi 10 Fairview 20:13.32

18 Rushing, Zoey 9 Ensworth 19:38.25

In the boys Division II-AA race, the top local teams were MBA (2nd), Brentwood Academy (4th), and Father Ryan (6th).

The top local individuals were:

Nolensville’s Claire Stegall PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL.

4 Karkau, Gabriel 10 Columbia Academy 16:57.28 5 Lofton, Josh 11 Columbia Academy 16:57.61 7 Barr, Cj 11 Columbia Academy 17:00.53 8 Galentino, Eli 12 USN 17:10.97 11 Fruin, Jack 9 USN 17:21.97 12 Millard, Braden 12 BGA 17:22.61

4 Thompson, Luke 12 Brentwood Academy 15:03.49

In the girls Division II-A race, the top local teams were USN (2nd), Columbia Academy (3rd) and PCA (5th).

The top local individuals were:

6 Johnson, Carter 12 Brentwood Academy 15:29.58

1 Cheeseman, Abby Fai 11 The Webb School 6:44.09

7 Wallace, Jack 11 MBA 15:39.92

2 Reames, Janie 9 Columbia Academy 19:46.85

9 Rehm, Grant 11 Ensworth 15:43.11 10 Trumble, Samuel 12 MBA 15:49.54

3 Miller, Presley 11 Columbia Academy 19:59.53

12 Newman, Jp 9 MBA 15:57.19

6 McAteer, Morgan 10 USN 20:19.13

16 Chaffin, Mitchell 12 MBA 16:05.47

8 Wiseman, Madeleine 9 USN 20:31.30

19 Steffen, Clark 10 Father Ryan 16:12.33

9 Rees, Emma 9 Columbia Academy 20:33.39

20 Wilkerson, Will 10 Brentwood Academy 16:13.50 In the boys Division II-A race, the top local teams were Columbia Academy (1st), USN (2nd), and DCA (4th).

The top local individuals were: 2 Withrow, Ty 10 Columbia Academy 16:47.87

10 Pinto, Kiera 11 BGA 20:33.74 11 Robinson, Hannah 10 Providence Academy 20:46.00 13 Speropulos, Olivia 9 Providence Academy 20:55.37 15 Williams, Lindsay 9 Providence Academy 20:58.48

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Bob’s Caldo Gallego: Perfect for Fall Days

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ACROSS 1 Cousins of daisies 7 Longtime pugilists’

grp.

(Spanish White Bean Chorizo Soup) Caldo Gallego means Galacian broth. This earthy main dish soup is a mainstay in

Spanish communities and hails from Spain’s Galacia region. Just add a baguette and you’ve got dinner.

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BY BRENDA BATEY

PHOTOS BY JASON TUCKER The YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee observed its 125th anniversary at the “Celebration of Allies” event at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The event, co-chaired by Lonnell and Johari Matthews, brought together hundreds of community and business leaders and highlighted the invaluable partnerships that fortify the organization and the community.

In the spirit of the YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all, the “Celebration of Allies” put a spotlight on those individuals and organizations that have actively contributed to the YWCA’s commitment to making Nashville “the safest city in the nation for women and girls.”

The “Celebration of Allies” highlights included a powerful and personal panel discussion featuring Nashville Predators

CEO Sean Henry, his wife, Tracey Henry, Rita P. Mitchell and Joey Hatch.

Award presentations were made to recognize the exceptional contributions of Henry, Hatch, and Rashed Fakhruddin. An informative video depicting the YWCA’s 125 years of service to the community premiered at the event.

The YWCA also introduced “The Men’s Collective,” a new giving society aimed at fostering male engagement and support. The Tennessee Titans Foundation announced a $15,000 gift to YWCA at the beginning of the event, and within an hour, an additional $45,000 was given by guests.

In total, the event raised more than $200,000 to support “the life-saving and lifechanging programs of YWCA.” For more information, call 615-269-9922 or visit ywcanashville.com.

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YWCA President and CEO Sharon K. Roberson addresses the crowd of more than 300 supporters gathered to celebrate YWCA’s 125th anniversary.

Vice Mayor Angie Henderson, Laurie Eskind, and Carole Bucy

Rashed Fakhruddin, Joey Hatch and Sean Henry receive awards named in their honor recognizing their work to advance the mission of YWCA. Susanne Shepherd Post, Amanda Weeks-Geveden, Cameron Simmons, and Mary Ensor

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Symphony Ball Ladies & Gents Party PHOTOS BY BY KATHY THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY Symphony Ball co-chairs Kayla Counts and Suann Davis welcomed the hardworking and faithful members of their Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s committees for a festive cocktail party hosted at King Jewelers. Guests perused King’s wide selection of glittering baubles and timeless timepieces while sipping cocktails and Champagne. After welcoming remarks from Kayla and Suann came the moment everyone was waiting for — the announcement of the 2023 Harmony Award winner.

Ladies’ Committee co-chair Laurie

Seabury shared the exciting news that Country Music Hall of Famer Kix Brooks will be receiving the honor at this year’s Symphony Ball on December 9. The evening concluded with an awe-inspiring performance of select pieces from 12 Mozart Duets by Accelerando students Nathan and Andrew Callaway. The young brothers wowed the crowd with their duet, reminding all in attendance of the profound and impactful work of the Nashville Symphony’s educational programs.

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Headline Homes: September 2023

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

Sellers: Victor and Kathy Giovanetti Sellers’ agent: Janet T. Jones, Corcoran Reverie Buyer’s agent: Steve G Fridrich, Fridrich & Clark Realty This home, sold by Victor and Kathy Giovanetti, also came with a great deal of acreage at 9.5 partially wooded acres.

Victor, the former president of hospital operations at Brentwood’s LifePoint Health, is now an executive leadership coach. The 5,750-square-foot home sits near Warner Parks and Radnor Lake and includes a long drive into the home. The listing describes the home as lovely, but in need of renovations, which must be why it came at such a bargain.

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The cheapest abode on this month’s list of pricey houses came in at $4.6 million and was sold to minor share owner of the Tennessee Titans Barclay Adams. On the other end of the spectrum, professional “hustlers” Benjamin Morgan and his wife, Morgan, bought big to grab the top spot at $8.15 million. In between, College Grove had a hot month, and a second more costly Four Seasons sale came through.

Below are September’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.

1. Chickering Lane, Nashville 37215 Buyers: Benjamin Alexander Anderson and Morgan Anderson Sale price: $8.15 million Sellers: Brigitte Borchardt Hubbard and William B. Hubbard Sellers’ agent: Steve G. Fridrich, Fridrich & Clark Realty Buyers’ agents: Laura Stroud and Lisa Fernandez-Wilson, French King Fine Properties Entrepreneurs and professional “hustlers” Morgan and Benjamin Anderson purchased this costly Chickering Lane abode, which was designed by Ron Farris. The listing called the home a “belle” that “exudes all the quintessential Southern graces, charms, manners, pleasantries” you’d expect in a $8.15 million home. In nearly 9,400 square feet, the home includes “light-filled rooms,” fireplaces in almost every room, elevators to each level, two in-law or nanny suites. And, folks, there are “two perfect, level spots for a pool.”

2. Montmorenci Pass, Brentwood 37027 Buyer: Techmanski Tennessee Investment Services Trust Sale price: $6.88 million Seller: Trace Construction Inc Seller’s agent: Lisa Culp Taylor, PARKS Buyer’s agent: Allen Huggins, WH Properties

Could this 8,900-square-foot new build in Cartwright Close belong to Andy Technmanksi who got that lucrative contract after a hurricane hit Puerto Rico?

With a shrouded investment services trust behind the purchase, it’s hard to tell much about who owns it outside of using a really obvious name. The home, built by Trace Construction, includes a main level suite with an “oasis-like bathroom.” The other three bedrooms are on the second level and all include an en suite bathroom. There is a large kitchen inside and full outdoor kitchen with a covered rear porch and outdoor fireplace. Outside, there’s also a pool and putting green.

3. Collins Road, Nashville 37221 Buyer: Stephen J. Eggart, trustee of the 8382 Collins Road Trust Sale price: $6.88 million Seller: John Bunge, trustee of the Collins Road Land Trust Seller’s agent: Richard B. French, French King Fine Properties Buyer’s agent: Ashley Boykin, Coldwell Banker Barnes The floor plan on this vague trust sale is absolutely massive: The main home boasts more than 12,000 square feet and then there’s an additional 1,300-square-foot guest home near the resort-sized pool outside.

The home sits on six hilltop acres just a few minutes from downtown and right near Warner Parks and Natchez Trace Parkway.

The seven bedroom, multi-level home, of course, has an elevator and was fully renovated in 2020. The listing says: “VIEWS and unrivaled PRIVACY! Why deprive yourself?” At $6.88 million, these folks certainly did not.

4. Chickering Road, Nashville 37215 Buyer: Larry Keele, trustee of the Leiyan Keele 2021 Trust Sale price: $5.58 million

5. Whiskey Road, College Grove 37046 Buyer: Teasley Family Trust Sale price: $5.52 million Seller: Johan Kok Seller’s agent: Johan Andries Kok, Discovery Tennessee Realty, LLC Buyer’s agent: Dawn Marie Lauriano, Keller Williams Realty The seller, Johan Kok, served as their own agent on this $5.5 million sale in the Troubadour Golf & Field community. The 5,615-square-foot space includes 10-foot ceilings, an open floor plan and an outdoor terrace with views of the hills surrounding the subdivision.

6. Robin Hill Road, Nashville 37205 Buyers: Michelle Liu and Linfu Zhang Sale price: $5.27 million Seller: Build Nashville DB2, LLC Seller’s agent: Tony Dowdican, PARKS Buyers’ agents: Rita Starling Puryear and Trudy Byrd, Fridrich & Clark Realty Build Nashville constructed this 7,000-square-foot home on 2.5 acres in West Nashville. The listing says the home “blends sophisticated, architectural vision with naturally inspired elements, warm textures and elegant appointments for an elevated living experience reflecting the natural intention of this home,” which is for people to live in it. There’s a three-stop elevator, designer kitchen, home theater, home gym and western sliding pocket doors throughout. There’s also a pool and cabana featuring an outdoor shower.

7. Horton Highway, College Grove 37046 Buyer: Bird J&J Family Trust Sale price: $5.23 million Seller: Cornerstone Construction Company of TN, LLC Seller’s agent: Lisa Culp Taylor, PARKS Buyer’s agent: Marabeth Poole, PARKS Cornerstone Construction built this new home on Horton Highway in College Grove.

The Bird J&J Family Trust ended up with a five bedroom, six bathroom home spanning almost 6,500 square feet that one might describe as a modern farmhouse castle.

8. Second Avenue South, Nashville 37201 Buyer: Howard Bryan, trustee for 3404 Four Seasons Trust Sale price: $4.88 million Seller: Timothy Edward King Seller’s agent: Tyler C. King, Synergy Realty Network, LLC Buyer’s agent: Brian Milton Vance, Synergy Realty Network, LLC The highest priced of two Four Seasons homes that sold in September, this one went to a trust as well. The building comes with gated valet parking, a resident lounge, pet spa, sky terrace, pool, spa, fitness center, room service and a 24-hour concierge team.

This home faces south with some views of the river, Nissan Stadium and Ascend Amphitheater. This 2,700-square-foot unit came with two parking spaces as well.

9. Woodward Hills Place, Brentwood 37027 Buyer: Robert A. Coulson, trustee of the Robert A. Coulson Living Trust Sale price: $4.85 million Sellers: Michael A. Skinner and Stephanie A. Skinner Sellers’ agent: Leigh Gillig, Keller Williams Realty Buyer’s agent: Janelle Waggener, Partners Real Estate, LLC This $4.85 million home in the gated Woodward Hills community was sold by husband and wife Michael A. Skinner and Stephanie A. Skinner, who were the original owners of the home. The 8,100 square feet of spaced was built by Tim Reynolds with custom hand-hewn exterior limestone from the Avon Conley Farm in Woodbury. The main suite has a hand painted ceiling that has a daytime sky that turns to a night sky in the evening, all designed by Faux Design and Jay Bernard.

10. Second Avenue South, Nashville 37201 Buyers: Barclay Adams and Julie Smith Sale price: $4.6 million Seller: David Zeisler, trustee of The Phoenix Revocable Trust Seller’s agent: Fiona Parish King, Fridrich & Clark Realty Buyers’ agent: Grace O’Neal Clayton, Engel & Voelkers Nashville This Four Seasons condo downtown was purchased by Titans part-owner Barclay Adams and his wife, Julie Smith. It is the cheapest home on this month’s list, at a mere $4.6 million. The couple will be the first owners of this three-bedroom condo, which includes a view of the river and northeast part of the city and comes in at around 2,700 square feet.

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

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