Good morning, this is Nashville Local Pulse for Saturday, August 16, 2025.
We start off with breaking news that Metro police have made an arrest after a man wanted in connection with last month’s shooting near Bell Road was taken into custody overnight. The police say this follows a week of stepped-up patrols in South Nashville and is expected to help residents around Bell Road and Antioch feel a bit safer today. Meanwhile, in another developing story, city hall is moving forward with the $245 million sale of a longstanding East Bank scrapyard. This will make way for a major new neighborhood along the Cumberland River, promising parks, family housing, and new shops where heavy industry once stood. City planners say the first phase of construction could break ground by spring.
If you feel the heat as you head out, you’re not imagining things. We’re starting the day clear at seventy-seven degrees and heading for a high near ninety-eight by late afternoon, with a heat index that could push one hundred and ten. Please be careful, stay hydrated, and take it slow if you’re heading to any outdoor events. The pattern looks sticky through Sunday, with temperatures likely hitting triple digits before a possible break next week.
School is back in session, and Antioch parents are sounding alarms over the dangerous bus stop situation on Murfreesboro Pike. School officials and Metro Transit Authority are in talks to move stops to safer areas after renewed concerns following a close call on Wednesday. In some uplifting school news, University School of Nashville unveiled its new playground on the northeast Back Lawn. Kids returned yesterday to explore a ten-thousand square foot play area, complete with a walking path, celebrating a community fundraising effort that saw parent involvement from start to finish.
Turning to Nashville’s jobs outlook, hospitality and retail are in flux. Target and Ulta announced their partnership is ending, which could impact several dozen jobs at the Rivergate and Harding Mall locations. On a brighter note, Cliff’s Oyster Bar just opened inside Deacon’s New South on Church Street, bringing twenty new food and beverage jobs to downtown, and the A. Marshall Hospitality Group hints at more openings this fall.
For music lovers, Bridgestone Arena is hosting the Nashville Stampede’s professional bull riding event tonight. The Long Players headline the Franklin Theatre with a tribute to Carole King’s Tapestry, while tonight’s lineup in Printer’s Alley features performances tied to National Rum Day. Over at the Grand Ole Opry, tributes to country legend Jeannie Seely bring out local stars for a memorial celebration. For families, remember that the Nashville Children’s Theatre is expanding Saturday shows of Inside Out and Backwards through next weekend.
A quick word on community safety – police have issued a public alert after a woman was found passed out with a child in her car on Nolensville Pike. The Department of Children’s Services is now involved. Thankfully, neighbors intervened, and the child is safe.
And for one feel-good story today, a group of local songwriters in Music City just wrapped a unique workshop, writing original songs alongside adults with disabilities. The collaboration brought out tears and cheers, showing once again how music can unite us in powerful ways.
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