Metro Arts Fails to Deliver Promised Grants
After a year of fighting over strategic direction, arts organizations say agency has yet to deliver money
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City Will Audit Metro Arts Over Unpaid Grants
Following a monthlong delay in providing grants to arts organizations, Metro Legal and Finance departments recommend deeper examination of Arts Commission
Update: Still No Answers from Metro Arts on Unpaid Grants
A week after Director Daniel Singh asked for 48 hours to respond to questions about millions in unpaid grants, no explanation given as arts organizations scramble to replace lost funding
Experts: 2024 is Best Time for Transit Referendum
Ballot measures in other cities show multiple efforts required to build support for transit funding
Has the Racetrack Missed Its Window?
ANALYSIS: Three relevant public opinion data points in the longtime fight over the Fairgrounds Speedway
O’Connell Outlines Policy Initiatives for Term
Transit and customer service top overall priorities in addition to affordable housing on the East Bank
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Library Board Officially Rejects All Candidates
The Nashville Public Library Board concluded its search for a new executive director without selecting one, dismissing the four candidates who were finalists. The NPL…
Education Panel Finally Hears Reason to Reject Funding
For the first time in five meetings, a work group created by Republican leadership to explore the rejection of federal funding for education heard a…
Here Are the First Steps in How the East Bank Will Be Constructed
Sixty-thousand people will make their way through the East Bank to attend a Titans football game at a new stadium in September 2027. Mayor Freddie…