In Episode 23 of the Nashville Scene Podcast, co-hosts Jerome Moore and d. patrick rodgers talk to the Scene's Laura Hutson Hunter and kindlingarts' Daniel Jones about diminishing federal grants for artists and arts orgs. nashvillescene.com/podcast/scenep…

This week’s cover story: Following the departure of NashSevereWx's founder, Music City’s most popular “weather nerds” keep the labor of love alive. nashvillescene.com/news/coverstor…

Nashville is honestly very lucky to have these guys. Great cover from Hannah Herner on a wholesome group of folks providing a really important service.

Metro officials say The Boring Company’s Music City Loop proposal has moved too quickly with too little information. nashvillescene.com/news/metropoli…

Gonna be a long year.

Legal complaints cite civil rights violations, understaffing and mismanagement at facilities run by CoreCivic, the massive Brentwood-based private prison operator. nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

Episode 24 of the Nashville Scene Podcast: Co-hosts Jerome Moore and D. Patrick Rodgers talk to the NashSevereWx team. This episode is brought to you with support from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. nashvillescene.com/podcast/scenep…

Reposting in light of today’s scrapyard news

Following a heated public meeting that ended in confusion, a West Tennessee CoreCivic prison is reopening to house ICE detainees.nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District has accrued more than $120,000 in unpaid legal bills since October. nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

Nashville is expected to see an uptick in ICE activity starting in September. According to a document obtained by the Scene, National Guard troops will be deployed in Nashville to assist ICE in administrative “support roles.” nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who made national headlines after being wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, has been released from custody in Tennessee and is heading to his home state. nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…

I can’t even fathom giving a shit about this

The field to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Green is flooded with candidates. How well do they know the 7th Congressional District? Betsy Phillips has this quiz. nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…

Update: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into ICE custody at an immigration appointment Monday morning in Baltimore. nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…

We absolutely love to see it.

Chris and Emma Biard plan to move their Thai chicken spot S.S. Gai from The Wash to a bigger East Nashville building. nashvillescene.com/food_drink/bit…

If you live in Nashville — or Middle Tennessee at all — this affects you. Good reporting and writing in this week’s three-part cover story from Matt Masters and Eli Motycka, hope you’ll give it a read.

Republican Bill Frist: "If you’re looking at any policy through a lens of health and well-being, you’d have to say that the current administration’s approach to vaccines is wrong. It will hurt people, and thousands of people will die if it’s fulfilled." nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

Autumn at the movies kicks off with this year’s massive 56th annual Nashville Film Festival. Here are our critics’ thoughts on what to see. nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/f…