by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 25, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is set to join Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear for a discussion of Beshear’s new book, Go And Do Likewise: How We Heal A Broken Country, at Vanderbilt University next weekend. Parnassus Books, Vanderbilt University Libraries, and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 13, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell released a new campaign advertisement parodying U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) recent anti-China gubernatorial campaign commercial, prompting a swift response from the senator, who accused the mayor of trying to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 9, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee gubernatorial candidate U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) laid out an ambitious conservative agenda for the Volunteer State during an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, saying she is prepared to...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 3, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Hamilton County is contemplating a one-year pause on new data centers. Mayor Weston Wamp introduced a resolution this week proposing a one-year ban on new data centers in the county, which has nearly 400,000 residents. The Hamilton County Commission will vote on the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 29, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
New recruits with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) are required to participate in a “Mobile Diversity Tour” before beginning patrol duties, a program designed to introduce future officers to a range of communities across the city. One stop on...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 11, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, argued that a proposed $60,000 grant to the Tennessee Justice Center undermines claims by Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell that city funding for nonprofit organizations would not support immigration-related...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, reports that Nashville officials have either not created or have not produced documentation required under Tennessee law for a proposed $735,000 grant to the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC),...
by Zachery Schmidt | May 15, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell appointed the wife of a Democratic state legislator to be the city’s new director of the Department of Law. Tyler Yarbro, the wife of State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville), is set to replace Wally Dietz, who is retiring in July....
by Kaitlin Housler | May 5, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell confirmed this week to multiple outlets that he will seek reelection in 2027 to “strengthen the foundation” of his administration’s policies. O’Connell, elected in 2023, said his decision to run again is driven largely by...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 12, 2026 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
Pelican & Pig, a Nashville restaurant featured on the hit Netflix show Somebody Feed Phil, announced Tuesday it will be closing its doors after seven years in Music City after the business saw a sharp increase in its property taxes. The restaurant said its final...
