Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 16h

The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration that would give preferential funding.

Vanderbilt Faculty Senate Opposes White House Compact

University members approve resolution recommending university reject Trump deal

www.nashvillescene.com

3 10 20

Reposted by Nashville Scene

Bike Fun @bikefun.bsky.social · 18h

Thoroughly surprised & thankful for the recognition!!!

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 19h

"Haven’t been on a bike for 30 years? Have a kid who hasn’t ever ridden without training wheels? There’s no judgment." Read more about Bike Fun, our Writer's Choice for Best Way to Learn to Ride a Bike, and check out the rest of our 2025 Health, Beauty and Fitness Best of Nashville winners.

Best Way to Learn to Ride a Bike

I tried to teach my child to ride a bike, I swear. I really tried. But my patience was wearing thin and my legs were tired. Enter Bike Fun, which

www.nashvillescene.com

2 9

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 19h

"Haven’t been on a bike for 30 years? Have a kid who hasn’t ever ridden without training wheels? There’s no judgment." Read more about Bike Fun, our Writer's Choice for Best Way to Learn to Ride a Bike, and check out the rest of our 2025 Health, Beauty and Fitness Best of Nashville winners.

Best Way to Learn to Ride a Bike

I tried to teach my child to ride a bike, I swear. I really tried. But my patience was wearing thin and my legs were tired. Enter Bike Fun, which

www.nashvillescene.com

1 2 9

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 20h

The Nashville Tequila Festival will take place Friday, Oct. 24, at The Yard at OneC1ty. Chris Chamberlain has the details.

Nashville Tequila Festival to Return to OneC1ty

Attendees at the Oct. 24 fest will receive 12 sampling tickets

www.nashvillescene.com

1

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 22h

At Thursday's Metro Council meeting, the body approved a lease agreement related to a Dolly Parton hotel project, while tensions arose over an Israel-Gaza resolution.

Council Approves Lease Agreement Related to Dolly Parton Hotel Project

Also: Sightseeing vehicles ordinance approved and tensions arise over Israel-Gaza resolution

www.nashvillescene.com

3

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

The @NashSevereWx.com team has the city's vote for Best YouTube Channel! See who won second and third place in our readers' poll and check out the rest of our 2025 Best of Nashville Media & Politics winners here.

Media & Politics

Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:

www.nashvillescene.com

2 10

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Woodmont Christian Church plans to turn its longtime parsonage into a parking lot and multi-use space — testing a city zoning exception against frustrated neighbors.

Proposed Church Expansion Strains Green Hills Neighborhood

Woodmont Christian Church to turn longtime parsonage into a parking lot and multi-use space, testing a city zoning exception against frustrated neighbors

www.nashvillescene.com

2 6

Reposted by Nashville Scene

quinn hills 🏳️‍⚧️ @quinnhills.bsky.social · 1d

so proud of our queer little crew :)
@jshawhan.bsky.social
@belcourttheatre.bsky.social
@nashvillescene.com

Nashville Scene
Best Repertory Series Queer Qlassics
ANNIE PARNELL
4 HRS AGO

Illustration of a person painting a mural that reads “Nashville Scene”

When The People's Joker screened in the Belcourt's Queer Qlassics series, director Vera Drew handed out stickers on the sidewalk — and my partner and I ran into Grammy nominee Aaron Lee Tasjan (whose latest album explores coming out) in the popcorn line. That's just the surface of the community and happy chaos of this July series, which featured a Q&A with Drew, a local queer film history seminar, and screenings of tearjerkers (Brokeback Mountain) and camp oddities (D.E.B.S.) alike. Its focus on "stability in hostile times" is especially important now — and so was its revolutionary sense of joy.

6 24

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Metro Legal is recommending a hearing be set for Metro Fair Board Chairman Jasper Hendricks relating to an ethics complaint filed about efforts to bring NASCAR to the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

Metro Legal Recommends Hearing in Hendricks Ethics Complaint

Some allegations against Fair Board chairman could be code violations, law department says

www.nashvillescene.com

4

Reposted by Nashville Scene

WNXP Nashville @wnxpnashville.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Nashville and @nashvillescene.com for the love and support! Next month marks our 5 year anniversary, and we couldn’t be more honored to be recognized by this city. nashvillescene.com/bon/2025

4 22

Reposted by Nashville Scene

Rose Gilbert @rosegilbert.bsky.social · 1d

Such an honor! My podcast for @wpln.bsky.social, “The Country in Our Hearts,” has been awarded “Best Audio Storytelling.”

Thank you to @nashvillescene.com and, as always, to all the people who shared their time and stories with me ❤️

www.nashvillescene.com/bon/2025/med...

Best Audio Storytelling

Audio storytelling is distinctive in its ability to capture the emotion in the voices of people impacted by worldwide issues. WPLN reporter Rose Gilbert accomplishes that in her podcast The

www.nashvillescene.com

4 10

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Annie DiRusso's 'Super Pedestrian' addresses uncomfortable themes from a grounded, positive place. Read more from Daryl Sanders on this year's Best Rock Album — and the rest of our writers' and readers' choices for 2025's Best of Nashville.

Best Rock Album

Between 2017 and 2023, indie rocker Annie DiRusso demonstrated the promise of her music with a series of singles and EPs, including 2023’s God, I Hate This Place, which earned

www.nashvillescene.com

2

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

From Best Breakfast Burrito to Best Bartender, here are the 2025 Best of Nashville Food & Drink winners — both our writers' choices and readers' poll results.

Best of Nashville 2025: Food and Drink

www.nashvillescene.com

6

Reposted by Nashville Scene

D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going to do a little thread of some of the Best of Nashville writers’ choice blurbs I wrote, starting with our selection for Best New Mural — Creative Girls Rock’s “They Fought With Words: Leaders, Lawyers and Educators” at the Looby Community Center.
www.nashvillescene.com/bon/2025/art...

Best New Mural

Every Nashvillian should know the name Z. Alexander Looby. The West Indian immigrant was a lawyer and city councilmember who — despite being the target of racial terror in the

www.nashvillescene.com

1 2 10

Reposted by Nashville Scene

Stephen Trageser @stephentrageser615.bsky.social · 1d

BON saison! I'm naturally partial to the music section and our regular contributors there, but there's so much deserving celebration across the board.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

1 1 3

Reposted by Nashville Scene

Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote about the unstoppable Winona Fighter for this year’s Best of Nashville! Dig into the list for that + a ton of other excellent suggestions from people who care about your city.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

1 4

Reposted by Nashville Scene

annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 1d

it’s finally here!! I have some Writer’s Choice blurbs about great music and @belcourttheatre.bsky.social programming in this year’s Best of Nashville issue. everyone at the Scene has been working our asses off for this. go get your copy

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

1 2 9

Reposted by Nashville Scene

City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning. We are the Best Podcast in Nashville, according to YOU, the kind people who voted in the @nashvillescene.com Readers Poll!!! The Scene also honored us as "The Best Way To Keep Up With Local Politics." Thanks for listening, reading, and being part of the conversation, everybody! 😻

Best Way to Keep Up With Local Politics

You’re not supposed to reach for your phone the moment you wake up, but it’s hard to resist opening the City Cast Nashville email first thing in the morning. With

www.nashvillescene.com

2 27 130

Reposted by Nashville Scene

D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 is here! Lots of hard work by lots of great folks in this issue. Hope you'll give it a read.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

1 1 6

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

1 2 11

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Vanderbilt students, faculty and professors marched on Wednesday as Chancellor Diermeier mulls funding deal with Trump administration.

Campus Crowd Demands Vanderbilt Reject Trump Deal

Students, faculty and professors marched on Wednesday as Chancellor Diermeier mulls funding deal with Trump administration

www.nashvillescene.com

9 30

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Ahead of influential rockers Modest Mouse’s show at The Pinnacle, we catch up with frontman Isaac Brock about process, personal growth, new music in the works and more.

Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock: The Cream Q&A

Catching up with the acclaimed rock frontman ahead of the band’s show at The Pinnacle.

www.nashvillescene.com

1 3

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson announced his run for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District Wednesday morning at Alonzo Weaver Park in Memphis.

Justin Pearson Will Run for Memphis Congressional Seat

State representative's 9th Congressional District challenge to fellow Democrat Steve Cohen represents a generational shift

www.nashvillescene.com

5 11

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 3d

Whiskey Wednesday: A dozen members of The Tennessee Whiskey Trail have come together to create a unique offering.

Whiskey Wednesday: The Tennessee Collective Bottle Series

A dozen members of The Tennessee Whiskey Trail have come together to create a unique offering

www.nashvillescene.com

2

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 3d

State Rep. Aftyn Behn is projected to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, beating out a crowded field on a compressed election timeline.

Aftyn Behn Wins 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary

Nashville state rep emerges from crowded field to take party's nomination for Dec. 2 special election

www.nashvillescene.com

1 8 41