D. Patrick Rodgers
@dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, @NashvilleScene.com. Critic, journalist, freelancer, drummer, DJ and progressive ranter elsewhere. Tips: prodgers@nashvillescene.com
A local law firm has become a major white-collar player with one foot in D.C. and another in Nashville — with a niche securing White House pardons.
The Nashville Law Firm Securing White House Pardons
Local attorney Alex Little has found a niche appealing to Trump
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House around the corner from me is advertising an upcoming yard sale with an arm-flailing tube man. Every day for a week I've been reminding my fiancee about the yard sale. "You just want to go because they have a tube man." Yes? Obviously? Advertising works.
An inside look at Regal Opry Mills’ IMAX 70 mm screenings of ‘The Odyssey.’
Behind the Scenes of the 70 mm IMAX Screenings of ‘The Odyssey’
Talking with Regal Opry Mills projectionist Dean Fick about the revitalized art form
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Columnist @betsyphillips.bsky.social thinks we should have a Nashville History Month. From visiting the Nashville Public Library to taking a Nashville Sites tour, here are 10 ways to celebrate our history.
We Should Have a Nashville History Month
From visiting the Nashville Public Library to taking a Nashville Sites tour and going fossil hunting, here are 10 ways to celebrate our history
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In our live-review column The Spin: Pop star Charli XCX popped up at The Basement East as part of the celebration of her rocking new LP ‘Music, Fashion, Film.’
Charli XCX Rocks Out at The Basement East
In our live-review column The Spin, the pop star performs a free pop-up show supporting her rocking new long-player ‘Music, Fashion, Film.’
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This week’s cover story from reporter Hannah Herner: How Nashville’s historic sites are reckoning with their history of slavery. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/nashville-historic-sites-slavery-history/article_4ad51ac1-5701-4790-8b68-a5fc2c1fd898.html
After weeks of speculation, the Scene has confirmed that Audrey, East Nashville’s high-end Appalachian dining experiment, will close in August.
Audrey to Close Permanently
The Appalachian-inspired restaurant launched by chef Sean Brock will shutter Aug. 16
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Memphis politician Justin Pearson aims to break Republicans’ gerrymander with hustle and fundraising in the 9th Congressional District.
Justin Pearson Bets on Economics — Not Culture War — to Unite Tennessee
The ascendant Memphis politician aims to break Republicans’ gerrymander with hustle and fundraising in the 9th Congressional District
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I was in Montreal all of last week and averaged about 14,000 steps per day because that city is built on safe and convenient pedestrian infrastructure.
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Columnist @betsyphillips.bsky.social digs into the archives for details about Joelton's once-widespread American chestnut trees, which were all but wiped out by blight.
The Mystery of Joelton's Elusive American Chestnut Trees
Digging into the archives for details about the once-widespread trees, which were all but wiped out by blight
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This week’s three-part cover package: As Nashville’s traditional farming community shrinks, a new urban agriculture network expands. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/farming-agriculture-middle-tennessee/article_9c2197d5-a99f-4c47-a6f8-c98cd771b536.html
On Tuesday night, the Metro Council unanimously approved strict data center regulations, as well as a temporary moratorium on permits for the tech facilities.
Metro Council Approves Data Center Regulations, Moratorium
Mayor’s legislation seeking to use eminent domain to seize zoo-area property advances on second reading
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Atlanta-based data center company DC BLOX now owns a 23.49-acre property near the zoo, planned for a project that has brought significant local backlash.
Data Center Company Pays $23 Million for Zoo-Area Site
Atlanta-based DC BLOX now owns 23.49-acre property on which it plans project many locals oppose
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They're coming out with lettuce that makes you puke. "Best we can do" they're saying
Also, here's a few words from me on a Devon Gilfillian solo acoustic performance, HT to DPR.
Devon Gilfillian Goes Solo on ‘Hold On’ and ‘Glad to Be Here’
Watch the masterful singer-songwriter play acoustic versions of two songs from his 2026 album ‘Time Will Tell’ in a video filmed for acoustic amplification company LR Baggs’ HiFi Sessions series.
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this was such a good deep cut, shout out to these prolific graff writers
Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · 3w agoOur 38th annual “You Are So Nashville If …” issue is here! See this year’s winners, honorable mentions and more. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/yasni-2026/article_e4b1a1f0-34b4-4b20-8dcc-3b87dbc650f0.html
Our 38th annual “You Are So Nashville If …” issue is here! See this year’s winners, honorable mentions and more. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/yasni-2026/article_e4b1a1f0-34b4-4b20-8dcc-3b87dbc650f0.html
Fundraising reports ahead of Tennessee’s Aug. 6 primary were due Wednesday and give the public a peek at how candidates are raising and spending donor dollars.
More Than $15 Million Is Funding Elections for Congress, Governor
Governor’s race leads fundraising as candidates jockey for position ahead of August primaries
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This seems wildly unlikely to me, but even so: You know who the daddy of Paramount CEO David Ellison is? Mega-billionaire and Noted Nashville Lover Larry Ellison of Oracle.
Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · 3w agoTennessee officials want to lure embattled Los Angeles-based mass media and entertainment conglomerate Paramount Skydance Corp.
Writes Logan Butts, Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' — opening Thursday at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social and Regal and AMC locations — is a true epic that leaves room for hope.
'The Odyssey' Is a True Epic That Leaves Room for Hope
Christopher Nolan’s big-screen fantasy adaptation opens Thursday at the Belcourt and Regal and AMC locations
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Talking to the veteran who named Vietnam Veterans Boulevard — in the wake of its rededication as Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.
Street View: A Road by Any Other Name
Talking to the veteran who named Vietnam Veterans Boulevard — in the wake of its rededication as Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway
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From opinion columnist @betsyphillips.bsky.social: From racism to hypocrisy and crushing cookies, Sen. Marsha Blackburn's race to be governor is paved with unpleasantness and cruelty.
Marsha Blackburn's Campaign of Villainy
Opinion: From racism to hypocrisy and crushing cookies, Blackburn's race to be governor is paved with unpleasantness and cruelty
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