Marie Cecile Anderson
@marielovesdolly.bsky.social
Creative Producer of City Cast Nashville https://nashville.citycast.fm Actor, writer, comedian, and lover of all things Dolly Parton. https://www.mariececileanderson.com
Tennessee is one of the states to watch closely when it comes to increasingly limiting people's rights. If you want to know what's happening in your back yard, subscribe to @tennesseelookout.com and donate to this nonprofit that focuses on statewide news that is relevant to you!
A summons in Memphis.
Agents with the Memphis Safe Task have shot and killed four people in two months. One family wants
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@betsyphillips.bsky.social came in hot on a Monday with an opinion every Nashvillian should be contemplating every second of every day.
Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · 2w agoFrom opinion columnist @betsyphillips.bsky.social: Our forebears have trapped us in a byzantine web of bureaucracy. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.
Nashville just became a helluva lot better place to work and live 🎉
Rachel Iacovone@racheliacovone.bsky.social · 3w agoI’m returning to the only place in the continental U.S. that truly feels like home: Nashville. And I’m joining another women-led journalism team to return to hosting — this time for the podcast that’s kept me in the loop (and ever entertained) in my year away, @citycastnash.bsky.social.
I go on vacation for one week and come home to find Nashville has a brand new local news source! Excited to check out: peoplesjournalism.org @jesusurbanist.bsky.social
People's Journalism
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The Honorable Commissioner Pastorek is sick of this shit
WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 2mo agoMetro Human Relations Commission calls for faster safety changes along Gallatin Pike corridor as pedestrian deaths climb
I can't thank @whittlz.bsky.social enough for all she does in Nashville. I'm voting for her.
WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 2mo agoMetro Human Relations Commission calls for faster safety changes along Gallatin Pike corridor as pedestrian deaths climb
Listening to month-old @citycastnash.bsky.social episodes at 6:45 this AM—& the "Your City Could Be Better" episode came on w/ @marielovesdolly.bsky.social talking about the fab @jesusurbanist.bsky.social & crew. No benches in Church St Park, sadly, but saying it all from the opposite corner, this:
@marielovesdolly.bsky.social was on Your City Could be Better representing @citycastnash.bsky.social and talking about our grassroots Bench Warriors that fight for the right to sit in public places!
Meet Nashville's Rogue Bench Builders. Plus, Living in a High-Tourism City
Podcast Episode · Your City Could Be Better · April 24 · 25m
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.
Proud of my alma mater ❤️ Go bobcats!
Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 4mo agoAt John Overton High School, Muslim students balanced schoolwork and responsibilities with fasting, prayer and reflection throughout the month of Ramadan, with support from a diverse staff. ✍️: Lillian Avedian
My mom just told me it’s a good thing Opryland closed because I’d probably be working there and would’ve never left… which I responded AND THAT’S A BAD THING?!
People like Robin Owen are such a shining light of what this city is and can strive to be. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Who Put Benches at Nashville Bus Stops — and Why Did the City Remove Them?
Podcast Episode · City Cast Nashville · March 18 · 37m
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Few artists can completely dismantle your heart, fill it with wonder and awe at the miracle of life, and put it back together quite like Madi Diaz. n.pr/4sJGE36
Madi Diaz: Tiny Desk Concert
Few artists can completely dismantle your heart, fill it with wonder and awe at the miracle of life, and put it back together quite like Madi Diaz.
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The husband of detained Nashville reporter Estefany Rodriguez talks about their lives and how ICE stalked them to arrest her. ✍️ @mikeiereiland.bsky.social
Alejandro Medina focused on wife's release from ICE custody - Nashville Banner
Alejandro Medina reflects on life with with his wife, Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodríguez, and works to get her released from ICE custody,
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Federal Judge Eli Richardson has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement a deadline of noon Monday to file a written justification for the arrest and continued detention of a Nashville journalist.
Court orders ICE to justify arrest of Nashville journalist • Tennessee Lookout
A judge has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement a deadline of noon Monday for justification for the arrest of Estefany Rodriguez.
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A very important conversation I had with Dr. Cynthia George, about what it's like to simply go out in Nashville as a person with a disability. nashville.citycast.fm/podcasts/nav...
Navigating Nashville Nightlife With a Disability - City Cast Nashville
Artists and fans from around the world are welcome at Nashville’s music venues — unless they’re disabled, in which case, obstacles abound. Dr. Cynt...
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Waymo cars have more autonomy in Tennessee than women do.
SNAP benefits are about to lapse. Wondering how to help our neighbors, or need food aid? Here are some local food banks that serve the Nashville community. nashville.citycast.fm/nashville-li...
Where To Find Food Banks in Nashville, & How To Donate - City Cast Nashville
Help your hungry neighbors by donating to these Nashville food banks.
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So, uh, I’m the executive producer of the best podcast in Nashville 🥹
Guess what time it is? If you wouldn’t mind voting for us as Best Podcast, we’d be much obliged. Remember, you need to vote for 20 things for it to count, so be sure to shout out your other local faves, too! 💛
Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · last yr.Voting for this year's Best of Nashville is NOW OPEN! Send some love to your favorite restaurants, record shops, dive bars and more by voting between now and August 28.
On today’s Friday News Roundup, CM Tasha Ellis joins us to ask her questions about the Tesla Tunnels, explain why she voted against the Urban Design Overlay in The Nations, and share 🎶Good News🎶 from District 29. Here or wherever you get your pods:
Tunnel Questions, Loud Cars, and Rezoning The Nations. Plus, Best Nashville Music Video Ever? - City Cast Nashville
Two rezonings dominated Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting: An Urban Design Overlay in The Nations, and a logistics warehouse on Franklin Limestone Ro...
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Today on City Cast Nashville, Brenda Pérez from The ReMIX TN gives us her first-hand account of Sunday’s ICE/TN Highway Patrol detainment dragnet in South Nashville. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
A First-Hand Account of the ICE Detainments in South Nashville - City Cast Nashville
On Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement partnered with the Tennessee Highway Patrol to make as many as 150 traffi...
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Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day! Here are our favorite local indie bookstores. nashville.citycast.fm/best/indepen...
Your Guide to Nashville's Independent Bookstores - City Cast Nashville
Here's Nashville's best independent bookstores, from used extravaganzas to neighborhood hubs and children’s book nooks.
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My happy place while walking is listening to @citycastnash.bsky.social podcast. A great, positive and progressive source of news and inspiring stories from our community. Especially loved the recent episode about thrifting with your mom as special guest!
City Cast Nashville@citycastnash.bsky.social · last yr.It's prom season! Here are some affordable prom attire options so so you don't have to spend a small fortune on one night. nashville.citycast.fm/for-kids/aff...
You need to listen to Monday’s (today’s) episode of @citycastnash.bsky.social w/ @marielovesdolly.bsky.social & Chaplain Dahron Annaliese Johnson, TN Equality Project’s Davidson Co co-chair. This episode gave me hope that my family might find a way to stay here. 💕
Are you part of a Nashville-area entity currently experiencing an unexplained freeze of federal funds? Please DM me.
Awww now I get the beef. Wow it’s spicy!
The Story of ‘Not Like Us’
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 02/07/2025 · 31m
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