Almost Friday, Nashville! It’s Thursday, October 22. New in Nashville’s neighborhoods: a fake cab warning, a change to holiday trash pickup, what’s next for bike sharing, free flu shots, multiple business closures, a restaurant gets a 65 on its health inspection, and much more.
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🏠 What’s new in Nashville’s neighborhoods
Opry Mills
Fake cab warning: Rides of less than a mile and a half for $150 or more and a “mob scene” that’s “cluttering up the roadway.” Security officials for Opry Mills and the Grand Ole Opry begged Metro’s Transportation Licensing Commission to help with unlicensed taxi drivers who they say are taking advantage of customers, and causing traffic chaos. The commission responded that it can’t help with enforcement, but it said Metro Police could help since the state legislature made driving a taxi without a license a crime.
Across Nashville
Holiday trash pickup: It’s the first year of Metro’s four-day trash pickup schedule, and Metro is making changes to how it handles holidays after customer feedback. If your trash pickup day falls on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day, your route will now be collected on the Monday following the holiday. If your trash pickup day falls on Veterans Day, it’ll move to the Monday before the holiday. This link shares details about the schedule and how you can sign up for pickup day reminders.
Downtown (and nearby)
Bikeshare stall: After a deal stalled to expand docked bike sharing in Nashville (similar to the Citi Bike program in New York), Metro will try again. City staff is working on another request for proposals. A transportation licensing commissioner recently said the last deal fell apart because “the administration” rejected a proposal to help fund the program with advertising at the bike stations. It’s unclear what a new funding source would be, but an NDOT official said 150 stations with 1,000 bikes would cost about $10 million.
65 restaurant score: The health inspector who visited Philippe by Philippe Chow at 209 10th Avenue South noted “numerous critical violations.” Among the concerns: multiple food temperature issues, spoiled strawberries, “build up” on ice machines, and more. You can read the full inspection here, and you’ll find a link to all restaurant inspections at the end of the newsletter.
South Nashville
Free flu shots: Flu activity in Tennessee is still minimal, according to the latest CDC map. Before that changes, you can get a free flu shot today at the Metro Health Department’s mobile health clinic. It’ll be set up at the Coleman Park Regional Community Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here’s a full list of available services.
The Nations & Sylvan Park
Restaurant and bar closures: Punk Wok at Sylvan Supply (4101 Charlotte Avenue) announced it’ll close on Sunday. When someone on Instagram asked why, the restaurant responded, “people just quit coming 🤷♀️.” And the 51 North Taproom at 704 51st Avenue North will close on December 13. “The last few years have been by far the most challenging of the 20 years being in this business and it is no longer sustainable,” the owners wrote on Instagram.
Demolition planned: A contractor applied to demolish an office at 6004 Robertson Avenue. I wasn’t able to find any plans for the property, but I’ll keep watching for what’s next.
Green Hills
New restaurant: Charleston-based Harveys Bagel Co. plans to open at 3904 Hillsboro Pike, according to a building permit application. “NY Style Bagels Made Fresh Daily,” its Instagram says. Here’s a link to the restaurant’s website so you can see the menu. A post in June says it’s opening in Downtown Nashville, Berry Hill, Belle Meade, Franklin, and Smyrna.
Near Wedgewood-Houston
“Nothing to remain”: The former Advanced Financial location at 1901 8th Avenue South will be torn down with “nothing to remain,” a permit application says. Like several other demolitions I’ve reported today, I haven’t seen any filings that indicate what’s planned for the property, but I’ll keep watching.
Antioch
Adult changing table: The Nashville Public Library’s Southeast Branch at 5260 Hickory Hollow Parkway will get an adult changing table. The Metro Council approved accepting a $10,000 state grant this week to pay for the table and its installation.
Codes audit continues: Park Dale Drive is the latest street audited by Metro Codes for compliance with property standards. I reported in August that Metro Council member Tasha Ellis said “Metro Codes is built to be reactive” by responding to complaints. She asked the department for a blanket audit of her district after another council member did the same. On Park Dale Drive, Codes flagged five property owners for issues including junk on the property and parking on the grass. In most cases, owners get a warning, but Metro Codes can take an owner to court if they don’t fix a problem.
North Nashville
New cafe: E+ROSE’s expansion continues — this time with a permit to open at 2200 Buena Vista Pike. I recently reported E+ROSE is also opening in Green Hills. It’ll be in the new development across from the Mall at Green Hills at 2111 Crestmoor Road.
Church demolition: A demolition crew just got a permit to tear down the church at 2312 Lloyd Avenue. I don’t see any plans filed for the property, but it’s zoned for low to medium density residential uses.
📰 A few final headlines…
Remembering Jack Cawthon: The founder of Jack’s Bar-B-Que has died after a battle with cancer, the restaurant announced yesterday. “When Jack opened his first Jack’s Bar-B-Que location (previously Cawthon’s Caterer/ Bar-B-Que 1976-1991) at 1st and Broadway in 1991 he did more than open a restaurant,” the restaurant posted. “He changed the face of Nashville.” Cawthon was 80 years old.
Voting complaint: After Stella Parton, Dolly Parton’s sister, claimed she had to repeatedly correct her ballot selection while voting in Hermitage, the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office told WSMV it has received “one complaint of this nature during this election period, out of about 400,000 ballots cast.” WSMV said several voters in Williamson County told the station about a similar issue.
🍔 MAP: click here for restaurant inspections across Nashville. And here’s a list version.
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