Who Wins Summer in the USA? Nashville Makes Its Case

Data Center Moratorium, Downtown Partnership Sued, and Another Airport Fight

CM Courtney Johnston’s proposed temporary data center moratorium [https://www.wsmv.com/2026/06/10/temporary-moratorium-new-data-centers-nashville-passes-first-hurdle/] passed first reading at Metro Council this week, but can it actually stop the proposed center next to the zoo? Marie Cecile Anderson, Whitney Pastorek, and contributor Nicole Williams are digging into that, plus why Metro’s insurance company is suing the Nashville Downtown Partnership [https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/nashville-downtown-partnership-garage-fire-lawsuit/], what’s going on with control of the airport [https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/10/metro-sues-state-again-to-block-airport-board-takeover/], and why the TN GOP can’t get enough of redistricting [https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2026/06/09/republicans-redistrict-state-legislature/90427229007/]. And hey! City Cast Nashville Neighbors also get to enjoy our weekly bonus segment, Hell Naw, where we’re talking food truck bans [https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/middle-tn-neighborhood-news/ordinance-to-restrict-food-trucks-up-for-vote-in-goodlettsville/] and golf carts gone wild [https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylimits/satire-golf-carts-nashville/article_e9b7a957-6182-449b-9514-e0dde6ad98ef.html]. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 12th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Nashville Predators [https://nashvillepredators.com/] Greater Birmingham CVB [https://inbirmingham.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

Nashville’s Handmade Craft Scene Is Better Than Ever

Nashville’s Porter Flea Summer Market [https://www.porterflea.com/] returns this weekend, so Marie Cecile Anderson is chatting with local makers. Porter Flea founder Katie Vance [https://www.instagram.com/kt.vance/] and local ceramic artist Emilee Martin of Mineral Haus [https://www.instagram.com/mineral.haus/] discuss where to get crafty in town, why people are leaving fast fashion behind, and what makes our vibrant local artisan community special. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 11th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

Ticks Are Crawling All Over Nashville This Year. Here’s How To Protect Yourself

The ticks are out with a vengeance this year, and the mosquitoes are loving all our recent rain. How can we avoid those jerks while keeping habitats safe for our bee, bird, and butterfly friends? We’re revisiting our conversation with local naturalist and author Jo Brichetto [https://sidewalknature.com/], who popularized the “Mosquito Bucket of Doom.” She joins Marie Cecile Anderson to share her tips for warding off the bitey guys while enjoying and protecting the other amazing bugs of summer. Learn how to make your own Bucket of Doom here [https://sidewalknature.com/2022/05/08/mosquito-bucket-of-doom/]. Get Jo’s book, ‘This is How a Robin Drinks,’ here [https://sidewalknature.com/book-this-is-how-a-robin-drinks/]. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 10th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

Can Nashville’s Budget Incorporate Everyone’s Needs?

Now that Metro Council’s annual budget hearing is behind us, it falls to Budget and Finance Committee chair CM Kyonzté Toombs to take everyone’s feedback and come up with a substitute budget ordinance that works. She joins Marie Cecile Anderson to talk about what she heard from the community and her colleagues, how the substitute process works, and what’s going on with the contentious Nashville Downtown Partnership budget, too. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 9th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].

What We Know About MNPD’s New Drone Program

The Metro Nashville Police Department is testing a new emergency response program in Madison that uses drones to respond to certain 911 calls. WPLN Metro reporter Cynthia Abrams [https://wpln.org/post/nashville-police-drone-usage-hits-turbulence-after-launching-without-council-approval/] joins us to explain how it works, why some residents and activists are raising concerns about surveillance and the legality of the program, and what questions we should all be asking as this new technology takes flight. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 8th episode: Window Nation [https://info.windownation.com/get-new-windows/] Andrew Jackson's Hermitage [https://thehermitage.com/] Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville]. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville [http://membership.citycast.fm/nashville] Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter.  [https://nashville.citycast.fm/subscribe-hey-nashville-newsletter-tennessee] Follow us @citycastnashville [https://www.instagram.com/citycastnashville/] You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE [https://citycast.fm/advertise/].