The Pamphleteer

1 week ago | pamphleteer.co | Megan Lee Podsiedlik |Camelia Brennan |Edward Landstreet

Good afternoon, everyone. Saw a Tesla with a "No Elon" bumper sticker on it, like painting lamb's blood on your door jamb. A tame council meeting last night. Megan has the skinny to kick us off this afternoon. Onward, Davis. Last night’s council meeting—gavel to gavel, minus announcements—was a very efficient hour and a half that highlighted the work-in-progress that is Metro Nashville.

1 week ago | pamphleteer.co | Camelia Brennan |Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield |Megan Lee Podsiedlik |Edward Landstreet

๐Ÿ“… Visit our On The Radar list to find upcoming events around Nashville. ๐ŸŽง On Spotify: Pamphleteer's Picks, a playlist of our favorite bands in town this week. ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ Check out our Nashville farmer's market guide.

2 weeks ago | pamphleteer.co | Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield

For longtime Nashvillians, the official start of spring isn’t a week off with the kids or the sundry 80-degree days that dot early April, but the 250,000 bulbs that begin to rear their heads at Cheekwood a couple of weeks after Valentine’s Day. Now in its 13th year, the spring showcase has seen marked growth, nearly doubling its amount of tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils perfectly arranged across the estate’s 55 acres.

2 weeks ago | pamphleteer.co | Tyler Hummel |Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield |Megan Lee Podsiedlik |Camelia Brennan

Having lived 27 years outside of Tennessee, I’ve had plenty of opportunity to watch the places I’ve lived in grow and change with the times. My hometown of Aurora, IL, has changed dramatically in the past three decades, especially since I moved out as an adult to become a journalist. It’s even changed dramatically in the four years since I moved. It was curious, then, to return to my roots after years of working abroad to discover that Nashville came back with me.

2 weeks ago | pamphleteer.co | Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield |Megan Lee Podsiedlik |Camelia Brennan |Edward Landstreet

Spartan(VOD Rental) David Mamet’s first-daughter-gone-wild political thriller didn’t make much of a box-office dent in 2004. Regardless, Kilmer’s turn as a rogue secret service agent dedicated to rescuing her from Saudi sex traffickers offers serious John Wayne in The Searchers vibes that proved the former Batman should have been as big of a stalwart action hero as that other bro from Top Gun.