r/nashville

Nashville is losing families to the suburbs because the schools in places like Franklin are simply "so much better."  And I want to know why?  And what is being done to remedy the situation?

My daughter has a great job in Nashville but she’s already planning to move to the suburbs because apparently you can’t work in Nashville, buy a home in Nashville AND raise a family in Nashville;  the school system is failing to provide the top-notch education that most people want for their children.

As a result, parents are commuting to work every day, stressed by the demands of a job in Nashville and raising children in the suburbs.

This is unacceptable.  

So my question is: what are the educators in the suburbs doing that the City of Nashville is not?

Success in life starts with a great education so let’s find ways to provide that for all children - not just the privileged few who can afford to move to a “ better school district.”

If you’ve been down here, the area around the Kroger on 8th Ave is already chaotic at all points of the day. So color me surprised that an In&Out is jumping into the fray. 

This area already has 5x the national average of accidents, and clearly no one seems to care. I know it’s a state road, but that doesn’t mean anything when it comes to conditional approval. For example, the Madison In&Out had to pay $300k towards infrastructure improvements around the area. If they had to do it there, why wouldn’t they also be required to do it here too?

Because idk if Berry Hill/Metro will make them. This is one of the worst Chickfila locations ever, constantly causing jams, and making the overall area super unsafe. You know what they had to do to get their location there? 8ft sidewalk. That’s it. It’s a nightmare there and now another high traffic fast food place is moving there too.

I’m not opposed to the restaurant moving in actually. I’m excited to see this end of Nashville growing up. But no one is taking ownership of what needs to happen here, and it’s cringe. What does Reddit think? 

Well you can let them know here:
Berry Hill:
Andrew Rusnack 
drewrusnak@gmail.com
Joe Baker
jbaker@berryhilltn.net

Metro:
District 17:
Terry Vo
terry.vo@nashville.gov
District 26:
Courtney Johnston
Courtney.johnston@nashville.gov

State:
Jason Powell
rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov
Heidi Campbell
sen.heidi.campbell@capitol.tn.gov

Has anyone dealt with a historic commission denying a renovation/addition primarily over massing?

We’re renovating a historic home and proposed a rear addition. The plans comply with the applicable guidelines/code, but the commission denied the proposal based largely on concerns about the overall massing/scale of the addition.

I’m curious if anyone here has been through something similar. If so- Were you able to get approval by revising the massing without completely redesigning the project?

Hello Nashville!

Besides the normal options you would get at the grocery store (Grillos, Claussen, Bubbies, etc.) what are some local places where you can find other brands and/or independent sellers of traditional pickles? I personally LOVE pickles, and always get jealous of other posts in the pickle Reddit that has other brands I cannot find in Nashville. For instance, Pittsburgh Pickle, Josh’s Pickles, The Pickle Guys, Kaylin + Kaylin, and so on!! You CAN order these online, but they are always expensive as hell and you have to pay shipping costs. Surely there must be some local pickle action!

I was pretty pissed this morning, as I have been many mornings - trying to get to work, a doctors appointment, a meeting...

Is there any worse feeling than this?: You pull up and realize theres a train. "Ugh, no big deal, I'll wait it out. It would take way longer to go around. Wait... Is the train... SLOWING DOWN?! OMG it's coming to a stop. It's stopped"

I have worked and lived in the Houston Wedgewood / Berry Hill / Woodbine area for 25 years. Only now in the the last five years is it a regular occurence for trains to be fully stopped on the tracks in high traffic areas, for literal HOURS at some points. Is this at 4 in the morning? 9 at night? No. It's at 8:30, noon, 4pm. It is absolutely infuriating.

My theory is that we are running longer and longer trains with more cargo, on infrastructure from the late 1800's. But SURELY it cannot be okay that this is the new norm.

Is anyone doing anything about this? Can we pass laws that this is not okay?

This mornings delay caused a chain reaction that added a full hour to my morning. It's just nuts. Who's with me on this?

(I know kids are back to school and that’s one reason)

Hi y'all, a friend of mine is considering hiring a magician to surprise their fiancé with during the cocktail hour of their wedding that will take place next year. We are looking for magician suggestions and recommendations. We are open to any magician, even if they are novice and looking to gain more experience. Thanks everyone!

I’m coming off a delivery subscription of coffee beans and gonna start buying from nearby shops. Who‘s got the best light roast beans?

It’s that time of year, I sit on my front porch and listen to TSU’s band play at night. It feels like a tradition to me and reminder that fall is coming. It’s one of the things I love about living on the Northside. It brings back childhood memories.

I used to RAVE about this place to everyone a few years ago. It was so fresh, delicious and consistently great!

Now it’s mediocre at best. The quality in ingredients definitely went down. Everything tastes different. I keep giving them another shot but it keeps getting worse.

I’m sad because I truly felt like their biggest fan for a while and now they’re just somebody that I used to know….. 😞