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Ask the Mayor, plus Shades of Black Theatre Festival and more community events


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Freddie O’Connell is back for another round of “Ask the Mayor.”

There are questions about a win for Metro's transit plan in the state's high court, airport tunnels, ICE recruitment on city property and the prospect of using the National Guard for policing. But there’s more to be asked. What does the mayor need to know about your part of Nashville? Where is Metro Government needed? Where is Metro getting in the way? Finish this sentence: I wish the city would just…Then call us at 615-760-2000.

Plus, we're opening up the phone lines to hear about your upcoming community event, like the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, celebrating twenty years next month.

This episode was produced by Mary Mancini

Guests

  • Freddie O'Connell, Mayor, Metro Nashville and Davidson County
  • Shawn Whitsell, playwright, actor, producer, director, and Co-Founder of the Shades of Black Theatre Festival

    Further reading and listening

    • All previous episodes of Ask the Mayor can be found here.
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