Celebrated songwriters Jeff Black, Matthew Ryan, Jonathan Yudkin and Bonepony will perform a benefit concert for Sylvan Park School at 3rd & Lindsley (818 3rd Avenue South) on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. They'll be joined by a special guest as well. 
West Precinct detectives are working to identify the man who stabbed a woman last night in the Target parking lot at 26 White Bridge Pike and stole her purse. The 46-year-old victim was talking to friends at 8 p.m. when the suspect approached her, stabbed her in the back without provocation, and fled with her purse in a late 90s or early 2000 model dark blue Ford Mustang occupied by at least one other person.
The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s or early 30s with short hair who is approximately 5’10” tall and who weighs approximately 160 pounds. The victim was transported to St. Thomas Hospital with a minor stab wound. Anyone who has information concerning this crime is urged to contact West Precinct detectives at (615) 862-7385 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME. Citizens can also send an electronic tip to Crime Stoppers by texting the word “CASH” along with their message to 274637 (CRIMES) or online at www.nashvillecrimestoppers.com. Persons who contact Crime Stoppers by phone or text message can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.
The Metro Planning Commission's Rules and Procedures Subcommittee is currently reviewing the Commission's rules and meeting procedures. The Subcommittee, which includes Commissioners Stewart Clifton, Judy Cummings, and Hunter Gee, welcomes both general and specific suggestions about the Commission's rules, what actions and topics should be part of the Commission meetings, and how those meetings should be conducted. Comments, suggestions, and other public input can be sent by email or by postal mail to the Planning Commission office at 800 Second Avenue South, PO Box 196300, Nashville, TN 37219. No cutoff date has been set, but submissions should be made as soon as possible.
I spotted 2 of the stray dogs on ... Cherokee Station Drive around 3:30 today....October 6th. I was walking my dog and as soon as I got back to my house and got my phone and the number for Animal Control, I looked out the window and the dogs were gone. I went out looking for them to no avail. Too bad! I believe that these two were among the dogs that were on my lawn all day Labor Day.Metro Animal Control has stepped up its efforts to locate the stray dogs that have been reported recently, including setting traps to catch them. If you do see stray dogs or other animals in the neighborhood, please report by calling (615) 862-7928.
Get a small (about four inches) air horn and attach it to their bicycle handlebar or their arm. I used to have one, and IT STOPS DOGS IN THEIR TRACKS!!! They FREEZE. Best thing I know of to protect yourself on a bike. I called around and Dick's Sporting Goods is the only place that has them (called Friedman's, Target, and a couple of other sporting goods stores). $7.95 at Dick's, and Walmart has them in the Spring and Summer, but not now.Considering the recent reports of stray dog attacks in the neighborhood, you may want to follow Pat's advice if you are concerned about encountering unfamiliar animals. If you do see stray dogs or other animals in the neighborhood, please report them to Metro Animal Control at (615) 862-7928.
Making Nashville one of the healthiest cities in America is everyone's goal in the community so October 3-9 has been declared Walk Nashville Week to celebrate and promote walking in your daily life and walking throughout Nashville.
The week will consist of Walk to Worship Day (October 3-4), Walk Your Neighborhood Day (October 5), Walk to Work Day (October 6), Walk to School Day (October 7),
Walk for Active Aging (October 8), and Walk to Lunch Day (October 9).
- Walk to Worship Day promotes local congregations to walk to their worship activities on the weekend of October 3-4. Congregations are encouraged to develop walking groups, that will continue throughout the year.
- Walk Your Neighborhood Day celebrates taking pride in your city and neighborhood. The Community Health and Wellness team is developing a printable booklet of various maps of community-based walks that will not only encourage physical activity but also
- give you an opportunity to learn about Nashville history, along with a chance to appreciate your community.
- Walk to Work Day asks Nashville workers to walk to work for the day and to consider walking to work more often in the future. The Community Health and Wellness Team sets up shop at various locations around town to provide free breakfast to walkers and to promote the day.
- Walk to School Day is designed to increase students' physical activity levels, focus on the walk-ability of the surrounding environment, and increase safe walking skills. The Nashville Walk to School Day has been nationally recognized for its large participation numbers and health promotion aspects.
- Walk for Active Aging promotes walking among senior citizens and the senior centers around Nashville. Maintaining physical activity into your senior years
- continues to have a great benefit on your health.
- Walk at Lunch Day promotes walking at lunch for the day. Area companies and local office buildings will be promoting walking groups from within to walk at lunch, and to hopefully continue these walking groups throughout the year.