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Nashvillians of the Year: Music City MigraWatch
Everyday citizens document ICE, warn neighbors in effort to resist mass deportations in their own communities
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This week's cover story: The 2025 Nashvillians of the Year are the people behind Music City MigraWatch. These everyday citizens document ICE in their own communities.
Critic's Pick: "Seeing this Christmas classic can only be improved by watching it with other families."
Critic's Pick: 'Christmas Vacation'
5 p.m. Dec. 26 at The Franklin Theatre
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December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "Seeing this Christmas classic can only be improved by watching it with other families."
Check out three-plus hours of Nashville music in this streaming audio companion to our annual Year in Music issue, featuring tracks from Hayley Williams, Starlito and Don Trip and more.
Year in Music 2025: A Nashville Music Playlist
Stream an audio companion to our cover package with three hours of music from Hayley Williams, Starlito and Don Trip, William Tyler and more.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Check out three-plus hours of Nashville music in this streaming audio companion to our annual Year in Music issue, featuring tracks from Hayley Williams, Starlito and Don Trip and more.
Critic's Pick: "It's the perfect time to revisit 'Gremlins,' the horror-comedy cult classic that revels in tearing down everything we hold dear during the holiday season."
Critic's Pick — HS25: 'Gremlins'
Dec. 26 at local Regal locations
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December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "It's the perfect time to revisit 'Gremlins,' the horror-comedy cult classic that revels in tearing down everything we hold dear during the holiday season."
Critic's Pick: "W Nashville is throwing out cinematic Christmas-themed triple-headers this holiday season."
Critic's Pick: Holiday Screenings Triple Feature
4 p.m. Dec. 25 in the Living Room at W Nashville
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December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "W Nashville is throwing out cinematic Christmas-themed triple-headers this holiday season."
Critic's Pick: "With its stunning designs and localized approach to storytelling, it’s no wonder 'Nashville’s Nutcracker' has become such a beloved holiday tradition."
Critic's Pick — Nashville Ballet: 'Nashville’s Nutcracker'
Through Dec. 28 at TPAC’s Jackson Hall
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December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Critic's Pick: "With its stunning designs and localized approach to storytelling, it’s no wonder 'Nashville’s Nutcracker' has become such a beloved holiday tradition."
Critic's Pick: "'Rote' walks the line between learning and ignorance, tracing a liminal space where logic might be baffled by the fantastic."
Critic's Pick — Kayla Jones Pulido: 'rote'
Through Dec. 26 at Neue Welt
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "'Rote' walks the line between learning and ignorance, tracing a liminal space where logic might be baffled by the fantastic."
Critic's Pick: "Catch 'It's a Wonderful Life' in the Belcourt’s 1925 Hall, where Jimmy Stewart’s megawatt charisma will come pouring off the screen."
Critic's Pick — Holiday Classics: 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
Dec. 19-24 at the Belcourt
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "Catch 'It's a Wonderful Life' in the Belcourt’s 1925 Hall, where Jimmy Stewart’s megawatt charisma will come pouring off the screen."
Writes reporter Hannah Herner, 'Song Sung Blue' — opening wide on Christmas Day — mirrors real life for local tribute artists.
‘Song Sung Blue’ Mirrors Real Life for Local Tribute Artists
The Neil Diamond-adjacent film featuring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson opens Christmas Day
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Writes reporter Hannah Herner, 'Song Sung Blue' — opening wide on Christmas Day — mirrors real life for local tribute artists.
Contributor Ron Wynn catches up with deft Nashville-residing blues producer and drummer Tom Hambridge for a look at a remarkable career that keeps getting more interesting.
Tom Hambridge’s Career Keeps Getting More Interesting
Discussing the Nashville-residing blues producer and drummer’s work, including producing Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and making his own records
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Contributor Ron Wynn catches up with deft Nashville-residing blues producer and drummer Tom Hambridge for a look at a remarkable career that keeps getting more interesting.
Contributor Chris Chamberlain has details on Taco Week results, Pinewood's Vols giveaway and Our Kids Soup Sunday tickets.
Monday Menu: End of the Year Edition
Taco Week results, Pinewood's Vols giveaway and Our Kids Soup Sunday tickets
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December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Contributor Chris Chamberlain has details on Taco Week results, Pinewood's Vols giveaway and Our Kids Soup Sunday tickets.
Nashville’s two 911 co-response programs aim for continued growth.
What’s Next for the City’s 911 Co-Response Programs?
REACH goes 24/7 as it finishes third year; Partners in Care aims to add weekend coverage
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December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nashville’s two 911 co-response programs aim for continued growth.
This week's cover story: The 2025 Nashvillians of the Year are the people behind Music City MigraWatch. These everyday citizens document ICE in their own communities.
Nashvillians of the Year: Music City MigraWatch
Everyday citizens document ICE, warn neighbors in effort to resist mass deportations in their own communities
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week's cover story: The 2025 Nashvillians of the Year are the people behind Music City MigraWatch. These everyday citizens document ICE in their own communities.
Writes Logan Butts, Josh Safdie’s comedic thriller ‘Marty Supreme’ — opening wide on Christmas Day — is a dizzying showcase for Timothée Chalamet.
‘Marty Supreme’ Is a Dizzying Showcase for Timothée Chalamet
Josh Safdie’s table-tennis-centric comedic thriller opens wide on Christmas
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December 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Writes Logan Butts, Josh Safdie’s comedic thriller ‘Marty Supreme’ — opening wide on Christmas Day — is a dizzying showcase for Timothée Chalamet.
Owners of longtime East Nashville record store The Groove announced the closure of their Calvin Avenue store Dec. 31, with plans to reopen at a new spot in 2026.
The Groove Plans a Move
The longtime East Nashville record store is set to leave its current location after Dec. 31 and reopen in 2026.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Owners of longtime East Nashville record store The Groove announced the closure of their Calvin Avenue store Dec. 31, with plans to reopen at a new spot in 2026.
Music editor Stephen Trageser’s rundown of Nashville music and shows on our radar in 2026 — which runs the gamut from The Protomen to Hayley Williams and beyond.
A Quick Guide to New Nashville Music and Shows in 2026
Our roundup runs the gamut from The Protomen’s long-awaited ‘Act III’ to Hayley Williams’ Ryman three-nighter and beyond
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Music editor Stephen Trageser’s rundown of Nashville music and shows on our radar in 2026 — which runs the gamut from The Protomen to Hayley Williams and beyond.
Mirrors, fragments and Palestinian solidarity are key in ‘Cut Out the Tongue,’ currently on view at Random Sample.
‘Cut Out the Tongue’ Is the Best Kind of Group Show
The mixed-media exhibition is on view through Jan. 18 at Random Sample
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December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Mirrors, fragments and Palestinian solidarity are key in ‘Cut Out the Tongue,’ currently on view at Random Sample.
Workwear Outfitters, headquartered in Nashville, is a repeat vendor for ICE and U.S. Border Patrol.
The Locally Based Company Outfitting Homeland Security
Workwear Outfitters, headquartered in Nashville, is a repeat vendor for ICE and U.S. Border Patrol
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Workwear Outfitters, headquartered in Nashville, is a repeat vendor for ICE and U.S. Border Patrol.
Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: State law says city historians can't be compensated. This should change.
Metro Should Pay Our City Historian
State law says city historians can't be compensated. This should change.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: State law says city historians can't be compensated. This should change.
Remembering Dot Dobbins, William Cooper and other figures from the Nashville community who died in 2025.
In Memoriam 2025: Around the City
In the Around the City section of our In Memoriam issue, we remember Dot Dobbins, William Cooper and more.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remembering Dot Dobbins, William Cooper and other figures from the Nashville community who died in 2025.
Critic's Pick: "The great R&B singer makes a two-night stand at City Winery."
Critic's Pick: El DeBarge
Dec. 21-22 at City Winery
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December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Critic's Pick: "The great R&B singer makes a two-night stand at City Winery."
Remembering Jerry Strobel, Dolores Seigenthaler and other figures from the world of Nashville media and entertainment who died in 2025.
In Memoriam 2025: Media & Entertainment
In the Media & Entertainment section of our In Memoriam issue, we remember Jerry Strobel, Dolores Seigenthaler and more.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remembering Jerry Strobel, Dolores Seigenthaler and other figures from the world of Nashville media and entertainment who died in 2025.
Remembering Larry Cantrell, Dick Barnett and other figures from the Nashville sports world who died in 2025.
In Memoriam 2025: Sports
Remembering Nashville sports figures like Larry Cantrell, Dick Barnett and more
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December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Remembering Larry Cantrell, Dick Barnett and other figures from the Nashville sports world who died in 2025.
Remembering John Carney Jr., state Sen. Frank Niceley, Judge Randall Wyatt and other figures from the Nashville political world who died in 2025.
In Memoriam 2025: Politics
In the Politics section of our In Memoriam issue, we commemorate John Carney Jr., state Sen. Frank Niceley, Judge Randall Wyatt and more.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remembering John Carney Jr., state Sen. Frank Niceley, Judge Randall Wyatt and other figures from the Nashville political world who died in 2025.
Republican senators abandoned Lee Beaman’s bid for a seat on the TVA Board this week, leaving the Trump megadonor off its final vote calendar before adjourning for the holidays.
Senate Drops Lee Beaman From TVA Board Vote
Republican senators abandoned Lee Beaman’s bid for a seat on the TVA Board this week, leaving the Trump megadonor off its final vote calendar before adjourning for the holidays.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Republican senators abandoned Lee Beaman’s bid for a seat on the TVA Board this week, leaving the Trump megadonor off its final vote calendar before adjourning for the holidays.
Gov. Bill Lee pardoned 33 people on Thursday. Yes — including Antioch's own Jelly Roll.
See Gov. Bill Lee’s List of Pardons
Lee pardons 33 people, including Nashville musician Jelly Roll
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December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gov. Bill Lee pardoned 33 people on Thursday. Yes — including Antioch's own Jelly Roll.