Choose from plain, sesame, everything, and other varieties before building your perfect bagel sandwich. | Photo via Retrograde
We may not boast the number of bagel shops as New York City, but Music City sure has its gems. If you’re looking to get that crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside, cream cheese-smothered, perfectly-golden fix, keep reading.
Retrograde
Coffee’s great. Coffee with a house-made sourdough bagel? Even better. Find them at all three Retrograde locations: East Nashville, City Heights, and the newest next to First Horizon Park.
Mr. Aaron’s Goods
Mr. Aaron’s, which had been operating out of TKO, has now taken over the full space on Gallatin Pike following the restaurant’s closure. A new oven is on the way that’ll nearly triple bagel output, with a social post reading: “Bagels will be baked the OG way, on cedar boards wrapped in burlap.”
Crieve Hall Bagel Co.
You’ll understand why this mom-and-pop shop gets rave reviews after you try a fresh sourdough bagel. With the Inglewood location set to open Monday, June 30, don’t be surprised if there’s a crowd waiting when doors open.
Pet Fest | 5-8 p.m. | The Mall at Green Hills | Free+ | Shop with your pup all day, then head to the Emerald Deck for treats, pet pools, and costume contests.
Movies in the Park | 5-10 p.m. | Elmington Park | Free+ | Close out the Movies in the Park season with “Twisters.”
Friday, June 27
WMOT Finally Friday | 12 p.m. | 3rd and Lindsley | Free | Spend your lunch break at this live radio show featuring three performers.
Saturday, June 28
Pollinator Day | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Nashville Zoo | Cost of admission | Visit the zoo’s farm area for educational chats, hands-on activities, and free flower seed packets while supplies last.
Glow in the Park – Broadway Showtunes | 6-10 p.m. | The Adventure Park at Nashville | $47 | Climb trees and hit the zipline while glowing lights and showtunes set the scene.
If you’ve noticed longer lines at your favorite brunch spot, you’re not imagining it — tourism is booming. Tennessee generated a record $31.7 billion in direct visitor spending and welcomed 147 million visitors in 2024. Davidson County’s numbers will be revealed when county-level data drops in September.
Closed
After 38 years in downtown Franklin, The Bunganut Pig Restaurant & Bar has closed. Owner Lexi Scheer cited “rising rent prices and maintenance requirements” for the closure and launched a GoFundMe in hopes of reviving the longtime pub. (Nashville Business Journal)
Plan Ahead
The Titans will open seven summer practices to fans — six at their training facility and one at Nissan Stadium — in late July and early August. Free tickets for the stadium event are available now, while practice facility tickets go live Wednesday, July 9. Shuttle service will be provided for those sessions.
Sports
The Preds announced their 2025 preseason schedule, which includes home matchups against the Panthers, Lightning, and Hurricanes. See the home dates + away games.
Ranked
No. 23. That’s where Nashville landed on Resonance’s list of America’s 100 best cities. The ranking used data ranging from a city’s GDP to content on Tripadvisor + highlighted Music City’s developments, like Ashwood 12 South and The Pinnacle.
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Finance
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Taylor Swift shook up Nashville on Tuesday night, joining Kane Brown to play “Shake It Off” at the Tight End University concert hosted by Travis Kelce, Greg Olsen, and George Kittle. It was her first Nashville performance since “The Eras” tour more than two years, only this time she played to just 1,200 people at Brooklyn Bowl.
As you’d expect, the moment was well-documented for those of us who missed out.
The basics you need while they’re on sale. Amazon Basics just marked down tons of products in a sale exclusive for Prime members — time to restock the bathroom/office/supply closet shelves:
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The Nashville Zoo just unveiled a new aquatic habitat for a bloom of 50 moon jellyfish transferred from the Tennessee Aquarium. These ethereal creatures are in the Unseen New World exhibit, where you’ll find them drifting through a 1,400-gallon aquarium like living lava lamps.
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