It’s time to Titan Up, Music City. | Photo by @karissmatik
Titans fans, grab your gear — football season is back. Let’s break down everything to know before the team’s only preseason home game on Friday, Aug. 22 against the Minnesota Vikings.
Quick huddle
QB Will Levis is sidelined for the year following surgery, putting rookie Cam Ward — the team’s No. 1 draft pick — in the spotlight. Fans will be watching to see how Ward adjusts to the NFL as head coach Brian Callahan enters his second season.
Off the field, construction continues on the new Titans stadium, so parking remains limited. This transportation guide may come in handy.
Gelato shots, pizza slices, and Italian-inspired sips are all on the menu at Strega, a new East Nashville bar from one of the partners behind Rosemary & Beauty Queen. Expect trivia nights, bingo, board games, and even spelling bees at the Gallatin Avenue spot. (Nashville Scene)
Drink
International tea chain Gong cha will celebrate its grand opening on 4th Avenue South with giveaways for the first 200 guests on Saturday, Aug. 23 and BOGO specials all weekend. Check out the menu, which features its signature milk foam drinks.
Biz
Golfers, take note: True Spec Golf has teed up its first Nashville location inside 12 South’s Intown Golf Club. The space is open by appointment and features an indoor fitting bay with more than 70,000 combinations. The brand’s parent company, 8AM Golf, is developing Nashville’s Bounty Club with Justin Timberlake.
Watch
The Union Station Hotel’s clock tower has watched over downtown for more than a century. Want to see what it looks like from the inside?
Number
June 22, 2025 holds the title of Nashville International Airport’s busiest day ever with 110,000 travelers. That milestone also helped fuel BNA’s busiest month on record, with 2.4 million departing passengers in June. If you’re flying soon, you’ll want our airport guide handy.
Wellness
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About 40 miles outside Music City, Nash Family Creamery is preparing to open what it calls “the largest corn maze in Tennessee.” The 18-acre maze debuts Wednesday, Aug. 27 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 2, weather permitting. From a bird’s-eye view you can spot the creamery’s logo, but on the ground it’s split into four mini mazes of varying difficulty.
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What do you envision for the downtown scrapyard site?
When asked what should rise on this stretch of the Cumberland River, most responses leaned toward a public park, followed by interest in a cultural or arts space + retail and dining options.
Among the write-ins, one idea surfaced more than the rest: a Major League Baseball stadium, with several readers pointing to Atlanta’s Truist Park as inspiration.
Here are a couple more responses shared:
“A hub for nonprofit organizations” — Melissa S.
“An arboretum, native plants garden, and pollinator gardens” — Terrell B.
Until this past weekend, I was unfamiliar with cake picnics. Then clips like this one and this one from a Centennial Park gathering started filling my feed. The premise is simple: you sign up to bring a cake and share slices with strangers.
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