Nashville, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===21st century=== {{Recentism|date=March 2023}} On January 22, 2009, residents rejected [[Nashville Charter Amendment 1]], which sought to make English the official language of the city.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 22, 2009|title=Nashville voters reject English-only measure|url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/tenn.english.only.vote/|work=CNN|access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> Between May 1 and 7, 2010, much of Nashville was [[2010 Tennessee floods|extensively flooded as part of a series of 1,000 year floods]] throughout Middle and West Tennessee. Much of the flooding took place in areas along the Cumberland and [[Harpeth River|Harpeth]] Rivers and [[Mill Creek (Davidson County, Tennessee)|Mill Creek]], and caused extensive damage to the many buildings and structures in the city, including the [[Grand Ole Opry|Grand Ole Opry House]], [[Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center]], [[Opry Mills|Opry Mills Mall]], [[Schermerhorn Symphony Center]], [[Bridgestone Arena]], and [[Nissan Stadium]]. Sections of Interstate 24 and Briley Parkway were also flooded. Eleven people died in the Nashville area as a result of the flooding, and damages were estimated to be over $2 billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grigsby|first=Karen|date=April 30, 2015|title=20 things to know about the 2010 Nashville flood|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2015/04/30/nashville-flood-20-things-to-know/26653901/|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville, Tennessee|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The city recovered after the [[Great Recession]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In March 2012, a Gallup poll ranked Nashville in the top five regions for job growth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/153494/Oklahoma-City-Leads-Large-Cities-Job-Creation.aspx |title=Oklahoma City Leads Large Cities in Job Creation |agency=[[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] |first1=Lymari |last1=Morales |first2=Joe |last2=Daly |date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> In 2013, Nashville was described as "Nowville" and "It City" by ''[[GQ]]'', ''[[Forbes]]'', and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauljankowski/2013/01/23/nashville-is-nowville-and-has-been-for-a-while/ |title=Nashville Is Nowville...And Has Been For A While |work=[[Forbes]] |first=Paul |last=Jankowski |date=January 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gq.com/gallery/nashville-guide-travel-fashion |title=Nowville: The GQ Guide to Nashville, Tennessee |work=[[GQ]] |date=July 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/us/nashville-takes-its-turn-in-the-spotlight.html |title=Nashville's Latest Big Hit Could Be the City Itself |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Kim |last=Severson |date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> Nashville elected its first female mayor, [[Megan Barry]], on September 25, 2015.<ref name="tennesseangarrisonbarrypicks">{{cite news |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/22/barry-picks-we-make-nashville-inauguration-theme/72639988/ |title=Barry picks 'We make Nashville' as inauguration theme |work=The Tennessean |last1=Garrison |first1=Joey |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> As a council member, Barry had officiated at the city's first same-sex wedding on June 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wjhl.com/2015/06/26/mayoral-candidate-megan-barry-performs-1st-wedding-for-same-sex-couple-in-nashville/ |title=Mayoral candidate Megan Barry performs first wedding for same-sex couple in Nashville |work=WJHL.com |date=June 26, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, Nashville's economy was deemed the third fastest-growing in the nation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://headlightdata.com/fastest-growing-large-metro-economies/ |title=Fastest Growing Large Metro Economies Of 2016 Are Grand Rapids, Orlando, Nashville; Slowest Are Oklahoma, Houston, New Orleans |work=Headlight Data |date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> and the city was named the "hottest housing market in the US" by Freddie Mac realtors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/residential-real-estate/article/20845554/freddie-mac-says-nashville-still-hottest-housing-market-in-us |title=Freddie Mac says Nashville still hottest housing market in U.S. |work=Nashville Post |first=Geert |last=De Lombaerde |date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> In May 2017, census estimates showed Nashville had passed [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] to become most populated city in Tennessee.<ref>{{cite news|last=McKenzie|first=Kevin|date=May 25, 2017|title=Nashville overtakes Memphis as Tennessee's largest city|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2017/05/25/nashville-overtakes-memphis-tennessees-largest-city/342624001/|work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]|location=Memphis, Tennessee|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> Nashville has also made national headlines for its "homelessness crisis". Rising housing prices and the opioid crisis have resulted in more people being out on the streets: {{As of|2018|lc=yes}}, between 2,300 and 20,000 Nashvillians are homeless.<ref name="nashscenehomelessnesscrisis">{{cite news |last1=Hale |first1=Steven |title=Nashville's Homelessness Crisis in the National Spotlight |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21000955/nashvilles-homelessness-crisis-in-the-national-spotlight |access-date=June 3, 2018 |work=Nashville Scene |date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> On March 6, 2018, due to felony charges filed against Mayor Barry relating to the misuse of public funds, she resigned before the end of her term. A [[2018 Nashville mayoral special election|special election]] was called. Following a ruling by the [[Tennessee Supreme Court]], the Davidson County Election Commission set the special election for May 24, 2018, to meet the requirement of 75 to 80 days from the date of resignation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/11/nashville-mayor-election-date-2018-may/506731002/ |title=Nashville mayoral election now set for May 24 |work=The Tennessean |first=Joey |last=Garrison |date=April 11, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> [[David Briley]], who was Vice Mayor during the Barry administration and Acting Mayor after her resignation, won the special election with just over 54% of the vote,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashville.gov/Election-Commission/About/Historical-Information/Election-Returns/May-24-Election-Results.aspx |title=May 24 Election Results |publisher=Davidson County Election Commission |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133547/http://www.nashville.gov/Election-Commission/About/Historical-Information/Election-Returns/May-24-Election-Results.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> becoming the 70th mayor of Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nashvillearchives.org/documents/mayors-of-nashville.pdf |title=List of Mayors of Nashville, Tennessee |work=Metro Archives |publisher=Nashville Public Library |access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> On May 1, 2018, voters rejected [[Let's Move Nashville]], a referendum which would have funded construction of an $8.9 billion mass transit system under the [[Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority]], by a 2 to 1 margin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tabuchi |first=Hiroko |author-link=Hiroko Tabuchi |date=June 19, 2018 |title=How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York City |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> On September 28, 2019, [[John Cooper (Tennessee politician)|John Cooper]] became the ninth mayor of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor's Office|url=https://www.nashville.gov/departments/mayor|access-date=September 2, 2021|website=Nashville.gov|language=en}}</ref> On March 3, 2020, [[March 2020 Tennessee tornado outbreak|a tornado]] tracked west to east, just north of the downtown Nashville area, killing at least 25 people and leaving tens of thousands without electricity. Neighborhoods impacted included North Nashville, Germantown, East Nashville, Donelson, and Hermitage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tornadoes kill at least 19 people, leave trail of destruction in and around Nashville|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/03/nashville-tornado/|author1=Gee, Brandon|author2=Timothy Bella|author3=Kim Bellware|author4=Matthew Cappucci|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> On December 25, 2020, [[2020 Nashville bombing|a vehicle exploded on Second Avenue]], killing the perpetrator and injuring eight others.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 25, 2020|title=LIVE COVERAGE: Police release photo of RV before explosion in downtown Nashville|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/explosion-reported-downtown-nashville-police-investigating|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=WTVF|language=en}}</ref> On March 27, 2023, [[2023 Covenant School shooting|a gunman killed three children and three staff]] at the Covenant School, before getting killed by police.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2023|title=Nashville school shooting live updates: Six killed, including three children|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-live-updates-rcna76861|access-date=March 27, 2023|website=NBC|language=en}}</ref> On [[Tornado outbreak of December 9β10, 2023|December 9, 2023]], tornadoes caused considerable destruction and left three people dead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2023/12/09/tennessee-tornadoes-clarksville-springfield-nashville-madison-hendersonville-fatalities-severe-storm/71866438007/ | title='Sad day for our community': At least 6 dead as tornadoes rampage through Middle Tennessee | website=[[The Tennessean]] }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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