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The Cottages at Drakes Creek are being transformed into a limited equity housing co-op, aiming to give residents an ownership stake in their community and, hopefully, provide a new model to address Na...
· 28 min 2 sec
Austin has long been represented in Congress by Democrats. But now that the Texas House Democrats are back and the second special session is officially underway, it’s only a matter of time before the...
· 35 min 56 sec
Tesla’s Robotaxis are here, and Waymo just expanded its footprint in town from covering 37 square miles to covering 90. But it’s not like autonomous vehicles here are anything new — a decade ago, this...
· 34 min 1 sec
We asked for your complaints about Metropolis Parking, and y’all had a lot to say! But just as this episode was coming to air, Metropolis did something pretty cool. Host Marie Cecile Anderson, produce...
· 25 min 17 sec
The route for The Boring Company’s Tesla tunnels might put the endangered Nashville crayfish in Mill Creek at risk, but they’ve started digging anyway. City Cast Nashville contributor Nicole Williams...
· 36 min 0 sec
It took Austin police 50 minutes to track down and arrest Ethan Nieneker, the gunman in Monday's deadly North Austin Target shooting. Could Flock Safety license plate readers have helped catch Nieneke...
· 34 min 37 sec
Here in Nashville, we’ve got pretty strong feelings about our neighborhoods — and why they’re better than everyone else’s. Acclaimed musician and local treasure Ellen Angelico joins host Marie Cecile...
· 21 min 27 sec
For many Americans, money is tight right now. But fear not, Austinites — there is still plenty to do on the cheap in this city, and the City Cast Austin team is here to tell you all about it. We’re sh...
· 35 min 25 sec
The Wilson County - Tennessee State Fair starts tomorrow, Aug. 14th, out in Lebanon. Fair President Randall Clemons joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to preview the truly astounding number of food vend...
· 19 min 30 sec
On Monday afternoon, Ethan Nieneker, a 32 year old male, opened fire in a North Austin Target parking lot, killing three and injuring others. Nieneker had previous encounters with the Austin Police De...
· 22 min 43 sec
If you think EDM (electronic dance music) is just glow sticks and noodle dancing, think again. John Hanna, co-founder of this weekend’s Deep Tropics Music, Art, & Style Festival, joins producer Da...
· 25 min 47 sec
Recently, the Austin Aquarium got slapped with a rare warning from the United States Department of Agriculture for unsupervised interactions between animals and humans that went awry. The incidents th...
· 26 min 56 sec
The Nashville Banner, alongside the Tennessee Lookout and several other media outlets, is suing the state of Tennessee over a provision of the recently enacted PEACE Act that makes it a crime to come...
· 24 min 29 sec
This week, Austin City Council will adopt next year’s budget, and all signs are pointing towards a tax rate election. Sales taxes aren’t what they used to be, federal cuts have hit the city’s bottom l...
· 28 min 11 sec
Two rezonings dominated Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting: An Urban Design Overlay in The Nations, and a logistics warehouse on Franklin Limestone Road. What did public comment teach us about neighborho...
· 38 min 18 sec
This week, Texas House Democrats fled the state, breaking quorum in an effort to block a vote on redistricting. In response, Republican lawmakers have threatened legal action and have even called on t...
· 36 min 21 sec
Tomato Art Fest returns to East Nashville this weekend! To celebrate, BELL Garden’s director of gardens and programs Missy Hamilton joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to teach us how to grow our own ‘ma...
· 26 min 27 sec
Two new state laws have caused major changes at Texas’ public universities, just as loads of cash has been channeled to new institutions claiming a more “anti-woke” approach to education. As a result,...
· 22 min 49 sec
The State of Texas just set a new execution date of Oct. 16 for Robert Roberson, convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Last October, the Supreme Court of Texas stepped in to stay his...
· 34 min 38 sec
With school back in session, we’re chatting with Nashville Public Library marketing manager Andrea Fanta, who joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to walk us through all the surprising things you can snag...
· 26 min 27 sec