Good morning, this is Nashville Local Pulse for Saturday, June twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-five.We wake up to another sizzling day in Nashville. The dangerous heat advisory is still in effect for Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, with temperatures expected to climb well into the upper nineties. Hydration and shade will be our best friends if we're heading outside, especially for those planning to take part in the weekend's big events.Downtown is buzzing as the Nashville Pride Festival takes over Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. After last night’s lively opening with Kim Petras and Estelle, today promises more than one hundred thirty-five performers across three stages, including 4 Non Blondes and Big Freedia. If you’re joining in, bring a refillable water bottle — organizers have plenty of refill stations to help us all beat the heat. Parking is limited, so ride-shares are encouraged. The festival runs rain or shine, so a quick check of the weather before heading out is wise.On the city hall front, a major development is unfolding. The Tennessee Court of Appeals has revived the effort to cut Metro Council in half. If the ruling stands, Nashville’s forty-member council could shrink to twenty after the next election. This would mark the biggest change to our city’s government in decades and could reshape how our neighborhoods are represented.The job market gets a quiet boost today as we mark Insurance Awareness Day. Tennessee now leads with more than three hundred forty thousand active licensed insurance professionals statewide. That’s a forty percent jump in just five years, and it means more local experts are here to help us manage risk and protect our families and businesses.In real estate, new construction crews broke ground this week on Tennessee State University's ninety million dollar agriculture facility, bringing more job opportunities and long-term investment to the Jefferson Street area.Now to crime and public safety. Police have made two arrests after an armed robbery near Murfreesboro Pike, with two teens taken into custody and stolen firearms recovered. Meanwhile, detectives are investigating a recent shooting with a possible narcotics connection that left a man critically injured. Officers also returned a suspect from Louisiana to face double murder charges in a case near Lincoya Bay and Percy Priest Lake. Metro Police have increased patrols in response to this week’s spikes in both violent and property crimes.Looking ahead to community events, don’t miss the annual Craft Beer Fest hosted by the Predators Foundation this Saturday at Bridgestone Arena, or the Gotta Go Tour for kids featuring CoComelon, helping families with potty training at local libraries.And in sports, Nashville SC is set to face DC United at Audi Field tonight after their last showdown ended in a draw at GEODIS Park. We’ll be watching Luis Barraza in goal, hoping for another strong performance.For a heartwarming close, we celebrate a Spring Hill teacher who has won Tennessee History Teacher of the Year and now represents us at the national level. And over at the Opry, a special summer camp gave kids with Williams syndrome their moment to shine on stage.This has been Nashville Local Pulse. We’ll see you tomorrow with more local updates.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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