Phase one of a combined water and street project is under construction in McFerrin Park and Cleveland Park, with repaving, traffic calming, safer crossings, transit-stop work, and new bikeways following the utility work.
Grace, Meridian, Cleveland, and nearby streets will change in phases, bringing short-term detours and a safer network for walking, biking, and taking the bus when the work is done.Phase one under construction · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Public space & construction · Antioch · Mill Ridge Park
Phase two construction is adding an event pavilion, more playground and water-play space, and parking on both sides of the 600-acre Antioch park.
The city's large southeast park remains open while it gains more reasons to stay for a full afternoon and more capacity for neighborhood gatherings.Phase two under construction · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Public space & construction · Tusculum · South Nashville
The new 10-acre park opened July 11 with a playground, multipurpose fields and courts, outdoor exercise equipment, trails, and protected old-growth trees.
Tusculum and its surrounding neighborhoods have a new everyday place to play and walk in an area the city had identified as underserved by parks.Opened Jul 11, 2026 · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Getting around · Wedgewood-Houston
Nashville broke ground July 8 on the first Choose How You Move complete-street project, rebuilding Chestnut Street for walking, biking, transit, and driving.
The corridor will remain an active work zone through the end of the year before it becomes a safer east-west connection through Wedgewood-Houston.Work through Dec 31, 2026 · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Rules & services · Airport · Opry Mills · Madison · Skyline · South Nashville · Bellevue
Summer service changes took effect July 5, giving the Airport bus 30-minute daytime service, increasing weekday frequency to Opry Mills, extending Skyline service to 10 p.m., and expanding two WeGo Link zones.
Several common trips now have shorter waits or later coverage, while riders on routes 18, 34, 76, and 79 should check the new schedules before leaving.New schedules in effect · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Neighborhood change · East Bank · Eastpoint
Construction began June 1 on Eastpoint Flats, the first building in the East Bank's new Eastpoint district, with more than 300 income-restricted homes plus childcare and street-level retail.
A long-planned part of the East Bank is becoming a lived-in neighborhood, and its first homes are protected as affordable for 99 years rather than arriving only as market-rate development.Construction underway · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Neighborhood change · Old Hickory
The replacement Old Hickory Community Center is open with a gym, indoor track, fitness and dance rooms, playground, club rooms, and free after-school programming.
Old Hickory now has a larger all-ages public place for exercise, recreation, classes, and neighborhood gatherings instead of the older center it replaced.New center now open · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Getting around · Downtown
Nashville began phase two of its downtown signal update May 4, adding flashing yellow arrows at 16 intersections, restoring selected protected turns, and adjusting pedestrian timing.
Crossing and driving patterns are changing across downtown after the first phase cut pedestrian crashes, with the new timing intended to shorten waits without giving up those safety gains.Signal changes rolling out through summer · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Culture & community · Fort Negley · Wedgewood-Houston
Construction began February 20 on new accessible paths, an overlook, a memorial lawn, interpretive installations, and restoration of the hillside where the old Greer Stadium parking lots stood.
Visits now share the site with a substantial work zone, while the finished park will make more of Fort Negley's landscape and the history of the displaced Bass Street community visible and accessible.Phase one construction through early 2027 · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources Culture & community · Green Hills
The Green Hills branch closed January 4 for its first full renovation in 25 years, including a new children's area and more meeting space, with reopening still targeted for December.
The branch, its outdoor return, and its regular gathering spaces are unavailable during construction; nearby library service continues at Edgehill and other branches.Closed for renovation · winter reopening target · checked Aug 12, 2026Read the sources
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3Openings tracked · past 3 months
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1Closed · past 3 months
Openings across the past 12 weeks
By opening date when known, otherwise when first found.
3 openings tracked over 12 weeks. The busiest week was Jun 27, with 2.
Nashville openings tracked by week
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Openings tracked
Jun 27
2
Jul 4
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Jul 11
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Jul 18
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Jul 25
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Aug 1
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Aug 15
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Aug 22
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Aug 29
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Sep 5
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Sep 12
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Category mix
Restaurants & cafes4
Shops & markets1
Bars & nightlife1
Activities & recreation1
Neighborhoods in motion
Open and on-the-way places in the current guide.
Wedgewood-Houston2
Downtown2
West End1
East Nashville1
Antioch1
7 places in this guide – 2 beyond food and nightlife.