Hillsboro West End Neighborhood

04/13/2026

"Bring what you can. Take what you like."

MAKE PLANS NOW FOR THE

IRISH PARK MEMORIAL SPRING PLANT SWAP
Saturday, April 25th, from 2 to 4 PM.

at the home of Russanne Buchi-Fotre'
3005 "little" Blakemore Avenue
(off Natchez Trace)

Come for green thumb tips, cold drinks, and FREE plants from your neighbors!

Featuring our bird-loving friends from
BIRD SAFE NASHVILLE
(signs available for purchase)

Even if you don't have plants to bring, come by anyway and kickstart your growing season with gardening freebies.

04/03/2026

What's happening with these leaves? They're being used to mulch the soft landings area beneath the oak tree at Portland Park, that's what.

Shout out to the sturdy members of the Second Sunday Gardeners!




Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation

03/31/2026

CITY SETS STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION DEADLINE

Metro Nashville has set a deadline for storm debris collection. All limbs, stumps, and sticks need to be AT THE CURB BY APRIL 19.

Nashville Department of Transportation crews are on their second round of pickups, and the city says the third pass will be its last. After that, regular quarterly brush collection will resume.

CLICK ON THE LINK FOR INFORMATION ON STORM DEBRIS FINAL COLLECTION.

The time has come to finish clearing tree debris from the ice storm. Nashville is setting April 19 as the deadline to have all materials placed at the curb.

03/31/2026

District 18's Sweetbriar Avenue made the Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure list of 25 traffic calming streets for 2026.

The newest 25 streets selected for traffic calming by the Nashville Department of Transportation have been announced. Read which streets were selected at the link in comments.

03/24/2026

SAVE THE DATE!
for the most charming Mother's Day event in town . . .

THE 5TH ANNUAL HWEN GARDEN TOUR
"Renewal In the Garden"
May 10, 2026
from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(Mother's Day Sunday)

A family-friendly walking or driving tour of gardens and outdoor features for all ages in one of Nashville's premier historic neighborhoods.

This year's tour will include our unique 1920s Secret Sidewalk, "The Ruins" hidden behind a beautiful Storybook Tudor, and a sustainable native garden with appearances by author and naturalist Jo Brichetto, master gardener Maureen May, and Bird Safe Nashville.

Advance tickets are available online now for $10
(pre-purchase includes a small handling fee)
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/hwen-8/2026-hwen-garden-tour

Day-of tickets will also be available for $15
at the ticketing tent 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Corner of Blair Boulevard & 25th Ave. So.

Photo credit: Cecilia Dodd

03/24/2026

You are invited to a
DISTRICT 18 COMMUNITY MEETING
to discuss
TRAFFIC TRANSIT AND PARKING
related to the Vanderbilt Innovation District

Wednesday, March 25
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Eakin Elementary School Auditorium

Speakers will include:
Council Member Tom Cash
NDOT
WeGo
Choose How You Move
Vanderbilt University.

Tom Cash for Metro Council District 18
Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure
WeGo Transit
Vanderbilt University

03/18/2026

Make plans to attend . . .

NASHVILLE EARTH DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
11 AM - 5 PM
CENTENNIAL PARK

Festival Highlights:

• EarthTalks Speaker Tent
• Free Tree Giveaway from Nashville Tree Foundation
• Live Music All Day
• EV Car Show
• Free Yoga Session with Small World Yoga
• Hands-On Sustainability Activities
• Family Activities with Kidsville

Free and open to everyone!
Learn more at NashvilleEarthDay.org


Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure
Centennial Park Conservancy

EarthDay.org
Nashville Tree Foundation
Small World Yoga
Kidsville

03/18/2026

Community Meeting with Tom Cash for Metro Council District 18 coming up next Wednesday, March 25 ...

03/18/2026

Preserve your memories at the Nashville Public Library in Donelson. Register at the link.

Rescue your memories from the attic! Visit Donelson Branch Library's new Memory Lab — a free self-service digitization studio where anyone can convert slides, photos, negatives, and VHS tapes into high-resolution files. Make an appointment: nashvillepl.libcal.com/reserve/memory-lab