Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Could Sidco Drive become South Nashville’s next ice rink destination?
Happening soon: RHS - Football vs MRA @ RHS on the South Nashville Patch calendar
Hello South Nashville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could Sidco Drive become South Nashville's next ice rink destination?
- Why South Nashville's Chinatown supermarket just dodged the I-24 bulldozers
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 90, low: 65.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hotel, Apartments and Ice Rink Proposed for Sidco Drive Mixed-Use Project in South Nashville (cremarketbeat.com) — A major redevelopment is being proposed for Sidco Drive in South Nashville, replacing the La Quinta Inn and Bedroom Nashville Event Venue with apartments, a 16-story hotel, ground-floor retail, and a public plaza featuring an outdoor ice rink. The plan heads to the Metro Planning Department on September 24, potentially reshaping this busy corridor while nearby Cracker Barrel and Waffle House remain. 
• Pan-Asia Supermarket in South Nashville spared from demolition in I-24 project (newschannel5.com) — South Nashville's new Pan-Asia Supermarket and nearby townhomes have been spared from demolition under the state's massive I-24 choice lanes project, easing fears for the growing Chinatown development. The selected Drive-TN design keeps existing free lanes, adds paid choice lanes, and may still affect some South Nashville homeowners, who are being urged to share their stories before construction begins in 2027.
📸 Around South Nashville
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
📣 South Nashville Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
- RHS - Football vs MRA @ RHS
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
7:00 pm - BHS varsity football @ Smyrna
Brentwood High School Smyrna High School, 100 Bulldog Dr, Smyrna, TN 37167, USA
7:00 pm - RHS - Cross Country @ Hendersonville
Ravenwood High School Brentwood, TN 37027
5:00 pm - BHS boys and girls xc @ Saturday Night Fever
Brentwood High School Sanders Ferry Parks, 513 Sanders Ferry Rd, Hendersonville, TN 3
6:00 pm - Krystal king: Belle Meade Winery →
Belle Meade Winery, 5025 Harding Pike, Nashville
12:30 pm - Belle Meade Winery →
Belle Meade Winery, 5025 Harding Pike, Nashville
12:30 pm - WMS-Girls Soccer vs BMS
Woodland Middle School Crockett Park, 1500 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA
4:00 pm - WMS-Volleyball vs SSMS
Woodland Middle School , 1500 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood, TN 3702
4:00 pm - BHS jv girls soccer vs CPA
Brentwood High School , 5304 Murray Ln, Brentwood, TN 37027, US
4:30 pm - RHS - JV Football vs Indy @ RHS
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
6:00 pm - RHS - Fr Football vs Indy @ IHS
Ravenwood High School Independence High School, 1776 Declaration Way, Thompson's Stati
6:00 pm - BHS freshman football @ Centennial
Brentwood High School Centennial High School, 5050 Mallory Ln, Franklin, TN 37067, U
6:00 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making South Nashville PatchAM possible:
Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
🗞 Nearby News
Nashville
- Orders of protection filed amid Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway petition dispute (wsmv.com)
- An ICE facility may be coming to the Nashville area. Here's what we know as local leaders say they were 'blindsided.' (wsmv.com)
- Hot summer keeps getting hotter (wsmv.com)
Brentwood
- How Tennessee football commit David Gabriel Georges fared vs Brentwood Academy (tennessean.com)
- The Latest Tennessee Event News for August 20, 2026 (williamsonsource.com)
Ok South Nashville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.