🌱 Patch AM: How a South Nashville school is rethinking kids’ social media use

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In today's newsletter:

• How a South Nashville school is rethinking kids' social media use
• How Nashville neighbors are turning extreme heat into powerful art

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tennessee touts settlement with Meta over children's health (nashvillebanner.com) — South Nashville families may soon see new protections on kids' Instagram use after Tennessee helped secure a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta, creating a major Children's Digital Protection Fund. Local voices include Tennessee Nature Academy in South Nashville, which tested a three-week digital detox, and Vanderbilt pediatric experts who explain how new time limits and parental guidance could reshape teens' online habits.
   

• Critic's Pick: 'Voices of Resilience' (nashvillescene.com) — Parts of South Nashville are among the Nashville neighborhoods measured as significantly hotter than surrounding areas, and a new exhibit explores how residents are living with that changing climate. Voices of Resilience, a multimedia show of art and oral histories, launches Sunday at West End United Methodist Church and remains on display through Sept. 27.
   

📸 Around South Nashville

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• RHS - Football vs Lipscomb @ RHS
  Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  7:00 pm
• BHS varsity football @ Brentwood Academy
  Brentwood High School Brentwood Academy, 219 Granny White Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• BMS Volleyball at Sunset
  Brentwood Middle School Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Volleyball @ FMS
  Woodland Middle School Freedom Middle School, 1000 Excellence Wy, Franklin, TN 37064
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Girls Soccer @ LMS
  Woodland Middle School Legacy Middle School, 2380 Henpeck Ln, Franklin, TN 37064, USA
  4:00 pm
• NMS Girls Soccer at Fairview
  Brentwood Middle School Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm
• BHS boys and girls golf vs Summit
  Brentwood High School Towhee Club, 3901 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174, USA
  4:00 pm
• RHS - JV Football vs Brentwood @ RHS
  Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
• RHS - Fr Football vs Brentwood @ BHS
  Ravenwood High School Independence High School, 1776 Declaration Way, Thompson's Stati
  6:00 pm
• BHS freshman football vs Ravenwood
  Brentwood High School James C. Parker Stadium, 5304 Murray Ln, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
• BHS JV football @ Ravenwood
  Brentwood High School Ravenwood High School, 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• BMS Tennis vs Sunset
  Brentwood Middle School Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nashville

• Nashville Nonprofit Launches New Music Program for People Experiencing Housing Insecurity (nashvillenoise.com)
• MHC, Mother to Mother partner for supplies event (tnledger.com)
• Donelson residents gather to discuss potential ICE facility in their neighborhood (wsmv.com)

Brentwood

• Brentwood Gives Over $300,000 to Local Schools and Organizations (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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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