Dan FitzpatrickTwo Wild Ideas for Nashville’s ARP MoneyHere are (2) ideas for how Nashville can spend the remaining $164 million in American Rescue Plan money. These both fall within the Federal…Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Dan Fitzpatrick$175 million for Oracle: The Case For and AgainstThere’s probably a metaphor somewhere here in giving Oracle $175 million to move a bunch of Nashville’s old garbage.May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickMy remarks to the IDB board re: the Oracle deal(Called in to the meeting today of the IDB public comment period. I stayed mostly focused on why Oracle is building a bridge/infrastructure…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickOn the Bank(s) of the OracleLet’s re-examine this $175m proposal for Oracle’s (errr Nashville’s!) infrastructure and see if we can find a Win-Win-Win that makes…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickIt’s Time We Talk About June 1stNashville’s newest vaccine initiative- which resembles the only image your brain can make after watching a bunch of ’70s Burt Reynolds…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickGov. Bill Lee may have done something… GOOD!?… for Nashville.I know, I know. And yes, I’m referring to this same guy who has the outfit, video/audio tech skills, and idea-of-a-fun-time energy of a…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickSeven Dates When Nashville Might End the COVID RestrictionsWe are a long way from “data not dates.”Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Dan FitzpatrickHere’s an annoying thing about our water billsWith the anti-tax referendum failing to make it on the ballot it inspired me to write about one of my favorite little sleight-of-hand tax…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Dan FitzpatrickSafe In-Person Schooling Is Key to Nashville’s Re-Opening(Note: I wrote this back in early July and sent it to the Tennessean for consideration then kinda just forgot about it. I figured I’d…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020