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Nashville’s Music Heart at Risk | Wilmington News
John Rich is sounding the alarm as Nashville’s iconic Broadway faces an existential threat: skyrocketing property taxes are forcing longtime music venues to shutter, jeopardizing the city’s legendary live music scene. A recent reappraisal quadrupled property values in some areas, and with tax rates set higher than neutral, businesses like Acme Feed & Seed saw taxes jump from $129K to nearly $600K annually. Three major establishments have already closed in two weeks. Rich warns this isn’t just financial pressure—it’s a cultural shift that could replace honky-tonks with something else. He’s…
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