It’s finally done. After months of negotiations first reported in The City Paper, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and management of 100 Oaks Mall signed a long-term lease for more than half the space at 100 Oaks. More

With Aug. 2 looming, I recently e-mailed mayoral candidates David Briley, Bob Clement, Karl Dean, Buck Dozier, Kenneth Eaton and Howard Gentry (long-shot candidate Cheryl Tisdale could not be contacted) a questionnaire regarding Nashville’s built environment. More

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A new zoning overlay currently under discussion for the Germantown area could mean more stringent guidelines for developers and residents. More

Enterprise Rent-a-Car has hired Bill Phillips — until late last year Mayor Bill Purcell’s deputy mayor — to lobby against a suggested 1 percent rental car tax for out-of-town customers to help fund the proposed new $455-million-plus downtown convention center. More

To give or not to give? Dealing with those who ask for money on Nashville’s streets can pose a daily moral dilemma for those who live and work downtown, and in some other parts of the city. More

Recent property buys along Cleghorn Avenue by the Mall at Green Hills’ owner have renewed speculation that a Nordstrom department store is on its way. More

Negotiations between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 100 Oaks officials are in their final stages. But changes are already beginning to take place in the 100 Oaks Mall area as tenants and business owners prepare for what some believe will be a wave of leasing rate increases. More

Don Leyrer is president, CEO and co-founder of Conclusive Marketing. More

Several well-known names in Nashville media and business circles are teaming up to start a new country music Web site. And one might say the hounds smell opportunity. More