Family owned McCabe Pub, a 41 year West Nashville staple, announces closure

After operating for 41 years as a family business, a West Nashville staple will soon shut its doors. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Viktor Belenko, Who Defected to the West in a Jet Fighter, Dies at 76

Among the highest-profile figures to flee the Soviet Union, he brought with him a secret weapon and firsthand experience behind the Iron Curtain. NYT > Obituaries

The Mainland Cos. proposes townhomes for West End Circle property

The development firm has proposed a five-building, 19-unit townhome project on the West End property it bought in March. Listings are expected to start at $ 2 million. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities

Sgt. Cory Maynard was fatally wounded, according to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. ABC News: Top Stories

False flag? Analysts say Russia ‘likely staged’ Kremlin drone attack it blamed on Ukraine and the West

Speculation is mounting that Russia staged a drone attack on the Kremlin that it blamed on Ukraine Wednesday. International: Top News And Analysis

Top of The List: Nashville’s biggest West End office buildings

What are the largest office buildings in Nashville’s West End submarket? We ranked buildings by total square footage to find out. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Deal Dash: Nashville firm buys on West End Circle

Welcome back to Deal Dash, our weekly roundup of real estate dealmaking activity in Greater Nashville. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Vanderbilt University pays $14 million for land off West End Avenue

The private university put just over $ 14 million toward four parcels near its Midtown campus. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Trust between the West and Russia has been destroyed, NATO chief says

Russia continues to pound Ukraine’s energy infrastructure too with devastating consequences for civilians. International: Top News And Analysis

Frost Brown Todd announces merger, West Coast expansion

The deal, which takes effect on Jan. 1, marks a significant coast-to-cost expansion for the firm. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal

Kanye West: Friends ‘Threatened My Life’ Over Trump Support

No one stirs controversy like Kanye West. The rap icon’s personal and professional lives generate headlines ’round the clock, and he did just that earlier this week. He wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt meant to mock the Black Lives Matter movement during his Oct. 3 fashion show. Adidas, which has a long-standing partnership with West, said it was re-evaluating their...

Vanderbilt University expands real estate footprint again with $3.8M West End purchase

Vanderbilt University paid millions for a West End Avenue property near campus, the latest transaction in the school’s string of real estate buys. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal