In a pleasant break from a lousy tradition, the Mayor’s State of Metro address will be open to the public this year, without the $25 fee. This is good news, as it makes the event less of a corporate back-scratch-fest, and more of what it should be: the mayor’s address to his constituents.

What’s unclear, however, is whether or not registration is still necessary to retain a seat, whether or not they are charging for it. The registration page linked to by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce still asks for $25 to register — I assume it just hasn’t been updated yet.

I’ve e-mailed the chamber to clarify.

UPDATE: I just heard from the Chamber on this:

The $25 fee is for those who would like to attend and have breakfast,
the free admission does not include breakfast and there is no pre
registration for that.

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