The local nonprofit Historic Nashville, Inc. has chosen nine properties to work on protecting next year — with a focus on Second Avenue after it was damaged in the Christmas bombing.
Displaced East Nashville mobile home tenants win compensation after a monthslong fight
More than 20 Dickerson Pike mobile home park tenants have tentatively won compensation from W.C. Mobile Homes’ developer, but will still move out of the East Nashville park by year’s end.
After a federal memo, Nashville organizers push for better workplace protections for immigrants
The Biden administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end workplace raids. Nashville workers and advocates have praised the move, but say there’s still more to be done to protect undocumented workers.
Vote approaching on Nashville’s new council and school board maps
Residents in Nashville have a short window left to give their input on how they’d like Metro’s council and school districts broken up.
Tennessee’s governor is granting clemency to 17 people and paving the way for more in the future
Gov. Bill Lee is granting them clemency — and creating a process for many more to be released early from prison.
Nashville’s latest pandemic review recommends stronger coordination with the rest of Tennessee
A review of Nashville’s pandemic response gives the city high marks for how it handled COVID-19, but it finds room to improve coordination with the rest of the state.
In Waverly, a park filled with murals has become a memorial for flood victims
There are art pieces dedicated to Waverly flood victims including Mary Luten, Linda Bryant, 15-year-old Lilly Bryant, 7-year-old Lucy Lane Conner and 7-month-old twins Rileigh and Ryan Rigney.
Nashville has banned alcohol on open-air party buses, so some operators are turning to plexiglass
A new ordinance banning open containers of alcohol on unenclosed party vehicles is forcing party vehicle operators to shake up the way they’ve been running their businesses.
‘If we don’t redo the funding, a formula is just a formula’: Tennessee gets feedback on the future of school funding
In town halls across the state, one point was made again and again: It’s not just a new formula that’s needed, but more money.
Winter outlook for TVA: Natural gas prices are up, extreme weather-related blackout risk is low
An annual reliability assessment says the Tennessee Valley Authority should meet electricity demand if a severe cold snap strikes this winter. But TVA customers won’t be immune to higher monthly bills as the temperatures drop, thanks to global fuel shortages.
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