Home sales in the Nashville area shot up again in the month of July, approaching the level of activity seen in 2006 during the last housing boom. But condos remain a weak spot. After months of ups and downs, the median price of a condo hit its lowest point this year — $161,000, down $10,000 […]
Condos Remain A Weak Spot In Nashville’s Strong Housing Market
Activists Complain They Were Locked Out Of Review Of Tennessee Sentencing Laws
Listen Groups that represent African-Americans, prison inmates and defendants are saying they were locked out of a state task force on repeat offenders. They want Gov. Bill Haslam to give them a seat at the table.
For This Nashville Dad, Reversal On Gay Scoutmasters Doesn’t Mend Everything
Listen Earlier this summer, high school freshman Jake Rowe was deep sea fishing, snorkeling and sailing at Sea Base, a Boy Scout camp in the Florida Keys. His dad, George, was home in Nashville, waiting on his nightly phone call. He’d wanted to accompany his son, as a chaperone — like he’d done on Scout […]
Task Force Reviewing Tennessee Sentencing Laws Stands By Plan For More Prison Time
Listen A task force that has been reviewing Tennessee’s sentencing laws is standing by recommendations for tougher penalties on some crimes. The question now will be what, after 10 months in development, happens next with its plan to reduce Tennessee’s high rate of repeat offenders. The Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism released its […]
Nashville’s Mayoral Runoff — Barry vs. Fox — Already Intense
Listen Updated 4:45 p.m., August 7 Hundreds of supporters crowded inside the Nashville Farmers’ Market on Thursday night to see Megan Barry, who won 23.5 percent of the vote and will be competing for mayor in the September runoff. Barry will be running against former school board chairman and investment manager David Fox, who won 22.8 […]
Nashville Voters Speak — No Changes To Metro Council Size, Term Limits
Nashville voters resoundingly defeated two proposed charter amendments that would have changed the Metro Council. The council size and member term limits will stay the same. For the fourth time in recent years, voters refused to allow city council members more time to serve. The limit will remain at two terms, or eight years total. […]
Nashville’s Local Hire Amendment Passes, Despite Pushback From Construction Industry
Listen Nashville voters decided Thursday that large public construction projects should hire more local workers. Amendment 3, the only charter amendment to pass, requires that 40 percent of the hours worked on Metro-funded construction need to go to Davidson County residents.
Election Night In Nashville: Play By Play
We’ll continue to update this post with election news, as the votes are counted Thursday night.
Nashville Officer Compares Theater Shootout To His Marine Deployments
Nashville police Officer Jonathan Frith had been in shootouts before — but never like what he faced Wednesday inside the Carmike Hickory 8 movie theater. “A lot closer,” said Frith, who saw battle as a Marine before he joined the force six years ago. “It was a lot closer of an engagement this time.” Frith […]
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