Karl Dean Ad Attacks Clement’s Voting Record

The Dean campaign will release an aggressive new TV ad this weekend. The spot highlights a comment Clement made during a televised debate regarding his Congressional voting record. “As a US Congressman, I voted for some taxes, but I voted for some tax cuts, too.” An announcer then characterizes Clement’s votes as being for higher […]

WPLN’s Kim Green listens in on the final step of installing the pipe organ at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center – adjusting and tuning its mighty sound.

Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman dismissed a lawsuit today that had the potential to disrupt next week’s Metro elections. Philip Hostettler narrowly missed making it into the run-off for the at-large seats in the Metro Council. But three term-limited district council members did make it to the run-off, so Hostettler contested the election, though it […]

Mayoral Candidate Karl Dean called a press conference at the little-known Clement Landport on Demonbreun Street this morning. What once was planned to be the city’s hub for regional rail and bus lines now sits as an empty parking lot above the railroad gulch. Dean points out that his opponent, former Congressman Bob Clement, secured […]

Today the Metro Park Board unanimously approved a 40 year lease which allows Belmont University to build an athletic complex in Rose Park. The lease has been under constant criticism from the Organized Neighbors of Edgehill, whose attempts to preserve the park were fundamentally ended by the vote. Two weeks ago, in the last meeting […]

Giancarlo Guerrero hopes to expand the audience of the Nashville Symphony. After a two year search, Guerrero will be the Symphony’s next Music Director. Guerrero follows the late Kenneth Schermerhorn, who served as Music Director for 22 years. In fact, it was only a week after Schermerhorn’s passing in April of 2005 that Guerrero first […]

The state legislator is looking for ways to improve public access to government records. A congressional subcommittee met (today/yesterday) to evaluate the laws controlling open records. By state law every record produced by the government is public. That is, every record apart from over 230 exceptions listed separately in state law. Frank Gibson, executive director […]

Mayoral candidate Karl Dean scheduled a meeting with Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas Thursday to talk juvenile crime. Instead, it turned into a chance to voice his support for the city’s top policeman. “I think he’s done a good job. You just have to acknowledge that we’re at 16-year lows on most crime statistics. The […]

Fisk University and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum are awaiting approval of a settlement agreement reached over the school’s famous art collection. The Stieglitz Collection was donated by O’Keeffe with certain terms that it not be broken up. The financially-troubled school has been looking to sell the center piece of the collection, Radiator Building – Night, […]

Metro Police vote (tomorrow/today) on who will negotiate pay and benefits for the 12-hundred member force. The Teamsters took over nearly two years ago after a similar vote to oust the Fraternal Order of Police as the negotiating body. This vote is on whether or not to decertify the Teamsters. Police Chief Ronal Serpas, who […]