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‘One dink at a time’: Pickleball’s rise is obvious, but it’s harder to notice Nashville’s lack of court space

‘One dink at a time’: Pickleball’s rise is obvious, but it’s harder to notice Nashville’s lack of court space

By Anjelica Rubin

July 21, 2023

Listen

When you walk by a tennis court in Nashville these days, chances are pickleball players have taken over.  

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: pickleball, Sports

Confused about Metro zoning laws? Here’s WPLN’s concise guide to get you started.

By Elizabeth Burton

July 21, 2023

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You and your neighbors might be wondering what’s even allowed to be built on your corner. The answer lies within Nashville’s zoning policies.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: city planning, Housing, neighbor 2 neighbor, zoning

Out, About: Where to watch the Women’s World Cup

By Rachel Iacovone

July 21, 2023

It’s World Cup season, baby! … Again. This time, it’s the women’s teams from 32 countries facing off in Australia and New Zealand.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, Sports Tagged With: food, Soccer, Vegan, World Cup

‘We can’t ignore this.’ How a Bellevue development reflects climate and flood issues amid Nashville’s growth

By Caroline Eggers

July 21, 2023

Building homes — while balancing the affordability plight, historic racism in zoning, local physical features and the climate crisis — is complicated.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: bellevue, climate change, development, flood, zoning

Covenant parents create nonprofits to protect children from gun violence. They’re also advocating for Tennessee gun reforms.

By Rose Gilbert

July 20, 2023

“As a native Tennessean and a gun owner, I think it’s important to emphasize we are proponents of responsible gun ownership. However, I think it’s important to intervene when there are clear signs that something is wrong,” said co-founder and parent Melissa Alexander.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun reform, gun violence, special session, state legislature, Tennessee State Capitol

For one slice of Tennessee third graders, appeals to the state are helping them advance to fourth grade

By Cynthia Abrams

July 20, 2023

More than 85% of the Tennessee third graders who challenged being held back under the state’s retention law have been given the approval to move on to the fourth grade.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Education, Education, English, Standardized testing, standardized tests, TCAP, TDOE, tennessee department of education, third grade retention

Here’s why Tennessee’s AG wants access to reproductive medical records — including for out-of-state abortions

By Catherine Sweeney

July 20, 2023

State attorneys general in 18 states — including Tennessee’s — are fighting with the Biden Administration over medical records related to reproductive care.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Jonathan Skrmetti, sex and gender, U.S. Supreme Court

Nashville’s subreddit and an Opryland rabbit hole

By Mack Linebaugh

July 20, 2023

A couple of days ago, Reddit user SilentWalrus92 posted a photo of what appears to be a pristine admission ticket to the Opryland theme park.

Filed Under: NashVillager Tagged With: Opryland, Reddit

Climate change has made ‘100-year storms’ four times more likely in Nashville

By Caroline Eggers

July 20, 2023

Flooding risks are based on probability, but the standard equations may be outdated — or at least misunderstood.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, First Street Foundation, flood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, rain, severe weather, Weather

‘More doors open’: Dozens celebrate earning their high school equivalency diplomas at YWCA graduation ceremony

By Alexis Marshall

July 19, 2023

The familiar tune, “Pomp and Circumstance,” played as graduates filed into the room at Trevecca Nazarene University. But the celebration was one-of-a-kind.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: adult education, Education, high school equivalency test, HiSET, Hispanic Family Foundation, K-12, YWCA

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