After resident frustration of downtown Nashville getting the most money from elected officials, Mayor John Cooper ran on improving neighborhoods.
The mayor who ran on improving neighborhoods now wants to build a new one downtown
Tennessee has tens of thousands of jobs to fill, but hardly anyone wants them
Tennessee’s unemployment rate has remained at 3.3% for the third consecutive month, according to the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate was at an all-time low of 3.2% in March and April.
It’s a first: After a decadelong wave of closures, a rural hospital reopens in Tennessee
The sun is rising over the Haywood County Community Hospital, and Michael Banks looks like he’s shooting a commercial — standing in front of the emergency department entrance in a seersucker suit, greeting employees in the dim morning light.
A year later, Waverly remembers the 20 lives lost to flood
In August 2021, a nearly 21-inch rainfall sent massive streams of water through the town of Waverly and surrounding areas. A year later, the evidence is written on broken pipes, stained buildings and the faces of its citizens.
‘This is once in a lifetime’: A Lebanon grade-schooler remembers the total solar eclipse, 5 years later
What happens when your earliest memory of a world event is actually something joyful?
Walkers and cyclists have complained for years about Nashville builders blocking paths. Now the city is about to require better access.
Nashville will now require construction projects that block right-of-ways for more than seven days to construct a temporary walkway.
Behind the scenes at Nashville’s 34th annual Shakespeare Festival
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with one (or two) of our fellow Middle Tennesseans. It’s time for the 34th annual Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Let’s get a behind the scenes look at rehearsal with actors Brian Russell and Tamiko […]
Waverly’s flood recovery has a long way to go, and the deaths and departures make for an uncertain future
It’s been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There’s been lots of effort to rebuild, but it’s still unclear if the town will ever be the same.
Extreme rainfall in Tennessee is revealing a hidden health threat — hazardous chemical facilities
In the U.S., more than 11,000 facilities have “extremely” hazardous chemicals in amounts that could harm people, the environment and property if released. About a third are located in areas with prominent climate hazards, like wildfires, storm surges, flooding and sea level rise. In Tennessee, the main threat is flooding.
Wondering what Nashville is spending money on in your neighborhood? There’s a new neighborhood tracker to show you.
If you zoom in to the edge of District 12 on the city’s new neighborhood tracker, you’ll see a newly finished sidewalk that’s almost three-quarters of a mile.
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