Nashville’s largest clinic that offers a daily pill to prevent HIV is cutting back its services. So-called “PrEP” clinics have warned they may be run out of business over changes from drugmaker Gilead, which produces HIV medication.
Nashville’s largest HIV prevention clinic ends testing program amid national funding shortfall
Greenwashing delays climate action. And yes, it’s happening in Tennessee.
Greenwashing is the practice of using media campaigns, PR spin and distraction to deceive the public into believing an organization’s aims or actions are more ecological than they really are.
Sumner County School Board votes to keep a children’s book on shelves, despite calls for a ban
The Sumner County School Board voted this week not to ban the book “A Place Inside of Me.” The book has a poem and illustrations showing a Black child navigating his emotions in the aftermath of a police shooting.
After Swifties swamp Ticketmaster, AG Skrmetti wants to take a closer look at the ticket system
Presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour went online this week. But Ticketmaster crashed as millions of fans went to the website to buy them. Tennessee’s attorney general wants to investigate whether Ticketmaster may have violated consumer protection laws.
The fatal police shooting of a man named Chief may deepen the divide between the city and Nashvillians struggling with homelessness
A man named Drandon John Brown was shot and killed by police over the weekend. Among homeless outreach workers and friends, Brown was known as “Chief.” They say he was a veteran and a leader among the residents of the Brookmeade Park homeless encampment — though he often struggled with his mental health.
For Music City Leather maker Wes Shugart, a cowboy boot is the ultimate expression of freedom and adventure
Wes Shugart says there are 350 steps that go into making a cowboy boot. On a rainy fall morning, he sits on a low stool before his work bench, hammering leather into a boot sole. This is just one of those steps.
How optimism can close the coverage gap between TennCare and the ACA marketplace
More than 2 million low-income people are uninsured because they earn too much for Medicaid and too little to qualify for a subsidized plan. Here’s how they can get coverage.
MNPS is holding an options fair this weekend, but charter schools won’t be there
This weekend, families can head to Nissan Stadium for a school fair, hosted by Metro Nashville Public Schools. But when looking over their options, there will be a notable absence: charter schools.
Riverchase Apartments are gone. Now the Metro Council clears the way for a mixed-use development to be built.
A Texas-based developer will build a mixed-use development where an East Nashville apartment complex once stood. It will include housing, retail space and changes to the street connections.
Legislation to protect Tennessee Walking Horses passes the U.S. House, but Senate approval unlikely
Legislation intended to stop abuse of Tennessee Walking Horses was approved Monday by the U.S. House in a bipartisan vote, over opposition of several Tennessee Republicans.
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