When did the internet come to be, and who was responsible for it? Plus the local news for October 29, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: ARPANET to data hacks
You asked, we answered: Your guide to Nashville’s 2024 transit referendum
WPLN solicited questions from listeners about Nashville’s upcoming transit referendum. We’re back with answers on everything from zoning laws to airport connectivity to traffic signals.
Nashville will build tiny homes for unhoused residents after a three-year debate about fire safety
Unhoused Nashvillians will soon have a new housing option provided by the city: Pallet Shelters. These are tiny homes that are easy to assemble and look a bit like Monopoly houses.
New music event will celebrate independent venues and local artists in Nashville
The new event, called 615 Indie Live, is coming to Nashville in February.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville med schools
When was our city’s first medical school established? Plus the local news for October 28, 2024.
Tennessee offers little relief for farmers wrecked by Helene
Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture says they lack the funding to help farms wrecked by flooding in East Tennessee.
A Nashville judge restored her voting rights. Then the state stepped in.
A Nashville judge will soon decide if a group of disenfranchised voters can cast a ballot in this election. The order could pave the way for more people to restore their voting rights.
NashVillager Podcast special edition: The 2024 election
What do Middle Tennesseans need to know ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5? This special episode of the NashVillager podcast lays out what you need to know.
Here’s what Blackburn and Johnson’s ads say about their priorities in U.S. Senate standoff
Democratic state representative Gloria Johnson is challenging Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats.
Out, About: (Early) Halloween celebrations this weekend
Halloween is on a Thursday this year — boo (and not the fun kind)! But that means many of us are planning to get all dressed up this weekend. Here in Nashville, the ways to celebrate pretty much fall into three buckets.
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