Listen Nashville’s housing authority has decided to rechristen its largest public housing complex. The James Cayce Homes will eventually become Boscobel Heights.
James Cayce Homes Will Get A New Name, Pulled From The Past
Ties For Guys Become A TSU Tradition
Listen Tennessee State University has established a new tradition for the start of the school year. Freshman guys receive TSU neckties. In the process, many learn how to tie them.
Lack Of Bathroom Soap Leaves Some Lawmakers Wringing Their Hands About Outsourcing
Listen Job security. Worker benefits. Service to taxpayers. These are some issues state lawmakers have been weighing as they review how well outsourcing government functions has worked. But there’s a more mundane item that’s also been surprisingly high on the list of legislators’ concerns. Soap.
Nashville Retina Specialists Say They’ve Seen No Rush Since Eclipse
Listen If you’re still seeing spots from the solar eclipse, it’s past time to see a doctor. But it looks like Tennesseans heeded warnings about potential eye damage. Nashville’s largest retina specialists say they haven’t diagnosed anyone with eclipse-related vision loss.
Why One Nashville Restaurant Made The Rare Choice To Go Kosher
Listen For people in Nashville who keep Kosher, following Jewish dietary laws, there’s almost nowhere to dine out. One of the only Kosher-certified establishments was Woodlands, an Indian restaurant on West End — and that closed earlier this year. But now another business has decided to go through the extensive process: Avo, a vegan restaurant housed […]
Was Cleopatra A Redhead? Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s Casting Attracts Scrutiny
Listen In the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s new production of Antony and Cleopatra, Egyptian characters are outfitted in bangles and golden dresses, with heavy black eye makeup. The promotional artwork depicts Cleopatra as a dark-skinned woman, which may be historically accurate. However, the actress playing the leading role is white — a fair-skinned redhead. It’s a […]
Haslam Administration No Longer Plans To Outsource Popular Inn At Fall Creek Falls
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration is pulling the plug on one of its most high-profile outsourcing efforts. After years of study and false starts, officials say they’ll no longer try to turn the popular Inn at Fall Creek Falls over to a private operator. Instead, the Haslam administration plans to rebuild the hotel — part […]
Dutch Tech Giant Philips To Consolidate Its U.S. Offices With Nashville Hub
Listen Electronics giant Philips is planning to bring 800 jobs to the Nashville area focused on health care technology. The company makes medical imaging equipment found in most hospitals like x-rays and MRI machines.
Listen To Versify: Our Newest Podcast Turns Nashville Stories Into Poems
Today is the day: Nashville Public Radio’s newest podcast is live, and the first three episodes of Versify are waiting for your ears with more to come.
One Nashville Neighborhood Finally Gets Google Fiber, But There’s High-Speed Competition
Listen There was a highly anticipated announcement yesterday after months of little information — and no, we’re not talking about Taylor Swift’s new album. Google Fiber told residents of Sylvan Park that its gigabit speed service is finally available. But even for some Fiber fans, the wait proved too long, especially as other telecomm companies […]
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