Lock One Park may be one of Nashville’s smallest parks, but it combines easy access to the Cumberland River with a surprising skyline view — and early 1900s stone ruins that lend an air of mystery.
Curious Nashville: How An Engineering Failure Led To A Riverfront Park
New Album From Nashville Musician Inspires Stars, Raises Questions Of Musical ‘Mansplaining’
Listen WPLN’s Jason Moon Wilkins speaks with Jeremy Larson, aka Violents, before a rare, live performance in Nashville Thursday night.
Vanderbilt Makes A Deal With Cigna To Keep Obamacare Patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has cut a deal with Cigna to keep seeing Obamacare patients in Middle Tennessee. The region’s largest hospital was just weeks from being out-of-network for Nashville-area residents who buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.
Americana Artist Rhiannon Giddens Wins $625,000 MacArthur Grant
Musician and actress Rhiannon Giddens has been awarded one of the MacArthur “genius grants” for her work “reclaiming African-American contributions to folk and country,” the institution says.
Americana Artist Rhiannon Giddens Wins $625,000 MacArthur Grant
Musician and actress Rhiannon Giddens has been awarded one of the MacArthur “genius grants” for her work “reclaiming African-American contributions to folk and country,” the institution says.
Tennessee Sheriffs Will Receive Technology That Can Help Predict Fatal Crashes
Listen For three years, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has been using special software to predict where serious or fatal crashes might happen and then sending The software compiles data from every accident report filed in the state as well traffic citations over time. Then, that information is coupled with current weather reports and upcoming special […]
Movers & Thinkers: The Challenges Of Becoming A Female Pastor
As a young girl, Amy Mears always looked up to her father, who was a Southern Baptist preacher. Mears is now a pastor herself — of a Nashville church. And she talked to WPLN’s Emily Siner in our live series, Movers & Thinkers, about what it was like to take up her father’s profession at […]
Nashville Water Chief Wades Back Into Debate Over Flood Protection For Downtown Versus Neighborhoods
Listen Nashville’s water chief waded back into the debate over flood protection for downtown on Tuesday night. Metro Council members met to hear the proposal again, and many still want to know what’s being done for flood-prone areas outside the urban core.
Tennessee’s Bump In ACT Scores Linked To Free Retakes
A bump in Tennessee’s average ACT score this year is being linked to a new program that allows students to retake the college entrance exam for free. The state’s composite score hit 20.1 for the first time, up from 19.9 in 2016.
Glass Recycling Pickup Is Coming To Nashville — Only On Its Most Iconic Street
Listen On any given night, bars on Nashville’s Lower Broadway go through beer bottles by the thousands — which, the city has realized, is a lot of glass. In the coming months, Nashville will begin to recycle bottles at downtown bars. If it works, it could stop millions of pounds of glass from going into […]
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