Listen The total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 is expected to be an attraction for cities along its path, including Nashville. Hotels from Hopkinsville to Murfreesboro are even advertising special eclipse vacation packages to attract the out-of-towners. But given it’s been nearly four decades since a similar event in the U.S. — and even longer […]
We Know There Will Be An Eclipse, But How Many Will Come To Nashville To See It?
Nashville Mayor’s Son Remembered For Humor And Love Of The Outdoors
Listen Max Barry, the 22-year-old son of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, died this weekend of an apparent drug overdose. He was found Saturday evening near Denver, Colorado.
Rep. DesJarlais Asks For Crackdown On Patients Who Share Narcotics
Congressman Scott DesJarlais wants a crackdown on patients who share pills. The Republican who represents Murfreesboro was once a doctor himself.
To Keep Scores Moving Up, K-12 Education Officials Want Every Test To Feel More Like TNReady
Listen Tennessee education officials want teachers to make their everyday classroom tests a little more like the new standardized exams, known as TNReady. The rethinking of regular assessments is meant to boost scores on the high-stakes testing at the end of the year.
Movers & Thinkers #12: The Poet In The Family
We interview Tiana Clark, a poet from Nashville. Tiana has been tackling uncomfortable truths for years, ever since she wrote in her diary as a child that she hated her mom (who then discovered the writing). Now, she’s is a nationally lauded poet from Nashville who is the author of Equilibrium, a book of poetry […]
Lawmakers Are Alarmed By Tennessee Judge’s Vasectomy Offer To Inmates
Updated 4:30 p.m. A White County judge has rescinded his standing order offering a 30-day reduction in jail time to inmates who get vasectomies or birth-control implants. More: See the order from Thursday afternoon here
Congressman Marsha Blackburn Says Trump’s Transgender Ban Should Be Respected
The Tennessee Congressman whose district includes Fort Campbell says the country doesn’t need or want hundreds of commanders-in-chief. Marsha Blackburn says there’s only one, and his decision to ban transgender troops from the U.S. armed forces should be respected. She also said President Trump’s action, delivered in a series of tweets, was well-vetted by numerous […]
Nashville Reconsiders Its Offer Allowing Developer To Take Over Edgehill Park
Listen Nashville’s Parks Department is reconsidering its offer to let a private developer take over large portions of a neighborhood park near Music Row. The move comes after Edgehill residents pushed back against a California-based developer using the space as a staging area.
How A Nashville Summer Camp Uses Country Music To Help People With Williams Syndrome
Listen The Grand Ole Opry is country music’s Holy Land. It’s home to the weekly radio show that put country on the national map in 1925. And it’s where this summer, 30 people with a rare genetic disorder called Williams syndrome eagerly arrive backstage.
Vanderbilt Settles Overbilling Suit ‘To Avoid The Cost And Distraction’
Vanderbilt Medical Center has settled a lawsuit claiming it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. The hospital will pay $6.5 million and fund an outside audit of its billing practices.
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