Listen The same company that owns the Opryland Convention Center announced Wednesday its plan to build a $90 million water park next door.
Opryland Plans $90M Water Park, But Only For Hotel Guests
One Proposal To Cut Texting While Driving In Tennessee: Breathalyzer-Like Tests For Cell Phones
Listen A Tennessee lawmaker says police should have the power to inspect drivers’ phones at the scene of serious accidents. Supporters call it a “Textalyzer,” like a Breathalyzer for cell phones. The idea is to see whether a driver was texting before the crash — just as police can test sobriety if they think a […]
Parent Support Sways Metro School Board To Move Hillwood To Bellevue
Bellevue parents have convinced the Metro board of education to relocate Hillwood, despite concerns that it could hurt the high school’s diversity.
Nashville Opera’s ‘Three Way’ Might Stir Controversy — Or Bring In Curious Viewers
Listen People who go to the opera, and many who don’t, are probably familiar with the classics of the art form. Carmen. La Traviata. The Magic Flute. But the Nashville Opera tries to get outside the mainstream at least once a year, and its latest foray is decidedly modern: a show that deals with unusual […]
In First Week, Trump Halts Obama Plan To Curb Tennessee Walking Horse Industry
Listen The Trump Administration gave the Tennessee Walking Horse industry some breathing room this week. A regulatory hold stalled a batch of new rules aimed at preventing abuse of the naturally high-stepping breed.
Nashville Whiskey Distiller, Other Supporters Of Pacific Trade Deal Wonder What Comes Next
Listen It was one of the clearest promises President Trump made on the campaign trail: He’d renegotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade agreement hammered out by his predecessor. Charlie Nelson was hoping for the deal to go through anyway somehow. Now, the president of Green Brier Distillery in Nashville is trying to stay optimistic […]
New App Teaches Japanese Expats How To Adapt To Tennessee Life
Listen Tennessee’s business community has long linked itself closely to Japan. The state is home to nearly 200 Japanese companies, and prominent Tennessee businessman Bill Hagerty is poised to be the next U.S. ambassador to the country. So when one Nashville-based startup decided to launch a language app that helps foreigners adapt to Tennessee, it […]
Why African-Americans In North Nashville Aren’t Fighting High School Move To Bellevue
Listen The Nashville school board votes tonight on whether to move Hillwood High School in West Meade, farther west, towards Bellevue. It’s something parents there have been begging for. But Hillwood is complicated. In an effort to bring more racial balance to the school, 14 percent of its students are still bused in from a […]
A Notable Absence At The Women’s March In Nashville — The Mayor
Listen Nashville’s first female mayor, who has made gender equality a central issue of her administration — even creating a gender equity council last July — did not make it to the city’s sister event to the march on Washington, D.C. Mayor Megan Barry makes time in her schedule for many events, some of them […]
With More Flights And A Hotel On The Way, Nashville Airport Starts On A New Parking Garage
The Nashville airport broke ground today on the first project in a major expansion: building a 2,000-space parking garage and a new roadway, which will cost $122 million in total. The parking garage itself will cost $85 million. Over the next several years, it also plans to build an onsite hotel and international arrivals building, […]
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