Listen On a hazy spring afternoon in Nashville, pitcher Pat Venditte bounds up the dugout steps as pre-game music fills the Sounds’ new ballpark. The 29-year-old takes the field wearing a gray t-shirt, black shorts and a strange-looking glove. “If I have it on this hand as a lefty, this side of the glove is […]
A Switch Pitcher? The Nashville Sounds Have One, And His 6-Fingered Glove Is Awesome
Artist Finds Nashville’s Soul In The City’s Old Walls
Nashville is in a building boom. But for new skyscrapers and condo buildings to go up, something else often has to be knocked down. One local artist is trying to capture what could be lost in the process.
TN Supreme Court Hears Case Over Release Of Vandy Rape Trial Records
The Tennessee Supreme Court will consider the public release of records from the Vanderbilt rape trial. The civil dispute, which is separate from the criminal case, is expected to set a precedent for how the state handles a victim’s right to privacy. The Tennessean along with other media groups wants access to sealed evidence collected […]
Tennessee Agency Teaches Police To Interact With People Who Have Disabilities
One state agency is now training police officers in Tennessee on how to better interact with people who have disabilities. The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities created the training guide as part of a settlement over a decades-long lawsuit.
Meharry Starts Sending Medical Students Back To Fort Campbell’s Hospital
Nashville’s historically black medical school is returning students to Fort Campbell’s hospital for regular clinical rotations. A formal signing ceremony with Meharry Medical College takes place Friday. Meharry students get hand-on experience primarily at Metro General Hospital, but also other health centers around Middle Tennessee. The school’s vice dean over clinical affiliations, Frank Royal, says […]
Tennessee County Fights ‘Food Insecurity’ Of Students By Feeding Whole Families
Starting tonight, kids in a rural West Tennessee county who rely on feeding services over the summer will take home a week’s worth of single-serve breakfasts and lunches and food for the whole family on weekends. It’s part of a pilot project funded by food giant ConAgra.
UT Estimates 9,800 Jobs Created Because Of Volkswagen Expansion
An expansion of Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, which is under construction now, could create nearly 10,000 permanent jobs. That’s the finding of an economic impact study commissioned by the German automaker and completed by University of Tennessee professor Bill Fox. He says there will be thousands of short-term jobs during the construction phase and then […]
Murfreesboro’s Summer Meal Program Takes Cafeteria To The Kids
Listen Children began gathering in the parking lot of Murfreesboro’s Spring Valley apartments before 9 a.m. Just as scheduled, a blue and green custom painted bus rolled around the corner at 9:15. “Chow bus! Chow bus! Chow bus!” three-year-old Gunner Fischer chanted.
Nashville Animal Control Drops Its Kill Rate By Shipping Pets Out Of The South
The number of pets put down in Nashville has dropped by nearly a third in the past five years. The kill rate is now below 50 percent, down from more than 80 percent.
Nashville Public Schools To Start Arabic Classes, As Soon As They Find Arabic Teachers
Listen Some schools in Nashville will be offering a new foreign language next fall: Arabic. The idea is to teach students a relevant world language, as well as to engage those who already speak Arabic at home. But first, the district needs to find three qualified teachers — and that might be the hardest part of […]
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