Listen This has been the year of the telecom companies. Comcast, AT&T and Google Fiber have not only announced their plans to deploy competing gigabit-speed Internet services in Nashville — they’ve also been vying for the attention of the city’s business, nonprofit and political leaders. Wednesday morning brought another example of that, when Google Fiber gave […]
Google Fiber Gets Its ‘Time At The Podium’ To Pitch Nashville Businesses On Ultra-Fast Internet
Syrian Refugees ‘Challenge Every Moral Fiber Within Us,’ Says Corker
Listen The flood of refugees from the civil war in Syria “should challenge every moral fiber within us,” U.S. Senator Bob Corker said Tuesday morning. The remarks by the Tennessee Republican opened a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee aimed at finding ways to help the 11 million people — half of them children — […]
Tennessee Prison System Seeks To Improve Its Image By Opening Doors To More Tours
The Tennessee Dept. of Correction is inviting more people — including reporters — to come see its prisons for themselves, especially after a slew of media reports in recent months about alleged prison violence against guards, poor staffing conditions and misclassified inmate deaths. Listen On a recent Tuesday morning, Bruce Westbrooks, the warden of Riverbend Maximum Security […]
Even With More Gender-Neutral Army, Outgoing Ft. Campbell Soldiers Get Crash-Course On Womanhood
Listen The Army has more women in its ranks than ever, and they’re being considered for jobs that were previously reserved for men. But even as the military becomes more gender-neutral, the Pentagon has noticed women stepping out of uniform have a tougher time parlaying military experience into a civilian job.
After Interviews Uncover Racism, Nashville To Examine Arts Community
Updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday: This story has been updated for clarity and to link to a revised version of the Metro Arts report.* Racism and elitism have…
Nashville Now Considering Campsites As Partial Solution To Homelessness
Listen Update at 12:30 Thursday: The Metro Homelessness Commission released a “vision document” (PDF) today to inform a possible new policy for homeless encampments in Nashville. The two-page document recaps a Monday brainstorming session and officials are soliciting feedback by Oct. 8 before the next commission meeting on Oct. 13. Comments can be sent to […]
A Month Before Hall Of Fame Induction, Second Member Of The Browns Diagnosed With Cancer
Lung Cancer has hit The Browns for the second time in quick succession. Jim Ed Brown died from the disease in June. Now, his sister Bonnie says she has adenocarcinoma in her right lung, despite never having been a smoker. The Browns, which also included sister Maxine, had a crossover hit in 1959 with a […]
Nashville Charter Organization Lands $9.6M Federal Grant To Expedite Expansion
Listen Republic Schools plans to more-than-quadruple in size over the next seven years, aided in part by money from the U.S. Department of Education, it announced Monday. But the growth may not be in Nashville.
Vanderbilt’s Unflattering Pre-K Study Strikes A Nerve, But What Does It Really Say?
Listen Two Vanderbilt researchers are rocking the education world this week with their five-year study that shows virtually no long-term benefit to pre-kindergarten in Tennessee. The Peabody College professors are now trying to answer why getting a head start isn’t necessarily beneficial.
Long-Awaited Vanderbilt Pre-K Study Finds Benefits Lacking
A five-year study conducted on Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program is leaving researchers scratching their heads.
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