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Ambriehl Crutchfield

Ambriehl Crutchfield is WPLN's metro reporter. Ambriehl believes in centering community voices and concerns in news coverage in order to create standout original content that listeners depend on from public radio.

Next year the transformation of the Cumberland River’s East Bank will pick up steam. Here’s a recap of its progress in 2022.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 19, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, activity on Nashville’s East Bank is picking up. 2023 is when decisions need to be made.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CREA, Davidson County, John Cooper, Metro East Bank committee, Metro Government, Riverchase, Sports Authority, Tennessee Titans, top stories 2022

Nashville residents over 65 have until April 5 to apply for property tax relief programs

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 15, 2022

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Seventy-four percent of Nashville residents over the age of 65 own their home, but nearly one in four of them are cost burdened.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Trustee, tax freeze, tax relief

As rubber hits the road with Nashville speedway racetrack, opponents and supporters line up to voice their opinions

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 11, 2022

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Last month, Nashville’s mayor and Bristol Motor Speedway presented their proposal to restore the track. This month fans and opponents lined up to weigh in on a chance to restore the property. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol Motor Speedway, John Cooper

Metro Police gets greenlight to start six-month pilot of license plate readers

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 7, 2022

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Tuesday night’s action allows the city government to acquire, share and install the controversial tech, which scans the license plates of passing cars. 

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro Tagged With: Belle Meade, city government, license plate readers, Metro Government, Mount Juilet

Metro Council is considering increasing accountability for dog owners and defining what makes a community cat

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 6, 2022

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Last winter, two roaming dogs bit a child and attempted to go after an adult.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: animals, cats, dogs, Joy Styles, Metro Government, Southeast

Two experts offer conflicting assessments of the economic impact of the Titans’ proposed $2B stadium

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 21, 2022

Metro councilmembers want to better manage Nashville’s growth. So they’re heavily weighing whether the city needs a $2.1 billion enclosed Titans stadium, or if the city should just renovate Nissan Stadium.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Riverchase Apartments are gone. Now the Metro Council clears the way for a mixed-use development to be built.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 16, 2022

A Texas-based developer will build a mixed-use development where an East Nashville apartment complex once stood. It will include housing, retail space and changes to the street connections.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: CREA, East Bank, McFerrin Park, Riverchase, sean parker

Who will be in charge of the lease and development of Nashville’s fairgrounds racetrack? Mayor and Bristol Motor Speedway release more details.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 9, 2022

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Nashville’s mayor and Bristol Motor Speedway are presenting their proposal to restore the city’s fairgrounds racetrack. It includes rebuilding the grandstand, adding a multipurpose event space and renovating the racing surface.

Filed Under: Metro

What is the bare minimum Nashville must do to give Titans ‘first-class’ facility? Here’s why the council still hasn’t gotten an answer.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 8, 2022

Without a clear answer, the Metro Council is no closer to deciding whether it would be better to renovate Nissan Stadium or build a new arena on the East Bank.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News

Say goodbye to scrambling for quarters in your seat cushion. Nashville is finally upgrading its metered parking.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 4, 2022

Text messaging, credit cards and cash will all be payment options in Nashville’s new high-tech parking meter system.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: parking

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