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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.

Murfreesboro takes Middle Point landfill to federal court amid expansion fight

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 10, 2022

The city of Murfreesboro is filing a federal lawsuit against the owners and operators of Middle Point landfill.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Middle Point landfill, Mufreesboro, Republic Services, Rutherford County, Shane McFarland

Riverchase resident moves into new home, but feels the displaced community was treated ‘like we were kids’

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 9, 2022

Virginia Holland lived at the East Nashville Riverchase apartments for four years.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Housing, Riverchase, Riverchase apartments

Texas developer promises displaced Nashville residents they can return, but right now it’s up in the air

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 8, 2022

There are six families still living in the Riverchase apartments in East Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, CREA, displaced, LIHTC, Oracle, Riverchase apartments, Stephen Buchanan

Metro will reconsider a proposal to host the Republican National Convention, but it might be too late

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 1, 2022

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The idea of the Republican National Convention coming to Nashville is not totally off the table.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Republican National Convention, Robert Swope, Tonya Hancock

Nashville’s August election is like the playoffs. So, why are so many voters sitting it out?

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 29, 2022

In Nashville, roughly 2,000 people are sitting out early voting compared to the same day in 2018. Contests for the Democratic governor’s race, judicial seats and four city charter amendments are on the ballot.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Davidson County Election Commission, Elections 2022, MNPS

In Nashville, city commission appointments typically sail through. Here’s why that didn’t happen with human relations.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 28, 2022

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Seventeen volunteers serve on the Metro Human Relations Commission, which is a city agency that studies and offers solutions around discrimination and other inequities.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Human Relations Commission

Here are the 4 Nashville charter changes on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 15, 2022

There are four amendments Davidson County voters will see on their Aug. 4 ballots.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: board of health, Charter Revision Commission, Davidson County Election Commission, Department of Health, MNPD, NDOT

The federal government releases Nashville’s area median income, but it doesn’t reflect half of the city

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 14, 2022

This year, the median income for a family in the Metro Nashville area rose to $96,700.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, area median income, Housing, Metro Codes, North Lights, Richel Albright

For one family at East Nashville’s Riverchase development, frustration and mixed messages about where to go next

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 7, 2022

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The future for renters at an affordable housing complex in East Nashville continues to hang in the balance. 

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: affordable housing, development, East Nashville, Housing, Oracle, rentals, rezoning, Riverchase

Metro councilmembers don’t want to host national political conventions in Nashville

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 6, 2022

The Republican National Convention says it hopes the council and mayor will rethink their decision not to host the RNC.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Republican National Convention

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