Listen Now: Hair loss can be one of the most humiliating side effects of cancer treatment.
Dollar General Looking to Grow in Apparel Following Record Quarter
Sales rose 13 percent in the first three months of the year, to nearly $4 billion.
BlueCross Tests Bundling Payments to Doctors
Instead of a piecemeal series of bills following a medical procedure, BlueCross is experimenting with bundling those bills into one.
WPLN’s StoryCorps: A Marital Argument Leads to Understanding
Listen Now: Clarksville residents James and Kari Burgess Brown celebrate a milestone of their own this year. It’s been five years since they tied the knot. The Browns are an interracial couple; Kari is white and James is black.
WPLN’s StoryCorps: Tough Questions About Faith and Race
Listen Now: For Tullahoma native Lori Williamson, faith was a big part of her life growing up. She talked about that faith at StoryCorps in Nashville. That’s where people from around Tennessee are talking about their lives and loved ones.
The Natchez Trace: An Important Path in the War of 1812
Near Columbia this weekend, there’s a commemoration of a war that took place 200 years ago. It’s a reenactment of one of the key moments in the War of 1812 — Andrew Jackson mustering a volunteer army to march down the Natchez Trace to New Orleans. What was an important trade route became a military […]
Genesco’s UK Business Booms, Despite Return to Recession
Nashville-based retailer Genesco reported a 25 percent increase in sales in the first quarter. The company moved 600 million dollars worth of shoes and hats at its stores in the first three months of this year, compared to about 480 million in the same period a year ago. Part of Genesco’s growth is thanks to […]
WPLN’s StoryCorps: A Perfectly Imperfect Wedding
Listen Now: Wedding days can create a whirlwind of memories. Some fade away with time, others endure—like when the groom is accidentally stranded at the altar!
Group Hopes to Persuade Residents of Tax Increase’s Benefits
A former Metro councilman is leading what he calls a grassroots effort to drum up support for Mayor Karl Dean’s proposed property tax increase. Erik Cole, who once represented a portion East Nashville on the Council, is leading the group called Moving Nashville Forward.
As Nuclear Plants Age, UT Gets Funds for More Nuke Research
The University of Tennessee is one of more than a dozen schools that will get federal money for research into how to make new nuclear plants more efficient.