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Chris St. Clair

LifeWay Implosion Reminds Spectator Of How Old Nashville Will ‘Never Go Back’

Chris St. Clair

January 6, 2018

Listen Demolition teams brought down LifeWay’s Draper Tower on Saturday without incident. The building was known for the Christian crosses on its façade, and its implosion makes way for a new billion-dollar development in its place.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Economic Development, Lifeway

Curious Nashville: How An Urban Legend About Piranhas In Nashville Came To Be

Chris St. Clair

December 20, 2017

Listen There were rumors about sharks swimming in city waters after Hurricane Harvey, and urban legends about alligators in New York City sewers have been around for years. But listener Sarah Stephenson has a question about another predator that allegedly lives in Music City: “I have heard that during the 2010 floods, the Aquarium restaurant […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville

Libertarian Legal Groups Challenge Nashville’s Lingering Home Business Ban

Chris St. Clair

December 5, 2017

Listen A team of attorneys is challenging a Metro Nashville law that prohibits residents from operating certain businesses in their homes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Beacon Center, News

Army Debuts First New Handgun In A Generation At Fort Campbell

Chris St. Clair

December 4, 2017

Listen The Army is replacing its standard issue handgun with a new model, and some Fort Campbell soldiers are the first to receive the sidearm.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Fort Campbell, News

How A Vanderbilt Doctor Became The Nation’s Go-To Flu Expert

Chris St. Clair

November 29, 2017

Listen When flu season comes around each year, a familiar face from Nashville appears in homes around the country: Dr. William Schaffner. The Vanderbilt doctor has become a media darling when it comes to infectious diseases. 

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: media, outbreak

StoryCorps Nashville: A Holiday Memory Of Dad Standing Up To Discrimination

Chris St. Clair

November 22, 2017

When Michael Turney and his sister Betty Turney-Turner stopped by the StoryCorps booth in Nashville last year, they both talked about the values and work ethic they learned from their parents: stick up for yourself, even in the face of blatant discrimination.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, StoryCorps, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts, StoryCorps Nashville

Metro Council Moves to Ban Decorative Rope Lighting On Major Roads

Chris St. Clair

November 20, 2017

Listen Rope lights line the windows of gas stations and minimarkets throughout Nashville— but one Metro Councilwoman wants them taken down, and says they could distract drivers. A bill to ban the decorations is inching closer to approval.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, News

After 70 Years, WWII Vet Living In Spring Hill Still Remembers Details Of Life As A POW

Chris St. Clair

November 10, 2017

Listen Firsthand accounts from World War II are getting harder to come by, but a former prisoner of war is finally sharing his story near the end of his life.   Spring Hill resident Michael Fleischmann spent more than seven months in a German prison camp during the war. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Veterans Day, World War II

A Nashville Up-And-Comer Hopes To Pave The Way For Kickboxing In The U.S.

Chris St. Clair

November 1, 2017

Listen Champion kickboxer and Nashville native Omari Boyd may be just what the sport needs to take off in the U.S. — at least that’s what some of his fans say.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Olympics, Sports

Nashville’s Hotel Boom Isn’t Over, But Experts Say Slowing Demand Is A Cause For Concernundefined

Chris St. Clair

October 30, 2017

Listen Nashville’s hotels might be growing a little too quickly. A recent report on the city’s hospitality market suggests that hotels around town may have some trouble filling the thousands of new rooms they’ve built.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: hotels, News

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