Cheekwood Estate and Gardens has been facing what it terms an “existential threat” in the form of legal action trying to reduce traffic for its neighbors in the wealthy Belle Meade Highlands area, but the cultural institution notched a small win in that ongoing tussle yesterday before Nashville’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
Daniel Potter
Daniel Potter first started at Nashville Public Radio as an intern in 2008, and served for six years as an all-purpose reporter and occasional host. In 2014, he moved to California, where he freelanced for KQED Science in San Francisco, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and numerous others. In 2023, several of his episodes of the Bay Curious podcast appeared in the book of the same name. He’s also hosted and directed a podcast about bugs with the Natural History Museum of Utah. He returned to WPLN as a news editor in 2026.
‘Significant shortfalls’ in Nashville storm response — report zeroes in on NES, OEM
Nashville’s emergency response to January’s devastating ice storm “illuminated significant shortfalls in both planning and execution” even as other parts of the city’s systems worked as intended, a new report says.
‘It just takes some time:’ How an MTSU violinist’s Jimmy Eat World cover wound up in DC’s ‘Supergirl’
For DC’s “Supergirl,” it wouldn’t be at all weird for a Nashville musician to show up in the credits. But the details matter: The movie features a version of the Jimmy Eat World hit “The Middle,” performed by a violinist, singer and recent grad from Middle Tennessee State University.
Da Mystery of Chessboxin’: What it’s like to face off against a founding Wu-Tang member at a Nashville bar
A friend of the station brings us the fun, weird tale of a game of chess he played against GZA before the hip-hop legend performed in Nashville.
Vandy Scientist: Cougars’ Less Picky Diet Helped Them Dodge Extinction
It might seem crazy today, but in geologic terms, it wasn’t that long ago when Tennessee was home to camels, rhinoceroses and red pandas. Nashville’s hockey team takes its mascot from a sabre-tooth cat unearthed in the area.
The Next Phase For Wine In Grocery Stores: Petitioning For Local Referendums
The coalition of grocery stores who want to sell wine in Tennessee will spearhead a petition drive to get the matter on local ballots this fall. It’s the latest effort from Red, White And Food, which pushed for the bill that passed the state legislature this spring.
Community Colleges Have Room For An Influx Of Students, But Will Tennessee’s Budget?
The man in charge of Tennessee’s community colleges and tech schools says there’s plenty of room for an expected influx of students—around 5,600 over the next few years, according to one estimate.
Nashville Is Fastest Growing Destination For Home-Share App Airbnb
Nashville is the fastest growing U.S. destination for Airbnb, a San Francisco-based tech company that connects travelers to people with spare rooms or even houses they can rent for a night or two.
The Amp Isn’t Dead, But It Will Have To Come Back To The Legislature
State lawmakers are effectively reserving the right to veto Nashville’s proposed bus rapid transit proposal, known as the Amp. The bill now on its way to the governor ensures one way or another, the legislature will revisit the issue.
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