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.
Lawmakers Settle On Meth Bill At Twice The Governor’s Proposed Limits
Tennesseans will face a new limit on how much cold and allergy medicine they can buy containing pseudoephedrine, which is used to cook meth.
Potential Amp Compromise—With Governor’s Input—Wouldn’t Block Bus Proposal… Yet
With the state legislature just short of finishing a bill targeting Nashville’s high profile-bus proposal, known as the Amp, and session poised to end Thursday, a potential compromise has emerged from talks with lawmakers and the governor’s office.
Final Drafts Of Pivotal Legislation Could Be Written By Small, Select Groups Of Lawmakers
Methamphetamine, Nashville’s proposed bus line, and a new statewide test tied to the Common Core: All three have led to dueling proposals in the state House and Senate, and all three are being hashed out by select groups of six lawmakers, known as conference committees.
Amid GOP Rifts Over Guns And Vouchers, Democrats Claim Small Victories
Democrats are claiming victory for a series of legislative misfires over the last two days, pointing to the demise of a pair of controversial gun bills as well as a hard-fought school vouchers plan. But the bills’ failures may have as much to do with Republican infighting.
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