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UPDATE: Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing

By Paige Pfleger, Nina Cardona, Rose Gilbert, Tony GonzalezandLaTonya Turner

October 10, 2025

An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, a county sheriff said, as first responders said secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Accurate Energetic Systems, AES Explosion, explosion, Hickman County

The WIZ spins into Nashville to launch TPAC’s 45th season

By LaTonya Turner

September 25, 2025

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The last time there was a national tour of THE WIZ was 40 years ago. Tennessee Performing Arts Center was just 5 years old.  Now the venue and the Tony-Award winning musical offer a dynamic, joyful opening to TPAC’s 2025-26 season

Filed Under: WPLN News

To many older adults, there’s no place like home — but repairs and safety can get in the way

By LaTonya Turner

June 30, 2025

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Staying put in their own homes, according to AARP, is what most adults 50+ say they want as they age. However, the costs of home maintenance, property taxes and safety concerns can close the door on that idea. A local non-profit is stepping in to help make homes age-friendly for older residents.

Filed Under: Features, Next Age Tagged With: aging, NEXT AGE

Older adults find community, activity and longevity at Fifty Forward

By LaTonya Turner

April 23, 2025

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Our daily show, This is Nashville, is exploring longevity and how aging is being reframed in a new series once a month, called NEXT AGE.

Filed Under: Features, Next Age, Programs Tagged With: aging, Fifty Forward, NEXT AGE

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ comes to TPAC with a joyful musical about growing up and growing old

By LaTonya Turner

April 8, 2025

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Adolescence and old age can be challenging periods in life. So, imagine experiencing both at the same time. That’s the story of “Kimberly Akimbo,” the Tony award-winning musical at Tennessee Performing Arts Center through Sunday, April 11.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: aging, Broadway, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Theater, TPAC

Thousands of Tennesseans join in nationwide protests of President Donald Trump

By Paige Pfleger, Justin BarneyandLaTonya Turner

April 5, 2025

Rain and flooding didn’t stop Tennesseans from attending the “Hands Off” protest of the Trump administration’s current policies at Centennial Park on Saturday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Aftyn Behn, Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Trump, lgbtq, protest

Middle Tennessee moves towards normalcy as snow begins to melt

By Char DastonandLaTonya Turner

January 12, 2025

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Middle Tennessee is beginning to open back up after Friday’s snowstorm. Most of Middle Tennessee received between three and four inches of snow.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: metro water services, snow, tennessee emergency management agency, Tennessee Highway Patrol, WeGo, Williamson County

You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray’s 20th anniversary tour dances into TPAC

By LaTonya Turner

June 13, 2024

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The Tony award-winning Broadway musical Hairspray comes to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center this week. The current national tour celebrates the show’s 20-year history and stars Belmont University graduate Caroline Eiseman in the role of Tracy Turnblad, a teenager in the ’60s who’s determined to change the world and end prejudice.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Broadway, Hairspray, musicals, Sixties, theatre, TPAC

‘Annie’ brings sunshine and the return of a hometown actress to TPAC

By LaTonya Turner

March 26, 2024

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The story of orphan Annie has captured hearts for generations, and the version at TPAC through Saturday is a homecoming of sorts for one of the featured actors: Julia Nicole Hunter, who plays Grace Farrell.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Annie, Arts, Broadway, musical theatre, TPAC

‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’ immerses audiences in the stage play — and cooking a meal to eat later

By LaTonya Turner

March 5, 2024

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Immersive theater directly engages the audience with the performers, the set and the story. Add to that the ingredients of preparing and cooking a celebratory meal as part of the play and you have the premise of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,” which runs this week at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts, food, immersive theatre, Onam, theatre, TPAC

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