Listen Recommendations for Nashville’s new Major League Soccer stadium were unveiled Tuesday evening. Among them was a commitment to work with the community, something local activists have been requesting at community meetings for months. The stadium’s ownership group, Nashville Soccer Holdings, has committed to creating a Community Benefit Agreement. The pact would not just build a […]
Mayor 2018: As Youth Crime Spikes, Candidates Grasp At Solutions
Listen The short run up to Nashville’s special mayoral election hasn’t allowed for lengthy policy debates but many candidates have been vocal about the issue of youth violence. Over the last few years the city has seen an uptick in gun deaths and crimes committed by juveniles. 2017 was the deadliest year for youth in […]
MDHA Says Its Next Project Could Be A Partnership With Fisk University
Listen Nashville’s housing authority is in preliminary talks with Fisk University to co-develop its campus along with a nearby public housing complex, an official said Monday at a Metro Council budget hearing.
Mayor 2018: Candidates Are Hazy On Solutions To Nashville’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Listen Nashville is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. The city estimates it needs 31,000 more units over the next seven years, a number it’s unlikely to keep pace with. Nashville’s next mayor will have no choice but to face this dramatic housing shortage. But most candidates don’t have concrete solutions.
New Federal Program Clears Way For Nashville’s Housing Agency To Partner With Private Investors
Listen Nashville has taken a big step forward in its plans to overhaul the city’s aging public housing. It involves transferring federal property over to the housing authority itself, which means the city’s housing agency now owns the James A. Cayce public housing projects outright — for the first time ever since it was built […]
Mayor 2018: Would Candidates Raise Taxes To Fund Metro Schools?
Listen Dealing with the $17 million budget shortfall facing Metro Schools is one of the many challenges for Nashville’s next mayor. Already, school officials are scrambling to find the money so no teachers get laid off and funding for students doesn’t get cut.
Metro Schools Chief Says He Won’t Balance Budget With Teacher Cuts
Listen Metro Schools Superintendent Shawn Joseph said at a board meeting Tuesday that he won’t balance the district’s budget shortfall by cutting teachers or funds for students. That’s despite the fact that Metro Schools needs to slash $17 million from next year’s budget.
Meet The 13 People Running To Be Nashville’s Next Mayor
Listen The field of Nashville mayoral candidates is thick: Thirteen people have filed the necessary paperwork to run for Nashville’s top office. They veer from the unorthodox — a master barber, a former limo driver — to the more traditional lawyers and politicians. More:WPLN’s Complete Coverage Of The 2018 Mayoral Election To familiarize voters with […]
Season 1: Bonus
We return to the James Cayce Homes to follow up with residents amid the $600 million overhaul. But in checking back, we trip into some news. And we’re reminded, yet again, of how difficult it will be to pull off this massive redevelopment.
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