Listen Nashville’s housing authority has decided to rechristen its largest public housing complex. The James Cayce Homes will eventually become Boscobel Heights.
Shadow Snakes, A Mysterious And Delightful Eclipse Sighting In East Nashville
Listen In East Nashville’s James Cayce Homes, resident Tori Winston, 28, adjusted the eclipse glasses on her young nephew. “Look straight at the sun,” she said. “You see that little bitty spot on the sun? That’s the eclipse.” The impromptu viewing party had just begun and every step of the way, kids were slack-jawed at […]
Stalwart To Nashville’s Poor, Rev. Bill Barnes Dies At 86
Listen The Rev. Bill Barnes spent his life advocating for Nashville’s poor and their access to affordable housing. The civil rights activist who Mayor Barry called “the conscience of our city” died Monday. He was 86.
T-Bone Burnett Blasts Race-Based Opposition To Greer Stadium Redevelopment As ‘Undiluted Wickedness’
Listen Developers of the Greer Stadium site agreed to step aside and let a city-led archeological study take place. In recent weeks some opponents claimed the project, which abuts a Civil War-era site called Fort Negley, would build on top of the graves of former slaves. And music producer turned developer, T-Bone Burnett had strong […]
Overhauling Public Housing Is Expensive — Here’s How Nashville’s Paying For It
Listen Nashville has big plans to overhaul its aging public housing. And it won’t be cheap — likely to cost billions of dollars and take decades to complete. It’s made possible with a newer federal policy that puts public housing back into the hands of local agencies, allowing them to take out loans on the […]
Nashville’s Night Out Against Crime Comes Amid Spike In Violence
Listen Nashville’s annual Night Out Against Crime came in the midst of a summer that’s seen a dramatic rise in violence. At a park in East Nashville, a neighborhood where shootings are the highest in decades, parents and police gathered for a night of peace.
Nashville Reconsiders Its Offer Allowing Developer To Take Over Edgehill Park
Listen Nashville’s Parks Department is reconsidering its offer to let a private developer take over large portions of a neighborhood park near Music Row. The move comes after Edgehill residents pushed back against a California-based developer using the space as a staging area.
A Nashville Developer Takes Over A Rare Oasis Of Green Space, Setting Off A Battle Along Music Row
Listen A private developer has taken over large portions of a neighborhood park just off Music Row — to use as a staging area — and some neighbors are furious. They say no one told them that for at least the next year, most of Tony Rose Park would be the property of one of […]
After Nashville Visit, Justice Department Asks Police To Consider How It Works With Black Residents
Listen The Department of Justice is recommending that Nashville conduct a thorough study of its policing culture. The direction comes after a white Metro police officer fatally shot a black man earlier this year.
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