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Miriam Kramer

Miriam Kramer

Miriam is a news editor at WPLN. Before making the jump to public radio, Miriam was a reporter on the space beat for 10 years. Her work has appeared in Space.com, Mashable and Axios, among other publications. In her spare time, Miriam enjoys running Nashville's greenways, biking, reading, watching Star Trek and building elaborate Lego sets with her husband, two kids and extremely vocal cat.

A total lunar eclipse is rising on Thursday night

By Miriam Kramer

March 13, 2025

Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will rise over Nashville, making our nearest natural satellite glow red for the first time in three years.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: eclipse, lunar eclipse

When it snows in Nashville, these streets get cleared first

By Miriam Kramer

January 9, 2025

An interactive map from Metro Nashville shows what streets get priority for snow removal. Explore it now.

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: severe weather, snow

NashVillager Podcast holiday edition: Happy new year!

By Miriam Kramer

January 1, 2025

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What were our favorite NashVillager essays of 2024?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: 2024 Year in Review, trees

NashVillager Podcast: Biking the Trace

By Miriam Kramer

October 24, 2024

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What’s the best bike ride in Nashville? Plus the local news for October 24, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Natchez Trace Parkway

Olympics gold for Tennessee athletes — and other results (updated)

By Miriam Kramer, Rose Gilbert, Cynthia AbramsandMarianna Bacallao

August 11, 2024

Tennesseans are making an impact at the Olympics in Paris.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Gretchen Walsh, Nashville SC, Olympics

Severe weather may impact much of Middle Tennessee on Sunday

By Miriam KramerandMarianna Bacallao

May 26, 2024

The National Weather Service is warning that people in the area should remain “weather aware” through Memorial Day.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: National Weather Service, severe weather, tornadoes

Tennessee astronaut Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore’s space launch delayed

By Miriam Kramer

May 6, 2024

Two astronauts in flight suits stand in front of a fighter jet smiling for the camera.

Tennessean Barry “Butch” Wilmore was expected to launch to the International Space Station aboard a Boeing spacecraft on Monday.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Barry Wilmore, NASA, space

How to (safely) watch the solar eclipse from Nashville on Monday

By Miriam Kramer

April 6, 2024

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Nashville won’t be treated to a total solar eclipse Monday, but a significant partial solar eclipse will peak locally at 2:03 p.m.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: eclipse, solar eclipse

Update: Nashville restaurant mass shooting suspect arrested

By Miriam Kramer

March 31, 2024

One man is dead and multiple people were injured after a shooting in a Salemtown restaurant on Sunday afternoon, Nashville police confirmed.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: crime, Metro Police, Nashville police, police

Lawmakers vote to vacate the entire TSU board

By Catherine SweeneyandMiriam Kramer

March 28, 2024

Lawmakers voted Thursday to vacate the entire Tennessee State University board of trustees, and Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed the bill into law.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, State Comptroller, Tennessee State University

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