Attendees came from all over the country, as well as nearby, for the event. And despite clear signs throughout the hotel saying that unvaccinated people should wear masks inside the resort, none were.
Paige Pfleger
Paige Pfleger covers the music industry, arts and culture for WPLN News. Previously she has worked in Central Ohio at WOSU News, covering criminal justice and the addiction crisis, and was named Ohio's reporter of the year by the Associated Press in 2019. Her work has appeared nationally on NPR, The Washington Post, Marketplace, and PRI's The World, and she has worked in the newsrooms of The Tennessean, Michigan Radio, WHYY, Vox and NPR headquarters in DC.
The dream to build Tennessee’s first Native American cultural center keeps getting further away
School kids gather around a roped off ring in Long Hunter State Park. They watch as dancers in traditional Native American clothing move to the sound of the drum. Rose McKeithen watches from the shelter of a nearby tent. “I’m Lakota Sioux, which are the proud people, and I’m Northern Cheyenne, which are the beautiful […]
From COVID conspiracies to Stop the Steal, some of the loudest voices in misinformation are coming to Opryland
Associates of former President Trump, including his son Eric and his aide Roger Stone, and an Ohio doctor who went viral for spreading the falsehood that COVID vaccines magnetize people are among those who will appear.
Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville
Parler announced Tuesday in an email that it would relocate its headquarters from Henderson, Nevada to Nashville. CEO George Farmer wrote that the move coincides with the company’s return to in-person work. He says he appreciates Tennessee’s weather, “southern hospitality”, music and barbecue. “Even more than that, though, Tennessee shares Parler’s vision of individual liberty […]
First community meeting for North Nashville’s Jefferson Street cap project brings turnout, and some skepticism
About 200 residents, business owners and city leaders met in North Nashville this weekend to discuss the proposed Jefferson Street Cap project, a land bridge that would extend across Interstate 40.
The Waffle House Shooting Highlighted A Loophole In Gun Laws. Nashville Officials Have Been Fighting To Fix It Ever Since.
The case of the man accused of shooting and killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 is back in court Thursday.
Music Venue Owners Share Their Gratitude And Their Worries With SBA Leader
The leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration visited Nashville on Monday to speak with businesses that are still feeling the impact of the pandemic. The visit is part of a national tour by SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.
Waverly Art Teachers Pick Up The Pieces After The Flood, And Try To Help Students Process Their Losses
Art teachers in the town of Waverly are trying to pick up the pieces after the deadly flooding in August, and they are helping their students process the devastation. But that’s a challenge without access to their usual tools.
Amid Ongoing Reckoning, Nathan Bedford Forrest Reinterred In Columbia
The remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife were reinterred in Columbia, Tennessee on Saturday. The Sons of Confederate Veterans hosted a private, military-style funeral for the Civil War general and early Ku Klux Klan leader.
North Nashville’s ‘Legacy Mural’ Celebrates Historic Figures And The Community’s Future
Community members in North Nashville gathered Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. to celebrate a new mural on Jefferson Street.
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