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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.
Nashville’s new Black symphony is powered by a love of classical music, and hopes to make it more representative
The new Nashville African American Wind Symphony is made up of 52 Black classical musicians. Some are doctors. Others are lawyers, educators, engineers and politicians. Many studied music in college but set down their instruments years ago.
Nashville is rated as the most equitable city in the state for LGBTQ people, but could do better by transgender residents
Nashville is the only Tennessee city rated above the national average in the latest Municipal Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. But it still has room for improvement — especially when it comes to providing resources to transgender residents.
An East Nashville record shop is the latest example of a small business trying to gain ownership in a rapidly growing city
The owners of The Groove say they need to raise nearly $500,000 by January to remain in place.
First Kurdish American wins top prize at Tennessee Craft for textile work that captures the immigrant experience
This year, for the first time, the top prize at a biennial exhibit of Tennessee Craft has gone to an artist from the state’s Kurdish community.
As white nationalists gather again near Nashville, they say racial justice efforts are helping, not hurting their cause
A white nationalist group has hosted a conference at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park for nearly a decade. As they gather again this weekend, they say they’re gaining momentum.
To honor Civil Rights leader Diane Nash, Nashville leaders pivot from naming a park to a plaza
After a failed attempt to rename a Nashville park after civil rights icon Diane Nash, a member of the Metro Council is trying a different approach.
Nashville music venues worry proposed COVID law could erode relationships with audiences and artists
Many venues in Nashville ask for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test at the door. That “or” would be key if Tennessee’s governor signs new legislation that would bar requiring proof of vaccination into law.
Metro Parks Board won’t alter its rules to name a park after civil rights icon Diane Nash
Some members of the Metro Parks Board were unwilling to waive a rule to rename Nashville’s Public Square Park after Diane Nash.
Nashville artist pieces together his memories and the rubble of a historic home in new Parthenon exhibit
Henry L. Jones says he wants people to see the found objects from Monroe Street in his art and remember that the start of gentrification and development was rooted long ago.
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