Accusing state leaders of putting their heads in the sand, Dr. Michelle Fiscus said,”I am ashamed of them. I am afraid for my state.”
A Mix Of Gratitude And ‘Lingering Concern’ As Nashville’s Largest COVID Testing Site Winds Down
Sixty-seven weeks into a COVID testing site most assumed would be short term when it went up, the city is closing the location amid an increase in vaccinated people and a decrease in the positivity rate for the virus.
New CMA ‘Summer Jam’ Will Also Air As Primetime TV Special
A newly announced two-night concert at the end of July will feature big name acts in Nashville, including Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood and others.
Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust Can Officially Be Removed From Tennessee Capitol, But No One Is Sure When It Will Be
The bust of confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest could technically be removed from the state capitol Friday, but instead it is caught in a sort of legislative hot potato.
This Black Nashville Artist Experiencing Homelessness Reflects On Seeing His Work Displayed On Prominent Street
Nashville artist Edwin Lockridge has been experiencing homelessness and other challenges, but is among the artists with the group Poverty and the Arts to see his work displayed on the city’s Avenue of the Arts.
Critics Call Nashville Officer’s Plea Deal ‘A Slap On The Hand’
A plea agreement that will allow a Nashville police officer to avoid a trial on a first-degree murder charge is drawing sharp criticisms. “A slap on the hand,” reads a statement from the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP.
How Roy Acuff’s Fiddle Made It From WWII Germany To Nashville’s Country Music Hall Of Fame
A fiddle found in a bombed music store in Frankfurt, Germany, during World War II has made its way to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. When soldiers found the fiddle, they sent it to country music star Roy Acuff, whose music they listened to during their service.
Could Nashville’s Lower Broadway Finally See A ‘Renaissance’ Of Live Black Music?
Lower Broadway has not historically been an inviting place for the city’s Black musicians. But there are efforts underway to change that.
Nashville Events Will Get Less Money, As COVID Hits The City’s Promotion Budget
Many of Nashville’s large events — like Americana Fest and the Music City Bowl — received funding from the Nashville’s Events Marketing Fund on Thursday. But other than CMA Fest, they’re getting less than the usual allotment.
People Came From Around The Country To Celebrate Juneteenth At Nashville’s Museum Of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music drew crowds from Harlem, Atlanta and all around Tennessee for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party on the rooftop of the Fifth and Broadway development in Downtown Nashville.
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