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Rachel Iacovone

Out, About: Let’s go to the beach, beach… er, water park

Rachel Iacovone

August 11, 2023

Nashville Shores? More like Nashville Sores, OK.

Filed Under: NashVillager, Out About

O’Connell vs. Rolli: Nashville’s next mayor will be decided in a runoff

Rachel Iacovone

August 3, 2023

Nashville’s mayoral race is nonpartisan, but the two finalists clearly lean toward opposite sides of the political spectrum.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Mayoral Race 2023

Out, About: Where to watch the Women’s World Cup

Rachel Iacovone

July 21, 2023

It’s World Cup season, baby! … Again. This time, it’s the women’s teams from 32 countries facing off in Australia and New Zealand.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, Sports Tagged With: food, Soccer, Vegan, World Cup

Out, About: Let’s get in formation

Rachel Iacovone

July 14, 2023

Beyoncé will be with us shortly. The Queen Bey herself will be performing at Nissan Stadium tomorrow night — and there are, shockingly, some tickets left, starting at $128 (before all those lovely Ticketmaster fees).

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About Tagged With: Beyonce, food, music

Out, About: Do go chasing waterfalls

Rachel Iacovone

July 6, 2023

I’m originally from frustratingly flat Florida, so elevation of any kind is a big deal to me. When I moved here in summer of 2019, everyone in the newsroom kept telling me about Radnor Lake, which had satisfyingly steep parts, but it wasn’t until that fall that I discovered the Narrows of the Harpeth — and went every weekend until the cold set in. 

Filed Under: NashVillager, Out About Tagged With: food, harpeth river, Montgomery Bell State Park

TSU is getting even cooler. Say hello to the nation’s first HBCU ice hockey team.

Rachel Iacovone

June 28, 2023

Tennessee State University has officially scored the first hockey team at a historically Black college or university.

Filed Under: Education, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, hockey, Nashville Predators, NHL, Predators, Tennessee State University, TSU

Interactive map: 40+ 2023 Juneteenth celebrations happening in Middle TN

Rachel Iacovone

June 16, 2023

There are dozens of Juneteenth events planned in Middle Tennessee communities from Nashville to Lewisburg to Cross Plains.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Juneteenth

‘The Prince of Madison’: Tennessee Rep. Bill Beck dies at 61

Blaise GaineyandRachel Iacovone

June 5, 2023

State Rep. Bill Beck

State Rep. Bill Beck has died. The Nashville Democrat was 61. Beck unexpectedly passed away Sunday after having a heart attack.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Beck, John Ray Clemmons, obituary

WPLN’s 2023 Pride Guide: Dozens of LGBTQ events are planned in Middle Tennessee this month

Rachel Iacovone

June 2, 2023

Pride Month has just begun, but this first weekend alone there are three cities’ Pride festivals — in Franklin, Cookeville and Columbia — and several other events around the region.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, Nashville Pride, Pride

The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers

Rachel Iacovone

April 7, 2023

History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bernice King, Bob Mendes, Freddie O'Connell, Gloria Johnson, hillary clinton, Joe Biden, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris, March For Our Lives, NAACP, Sandra Sepulveda, Zulfat Suara

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