Election day is nearly here! (That would be Thursday, Aug. 3.) So we’re bringing you a special Citizen Nashville episode all about voting.
Steve Haruch, Senior Producer, This Is Nashville
Steve Haruch is a writer, editor and producer based in Nashville. His writing has appeared at The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR's Code Switch and Catapult, among other outlets. His audio stories have aired on WPLN and WBUR's Here and Now. Steve is the editor of two books: Greetings From New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became 'It' City, and People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley, both from Vanderbilt University Press. He was the founding senior producer of WPLN's first daily news show, This Is Nashville.
Rivergate Skate Center is a neighborhood roller rink with a storied past
Like so many iconic spots around Nashville, the Rivergate Skate Center is located between two strip malls.
A non-exhaustive guide to some free Nashville resources
Tuesday’s episode of This Is Nashville focused on a few of the free community resources that are available in our city, with some of the folks who help organize, supply and take advantage of these cost-free options. So, we thought we’d round up some of those resources, and a few others we weren’t able to […]
Community members want answers before Nashville commits to a new Titans stadium
On Tuesday, the plan to build a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans cleared one more hurdle in Metro Council. Community members are now asking the Council to slow the urgency to approve the plan until questions are answered.
The Tennessee Titans may be getting a new stadium. What questions do you have about the plan?
As the Metro Council moves closer towards a final vote on the future of Nissan Stadium, we want to hear from you about the $2.2 billion plan.
The Woolworth building is a key civil rights site. Preserving that history has been fraught with uncertainty.
Whatever business prints 221 Rep. John Lewis Way on its business cards — now or in the future — the old Woolworth building in downtown Nashville will forever be connected to the 1960 sit-ins.
Native Americans were forced to travel through Nashville on the Trail of Tears. A remnant of the bridge they crossed remains downtown.
Nearly 200 years ago, a thousand Cherokee people crossed the Cumberland River in Nashville on their way to modern-day Oklahoma. Now, very little remains of this portion of the Trail of Tears.
Middle Tennessee researchers are studying rare, wild ginseng in a secret location
“There’s kind of a legend about ginseng,” according to Ethan Swiggart, a plant scientist at Middle Tennessee State University. The legend goes something like this: Ginseng “shows itself to you.” And if you’re not ready? Then you won’t find it. I’m hoping that’s not the case today.
A mosaic project at Elizabeth Park honors African American women of North Nashville
On Monday, five women were honored in a ceremony at Elizabeth Park, located at the intersection of Arthur Avenue, Jane Street and 11th Avenue North, in the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville.
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