Listen It’s almost time for the most intense part of Nashville’s huge bridge replacement project near downtown. Starting Friday, parts of Interstate 40 will be closed on 13 weekends from July through October. But a feat of engineering will save drivers from even worse delays.
Nashville Bus System Struggling To Keep Up With City Growth, Study Finds
Listen The most in-depth study of Nashville’s transit system in recent years has arrived, and it paints a detailed picture of why the city is struggling to get a growing population where they want to go.
Nashville Library Breaks Record With Demand For Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’
Listen Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman” has arrived in record-setting numbers at the Nashville Public Library. To meet the demand, Noel Rutherford uses a combination of guesswork and technology to choose how many copies to buy.
A Dilemma For Nashville Transit: Give Current Riders Better Service Or Try To Woo New Ones?
Listen Nashville’s newest study of mass transit has uncovered two distinct camps of people, meaning that it won’t be easy for transportation leaders to please everyone.
Every Mayoral Candidate Endorses Municipal ID Card Idea — So What Is It?
Listen Nashville’s mayoral candidates want to create what’s known as a municipal ID card. They like the idea so much that, at times, it sounds like they’re competing to be its biggest champion.
Nashville Library Reaches Milestone: 5 Million Checkouts
Listen The Nashville library system has hit a major mark: 5 million items checked out. “Nashville’s librarians are doing little book jigs today,” said library spokeswoman Andrea Fanta.
In Mayor’s Race, Nashville Immigrants Voice Unique Needs, Familiar Concerns
Listen More than 200 immigrants have registered to vote in Nashville in the past few weeks, according to the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. The group has also hosted a mayoral forum and surveyed foreign-born Nashvillians about what they want in the next mayor.
To Woo Pollworkers, Nashville Must Overcome A Myth
Listen Finding people to work at polling places on Election Day isn’t easy. But Davidson County has seen a huge surge in interest, in part, by changing how they talk about the job.
Charity Watchdogs Launch Effort To Curb Tennessee’s Rogue Donation Bins
Listen The state is asking for help with a new potential scam, but it isn’t your everyday kind of crackdown. Tennessee passed a new law to regulate those big metal donation bins that nonprofits and thrift stores use to gather clothing, shoes, and other goods — you often see them in parking lots.
Sex Trafficking Crackdown Over Past 4 Years Includes 36 New Tennessee Laws
Just a few years ago, Tennessee was scrambling to combat sex trafficking. Now it’s a leading state in the fight. There have been 36 new laws in the past…
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