In the past two years, nearly 2,000 people have logged federal complaints about stopped trains blocking road crossings in Tennessee. Sometimes, an entire day passes before the trains get rolling again. As federal officials ramp up their tracking of this chronic problem, WPLN’s Cindy Abrams documents the concern and explains the factors that lead to […]
Report: Nashvillians are ‘noticeably worse off’ financially in 2022
Nashville poverty researchers are calling 2022 “the big squeeze” on families and low-wage workers.
Nashville’s new Randee Rogers Apartments pair affordability with a ‘prime location’
Nashville’s newest subsidized apartment building is drawing praise for offering affordable rents in a coveted location.
Nashville’s debris-filled bike lanes get their own sweeper
Nashville has a new piece of street-cleaning equipment that’s drawing surprise and delight from bicyclists — a lane sweeper that’s designed to fit within the city’s narrow protected bike lanes recently ran its first trial routes.
Latest snapshot finds fewer unhoused and unsheltered Nashvillians
Nashville’s latest count of people experiencing homelessness found 1,916 individuals staying in shelters, encampments and on the streets. That figure is lower than recent years and continues a downward trend since at least 2016.
Curious Nashville: Who decides which ‘I Voted’ stickers are at my polling place?
Tennesseans head back to the polls starting Wednesday for early voting in local primary elections. That means those “I Voted” stickers will start making the rounds.
Curious Nashville: What you’ve taught us by asking great questions for six years
The saying goes that there’s “no such thing as a dumb question.” In fact, we’ve seen WPLN listeners send in hundreds of excellent questions to Curious Nashville.
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