The headlines: WPLN’s Marianna Bacallao and Chloe Akers of The Best of Tennessee talk about the governor’s rase, surprisingly high turnout and the overlooked importance of voting in Tennessee primaries. The newsmaker: Assistant federal defender Kit Thomas discusses the scheduled execution of Darrell Hines August 13 and how a botched lethal injection from May has […]
Hal Cato and Michael Burcham on loving each other and tending our community
In this episode, we bring together a titan of the Nashville business community and an oracle of the city’s nonprofits. And it was pretty easy because they’re married. Hal Cato and Michael Burcham are one of Nashville’s power couples. Hal is the big-hearted optimist. Michael is the stop-at-nothing-to-reach-his-goal entrepreneur. They join Blake to share their […]
Blushing, revelatory and poignant moments from our series on sex and seniors
Today we bring sexy back with highlights from NextAge season 2 — our series on intimacy and aging.
Ask the Mayor and the vine that ate the South
It’s the monthly appearance of Mayor Freddie O’Connell — here to take your questions and hear your comments.
Curious Nashville: Surprising tales behind our public sculptures and landmarks
Union Station has a lot of unique attributes. And no, we’re not talking about the fact that it doesn’t serve any train lines.
Alberto Gonzales on retirement, loyalty and the law
Where do you go after reaching the pinnacle of your profession? What if you were forced out of that job? For former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, his second act steered him to academia. In 2014, he moved to Middle Tennessee to become dean of a law school that was just getting off the ground […]
The state of surveillance in our city
A review by the non-profit Nashville Police and Public Safety Alliance reveals nine of Nashville’s geographic, demographic, and economic peer cities –– including Austin, Denver, and Charlotte –– are using policing technologies far more extensively than we are.
It’s voting time in Tennessee; a primary primer
It’s voting time in Tennessee.
Microplastics: The invisible agents in and around us
Like we need one more thing to worry about. Microplastics are showing up in high levels in Middle Tennessee.
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