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Bluegrass Breakdown: Seventeens

Dave Higgs

October 8, 2022

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It’s a natural number sandwiched between 16 and 18, the atomic number of chlorine, the last age one is considered to be a minor, the name of a South Korean boy band, the name of an unincorporated community in Ohio, the number used to call police in France, the name of a 1951 musical, the […]

Filed Under: Bluegrass Breakdown, Programs

Hiking through Middle Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

October 7, 2022

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Fall is here and the weather is perfect for getting outside and exploring the parks, trails and greenways of Middle Tennessee.

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The growth of LGBT-affirming churches

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

October 6, 2022

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Around Nashville, more and more churches are becoming LGBTQ-affirming. According to the website Gay Church, affirming congregations — also known as reconciling or welcoming — have increased by more than 50 percent in Nashville over the past decade. That reflects a national trend.

Tagged With: lgbtq, religion

Driving toward a better bus system for Nashville

Tony Gonzalez

October 5, 2022

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The past few years have not been easy for Nashville’s WeGo bus network. But behind the scenes, the agency has been trying to make progress on improvements that riders have been requesting for many years.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: bus service, WeGo

Meet the pagans and Wiccans of Middle Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

October 4, 2022

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Nashville is known as the Buckle on the Bible Belt. However, the city is home to a diversity of religions and traditions, including paganism.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: religion

Filmmaking in Nashville

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

October 3, 2022

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Film festival season is underway in Nashville. The International Black Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday while the Nashville Film Festival is slated to run until Wednesday. 

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Bluegrass Breakdown: New Releases

Dave Higgs

October 1, 2022

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Few things in life bring as much satisfaction as hearing a new bluegrass release for the first time. And we’ll have a plethora of them for your listening pleasure from big names and some not so well known as of yet artists with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Filed Under: Bluegrass Breakdown, Programs

What is ‘Nashville nice’?

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

September 30, 2022

If you google “Nashville nice,” you won’t find a definition or articles about it in the same way that you would for “Minnesota nice.” But as we heard on Thursday’s episode of This Is Nashville, “Nashville nice” is an attitude unique to the area.

Filed Under: Features, Programs, WPLN News

Simply put, the Music City Dope Pedalers are good vibes on two wheels

Khalil Ekulona

September 30, 2022

If you are driving around Germantown on a Friday evening, you’ll likely see the 20 cyclists who make up the Music City Dope Pedalers.

Filed Under: Features, Riding Shotgun Tagged With: bicycles, Community, Recreation, This Is Nashville

The future of cycling in Nashville

Rose Gilbert

September 30, 2022

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Riding a bike is good for your health and an eco-friendly alternative to driving. However, cycling in Nashville can be dangerous or downright in impossible. We’ll hear from people who want to make the city more bike friendly.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: bike lanes, cycling

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