Would you trust a winter forecast based on worms and spider webs? Plus the local news for Feb. 17, 2026, and a feature on a local rapper who contains multitudes.
Nashvillager Podcast: And there was light
NES may be old. But it’s not the oldest utility in town. Plus the local news for February 13, 2026.
The Roundabout: How are our kids?
The annual State of the Child Report released by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth shows fewer kids are living in poverty.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s first Black, female doctor
How did Dr. Georgia Patton Washington go from plowing fields to treating patients? Plus the local news for February 12, 2026.
ICE and your rights
As of this month, nearly 400,000 immigrants have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
NashVillager Podcast: Book bans
Will Rutherford County’s libraries perform a mass ban children’s books? Plus the local news for February 11, 2026.
The emotional anatomy of a collective crisis
We just lived through the same crisis — an ice storm that froze Nashville in place for the better part of a week and caused the worst power outage the city has ever seen. While we all experienced it, everyone’s experience was different, even from one neighbor to the next. Some lost power for two […]
NashVillager Podcast: From Cockrill Springs to Centennial Park
How long has Centennial Park’s upgrade been going on? Plus the local news for February 10, 2026.
Chef Ericka Fizer on defying the odds
Chef Ericka Fizer made it her life’s work to take care of others even as she endured her own hardships — starting with feeding her siblings when she was growing up. Her mother was frequently absent, battling addiction. Fizer overcame her own challenges but never saw herself as a victim of her circumstances. Then on […]




