We are heading into the heat of summer — and there is one spot that many locals here in Nashville go to where they can relax and cool down: Percy Priest Lake.
Joining Nashville Rowing Club for a summer sunset practice
This Is Nashville recently joined the Nashville Rowing Club for an evening practice to see how the rowers experience ‘Nashville’s Lake.’
‘Where’s the meaning in everything?’ Lessons learned from a week as a Buddhist monk
For Don Srisuriyo, a Thai American from Murfreesboro, becoming a Buddhist monk was unexpectedly challenging, and changed his relationship to his heritage.
The long-term impact of violent loss: Reflecting on the crimes and execution of Oscar Smith
Casey Smith was just under 3 years old when he lost his mom Judith Robirds Smith and two half brothers, Chad and Jason Burnett. His father, Oscar Franklin Smith, is scheduled to be executed Thursday morning for the 1989 murders. It would be Tennessee’s first execution by lethal injection since 2019.
Magic or science? How polyvinyl chloride pellets turn into a vinyl record.
Vinyl records possess a depth and warmth many argue digital formats can’t replicate. But how does your favorite music get into that piece of plastic? Is it magic? Science? Or a little bit of both?
Older adults find community, activity and longevity at Fifty Forward
Our daily show, This is Nashville, is exploring longevity and how aging is being reframed in a new series once a month, called NEXT AGE.
Activists place painted doves around Nashville to commemorate where pedestrians were killed
Nashville noticed a significant rise in pedestrian deaths after lawmakers lifted pandemic restrictions. Currently, the trend seems to be moving in the right direction. But the plan to improve Davidson County’s infrastructure is still underway and safety for those who walk and cycle is not guaranteed.
Farmers ensure the future of their properties for generations to come
This Is Nashville recently visited two Tennessee farmers making plans for the future of the properties their families have owned and worked for generations.
‘I don’t need to go any further’: One woman finds herself home
Homelessness is often the result of a culmination of several events in a person’s life. As we have heard throughout This Is Nashville‘s housing series, In My Place, people can quickly struggle to maintain stable housing when a financial, medical or personal crisis hits.
Profile: Big Fella
When you meet Big Fella, you can’t help but remember him. He’s creative, entrepreneurial and compassionate. But who is this man who deeply cares for his community and who everyone in town seems to know?
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