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Your Turn to Talk: Ask the Mayor + Santas!

By Mary Mancini

December 19, 2024

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Today, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us to take your calls.

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Freddie O'Connell, Leslie Thompson, Niche to Meet You

Your Turn to Talk: Parking problems in Nashville

By Mary Mancini

December 18, 2024

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Parking in Nashville can be a problem.

Filed Under: Programs

My experience… in and aging out of foster care in Tennessee

By Katherine Ruppelt

December 17, 2024

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Right now, there are more than 8,000 young people in Tennessee’s foster care system – they face challenges which do not end once they are 18.

Filed Under: Programs

This is Nashvillians

By Mary Mancini

December 16, 2024

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What happens when you ask Nashvillians to creatively share their thoughts and ideas on what Nashville is and what it means to them?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Benjamin Browning, chris crofton, Erica Perry, Kate Parrish, Mac Pirkle, S’Kaila Colbert, spoken word, Willie “Big Fella” Sims

Long-term recovery from the 2023 tornado and Hurricane Helene

By Mary Mancini

December 12, 2024

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For those impacted by natural disasters, the holiday season will be very different this year.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Alex Dorman, Andrea Prince, Andrew Joyner, Dawn Day, East Tennessee Foundation, East Tennessee State University, Extreme weather, Hands On Nashville, Hurricane Helene, Long-term Recovery Group, Nashville Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, severe weather, tornado, tornadoes, United Way of Greater Nashville

Extraordinary pen pals

By Mary Mancini

December 11, 2024

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In an age of digital communication, it’s a remarkable achievement to keep friendships alive through handwritten, mailed letters. As a result, pen pal friendships can have unique and extraordinary stories worth telling.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Keely Scott, Pen Pals

Creating meaningful connections during the holidays

By Mary Mancini

December 10, 2024

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We have more access to each other than ever before, and yet, familial estrangement, distracting technology and divisive politics are increasing feelings of loneliness and disconnection.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Amy Huffman, Elvin Angeles, Frankie Fachilla

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Singer-songwriters

By Mary Mancini

December 9, 2024

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Three decades ago, singer-songwriters Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings came to Nashville and fleshed out a very modern and influential take on an old-time country music sensibility.

Filed Under: Profiles, Programs Tagged With: David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, WNXP

The Financial State of Tennessee State University

By Mary Mancini

December 5, 2024

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Since 2021, the financial health of Tennessee State University has been in the news.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Dr. Crystal deGregory, Rachel Wegner, Tennessee State University

Downtown Presbyterian Church and the 100th Annual Waffle Shop

By Mary Mancini

December 4, 2024

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With only four official floors, Downtown Presbyterian Church (Rep. John Lewis Way and Church St.) used to be one of the tallest buildings in Nashville. Now dwarfed by skyscrapers, her history is way bigger than her small stature.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Downtown Presbyterian Church, Erin Bell, Jim Hoobler, Nashville, Tom Wills, Zach Sasser

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