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Ask the Mayor (and Metro Law Director)

By Mary Mancini

July 25, 2024

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Today, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell will be in the studio to talk about our city government, share what’s happening right now and take calls from listeners. Later on in the episode, we’ll be joined by Wally Dietz, the director of Nashville’s law department. 

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Freddie O'Connell, Wally Dietz

A Second Avenue update, years after the 2020 bombing

By Mary Mancini

July 24, 2024

Yellow caution tape blocks off the area across the street from a douwntown Nashville bomb site which shows the front of several buildins missing after being bombed.
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As the epicenter of commerce for at least a century, Second Avenue has a rich history in Nashville. After the Civil War, the buildings were redeveloped in a Victorian style, signifying the city’s new wealth. Since that time, the area has withstood multiple disasters including floods, fires and, most recently, a devastating bombing on Christmas […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Christmas bombing, second avenue

Nashville’s historical markers

By Mary Mancini

July 23, 2024

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They’re big, metallic silver and stand about 8 feet tall. And yet, we’re all so busy getting from here to there; we often go right by without noticing. But if you take the time to stop and read one of the markers placed by the Metro Historical Commission, you can learn a lot about Nashville’s […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Bennie Thompson, historical markers, Jessica Reeves, John Bridges, Michael Hubbard

Profile: Nancy French

By Mary Mancini

July 22, 2024

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Nancy French has conducted a multi-year journalistic investigation, written commentary and published for the nation’s most prominent newspapers and magazines.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: David French, Nancy French

Citywide reporter roundup: Entertainment edition

By Mary Mancini

July 18, 2024

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Today, we’re speaking with Caché McClay, The Tennessean’s dedicated Beyoncé reporter; Bryan West, The Tennessean’s dedicated Taylor Swift reporter; Julia Masters, who covers entertainment at the Nashville Business Journal; and Gracie Fuisz, the host of the recently launched City Cast Nashville podcast.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Bryan West, Caché McClay, City Cast, Grace Fuisz, Julia Masters, Nashville Business Journal, Tennessean

This is Nicheville

By Mary Mancini

July 17, 2024

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One of the main ways we can interact with others is through our hobbies and niche interests. And they’ve got another benefit, too: When we learn more about other people’s hobbies and niche interests, we better appreciate the world around us and we can embrace and celebrate our differences.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Leslie Thompson, Santa Shed Webster, This is Nicheville, Zach and Maggie White

Worker safety: A cloud over the construction boom

By Mary Mancini

July 16, 2024

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Nashville’s fast-paced growth has changed our city’s skyline and caught national headlines.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cynthia Abrams, Molly Davis, Sandra Sepulveda, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Profile: María Magdalena Campos-Pons

By Katherine Ruppelt

July 15, 2024

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María Magdalena Campos-Pons is an internationally renowned artist who currently calls Nashville home.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Fine Arts, María Magdalena Compos-Pons

‘Dynamite Nashville’ pieces together what happened in the Nashville bombings

By Mary Mancini

July 11, 2024

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Throughout history, some high-profile incidents in Nashville and the surrounding area have played a pivotal role in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.

Filed Under: History, Programs, Race & Equity Tagged With: betsy phillips, civil rights, Dr. Learotha Williams, Linda Wynn, Z. Alexander Looby

‘Lo Fi’ by Liz Riggs takes readers to the time before new Nashville

By Mary Mancini

July 10, 2024

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“Lo Fi” is the hotly-anticipated debut novel from Nashville-based author Liz Riggs.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Emily Young, Jude Mason, Liz Riggs, Lo Fi, Mike Grimes

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