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Brentwood student is a finalist for global $250K science competition

By Seth Thorpe

April 3, 2026

It’s not every day a high school student makes the finals in a global competition. But Brentwood’s Adam Rakmanov has, and he’s up for a $250K scholarship prize.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: brentwood, Science, scientific research

Nashville’s buried Native American history and the repatriation movement

By Cynthia Abrams

March 24, 2026

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Much of Middle Tennessee’s important Native American history has been disturbed by development. This has prompted listeners like Kelly Cannon to wonder what’s been lost. She asked Curious Nashville about something she’d heard about the Brentwood Library: “A colleague recently told me that when the Brentwood Library was built remains were found of ancient Mississippian […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville Tagged With: brentwood, Brentwood Library, Curious Nashville, Indigenous history, Native American

This Brentwood teen’s science video landed a spot in a worldwide competition

By Char Daston

September 18, 2024

A teenage boy wearing a t-shirt, glasses and headphones smiles and gives two thumbs up. He sits in front of an orange microphone in a radio studio.
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Chetan Yenigalla is a semifinalist in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, which invites teens from around the world to make two-minute videos about science.

Filed Under: Education, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: brentwood, neuroscience

U.S. Circuit Court Rules Brentwood Can Restrict Streetside Homeless Newspaper Sales

By Blake Farmer

August 14, 2013

The affluent city of Brentwood can keep homeless salesmen of The Contributor newspaper from doing business with passing cars. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision affirming a city ordinance.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, brentwood, The Contributor

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