Inflation, gentrification and the great resignation are all taking a toll on Nashville’s economy as the city rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Business and nonprofit leaders dissected the greatest challenges facing the local economy during a panel discussion with the Federal Reserve on Monday.
A flood displaced the family behind Waverly’s only Chinese restaurant. Now, they’ll have to start over — again.
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Heavy rain consumed everything they had ever owned and spared none of it — not their house, not their restaurant, not even their daughter’s toys.
A forthcoming Native American-owned coffee shop hopes to make it easier to support indigenous communities
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The mission of Neon Moon is to make supporting the I in BIPOC as easy as buying a cup of coffee.
‘I’m going to eat myself into a coma today’: Longtime Hermitage Cafe patrons enjoy last plates at the closing diner
After staying open more than 30 years, Nashville’s iconic Hermitage Cafe has served its last plates of all-day breakfast and late-night fare.
Tennessee Businesses Are Forming At A Record Rate Coming Out Of The Pandemic
The pandemic has sparked a surge in new business formation in Tennessee. The numbers have been on a steady climb for the last decade. But the first quarter of 2021 was like nothing the state has seen.
Business Leaders Warn Against Economic Fallout From Anti-LGBT Legislation
Tennessee could be off the table for future NFL, NCAA and FIFA competitions because of the state’s new transgender sports law.
Slim & Husky’s Brings Black Culture To Nashville’s Lower Broadway
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Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria oozes of Black culture. And it will soon bring that feel — along with Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack — as the first Black businesses on Nashville’s famous Lower Broadway.
Curious Nashville: How Nashville’s Oldest Black-Owned Bank Is Balancing Its Legacy With New Ambitions
One Nashville bank, however, has a storied history that’s cherished across North Nashville. Nestled near Meharry Medical College, and a stone’s throw from Fisk University and Tennessee State University, is the storied Citizens Savings Bank and Trust.
Nashville Inches Closer To Allowing Home Recording Studios And Other Small Residential Businesses
Nashville musicians may soon be able to work from home without violating the law. The Metro Council is considering a bill that would regulate people operating a small business out of their homes, including recording studios that have technically been operating in violation of the law for years.
Black Entrepreneurs Wonder If It’ll Be ‘Business As Usual’ As Government Distributes COVID Relief
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The Cupcake Collection in Germantown is one of the many black-owned businesses vying for a slice of the federal COVID-19 relief fund, one of the biggest economic packages in the country’s history.
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