It’s time for Curious Nashville. Typically, the Curious team assigns reporters to answer your questions. Today, though, we’re taking everything we’ve learned in the past decade and turning it into the Curious Nashville Quiz Show! And who better to stump than WPLN’s very own Blake Farmer and Nina Cardona — two of the most knowledgeable […]
Curious Nashville: Tracking down the celebrity autographs from the historic Belle Meade Theater
While the facade of the Belle Meade Theater lives on, the interior is empty. That prompted a listener to ask Curious Nashville what happened to the marble slabs filled with celebrity autographs.
Celebrity culture and the lost relics of the Belle Meade Theater
While the neon marquee of the shuttered Belle Meade Theater lives on, the lobby of the once-ornate theater now lies empty. The cinema closed in 1991, and became a bookshop, then a grocery store, and now, sits mostly empty along Harding Pike. This prompted Curious Nashville listener Richard Daniel to wonder about a remnant of […]
In search of the actual Elm Hill
Elm Hill Pike may be an industrial artery now, but it was once a main thoroughfare with a rich history. The road has connections to the very earliest white settlers and one of the most prominent Black businessmen following the Civil War. In this episode, we explore the related stories of Preston Taylor and James […]
Curious Nashville: After it fell, what happened to Union Station’s original bronze Mercury?
Where did Nashville’s high-profile bronze sculpture of Mercury end up? Curious Nashville finds the answer — with ties to other landmarks, history and an infamous storm.
Curious Nashville: Why is there a microscopic typo on the Tennessee driver’s license?
Look closely and you might find a surprise on your Tennessee ID. Like a typo. Curious Nashville searches for the reason.
Nashville under the microscope
Have you ever looked closely at your Tennessee driver’s license? There might be something surprising in the fine print.
Why is a Nashville middle school named after a racist segregationist? | Curious Nashville
Why is J.T. Moore Middle School named after an openly racist segregationist — and could it be changed?
Ask the Mayor, plus Curious Nashville asks why one local school still bears the name of a segregationist
Once again, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins This Is Nashville live on the air to answer your questions.
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