In the past two years, nearly 2,000 people have logged federal complaints about stopped trains blocking road crossings in Tennessee. Sometimes, an entire day passes before the trains get rolling again. As federal officials ramp up their tracking of this chronic problem, WPLN’s Cindy Abrams documents the concern and explains the factors that lead to […]
Curious Nashville: Freight trains keep blocking city streets and frustrating commuters. Can anything be done?
It can be a daily frustration in some Nashville neighborhoods: a freight train grinds to a halt and blocks the road. The frustration prompted a question to our Curious Nashville project.
Curious Nashville: How to say ‘Demonbreun’ and 4 other unusual Tennessee pronunciations
If you’re new to Nashville, and no one’s told you yet, let me be the first. That name is not pronounced the way you think.
Curious Nashville: Who decides which ‘I Voted’ stickers are at my polling place?
Tennesseans head back to the polls starting Wednesday for early voting in local primary elections. That means those “I Voted” stickers will start making the rounds.
Curious Nashville: Will traffic ever improve at Bell Road, one of Nashville’s most baffling interstate exits?
Traffic is not really a new story in Nashville, but Rusti Keen says Exit 59 on Interstate 24 is “particularly insane.” So, she came to Curious Nashville with a question.
Crunching budgets and getting curious about Bell Road
It’s tax time — one of our only sure things in life. It’s amazing we all make it through each year since the process often seems needlessly complicated. On this first round of a new segment we’re calling Budget Crunch, we’ll invite a few panelists to answer some of your questions this filing season.
Curious Nashville: What you’ve taught us by asking great questions for six years
The saying goes that there’s “no such thing as a dumb question.” In fact, we’ve seen WPLN listeners send in hundreds of excellent questions to Curious Nashville.
Curious Nashville: Revisiting 5 stories that are relevant again right now
These stories provide context and history — and some flat out fascinating tales — related to recent news developments.
Curious Nashville: Those Sculptures You Wondered About In Centennial Park Are Finally On Track For Repairs
A combination of local fundraising and a state grant will bring some attention and care to historic concrete structures in Nashville’s Centennial Park.
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