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‘I can’t imagine the Arcade without the Post Office’: After a century, Arcade customers need to find new mailboxes

By Cynthia Abrams

January 10, 2023

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For over 100 years, downtown Nashvillians have depended on the centerpiece of the Nashville Arcade: the post office. But, the century-old institution has shut its doors.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Arcade, downtown, Downtown Businesses, downtown Nashville, Nashville Arcade, Post Office, USPS

The mayor who ran on improving neighborhoods now wants to build a new one downtown

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 22, 2022

After resident frustration of downtown Nashville getting the most money from elected officials, Mayor John Cooper ran on improving neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, downtown Nashville, East Bank, John Cooper, Oracle, River North, Titans stadium

‘I hope it’s made me stronger’: Second Avenue resident reflects on her year after the Christmas Day bombing

By Nina Cardona

December 20, 2021

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Last Christmas morning, before the sun rose, a giant ball of flame erupted from an RV parked on Nashville’s Second Avenue. Betsy Williams watched it from her car, having just evacuated from her home across the street.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Christmas bombing, downtown Nashville, Nashville Christmas blast, second avenue

A year after the bombing, the future of Second Avenue is tangled in construction delays despite some progress

By Damon Mitchell

December 20, 2021

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Second Avenue between Church and Commerce streets is still a construction site.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Nashville Christmas blast, preservation, second avenue

Nashville has banned alcohol on open-air party buses, so some operators are turning to plexiglass

By Damon MitchellandTony Gonzalez

December 1, 2021

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A new ordinance banning open containers of alcohol on unenclosed party vehicles is forcing party vehicle operators to shake up the way they’ve been running their businesses.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, tourism, transportation

Fatal Crash Resurfaces Costly Questions About Scooter Safety In Nashville

By Samantha Max

October 4, 2021

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Police say a tourist lost control of her scooter and hit a semi-tractor on 3rd Avenue. That’s also where the city once considered creating a protected lane for bikes and scooters.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, electric scooters, transportainment, Walk Bike Nashville

Nashville’s Massive Roost Of Purple Martins Is Inspiring New Research This Year

By Tony Gonzalez

August 12, 2021

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Local bird researchers have ramped up their efforts to learn from one of the area’s most amazing showcases of the natural world, as more than 100,000 purple martins fly in to roost each night in the trees surrounding the Nashville Symphony this month.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, purple martins, Science, wildlife

Architects Consider Silver Linings After Historic Downtown Nashville Demolition Requests

By Caroline Eggers

July 6, 2021

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Days after Nashville celebrated the future of one downtown building, the city is now considering demolishing four historic buildings that were damaged during the Christmas Day bombing. Property owners of 170, 172, 174 and 176 Second Avenue North submitted a letter to Metro’s Planning Department, Codes and Historical Commissions to request approval for controlled demolition, […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Nashville Christmas blast

This Black Nashville Artist Experiencing Homelessness Reflects On Seeing His Work Displayed On Prominent Street

By Paige Pfleger

July 6, 2021

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Nashville artist Edwin Lockridge has been experiencing homelessness and other challenges, but is among the artists with the group Poverty and the Arts to see his work displayed on the city’s Avenue of the Arts.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts and Culture, downtown Nashville, nonnarrated storytelling

Once Endangered, A Downtown Nashville Pocket Park Returns With New Design And Programs

By Caroline Eggers

June 10, 2021

Church Street Park in downtown Nashville officially reopened last week and it has already begun to hum with new activity.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Freddie O'Connell, Metro Parks, Monique Odom

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