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Curious Nashville: How The Polar Bear Lives On As Edgehill’s Symbol

Tony Gonzalez

September 28, 2017

Among Nashville’s neighborhood oddities, the polar bear statues in Edgehill can definitely turn heads. And while the history of the sculptures at Wedgewood and 12th Avenue South is relatively easy to trace, WPLN listener Mary Gingrass opened the door to a more contemporary answer by wording her Curious Nashville question this way: Why is a BEAR […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville, edgehill

After Developer Takes Over Edgehill Park, Neighbors Complain And Plans Change

Meribah Knight

September 11, 2017

Listen Edgehill residents are celebrating a small victory. After a private developer took over most of a neighborhood park in Music Row, they complained the move was a new level of intrusion. But now, plans have changed. It’s a happy ending for the Edgehill neighborhood that — without any notice — saw their little community park get […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: edgehill, Music Row

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