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food access

As Tennessee declines summer food aid for kids, county mayors push governor to reconsider

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

January 14, 2026

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Governor Bill Lee says the USDA’s Summer EBT food assistance program costs too much to run despite widespread support among local officials and families.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, EBT, food access

Nashville’s food systems need some fresh thinking, as local orgs reach a milestone in their 2-year visioning process

By Cynthia Abrams

May 10, 2024

Feedback Nashville, a citywide initiative, is working to redefine the city’s food systems — a goal with no clear end in sight.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: food access, food insecurity, The Nashville Food Project

A Nashville neighborhood says goodbye to its ‘wonderful, old, crazy’ Piggly Wiggly

By Juliana Kim

April 14, 2022

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A local Piggy Wiggly is closing in West Nashville, the latest victim of a rapidly gentrifying city. What makes people so loyal to the pig?

Filed Under: Business, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: food access, gentrification, grocery stores, Nashville, piggly wiggly, west end

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