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The Tennessee Titans are getting a new stadium, a new dome and the largest sports subsidy in the US

Cynthia Abrams

April 26, 2023

Opponents outnumbered supporters Tuesday night at a Metro Council meeting, as the Titans sought to seal the deal on their stadium.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Ginny Welsch, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers

Rachel Iacovone

April 7, 2023

History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bernice King, Bob Mendes, Freddie O'Connell, Gloria Johnson, hillary clinton, Joe Biden, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris, March For Our Lives, NAACP, Sandra Sepulveda, Zulfat Suara

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

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

‘Punching Bag’ No More: Private Prison Company CoreCivic Announces End To Contract With Metro

Samantha Max

July 6, 2020

CoreCivic is pulling out of its contract to run the Metro Detention Facility this fall. The announcement comes days after two Metro councilmembers introduced a resolution to end Nashville’s relationship with the private corrections company.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: CoreCivic, Daron Hall, Davidson County jail, Emily Benedict, Freddie O'Connell, private prisons

Nashville Leaders Say They’ve Found A Way To End The City’s Contract With Private Prison Operator CoreCivic

Tony Gonzalez

July 2, 2020

Nashville’s Metro Council is renewing a push to end the city’s contract with private prison operator CoreCivic, and this time they have the support of the county sheriff, who says he’s found a way to take over operations of the detention facility in South Nashville.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro Tagged With: CoreCivic, Daron Hall, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Emily Benedict, Freddie O'Connell

Nashville’s Revised Scooter Rules Could Stay A Bit Longer

Tony Gonzalez

December 16, 2019

Nashville electric scooter

Nashville officials are saying that emergency rules put in place for electric scooters have largely been successful, and they’re moving with less urgency to take more of the dockless devices off the streets.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: electric scooters, Freddie O'Connell, Nashville Metro Council, transportation

Nashville Councilman Backs Off Stricter Panhandling Enforcement

Tony Gonzalez

May 21, 2019

Listen A proposal to toughen downtown Nashville’s rules against panhandling has taken a major turn. The area’s councilman has now moved instead to eliminate Metro’s fine on panhandlers.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Freddie O'Connell

‘Endangered’ List Adds 3 Historic School Buildings And Some Rapidly Changing Nashville Neighborhoods

Tony Gonzalez

October 26, 2018

Listen Three former school buildings with rich and varied histories have been deemed “endangered” by a Nashville preservation group, which is raising the alarm about disrepair and proposed demolitions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, preservation

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