As Nashville has grown over the last quarter century — adding massive numbers of residents and jobs — there has also been an increase of people living in poverty, according to a Metro Social Services study published this week.
More than 10,000 Nashvillians told community leaders what they wanted to see for the city. Here’s what they said.
Imagine Nashville, the citywide initiative asking residents to envision their dream city, has released results from more than 10,000 respondents. The data show that while a majority of participants say that “things are positive” in Nashville, frustrations remain with the current state of the city.
We invited a Nashville developer to answer resident concerns over Belle Meade Plaza on our daily show. Here’s what happened.
Residents of West Nashville asked pointed questions to a developer during an appearance Wednesday on WPLN’s daily show This is Nashville.
‘A staple of the city’: Nashvillians pack Arnold’s Country Kitchen for meat-and-three’s final days
Nashville residents flocked to Arnold’s Country Kitchen during their final week for Southern food staples.
An East Nashville record shop is the latest example of a small business trying to gain ownership in a rapidly growing city
The owners of The Groove say they need to raise nearly $500,000 by January to remain in place.
First draft of new council districts reveal Black Nashvillians are struggling to hold onto power
The first draft of Nashville‘s new council and school board district maps reveal a stark image of displacement. White people now make up the majority of the city’s core, while Black people have butter fingers on places they used to have a strong hold on.
Nashville May Quiet Construction Noise In Residential Neighborhoods
Nashville officials want to quiet some of the noise in neighborhoods. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Metro Council advanced a proposal to limit the loudest construction noise in residential zoning areas. Think hammers smashing away at walls, or bulldozers revving while pushing dirt mounds.
In Nashville’s Boom, Building Inspectors Are Stretched Thin
They enforce the rules on codes, property standards and short-term rentals, but they’re still struggling to keep up with the city’s growth.
Update: Last-Minute Concessions Help A West Nashville Tower Advance At Metro Council
Listen A list of last-minute compromises helped a controversial tower proposed for West Nashville to advance at the Metro Council on Tuesday night.
As One Nashville School Quietly Re-Segregates, A Group Of Parents Pushes Back
Listen Tucked away on a leafy side street in East Nashville, Lockeland Elementary Design Center is ranked the fourth-best in the district. But in recent years, the student body at Lockeland has gone from half African-American to nearly all white. It’s a shift so stark that a group of parents say the school must do […]
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