What’s driving up property tax bills in so many Middle Tennessee communities? Plus, the local news for May 12, 2026.
Remembering the bygone days of a legendary Appalachian steam locomotive
Longtime Louisville & Nashville Railroad employee Charles Castner died last month at the age of 97. He co-wrote a book in 2024 on one of L&N’s most powerful steam locomotives, the Big Emma.
NashVillager Podcast: Tolbert Fanning and the Church of Christ
Who was Senator Anna Belle Clement O’Brien? Plus, the local news for May 6, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.
NashVillager Podcast: Radio Free Nashville
How did one Nashville institution once make a place where radical voices could speak freely? Plus, the local news for May 8, 2026.
Tennessee’s Congressional maps keep on changing (except for when they didn’t)
How long have Tennessee’s political maps been gerrymandered?
NashVillager Podcast: The first lady of Tennessee politics
Who was Senator Anna Belle Clement O’Brien? Plus, the local news for May 6, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.
NashVillager Podcast: Al Capone, Middle Tennessean?
What connection did the Midstate have to one of the most famous mobsters of all time? Plus, a roundup of the news for May 4, 2026.
A beloved Nashville steam locomotive will ride the rails for another generation
After chugging through a decadelong project, restoration of a steam locomotive that sat idle in Nashville’s Centennial Park for more than 60 years is nearing completion.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s homegrown smuggling king
How did a boy from Belle Meade become a notorious drug runner? Plus, a roundup of the news for April 20, 2026.




