During the summer protests of 2020, activists took to the streets with a message — “We keep us safe.” It was a call to invest more in community-based safety efforts, instead of policing.
Tennessee Titans and Nashville’s mayor strike a deal for a new domed stadium
Nashville’s mayor and the Tennessee Titans are announcing they’ve made a $2.2 billion deal for a new enclosed stadium.
Nashville’s affordable housing programs could get another consistent stream of income
Back in April, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced during his address to the city that he was working on a plan to create another consistent funding source for affordable housing.
Nashville’s mayor tries to clarify how the East Bank redevelopment plan could benefit other neighborhoods
Mayor John Cooper and other transportation officials are trying to clarify how their ambitious Imagine East Bank plan could benefit more than just the east side of the city.
Nearly two years after promising grassroots violence reduction, the mayor’s office is touting a program to fund Nashville community groups
Mayor John Cooper’s office is touting a program that funds community groups working on crime prevention, job training, childcare and more. It stems from Cooper’s promise nearly two years ago to support grassroots violence reduction efforts, following the murder of George Floyd.
The mayor who ran on improving neighborhoods now wants to build a new one downtown
After resident frustration of downtown Nashville getting the most money from elected officials, Mayor John Cooper ran on improving neighborhoods.
Wondering what Nashville is spending money on in your neighborhood? There’s a new neighborhood tracker to show you.
If you zoom in to the edge of District 12 on the city’s new neighborhood tracker, you’ll see a newly finished sidewalk that’s almost three-quarters of a mile.
Nashville leaders propose paying travel costs for Metro employee abortions
Nashville leaders are pushing for the Metro government to reimburse travel expenses for any employee who has to travel outside of Tennessee for an abortion.
Displaced: An affordable housing complex in East Nashville deteriorated in plain sight. Here’s how it happened.
One by one, the Riverchase Apartments are getting boarded up, forcing residents to move out of the East Nashville affordable housing complex.
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