There’s a joke about how you can spot tourists in Nashville: They’re the ones in new cowboy boots, even in the heat. In truth, the global market for Western boots is growing quickly.
Amid power outages, an unusual number of locals visit Nashville’s honky tonk district
While winter storms caused major power outages in Nashville, the downtown music scene saw a lot more visits from displaced locals as they took up hotel rooms usually occupied by tourists.
How Nashville is addressing overdoses in its booming tourism district
Business owners and city officials in Nashville have implemented a program that uses an opioid reversal kit created in West Virginia to bolster harm reduction efforts in the city’s tourism district.
What will a Snoop and Dre bar downtown mean for Nashville hip-hop?
Country music celebrity bars dominate Lower Broadway, and now Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are opening the Still G.I.N. Lounge.
For a second weekend, white supremacists gather in downtown Nashville
For the second weekend in a row, a white supremacist group carrying Nazi flags took to the streets of downtown Nashville.
Oliver Anthony, complex symbol of viral populism, headlines on Lower Broadway
When Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge holds its birthday bash, what stands out most about the lineup is the inclusion of a certain current songwriter, Oliver Anthony.
Party’s over for some transportainment companies as Nashville denies dozens of party vehicle permits
For the most part entertainment vehicles have gone unregulated until this past week, when the Metro Transportation Licensing Commission established rules and started awarding permits.
Rebroadcast: Who is Nashville’s nightlife really for?
The honky-tonks on Lower Broadway contribute to Nashville’s economy and its reputation as a destination party city. While “NashVegas” has become a playground for bachelorette parties, locals have pushed back — complaining about unruly tourists and under-regulated party vehicles. Things got so out of hand that the word “transportainment” made its first appearance in The New York Times last year.
In Music City, Venues And Musicians Are Mostly On Their Own To Decide How Live Music Returns
Nashville is used to being a music industry leader, but when it comes to reinvigorating a live music scene hit hard by the pandemic, there’s no strategic plan in place. That’s forcing venues and musicians to make tough decisions.
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