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What it’s like when an entire Nashville apartment community must move

Tasha A.F. Lemley

February 7, 2025

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Residents of Berkshire Place Apartments in East Nashville are finally moving — years after they were first told their units would need to be vacated — to relocate to the newly built Birchstone Village in Madison.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, East Nashville, Madison, Subsidized housing

Federal and state disaster relief efforts continue in wake of deadly tornadoes

Rose Gilbert

December 26, 2023

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Wearing a FEMA windbreaker and holding a stack of pamphlets, Mekelle Aviles knocks on the door of a home in Madison, just a few blocks away from Nesbitt Lane, where tornados tore through several homes earlier this month and left three dead.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: December 2023 tornadoes, FEMA, Madison, Nesbitt Lane, TEMA

Three key ingredients for Nashville food pop-ups? Creativity, collaboration and community.

Alexis Marshall

December 20, 2023

Traditional business strategy is about beating the competition. But In Nashville’s local food scene, you’re likely to see restaurants working together, often in one-time, pop-up collaborations.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts and Culture, entrepreneurship, food, Madison, small business

Gimme Shelter — in Madison!

Tasha A.F. Lemley

September 27, 2023

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When we think about our unhoused community, Nashville is no longer just Nashville.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: addiction, homeless, homelessness, Housing, Madison, Metro Homelessness Commission, nashville churches, Office of Homeless Services

Rivergate Skate Center is a neighborhood roller rink with a storied past

Steve Haruch

July 6, 2023

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Like so many iconic spots around Nashville, the Rivergate Skate Center is located between two strip malls.

Filed Under: Pin Drop, WPLN News Tagged With: history, Madison, Recreation

Fatal shooting by Nashville officers under investigation

WPLN Staff

November 12, 2022

Nashville police shooting in Madison

A man is dead Saturday morning after a fatal shooting by Nashville police. MNPD has released excerpts from body camera footage of the incident.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Madison, Metro Nashville Police Department, officer involved shooting, shootings

Madison’s newest music venue designed for a ‘religious experience’ for artists and fans

Paige Pfleger

April 21, 2022

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The Madison neighborhood northeast of Nashville will soon have a new music venue. It’s a massive space, built with acoustics and artist development in mind.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Madison, music venues

Nashville residents in need of rent relief can still tap into $13M headed to Metro Action Commission

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 16, 2021

Nashville’s Metro Action Commission is about to get $13 million in federal funds. That’s the final portion of its second round of federal funds to help residents who are struggling to pay rent.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: East Nashville, Housing, Madison, metro action commission, South Nashville

Here’s 3 ways you can give input on the first draft of Nashville’s council and school district maps

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 27, 2021

Nashville residents have three more chances to share their thoughts on redistricting.

Filed Under: Education, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bordeaux, Madison, Nashville planning department, redistricting, Southeast Davidson County

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