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Metro Nashville oversees 178 parks and over 100 miles of greenway.
Spring is here! How well do you know Nashville’s parks?
Metro Nashville oversees 178 parks and over 100 miles of greenway.
After two years, Brookmeade Park reopens with new security measures
City leaders and community members gathered for the reopening of Brookmeade Park in West Nashville. It closed two years ago for renovations and the removal of a longstanding encampment.
Nashville’s Cumberland Park becomes ‘Wasioto’ with unanimous vote for the river’s Shawnee name.
What has been Cumberland Park since opening in 2012 will now be Wasioto Park — the original Shawnee name for the Cumberland River.
Opry Mills could be a walk or bike ride away from Nashville’s core on proposed greenway
A multi-million-dollar grant application could soon extend the Cumberland River Greenway to Opry Mills.
Beavers, cardinals and cicadas are the session players on this Nashville album recorded in Shelby Bottoms
The most serene place in Nashville just might be a park bench at dusk in Shelby Bottoms. And now, you can be there whenever you want thanks to Camille Faulkner.
NashVillager Podcast: Reclaiming Nashville’s Shawnee history
What does a proposed name change say about the complexity of Nashville’s Native history?
Downtown Nashville’s Cumberland Park could soon be going by a traditional, Indigenous name
Parks Board policy generally discourages renaming parks. But the community push is part of a larger movement nationwide.
Moth enthusiasts track nocturnal fliers at Bells Bend Park
Connecting to the diverse world of moths — like at Moth Watch at Bells Bend Park could help people see past common perceptions.
Nashville’s city parks rebound in national ranking — after increased spending
For the first time in years, Nashville is moving to a better position in a national ranking of city parks systems.
NashVillager Podcast: Changes coming to Shelby Park
What’s next for one of Nashville’s signature green spaces? Plus your local newscast for May 15, 2024.
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