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Nashville boosts spending on parks, reaching national average
Nashville is now spending about the national average on its parks system after a substantial year-over-year increase. Metro is now putting $155 per resident into Metro Parks. That’s up from $116 per capita last year.
‘Place of paradoxes’ Fort Negley begins expansion effort
One of Nashville’s most significant Civil War-era sites is getting a long overdue facelift, as construction begins this month on Fort Negley’s $11 million expansion.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s natural side
Have Metro Parks shifted toward more of a focus on conservation and nature? Plus, the local news for Sept. 15, 2025.
Nashville’s city parks continue to inch their way up a national ranking
After years of unflattering scores on a national ranking of park systems ranking among the nation’s worst park systems, Nashville is slowly moving its way up the list.
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.
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