A ship-shaped building in East Nashville will soon be revitalized into a new arts and cultural center. Two nonprofits, the Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms and the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, announced the project plan Wednesday.
Introducing: Inside the City Council Chambers with Nicole Williams
If you are an everyday, working class Nashvillian, you probably do not have time to go to every single Metro Council meeting.
Nashville invests in women and minority owned businesses. But proposed spending is dwindling.
The city of Nashville is dedicating $111 million for minority and women-owned businesses. City officials are touting their approach, while acknowledging that the number is down significantly from previous years.
‘Representation means everything’: Olivia Hill sworn in as Tennessee’s first openly transgender elected official
Metro Councilmember Olivia Hill made history Monday night as the first openly transgender Tennessean to be sworn into office.
What we can learn from 8 years of Freddie O’Connell comments to WPLN News
It’s possible that WPLN News has talked to Freddie O’Connell too often over the years. But now that he’s mayor, what can we learn from the last 8 years of his policy stances, quips and quotes?
Nashville’s mayoral finalists both say they’ll pursue a transit referendum. Here’s what they envision.
Among the biggest cities in the U.S., Nashville stands apart because it lacks a dedicated tax to fund transit. Establishing one would likely mean a ballot referendum, put forth by the mayor and decided on by voters. Both mayoral finalists have said they plan to do this.
Can Nashville ever overhaul its transit system? Here’s what the candidates for mayor think.
Five years after a plan to revamp Nashville’s transportation network was defeated, the candidates in this year’s mayoral election are rethinking what public transit looks like in the city as it struggles to support its explosive growth.
The first mayoral debate kicks off the race for Nashville’s next mayor. So far, the expansive field is playing nice.
The race for Nashville’s next mayor is intensifying, as the first mayoral debate was hosted by The Tennessean at Belmont University last night.
New report shows substantial pay gaps across all Metro departments
Nashville’s government employs nearly 10,000 Tennesseans. And a new eight-year analysis from the Metro Human Relations Commission shows struggles with diversity and equity across all 51 departments.
In his home stretch, Nashville’s mayor delivers 60th State of Metro address, reflecting on the city’s economic growth
City officials, Metro councilmembers and Nashville residents gathered to hear Mayor John Cooper deliver the 60th State of Metro address. It was also his last. In his final address, Cooper spent most of his time looking back on his accomplishments.
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