A multi-million-dollar grant application could soon extend the Cumberland River Greenway to Opry Mills.
Metro Nashville Parks Officials Weigh Renaming Historic Hadley Park After Civil Rights Icon
The Metro Board of Parks and Recreation is considering whether to ask the Tennessee Historical Commission to rename North Nashville’s historic Hadley Park after deceased civil rights activist Kwame Lillard.
Nashville Confederate Monument Targeted For Removal In Unanimous Metro Parks Board Vote
Commissioners on the Metro Board of Parks and Recreation voted unanimously Tuesday to start the process of removing a Confederate monument from Centennial Park.
Metro Denies Request To Rename Hadley Park, Despite Link to Slave-Owning Family
Listen The Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation denied a request to consider changing the name of Nashville’s Hadley Park on Tuesday. North Nashville resident Joshua Lipscomb collected more than 500 signatures in an online petition to rename the park after Civil Rights leader Malcolm X. He believes the park is currently named for the […]