Listen In back of East Nashville’s Two Ten Jack restaurant, chef and owner Jess Benefield lowers a basket of small peppers into a vat of hot oil. They sizzle for about 90 seconds, blistering and lightening to the color of green tea.
10 New Tennessee Laws That Went Into Effect Over The Weekend (Other Than The Gas Tax)
Listen You may have heard that Tennessee’s gas tax rose by 4 cents a gallon over the weekend. But that’s only one of dozens of laws that went into effect.
Rare Images Show 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition With Exceptional Clarity
Listen The Metro Nashville Archives recently turned up long-lost images from the massive Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. And the images are creating a buzz on the Facebook page where the archives staff has become known for sharing fascinating material from local history.
Meet Nashville’s Fireworks Maestro, Syncing 60,000 Explosions With A Live Symphony
Listen Larry Trotter is a Knoxville pastor, and a former lead guitarist in a rock band. But on July 4th Trotter turns into the maestro of the downtown fireworks — the man who times the fireworks to the live music.
Tennessee’s Roads Will Be Busy This Weekend — And Not Even A Higher Gas Tax Is Going To Help
Listen Nearly 800,000 Tennessee drivers are expected to hit the road this weekend — one of the busiest driving times of the year. And not even an extra four cents in state taxes added to the price of a gallon of gasoline is going to stop them.
MTSU Economic Impact Estimate Tops $1B
Listen A new report by Middle Tennessee State University highlights the impact that the school’s presence has on skilled workforce and economic growth across the state. MTSU, which has one of the largest undergraduate population in the state, generated more than $1 billion for businesses across the state last year. Half of that came from […]
Sponsors Now Say They’ll Push Back Vote On Nashville Immigration Ordinance
Listen Update, June 28: The sponsors of a proposal to limit Davidson County’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities now say they won’t push for a final vote on it next week. That comes after the plan was criticized by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Republican state lawmakers and Sheriff Daron Hall.
TennCare’s Big Cuts In 2005 May Have Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnoses, Study Suggests
Listen A major cut in TennCare enrollment more than a decade ago has been linked to delays in diagnosing breast cancer, according to findings published this week in the journal Cancer.
Belle Meade Stands By Its License Plate Surveillance Camera, Despite Metro Challenge
Listen Usage of a high-tech type of surveillance camera has recently been banned across Davidson County. But the license plate reader — or LPR— that was first put up by Belle Meade police won’t be coming down.
Nashville Finds The Money For Total Middle School Overhaul
Listen Nashville’s public schools have found the money for a district-wide overhaul to middle grades. Administrators said they’d be forced to scale back plans to rework curriculum for middle schools if the mayor didn’t fully fund their budget. The money didn’t come through, but the district is making it work anyway.
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