There hasn’t been much time for reflection since powerful tornados blew through. But on Sunday morning, one church in North Nashville paused for a few hours of gratitude.
After Years Of Neglect, Nashville Opens The Conversation On High Incarceration Rates
A newly formed Metro committee is seeking to repair what residents describe as decades of neglect in North Nashville. The committee comes in response to a 2018 Brookings Institution study that found Nashville’s 37208 ZIP code has the highest incarceration rate in the country. One in seven people born in the North Nashville neighborhood between 1980 […]
Nashville’s Newest Park Will Preserve History On Jefferson Street
Nashville’s newest green space is aiming to preserve history in a neighborhood facing displacement.
A New Community Justice Center Brings A Different Kind Of Courtroom To North Nashville
Tennessee’s first community court is bringing a different approach to justice to a neighborhood researchers say has the highest incarceration rate in the country. The unconventional court has helped already thousands of people navigate the twists and turns of the justice system, since its founding in 2012. Now, it’s expanding to North Nashville.
Curious Nashville: How A Populist Political Movement Named One Nashville Neighborhood
Listen Nestled in the Haynes-Trinity area of Nashville is Free Silver Road. Though it appears to be one simple street, North Nashvillians often tell stories about the old Free Silver, which is said to have been a large neighborhood with a rich history.
A North Nashville Eatery Expands Minds And Palates, One Vegan Chicken Biscuit At A Time
Listen A couple years back Tiffany Hancock, a devoted vegan, had a crisis of conviction. It was over a doughnut.
To Restore Jefferson Street, Nashville Considers A ‘Land Bridge’ Over I-40
North Nashville’s Jefferson Street got a blitz of attention this week when urban planning experts came to town to help residents envision a revitalized future for the corridor. That task, though, is complicated by its past. The task is being taken up because of Jefferson Street’s selection as one of four “Every Place Counts” programs […]
Connector Opens Path Between Black, White Neighborhoods
A new section of road is creating a direct route from what’s known as Nashville’s “black main street “to the retail, restaurants and wealth of West End Avenue.
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