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What Where Whens-day

Out, About: Nashville’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations

Rachel Iacovone

May 2, 2025

This Monday is Cinco de Mayo — a holiday WNXP’s Marquis Munson loves to call “Cinco de Drinko” in his best frat boy voice just to get under my skin. He’s not wrong about the day’s perception, though, for an unfortunate amount of celebrants.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: Cinco de Mayo, Mexican, Mexico, What Where Whens-day

NashVillager Podcast: Roads and civics? Yes. Tax breaks? No.

Nina Cardona

February 12, 2025

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How is Gov. Bill Lee dividing up state spending in his proposed budget?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, state budget, What Where Whens-day

NashVillager Podcast: The Seeing Eye

Nina Cardona

January 29, 2025

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Where were the first seeing eye dogs trained? Plus, the local news for January 29, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: disabilities, What Where Whens-day

Out, About: (Early) Halloween celebrations this weekend

Rachel Iacovone

October 25, 2024

Halloween is on a Thursday this year — boo (and not the fun kind)! But that means many of us are planning to get all dressed up this weekend. Here in Nashville, the ways to celebrate pretty much fall into three buckets.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: halloween, horror, What Where Whens-day

Out, About: The sweet origin of a Nashville ice cream company

Rachel Iacovone

August 2, 2024

I first had Saturated ice cream from a pick-up window at Brightside Bakeshop in the pandemic. I trekked over to the East location in a cloth mask (#tbt) for the pop-up because I was familiar with owner Lokelani Alabanza’s incredible creations at Hattie Jane’s Creamery.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: food, What Where Whens-day

Out, About: Some last-minute Mother’s Day ideas

Rachel Iacovone

May 10, 2024

WNXP’s Marquis Munson and I got to talking about this ahead of this week’s What Where When-sday and were so passionate about the fact that, while all moms are different individuals, some similarities in interests can exist. So, we recorded some recs.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: food, What Where Whens-day

What Where When-sday: The 5 Spot

Marquis Munson

October 4, 2023

This week for What Where Whens-day our special guest is Travis Collinsworth, co-owner of The 5 Spot in East Nashville. The venue has been around since 2003. Collinsworth started as an employee for the original two owners before buying in with another staff member Todd Sherwood in 2006. The 5 Spot features a wide array […]

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