Confederate monuments. They’ve prompted lengthy debates in statehouses, changes to laws and intense protests — in one case leading to the murder of a…
Nashville’s Water Rates Haven’t Increased Since 2011. Now, Metro Is Trying To Catch Up.
As Nashville considers its first water rate increase since 2011, Metro Water Services has begun a campaign to convey its challenges to Metro leaders to…
Curious Nashville: Why The Nashville Jazz Workshop Is Leaving Its Fascinating ‘Cave’
Wrecking crews have begun to tear down some structures at the massive Neuhoff meat-packing plant in the Germantown neighborhood. The $500 million…
Curious Nashville: How Well Do You Know Our City’s Claims To Fame?
Nashville may be known as Music City USA — and, for a few years now, also as the “it city” for tourism — but how did these nicknames begin? And if we’re examining what the city is known for, what are the essentials of hot chicken?
Curious Nashville: We’ve Answered (Most Of) Your Questions About Recycling
After releasing our latest Curious Nashville episode on what happens when you put the wrong thing in the recycling bin , we started getting questions…
Curious Nashville: How The City’s First Skyscraper Gave Weather Reports — And Why It Stopped
Listen During the 1950s, checking the weather wasn’t as easy as it is today. But Nashville residents had one unusual option: to look at the city skyline.
Curious Nashville: What’s Inside The Governor’s Old Fallout Shelter In The Woods?
Out in the ridges and thick woods of West Nashville rests an epic remnant of Cold War history. But it is largely unknown. It’s massive. Mostly underground. Once considered of the utmost importance to the state, but eventually ravaged by mold and vandals. It’s the defunct fallout shelter where Tennessee’s governors would have gone in […]
Help Curious Nashville: Tell Us What You Know About This Urban Garden
If there’s an unexpected place to find a courtyard garden in Nashville, it’s along First Avenue in downtown. Despite the riverfront access, this is a gritty street with the sensibility of an alley — where businesses have packages delivered and where a row of touristy bars keep their smelly trash cans. No one really spends […]
Curious Nashville: What’s The Difference Between Refugees, Asylum Seekers And Immigrants?
Listen The crisis at the U.S. southern border has dominated headlines for weeks. But it can be hard to make sense of who exactly immigrates, and why.
Curious Nashville: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre refugiados, asilados e inmigrantes?
Listen La crisis en la frontera en el sur de los EE.UU ha dominado los titulares de las noticias por semanas. Sin embargo, puede ser difícil entender quién emigra a este país y por qué.
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