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As the shutdown hits wallets, some Nashvillians push for a freeze on bus fares

By Cynthia Abrams

November 6, 2025

Dozens of local organizations have signed onto a request for fares to freeze until SNAP benefits resume.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Freddie O'Connell, Nashville transit referendum

Nashville’s ‘participatory budgeting’ experiment is over. How will residents get a say in city spending?

By Cynthia Abrams

November 2, 2025

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Metro has officially done away with the program that allowed residents to nominate neighborhood projects and then vote for which ones would ”win” city funding.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Krinks, Bordeaux, Freddie O'Connell, Kyonzte Toombs, Metro budget, Nashville Peoples Budget, participatory budgeting, Theeda Murphy, Varsity Spending Plan

First it was free lunches and haircuts — now this Nashville library offers pro bono legal advice

By Cynthia Abrams

October 27, 2025

A new clinic from the Legal Aid Society and Bass, Berry and Sims law firm will offer free legal services to Nashvillians at the Pruitt Branch library.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bass Berry & Sims, Legal Aid Society, Napier-Sudekum, Napier-Sudekum apartments, Nashville Public Library, Pruitt Branch

Free bus fares are coming to Nashville low-income residents

By Cynthia Abrams

October 16, 2025

The program, an initiative between WeGo and the mayor’s office, called “Journey Pass,” is the latest update to be funded by the city’s new transit tax.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Kendra Abkowitz, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, WeGo

Update: After staffing shortage, Nashville airport back to normal operations

By Rose Gilbert

October 7, 2025

Nashville’s airport is back to normal — for now — after a staffing shortage caused delays on Tuesday.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, federal government shutdown, Nashville International Airport, travel

Prominent member of Nashville mayor’s office to step down

By Cynthia Abrams

September 25, 2025

A top adviser in the Nashville mayor’s office is leaving his role.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, East Bank, East Bank Development, Freddie O'Connell, Mayor O'Connell

In battle over public bench removals, advocates decide to build their own

By Paige Pfleger

September 21, 2025

On Saturday morning, a coalition of community members gathered at a church in East Nashville to build benches.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guerrilla public works, homelessness, transportation

Metro Arts grants in high demand despite recent controversy

By Tony Gonzalez

September 18, 2025

After recent turmoil surrounding Metro’s ability to send grants to arts organizations and individual artists, recent figures show higher demand than ever for the funding.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro budget

Smoke, soot and new safety concerns prolong Nashville’s Main Library closure

By Cynthia Abrams

September 16, 2025

There’s no opening date in sight for Nashville’s Main Library — and some programs are experiencing lengthy disruptions.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: homelessness, libraries, Main Library Branch, nashville fire department, Nashville Public Library, Terri Luke

One man, one notebook and thousands of goldfish: charms of the Nashville Fair

By Cynthia Abrams

September 11, 2025

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At the Nashville Fair, the goldfish tent is more than a game — it’s a tradition.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Tennessee State Fair

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