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Metro Questions Answered

How do you want Nashville to spend $142M in COVID relief money? Metro officials want to hear.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

January 28, 2022

Metro Councilmember Jennifer Gamble

Nashville has a survey for residents to rank what areas are a priority for the city to spend the rest of the COVID relief money on. WPLN News has an interactive look at how the money has been spent so far.

Filed Under: Metro, Metro Questions Answered, WPLN News

Nash In The Know: Who Is Buying All These Expensive New Homes — And What Does That Mean For Renters?

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 28, 2021

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The average homebuyer in the Nashville area is around 40 years old and the median household income is $92,691. But rising incomes is just one of the factors making housing more expensive for buyers and renters.

Filed Under: Business, Metro, Metro Questions Answered, Race & Equity Tagged With: Buena Vista, Columbia, Franklin, Housing, Nash In The Know, North Nashville, Spring Hill, Tennessee State University, Thompson Station, Williamson County

Curious Nashville: A Simple Question About Metro’s ‘Satellite Cities’ Reveals Deeper Questions About Growth And Race

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 26, 2020

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There was a day when Curious Nashville listener Kymberly Horth voted at Belle Meade City Hall and then drove through Berry Hill. It made her wonder about those places, and how they relate to Davidson County: Why do Berry Hill and Belle Meade have their own police departments? Are there any other special services these […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, History, Metro, Metro Questions Answered, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Carole Bucy, Curious Nashville, history, Metro Government, satellite cities

Some Metro Councilmembers Ready To Curb Lifetime Health Care Benefits

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 31, 2020

Metro Nashville spends close to $1 million a year on current and former councilmembers health insurance — a perk they can get for life if they serve eight years. But a proposal before the Metro Council would greatly curb the benefit.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Health Care, Metro, Metro Questions Answered, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, metro, Tonya Hancock

Curious Nashville: What Protects Hundreds Of Old Cemeteries Around Davidson County?

Emily Siner

December 2, 2019

Nashville cemetery

As construction spreads to more rural parts of Davidson County, that’s bringing more developers face to face with cemeteries.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Curious Nashville, Metro Questions Answered, WPLN News

Curious Nashville: We’ve Answered (Most Of) Your Questions About Recycling

Emily Siner

September 12, 2019

After releasing our latest Curious Nashville episode on what happens when you put the wrong thing in the recycling bin , we started getting questions…

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Metro Questions Answered, WPLN News

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