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Pet owners with reptiles take new precautions after unique power outage challenges

By Camellia Burris

February 26, 2026

The recent ice storm left hundreds of thousands without power. The cold weather is already risky for pet owners, and Tennesseans with reptiles faced even more challenges to keep them safe and warm.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, ice storm, power outages, winter storm, winter storm 2026, Winter Storm Fern

Varallo’s, the oldest restaurant in Nashville, closes

By Justin Barney

February 26, 2026

As Nashville builds, rents rise. Businesses get pushed out. The latest victim of the high cost of downtown is Varallo’s, Nashville’s oldest restaurant.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Business, food, rent, Varallo's

Gothic romance reaches new ‘Heights’ as fan communities collide

By Ann Powers

February 26, 2026

Charli xcx's original soundtrack serves as a kind of secondary narrator for Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights. The film arrives in a landscape where the fan cultures of pop music and romance literature have already been intertwining in striking ways.

Of course now was the moment for a Charli xcx-assisted Wuthering Heights: Pop fandoms and literary ones have rarely had more in common, especially when it comes to epic romance.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NPR News Tagged With: books, romance, soundtracks

Nashvillager Podcast: A desire for street cars

By LaTonya Turner

February 26, 2026

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When were streetcars desired in Nashville? Plus, a roundup of the news for Feb. 26, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Weather

Settlement: Tennessee AG concedes sanctuary city voting law is ‘unconstitutional’

By Cynthia Abrams

February 25, 2026

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A Tennessee law that tried to criminalize public officials for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies will not take effect.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 110th General Assembly, ACLU, Attorney General, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Clay Capp, Immigration, Jonathan Skrmetti, sanctuary city, Tennessee Attorney General, United States Constitution

As Trump touts Tennessee troopers, state officials face questions of racial profiling, dehumanizing treatment

By Marianna Bacallao

February 25, 2026

As Gov. Bill Lee has calls for more state troopers officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are facing questions of racial profiling and dehumanizing treatment of Nashville’s immigrant community during a dragnet immigration operation last May.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Bill Lee, Donald Trump, Heidi Campbell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol

The Boring Company is cleared for construction, days after Nashville residents condemn ‘decadent billionaire’ access

By Caroline Eggers

February 25, 2026

The Boring Company is ready to start digging underneath Nashville. Just days after the company met publicly with city officials for the first time, the company received new permits.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, Delishia Porterfield, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Metro Council, Sandy Ewing, The Boring Company, transit

Nashvillager Podcast: When Nashville lost its innocence

By LaTonya Turner

February 25, 2026

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The mystery of a little girl’s murder 51 years ago still brings painful memories for many Nashvillians.  Plus, the local news for Feb. 25, 2026.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: crime

Distillers set economic impact record despite tariffs, lower demand threatening growth

By Hannah Saad, WKMS

February 25, 2026

Bourbon pouring into glass

After more than a decade of expansion, the latest report from the Kentucky Distillers’ Association says decreases in demand for bourbon and other spirits brought on by trade policies and shifting consumer tastes could slow growth in one of the Bluegrass State’s signature industries.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: kentucky bourbon, tariffs

Nashvillager Podcast: Suing the state

By LaTonya TurnerandNina Cardona

February 24, 2026

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What happens when people sue the state of Tennessee over its laws? Plus the local news for Feb. 24, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Preemption, Tennessee Constitution

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