Gillian Welch and David Rawlings live and work in Nashville, and their knowledge of the city shines through in the new song, “Empty Trainload of Sky.
More Tennesseans are contracting HIV through injection drug use
The rate of new HIV cases tied to drug use in Tennessee is surging — doubling over the past few years. Experts say that makes safe syringe programs more important than ever.
Tennessee is refusing to release its new execution manual. Here is why it matters
Tennessee prison officials say they won’t publicly release the the state’s latest manual for executing death row inmates. In an email Monday, Tennessee correction official Kayla Hackney denied a public records request from The Associated Press.
NashVillager Podcast: From Fisk’s Jubilee success to TSU’s financial battles
What can the founding of the Jubilee Singers tell us about where we are today? Plus, the local news for January 3, 2025.
Nashville just had its hottest year on record, for the 2nd year in a row
Nashville experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, breaking the record set in 2023.
Out, About: How to dry January in a drinking city
Let’s be real about this for a moment: Nashville is a drinking city. So what do you do when you’d like to take a pause — for a month, for the year, forever — in a place like this?
Maternal mortality is improving statewide, but it’s worsening in East Tennessee
Maternal mortality overall got better in 2022, according to the latest data released in December. But there is a concerning upward trend of postpartum overdose deaths.
NashVillager Podcast: A 19th century gun battle
What happened in Shelbyville in 1869? Plus, the local news for January 2, 2025.
Nearly two years in, early skeptics help steer East Bank and stadium projects forward
2025 will mark two years since Nashville passed what was one of the nation’s largest-ever sports subsidies. That contentious deal for a new Tennessee Titans stadium was tied to another major project: development of the East Bank. Here’s where the projects stand.
NashVillager Podcast holiday edition: Happy new year!
What were our favorite NashVillager essays of 2024?
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