What happened to the Nashville Christmas parade? Plus, the local news for December 18, 2024.
Monarch butterflies are threatened with extinction. Here’s how Tennessee is helping.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now proposing federal protections for the iconic butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.
Most Tennesseans support deporting all undocumented immigrants. A local church leader says the reality is more complicated.
84% of Tennesseans support deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal record, according to a new poll by Vanderbilt University.
Tennesseans are overdosing at an alarming rate, but the ‘gold standard’ of treatment carries stigma
More than 3,000 Tennesseans died of opioid overdoses in 2022. Only West Virginia and Washington, D.C. had higher death rates that year.
Woodland Studios: What have Gillian Welch and David Rawlings been doing in there?
When Gillian Welch and Rawlings released an album named for their studio earlier this year and gave interviews about it, the primary narrative was how they’d weathered the devastation of the 2020 tornado and what major repairs the building required. But that wasn’t the studio’s first brush with a tornado.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s role in the future of nuclear fuel
Which approach on nuclear fuel will win the latest race at Oak Ridge? Plus, the local news for December 17, 2024.
New TSU interim president faces scrutiny from state legislators
In his first day on the job on Monday, Tennessee State University’s new interim president, Dwayne Tucker, took questions from members of the State Building Commission, and officials are asking for budget cuts.
NashVillager Podcast: The Battle of Nashville wasn’t what anyone anticipated
What can the Battle of Nashville still teach us? Plus, the local news for December 16, 2024.
Tennessee’s foster care kids who ‘age out’ face high rates of homelessness, addiction and incarceration, study finds
A new report from Belmont Innovation Labs has found that foster youth are suffering once they age out of the system.
How Metro Nashville and community organizations are moving forward on transit
Just over a month after Nashville voters approved a new tax to fund transit, Metro is taking steps towards executing those upgrades. But the city isn’t the only player taking action.
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