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Perspectives

‘Riding Shotgun’ on horseback at Blackfriar Farm in Cheatham County

Rose Gilbert

May 13, 2022

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Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, we hop out of the studio and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with a fellow Middle Tennessean. But this time, instead of a car… we’re riding horseback. We sent our producer Rose Gilbert out for a tour of BlackFriar Farm in Cheatham County for our episode […]

Filed Under: Perspectives, Programs, Riding Shotgun, WPLN News

Meet Veronica Salcedo, the Mexico native bringing news, hugs and help to Middle Tennessee’s Spanish-speaking community

Samantha Max

April 28, 2022

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If you don’t already know Veronica Salcedo, here’s the abridged version: Salcedo runs the local Spanish-language news channel Nashville Noticias, which started about seven years ago with just herself, her husband and a laptop.

Filed Under: Perspectives, WPLN News Tagged With: immigrant, Latino, Nashville Noticias

‘I never forgot the journey’: Afghan refugees reflect on the day they left Kabul and the lives they’re building in Nashville

Rose Gilbert

April 21, 2022

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For many of the more than 300 Afghan refugees who attended the Islamic Center of Nashville’s December welcome dinner, this was the first chance to see what life will be like in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Features, Perspectives, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: refugee, refugee resettlement

Larkspur’s natural burial restores the land and returns the dead to their roots

Tasha A.F. Lemley

April 14, 2022

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Jason Zimmerman was just 42 years old when he died, and now his dad Mark is saying goodbye at Larkspur Conservation. “He’s a wonderful man,” he says. “Yeah, he was wonderful. He was a great guy. Oh man. He was full of life, full of beans, you know?” Larkspur Conservation is about an hour northeast […]

Filed Under: Features, Perspectives, WPLN News

For baseball historian Skip Nipper, talking to lifelong fans inspires hope of a major league team coming to Nashville

Tasha A.F. Lemley

April 11, 2022

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It’s not enough to call Skip Nipper a baseball fan. He’s more like a baseball maestro, a historian, author and a collector of stories. It was his dad who first taught him to play, and he continues that legacy as a member of a handful of groups like the Nashville Old Timers Baseball Association and […]

Filed Under: Features, Perspectives, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: baseball, Major League Baseball, Skip Nipper, Vanderbilt baseball

In its final days, The Little Pantry That Could continued to offer more than just groceries

Tasha A.F. Lemley

March 30, 2022

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After more than a decade in operation, The Little Pantry That Could had its last shopping day on Saturday. Its closure leaves a hole in the city because for North Nashville, it was more than just a free store.

Filed Under: Features, Perspectives, Programs, WPLN News

Reflecting on the local impact of the Atlanta spa shootings, one year later

This Is Nashville

March 16, 2022

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One year after the Atlanta shootings, WPLN’s Juliana Kim spoke on This Is Nashville about how it reverberated among Asian Americans in Middle Tennessee and the emotional impact of reporting on the shootings as a woman of Korean descent.

Filed Under: News Hits, Perspectives, WPLN News Tagged With: AAPI, Asian American, Atlanta, atlanta spa shooting

Nashville residents are using their voices — and opening their wallets — to support Ukraine

This Is Nashville

March 9, 2022

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is hitting close to home for Nashville residents with ties to Eastern Europe. One of these people is Vanderbilt freshman Diana Nalyvaiko, whose family is in Ukraine. Nalyvaiko spoke to This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona about how she’s using her voice to bring attention to the conflict overseas. “I […]

Filed Under: News Hits, Perspectives, WPLN News

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