A retired Tennessee couple is midway through an unusual quest: to spot 100 species of birds in every single county in the state, all 95 of them. I spent a hot summer morning with Ron Hoff and Dollyann Myers — once described as the “power couple of international bird-watching” — to try to help them see […]
Conservationists Fight To Keep Out More Homes In Bellevue’s ‘Last Forested Frontier’
The future plan for 200 acres of wild land in West Nashville will be decided Thursday afternoon. The Metro Planning Commission hearing may determine whether current development plans — 864 housing units — are appropriate for the Bellevue property. But conservationists want to protect this parcel, which is located on the corner of Highway 70 […]
AT&T Expands Gigabit-Speed Internet In Nashville’s Luxury Apartments
Listen AT&T announced Monday it’s offering gigabit-speed internet to more Nashville residences, and it’s focusing on luxury apartment buildings. The company has expanded to a couple dozen properties in Middle Tennessee, including Pine Street Flats in the Gulch and the Lofts at Taylor Place in Germantown. These are buildings where 500-square-foot studio apartments start at $1,200 […]
Google Fiber To Connect 2,700 Nashville Households For Free
Listen Google Fiber will be providing free home Internet service to some residents in Nashville’s public housing, as part of a White House initiative to get low-income Americans connected to high-speed internet.
As Treatment Nears For A Rare Intellectual Disability, Some Parents Wonder: Do We Want It?
Listen Terry Jo Bichell is cut off in the middle of her sentence by a loud shout. “That’s Louie, giving his two cents worth,” she says with a smile. “Even though he can’t talk, he can make himself heard, let me tell you.” Bichell and her family live in a laidback farmhouse in Brentwood, where […]
Oak Ridge Scientists Make Breakthrough In Age-Old Problem: Drying Clothes Faster
Listen Researchers at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are trying to figure out how to dry clothes faster without heat. It’s part of the lab’s ongoing project to create more efficient home appliances.
Conservation Groups Continue Taking Out Tennessee’s Unused Dams
There’s an effort underway to demolish old dams in order to allow creeks and streams to flow more freely. Tuesday morning a team led by *Cumberland River Compact took down a four-foot tall barrier of stone and mortar that stretched across Seven Mile Creek near Brentwood.
For Some Of Nashville’s High-Speed Internet Customers, It’s All About Reputation
Listen Google Fiber’s announcement last week that it’s finally starting to install high-speed Internet service stirred up a little buzz. The tech giant has a Nashville fan base that can’t wait to get ahold of its fiber-optic option. As Google enters the scene, Internet providers are battling for the best reputation in the new […]
Music City Center Welcomes Its Biggest Crowd Yet: 200,000 Bees
Listen Eight stories above Nashville’s SoBro neighborhood, beekeeper Jamie Meredith gently works a wooden frame free from a small box. He holds it up, showing hundreds of bees on this frame alone. Many have their heads buried deep in a honeycomb. “You can see that it’s filled with honey,” Meredith says. “And they seem to […]
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