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Tag Archives: Nashville (Tenn)
Dave Stewart Hopes to Bring MLB Team to Nashville
Dave Stewart was a star player, an executive and an agent. He believes his sport’s path forward is Black ownership — and he is trying his best to make that happen in Nashville.
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the Uninsured
Hospitalizations from Covid-19 are receding, but safety-net providers are facing tremendous unmet needs from poor and uninsured patients who delayed seeking care during the pandemic.
At the Magic Kingdom, a ‘Magical’ Wedding
Marissa Branch and Shelby Blackstock were married at one of their favorite vacation destinations: in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World.
Nashvile 2022 Visitors’ Guide
With the opening of a big African American music museum, new retro bowling halls and a ramped-up food scene, Nashville just kept on growing over the last two years. A visitors’ guide.
Nashville Stars Honor Baseball’s Past by Focusing on the Future
Named after a team from the Negro leagues, the Nashville Stars give young players, Black and white, passion and purpose in the game.
A Pink Parade at the End of the World
The rise of LoveShackFancy.
Nashville’s Symphony Has a Bird Migration Problem
A vast flock of purple martins has made Nashville’s symphony center its staging ground for the fall migration. It’s not just the city’s problem. It’s a human problem.
The Fight Over ‘Maus’ Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee
State lawmakers, led by the governor, are rethinking what public school students should read and learn.
Robert Hicks, Blockbuster Author and Battlefield Savior, Dies at 71
He published “The Widow of the South” to promote his real passion: reclaiming a Tennessee Civil War site’s complicated history.
Nashville Gerrymandering Threatens City’s Core
Tennessee was long known for a brand of moderate Southern politics. Nashville, a blue island in a red state, is finding that the old rules no longer apply.
Hargus Robbins, Pianist on Country Music Hits, Dies at 84
A revered member of Nashville’s A-Team of studio musicians, he was a major contributor to Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” album.
Gerrymandering and Voter Injustice in Nashville
Representative Jim Cooper won re-election again and again because he is a good politician and a good man. But he finally lost to Republican gerrymandering.
Ralph Emery, the Dick Clark of Country Music, Dies at 88
For six decades he promoted country performers on radio and television, earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
This Winter, Snow Can Help Us Learn to Stop
For all the problems it can cause, snow is a respite from the speed of the modern world.
Nathan Chen Isn’t Perfect but Wins U.S. Skating Championship
Nathan Chen won his sixth consecutive U.S. national figure skating title and is expected to contend for a gold medal at the Beijing Games.
Nashville Finds Opportunity in the Hole a Bomber Left in the Heart of the City
Since the explosion last Christmas, the city has grappled with how rebuilding will fit into its larger ambitions of transforming downtown. The hope is to draw more than just tourists.
Sickle Cell Math Is Brutally Simple, but Not Widely Taught
An inexpensive blood test can warn couples if they face one in four odds of having a baby with the disease. No one ever told Lametra Scott and Rickey Buggs about it.
Americans Hunt for Virus Tests and the Assurance of Safe Holiday Gatherings
Supply shortages, financial barriers and misinformation are still stopping some Americans from getting a test.
Students at Meharry Medical College Each Get $10,000 for Covid Fight
Meharry Medical College in Nashville gave $10,000 to each student from a pool of coronavirus relief funds.
Book Review: ‘These Precious Days,’ by Ann Patchett
In her essay collection “These Precious Days,” the novelist and bookstore owner explores friendship, marriage and mortality.
5,000 Shows Later, the Grand Ole Opry Is Still the Sound of Nashville
A two-hour celebration for the milestone broadcast captured the shifts and strides in country music that played out over the past century on the Opry stage.
‘Ordinary Citizens’ Turned Rioters on Jan. 6
Readers react to an account of 90 seconds of violence at the Capitol. Also: Voting rights; Parler; the Jefferson statue; older drivers; filing cabinets.
Hey Parler, Nashville Isn’t Turning Red
Nashville may be having an identity crisis. But our moral commitment to equality will never change.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate 150 Years of Songs and Spirituals
For 150 years, the Fisk Jubilee Singers have performed spirituals that saved a university and helped raise generations up from the bonds of slavery.
Defending Nature Is a Form of Justice
If citizens in construction-besotted Nashville can find the political will to preserve their trees, any city can.
In Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight
As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand.
Mickey Guyton on Her Debut Album, ‘Remember Her Name’
She was failed by the country music industry until the emotional song “Black Like Me” changed her career. Now comes a debut album that proved therapeutic.
The Signs of a Changing Climate in my Own Backyard
The ecosystem in my own yard brings is showing signs of both trouble and hope.
Don Everly, Older Brother in Groundbreaking Rock Duo, Dies at 84
The Everly Brothers were the most successful rock act to emerge from Nashville in the 1950s, rivaling Elvis Presley for airplay on the radio.
After Covid Diagnosis, a Conservative Radio Host Sends a New Message
The Tennessee radio host, Phil Valentine, said he was among those who did not need to get vaccinated. Now his struggle with the virus is sparking its own discussion.
Southern Baptist Vote Signals Further Fractures in American Evangelicalism
The establishment narrowly headed off a takeover attempt by a hard-right movement. Some backers of the losing candidate are now considering leaving altogether.
Southern Baptist Convention Elects Ed Litton as New President
Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
Southern Baptist Convention Will Hold Runoff for New President
The high-stakes presidential election has the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
Feeding the Hungry, One Wholesome Meal at a Time
An empire for feeding the hungry started with one woman and some sandwiches.
‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southern Baptists
The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gender and the strict authority of the Bible.
As Nashville Bomber Plotted, Police Investigation Into Warning Sat Dormant
A review found deficiencies in how police officers followed a 2019 tip that Anthony Q. Warner was building bombs in his vehicle.
Tennessee Plane Crash: 7 Are Presumed Dead, Officials Say
The authorities said operations had shifted from rescue to recovery for those aboard a plane that crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn., on Saturday.
Nashville Hat Shop Sold Yellow Star Anti-Vaccine Patches
The Picassos of the American South
William Edmonson and other self-taught artists remind us of how genius somehow finds a way.
We Were Born To Be Wild
Earth Day is a reminder that we are living creatures all the same.
Flooding in Nashville Kills at Least 4 as Water Keeps Rising
Dozens of people were rescued as cars were swept away and neighborhoods were swamped. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” officials said, as water levels climbed on the Cumberland River.
Elizabeth R. Duff, First Woman to Drive a Nashville City Bus, Dies at 72
A Black woman, Mrs. Duff broke gender and race barriers. She died of Covid-19.
What $1.9 Buys You in California, New York and Tennessee
An early 20th-century house in San Francisco, a one-bedroom condo on Central Park West in Manhattan and a four-bedroom home in Nashville.
Behind the Nashville Bombing, a Conspiracy Theorist Stewing About the Government
Anthony Warner, who was obsessed with an outlandish tale about lizard aliens and other plots, had been planning for months.
Give Dolly Parton a Statue Already
The Tennessee General Assembly’s vote to do so should be unanimous.
A Happiness of Bluebirds
This year isn’t living up to my hopes, so I am learning to hope in a new way.
Museum Exploring Music’s Black Innovators Arrives in Nashville
The National Museum of African American Music has six interactive sections covering 50 genres of music with a focus on gospel, blues, jazz, R&B and hip-hop.
Black Music Has a New Home in Nashville
The National Museum of African American Music is opening in the capital of country music. And that’s exactly where it belongs.
Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber
Anthony Warner’s girlfriend told the police last year he was building bombs in his R.V. Police officials said they took their inquiry as far as they could at the time.