One Year After Nashville Closed its Largest Encampment, Old Tent City Residents Endure
One year after Old Tent City was shut down, former residents have scattered across the city and beyond, with some finding permanent housing and others having returned to…
John Rose Slams Starbucks as Too Woke in New Campaign Ad
Rep. John Rose's latest gubernatorial campaign ad criticizes Starbucks, with its support for diversity, for wanting to relocate to Tennessee and benefit from $30 million in…
Mayor’s Office Still Working on Criteria for Nashville Legacy Business Grants
Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office continues to work to develop a legacy business fund aimed at offsetting rising property tax payments for eligible small businesses. Funding…
Nashville Metro Council Passes City Budget, Including Investments in Housing and a Grocery Tax Cut
The Metro Council has approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes a reduction to the local portion of the grocery sales tax, pay plans for city employees, and…
Nashville Mayor Signals Support for Temporary Data Center Moratorium, Hedges on Zoning Policy
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell signed an executive order expressing support for a temporary moratorium on large data centers in the city at a time when the Metro Council has…
June 17: Another Tennessee City Prepares to Fight for its Airport; Marsha Blackburn Threatened
Chattanooga's airport authority is considering a legal challenge to a state law stripping control of major cities' airport boards from local governments, while Nashville has filed…
June 16: Opiod Settlement Distribution; Nashville General Hospital CEO Candidates
The Metro's Office of Internal Audit released a report identifying a lack of transparency and accountability in the distribution of opioid settlement funds in Nashville, while the…
Lucas L. Johnson II: Author, ‘Remembering Roots’
Few Tennesseans have had the cultural impact of Alex Haley, whose landmark 1976 book and subsequent television mini-series Roots: The Saga of an American Family captivated readers…
LISTEN: Nashville Debates Data Centers
Banner reporters Steven Hale and Sarah Grace Taylor sit down to discuss data centers. Sarah Grace talks about her reporting on the data center planned for the Fisk University…
‘Unprecedented’ Crowd Opposes Data Centers at Metro Planning Commission Meeting
At the Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, more than 150 members of the public spoke in favor of proposed zoning restrictions for data centers in Nashville, citing…
New Exhibit at Vanderbilt Platforms Nashville’s Voices of Climate Resilience
"Voices of Resilience" is an oral history archive and multimedia exhibition that amplifies the voices of Nashville residents affected by climate change. It is curated by Urban…
These Nashvillians are Promoting Literacy in Black and Brown Communities Across the City
The Nashville Black Literacy Coalition is working to promote literacy within the Black community through silent reading parties, culturally-relevant materials, and an interactive…
Outside Of Nashville, Chud The Builder’s Attempted Murder Case Has Become a Cause Célèbre for White Nationalists
Dalton Eatherly, known as Chud the Builder, was arrested for shooting a Black man outside a Montgomery County Courthouse and has since become a cause célèbre for white…
June 9: FEMA, U.S. Small Business Administration Winter Storm Assistance Deadline; John A. Merritt Classic Moved
Nashville residents have until Wednesday to apply for FEMA and U.S. Small Business Administration disaster assistance related to the January ice storm. The Nashville International…
June 11: Fisk Data Center Protest; Metro Nashville Airport Authority Lawsuit
Rep. Justin Jones and other Fisk alumni joined the North Nashville community to protest the construction of a proposed data center on the HBCU's campus. Metro Nashville and the…
June 8: Mayor O’Connell on TIRRC Allocation; Federal Income Tax Deadline
Mayor Freddie O'Connell defended the proposed budget allocation to the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. The extended IRS tax deadline for Tennesseans has arrived,…
Financial Trade Group Challenges New Tennessee Tax on Foreign Remittances
The Financial Technology Association has filed a complaint in Davidson County Chancery Court challenging a Tennessee law that levies a tax on international financial transfers,…
After a Two-Year Fight, Release of Court Records in Tennessee Is a Victory for the Public
After a judge was accused of erratic behavior, a motion was filed for her to recuse herself, and after the records were sealed, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that they must be…
Metro’s Insurer Sues Nashville Downtown Partnership Over Garage Fire
Travelers has filed suit against the Nashville Downtown Partnership and its contractor Block by Block for negligence related to a fire that has caused a downtown parking garage to…
June 10: Metro Council Addresses Data Centers; Music City Center Has Room to Grow
The Metro Council was largely in favor of a proposed data center moratorium in the first of three required votes, the Convention Center Authority purchased the parking garage at…
MNPS Board Approves Petitions to Eliminate Fifth Grade at Two Nashville Charter Schools
Liberty Collegiate Academy and Nashville Prep will eliminate their fifth grade classes starting in the 2026-27 school year due to underenrollment. Both will also reduce their…
See It: Japan Men’s National Team’s ‘Homecoming’
The Japan Men's National Team held an open practice session at Geodis Park on Monday evening to connect with the Nashville community and their fans who traveled to see them…
Trump Says He Won’t Endorse in Tennessee’s Governor’s Race Despite Relationships with Blackburn, Rose
President Donald Trump won't endorse either Sen. Marsha Blackburn or Rep. John Rose in the Tennessee Republican primary for governor, despite their loyalty to him, according to…
Macon Kimbrough: Former Warehouse 28 Manager and LGBTQ Activist
A historical marker commemorating the storied dance club Warehouse 28 was unveiled two years ago this month. The Warehouse began as a gay disco but was an inclusive environment…
June 12: Severe Weather Possibility; Community Safety Task Force Meeting
The Community Safety Task Force has finalized a new definition of community safety and brainstormed recommendations for the Community Safety Plan, while a cold front brings the…
A New Memorial Honors the Enslaved People Buried at the Nashville City Cemetery
The Nashville City Cemetery Association unveiled a memorial to honor the thousands of enslaved people buried in the cemetery, featuring a stone bench, painted stones, and pink…
June 15: Marsha Blackburn on Data Center Near Nashville Zoo; New Christa Pike Execution Challenge
Marsha Blackburn questions the location of a DC Blox data center planned for the property next to the Nashville Zoo. Christa Pike's attorneys argue her execution would be…
A ‘Service-First Robotics Team’ From Nashville Went to the World Championships
Students from Nashville public schools and home schools work together as members of community robotics teams that provide a pathway to STEM education and access to competitions…
June 18: Andy Ogles’ Challenger; Tennessee Department of Correction Goes Mobile
The Nashville Zoo has bred and shipped 6,581 Puerto Rican Crested tadpoles to Puerto Rico to help increase the native population of toads; the Tennessee Department of Correction…