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Dear Charlie
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Charles Strobel, founder of Room In The Inn and advocate and friend of the homeless community in Nashville died on Aug. 6.
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A Few Questions with Councilmember Robert Swope, District 4
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We interview councilmembers about their district’s most pressing issues.
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Learn More about the Push to End Veteran Homelessness
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Veteran homelessness is getting renewed attention.
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Elvis and Cascade Whisky
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The story of Cascade Whisky, distilled near Normandy Tenn., is a rich one.
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Open Table Nashville’s foot clinic a way to build community compassion
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Open Table Nashville hosts a weekly Foot Clinic at Trinity Community Commons.
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Sarah Childress Polk and her role in her husband’s political life
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Sarah Childress Polk played an important role in her husband’s political life. She was also a member of the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
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Learn More About SOAR
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We have mentioned the SOAR program in prior columns, but it’s worth explaining more why it is critical to our local homelessness response
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A Few Questions with the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety
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The Contributor talked with Mike Lacey, Metro’s deputy director of community safety from the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety as part of a series called A Few Questions With where we interview Metro agencies about their most pressing issues. The Community Safety Office is housed within the Mayor’s Office and has three staff members. Next to Lacey, Ron Johnson serves as the director of community safety and Breanna Tillman as the grants manager. Describe the main purpose of the Office of Community Safety in five sentences. The Office of Community Safety was created in 2021 to help the city to be more responsive to community-based violence, which is violence that happens outside the home.