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The original Nashville Predator and its mysterious missing tooth
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A half-century ago, a construction company unearthed the remains of a saber-toothed cat that had lived in present-day downtown Nashville 11,000 years ago.
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Q&A with Ashford Hughes Sr.
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Ashford Hughes Sr. is the Executive Officer of Student Success and Opportunity for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS).
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Frankenstein is monstrous and masterful on Netflix
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein delivers Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel as the sprawling gothic epic it was always meant to be.
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Learn More About Federal Funding Changes to Homelessness
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If Metro does not step in, more than 100 Nashvillians are at risk of losing their permanent supportive housing by May 2026.
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Unzine Nashville and The Contributor Partner to Create Wrapping Paper
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The pages of wrapping paper inside the Dec. 3 issue of The Contributor were created as part of collaboration between vendors who sell The Contributor newspaper and Unzine Nashville.
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Troubled Teens and Traumatized Teachers in ‘Steve’
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Steve brings viewers a story about a community of outsiders struggling against the indifference of society and its cold and calculating systems.
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Learn More About Street Outreach Options
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For years, I’ve been advocating for an interdisciplinary street outreach approach in Nashville.
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Q&A with Dahron Anneliese Johnson
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Chaplain Dahron Annelies Johnson is a trans rights advocate who has become a mainstay of activism in the halls where the Tennessee General Assembly meets.
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Former Tent City Resident Recalls His Early Days at the Encampment
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Wendell Segroves, a skilled craftsman and a former member of the Metro Homelessness Commission and Homelessness Planning Council, moved to Old Tent City in 2004. Wendell and his dogs. Photo by Steve Samra
“There were only five people there and I had to be invited in,” he said. “It was Nashville’s best kept secret.”
In those days, the camps were spread out. “We kept to ourselves,” explained Wendell.
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The Land That Held Us: Remembering Nashville’s Original Tent City
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… this land had served as a sanctuary for unhoused residents for over 40 years. It was never just a camp.