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Learn More About the Importance to Pay People with Lived Expertise
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“Engaging people with lived experience in any project or policy work must be based on time, trust, equal partnership roles … and fair compensation, of course.”
2417 Jefferson Street Open Again
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The Band Concurrence Shows How Music Can Transcend Destruction
On the Harbor Stage at the 2026 Newport Jazz Festival on July 31, bassist Greg Bryant and pianist Paul Horton of Concurrence were playing their way through the history of North Nashville: the clubs and communities that once surrounded Jefferson Street, the construction of Interstate 40 through them and the musical possibilities that disappeared with the physical places that had sustained them. The pair were showing that what is gone can still have life in music. Halfway through the duo’s Newport Jazz Festival debut set, Bryant asked the audience to consider where they were standing. Fort Adams had served as a summer White House during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, which meant that 70 years after Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, a Black bassist from Nashville was standing on grounds associated with his presidency, performing music about what happened when the interstate system reached North Nashville.
Hoboscopes: August 12, 2026
Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained trash can repairman, or a registered hot sauce brand.
Remembering the Legacy of Steve Lindstrom
I remember thinking: who is this middle-aged man who looks like he just came out of a business meeting but has endless energy for outreach?
Q&A with Kaycee Ensign
Ensign currently serves as the Housing Policy Manager working in Metro’s Housing Division, which is part of the Planning Department.
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A Growing Legacy
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How the first Black Girl Scout leader in Nashville’s work continues through Camp Holloway
Hoboscopes
Hoboscopes: February 25, 2026
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Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained herbologist, or a certified tea-guy.
Vendor Writing
Wintery Weather Prompts Generosity In Unusual Places
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With all the wintery weather it is no surprise that I haven’t been on my corner at all since it began. I DO miss seeing my customers, but fortunately, I’ve ran into a few of them in other places.
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Q&A with Erika Burnett
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Erika Burnett has a tremendous track record in community leadership in the private and public sector. Most recently she served as the VP of Community Development at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the Executive Director of The Village.
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Disenfranchise Tag
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In sports, a “franchise tag” is supposed to lock in a player, keep them on the team, and keep them in the game. But being Black in America comes with something different, something we never asked for and can’t negotiate our way out of. I call it the “disenfranchise tag.”