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Safe Streets Can’t Come Soon Enough

By Amanda Haggard | June 3, 2026

Metro and Mayor Freddie O’Connell have been promoting a Vision Zero goal to eliminate fatalities and injuries on the roads in Nashville, but advocates have called for the city to move faster.

“ … We Need Roses, Too.”

My Uncle Harry is 81 years old this year. He is vital and funny and very technically oriented. He had a great life as a software and hardware engineer in computers.

Q&A with Stephen Watts

Stephen Watts, 29, is a young Millennial with a Gen Z sensibility. Watts has an intersectional view of how his generation works in social justice and advocacy.

Hoboscopes: May 6, 2026

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained waitstaff member, or a certified chainsaw operator.

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Hoboscopes: September 10, 2025

By Mr. Mysterio | September 10, 2025

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained family-historian, or an authorized pizza designer.

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Field Guide

By J. Holly McCall | September 10, 2025

Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District set for special election

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Learn more about Human Relations Commissions

By Judith Tackett | September 3, 2025

The Metro Human Relations Commission (MHRC) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

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Q&A with Davie Tucker

By Judith Tackett | September 3, 2025

Rev. Davie Tucker has served as the executive director of the Metro Human Relations Commission since 2022.

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Homeless D.C. residents react to Trump clearing encampments

By Madi Koesler | August 27, 2025

With D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department now under federal control and the National Guard coming to D.C., the fate of people living in encampments in the U.S. capital remains up in the air.

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Capitol Eviction

By Street Sense Media | August 27, 2025

Encampment clearings begin after Trump orders federal takeover of MPD

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