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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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Q&A with Aftyn Behn
Time Without Housing Is Harm: Why Nashville Needs a Real Homelessness System
Hoboscopes: April 22, 2026
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The Veil

By Lisa A. | May 15, 2024

The chartreuse lace of Spring drops her veil onto the trees.
Soon I will be covered by Her.

Vendor Writing
Yellow Graphic reading: Vendor Writing

Life and Times of James, aka “Shorty”

By Shorty R. | May 15, 2024

Born June 17, 1958 in Jefferson City, Tenn. on a farm, I started school at the age of six, and continued at the same school until the 8th grade in New Market, Tenn.

Yellow Graphic reading: Vendor Writing
Vendor Writing

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Get The Paper

By Norma B. | May 15, 2024

I was going to get the new paper the day it was released
But my ride was running late

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A Few Questions With Megan Barry

By Judith Tackett | May 15, 2024

In today’s Q&A, we asked Barry to comment on several topics about where Nashville is heading.

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Learn More About Guaranteed Income Programs

By Judith Tackett | May 15, 2024

Cash assistance pilot programs assess whether monthly payments to participants will help reduce their poverty and even prevent homelessness.

Features

10 changes in Nashville in the past 10 years

By Ridley Wills II | May 15, 2024

Just for fun, Ridley Wills II has listed 10 ways Nashville has dramatically changed in the last decade. See if you agree with his choices.

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