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‘ZINE-O-Types’ showcases zines and community collaborative works

By Linda Bailey | 7 hours ago

The Browsing Room at Downtown Presbyterian Church will host an exhibition of zines and community collaborative print projects featuring artists of Nashville’s Contributor street paper.

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Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a registered Waymo driver, or a trained werewolf veterinarian.

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Kaczynski origin story fumbles its radical truth

From the Written Words to the Streets of Nashville

Franklin Webb printing has printed the Contributor since the newspaper’s first issue in 2007.

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By Chris Scott Fieselman | June 12, 2024

Let’s consider doing something completely different?
Just for the hell of it. Just for kicks.
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Spending Some Quality Time In Nature, Close To Home

By Norma B. | June 12, 2024

I have to admit I’ve developed a fondness for the state parks that have the all-terrain wheelchairs, like Long Hunter State Park in Hermitage, Tenn.

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Q&A with Dr. Beth Shinn

By Judith Tackett | June 12, 2024

Shinn talks about years of gathering information on what works to keep people housed

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Learn More About The Needs of the Homelessness Workforce

By Judith Tackett | June 12, 2024

What we sometimes forget is how the very workers who we expect to assist individuals and families in a housing crisis too often experience a housing crisis themselves.

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Duck River Named One of the Most Endangered Rivers in America

By Ridley Wills II | June 12, 2024

The Duck was named one of the most endangered rivers in America By American Rivers.

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Dennis T. on exploring gray areas in black-and-white comics

By Justin Wagner | June 12, 2024

Dennis T. knows there are plenty of untold stories in Nashville.

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