Features

Ways To Help

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10 Ways to Build Community in Nashville

Tell your friends to buy and read the newspaper from a Contributor vendor. You’re already there if you’re reading this, but chances are you have at least a couple of folks in your circle who’ve never had the pleasure of interacting with one of our vendors or reading the paper they sell. Vendors grow their microbusinesses by purchasing more copies for 50 cents, which they sell on the street for $2. This is the vendors’ money to keep. Free papers, gear and map badges (reserved locations) incentivize vendors to grow their microbusinesses.

Features

Poetry Issue

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Every year, The Contributor editors gather a selection of poetry from the year to highlight the work of our Contributor Vendor poets.

Features

Old Tent City

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We visited the residents of Old Tent City, an encampment facing demolition near Hermitage Avenue that sits under an overpass on I-24.

News

CAUTION: STUDENT HOMELESSNESS

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On the first day of classes at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Catherine Knowles said they had already processed paperwork for 757 students who were considered homeless this school year.