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Remembering the Legacy of Steve Lindstrom
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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?
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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?
A few events, internal celebrations and community information to help keep our readers connected.
The Frist Highlights Elders and Emerging Makers Through September
Recently while traveling for work in Chicago, I came upon an art gallery along the Magnificent Mile. I’d noticed the enormous canvas works walking by before I noticed the free entry sign at the front door and walked in. Quietly, I paced myself through the floor-to-ceiling paintings, noticing how the artist had hidden images in the paint itself in some of them. Layers of bright yellow, green and shades of pink and purple paint were outlined in thick strokes of white and black on one. I thought: “Is that smoke rising from a building?
Sheri Sellmeyer profiles a multicultural city, one immigrant at a time
Tamara Reynolds has spent her career embedding herself in communities that mainstream culture prefers to look away from.
In Nashville, we know that at least 3,500 – 4,000 people are living without housing at this very moment, many for months at a time.
Winter is typically quiet at Harmony Wildlife Rehabilitation, but this year’s late January ice storm brought the busy season early. During the storm, animals were relocated, volunteers came together and supporters brought supplies and chainsaws. “Sometimes it takes the worst storm to bring out the best in people,” said Anastasia Kudrez, executive director of Harmony Wildlife, a nonprofit based in West Nashville. As spring approaches, the typical “animal baby season” rush begins. Harmony Wildlife received more than 10,000 messages about injured and orphaned native wildlife last year, with many coming in during spring.