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Waiting Lists for 3 MDHA Properties to Open in March and Early April
Online Only Applications Will Be Accepted on a First-Come, First-Served Basis NASHVILLE, TN — MDHA will open its waiting list for Cumberland View, CWA Plaza Apartments and Edgehill Apartments in March...
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A Mistaken Assumption
By Rosetta Miller Perry NASHVILLE, TN — Whenever a citizen runs for office they have an obligation to be accurate and factual when they cite who their supporters are, as well as their background, and...
View ArticleShould the Gilmore Girls Exit Nashville Politics?
By Rosetta Miller Perry NASHVILLE, TN — Any good public servant has a healthy ego. But when it only serves their personal goals rather than the community’s best interests, it becomes something toxic...
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Food for Thought on Affordable Housing and Better Transit
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville business community raised $30 million to push the plan and hired six public relations firms to convince voters to support it. Opponents include No Tax 4...
View ArticleHall’s Passion Spurs a Run for Metro Council
By Clare Bratten “If you don’t have a plan for you, somebody else will,” says Jonathan Hall about the possible future of Metro Council District 1. “The days of dumping on Bordeaux are long gone, we’re...
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Sheriff’s Office Sponsors Sober Ride St. Patrick’s Day
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall announced Thursday DCSO employee volunteers are preparing for the 15th annual Sober Ride St. Patrick’s Day. Since its inception, Davidson...
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Parkmobile App Allows Customers to Reserve Parking
By Cillea Houghton NASHVILLE, TN — With the volume of new residents moving to Nashville each month, parking has become a major issue, and the Parkmobile app works to alleviate this problem. Through the...
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Ethics Board Cleaning House in the ‘It’ City
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The man who stopped the giveaway of the old Greer Stadium property at Fort Negley withdrew his complaint against District 17 Councilman Colby Sledge at an Ethics Board...
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Commissioner Gill Leads Week of Celebration of Women
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — March 8th, for over a century, has been recognized as International Women’s Day. This movement which began in 1914 is unique and is not specific to any country, group or...
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Finally Fort Negley Will Be Freed
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – In the first major decision of his administration, Mayor David Briley announced Tuesday he would ask for $1 million to tear down Greer Stadium and turn it back into green...
View ArticleAttorney Scott Tift Running for Chancery Court Judge
Scott Tift, a Vanderbilt trained attorney said he is running for Chancery Court Judge because, “I believe our civil court system should include judges who have represented people in civil rights cases....
View ArticleTime to Get Back on Track
By Jerry Maynard Over the last few weeks, the discussion around the proposed transit plan has become increasingly vitriolic and unhelpful. I fear we’ve reached a point where we aren’t even debating the...
View ArticleThe Time is Now: A New Day for Indigent Care in Nashville
By Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, Meharry Medical College President A recent Vanderbilt University poll has revealed what those of us who champion health care for Nashville’s most vulnerable citizens have...
View ArticleThe Secret Between the Covers of the Current Transit Plan
by jeff obafemi carr When I was growing up in Nashville in the culture of barbershops and street corners out South, there was an old saying that, while pejorative, was wielded regularly whenever...
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The Nashville Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Hosted Event
NASHVILLE, TN — The 10th annual Pink and Blue Harlem Renaissance Jazz Gala and Silent Auction, sponsored by The Nashville Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., was held on Saturday, February 10,...
View ArticleTarana Burke Inspires Activism at Hume-Fogg
By Cillea Houghton NASHVILLE, TN — #MeToo founder and longtime social activist Tarana Burke encouraged students to take action in bringing about political change during her speech at Hume-Fogg High...
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Father Works Off His Grief by Saving Others
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — May 1st will be a year. One year since Ira Grimes got the heart breaking call that his son, Keenan, who had just turned 26 years old, had died from an overdose. Within...
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Behavioral Health Urgent Care Opens its Doors
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It was a ribbon cutting like no other. A bipartisan collaborative effort, ten years in the making. Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Marie...
View ArticleJefferson St. Merchant, Former Council Member Edward Whitmore, Sr. Dies
By Reginald Stuart NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville bid farewell this week to one of its long time Jefferson Street merchants and former city council member Edward L. Whitmore, Sr. Whitmore, a Stanton,...
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Go Red Women of Color Breakfast at Meharry
NASHVILLE, TN — On Saturday, February 24, 2018, nearly 250 guests attended the “Go Red Women of Color Breakfast,” celebrating women who have been impacted by heart disease, and learning about...
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