Forget going to the liquor store to stock up on your favorite beer, wine and spirits. On-demand alcohol delivery service Drizly launched in the Nashville area this week, promising to bring booze straight to consumers’ doors in less than an…
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UN Decides Coffee Doesn’t Cause Cancer
The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, also announced in…
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The Troubling Data About Incarceration Rates in TN
Two reports released in the past week provide a startling rationale for the use of the term “mass incarceration” and yet more data suggesting that the phenomenon is not felt equally in our society. The first, from The Sentencing Project,…
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How to Legally Own Another Person
In its early phase, as the church was starting to get established in Europe, there was a group of itinerant people called the gyrovagues. They were gyrating and roaming monks without any affiliation to any institution. Theirs was a free-lance…
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Exploring Nashville’s Underground
There are so many tunnels beneath downtown Nashville that it’s almost hard to picture. That’s why we’re tracking down plenty of actual pictures, along with firsthand accounts of what’s down there. For example: the gigantic stormwater tunnel — 16 feet…
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LGBT Bathroom Controversy Leads to Positive Rule Change by Metro
Nashville businesses with single-toilet restrooms are no longer required to have one facility specifically for women and another just for men. The Metro Council voted unanimously on a final of three readings Tuesday to broaden exceptions for unisex restrooms, which…
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Don’t Be a Mosquito Magnet
Have you ever caught yourself itching all over due to mosquito bites while your friend right next to you is enjoying the outdoors without a single bite? It may seem completely unfair that you’re some kind of mosquito magnet while…
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Game of Thrones Coming to Nashville
Fans of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will have the chance to immerse themselves in their favorite show next summer. The show’s fan site Watchers on the Wall said Tuesday it will host a three-day convention in Nashville, Tennessee, from June…
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Despite Middle TN Boom, Most TN Children Worse Off
Children in Tennessee are worse off today than they were before the Great Recession of 2008, according to an analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. As part of its annual Kids Count report, the foundation ranks the welfare of…
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Great Ideas for Summer Fun With the Kids
Boredom won’t be an option for your family — There are so many things to do with kids in Nashville! Ready or not, summer is coming– and if you want to have a great school break with your kids, you’d…
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