The ride-hailing company Lyft announced Wednesday its new downtown office will employ 500 people by the end of the year, more than it originally projected. But besides an economic boost, Nashville officials think Lyft’s presence could lead to improvements in…
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Changing Downtown Culture Prompts Reconsideration of Strip Clubs’ Presence
Nashville is mulling the future of sexually oriented businesses. The so-called “adult entertainment district” in downtown and parts of Midtown and Sobro has been the only area in the county that allows strip clubs and adult shops. This was triggered…
Read MoreLocal Republicans Outraged at Haslam’s Betrayal
Gov. Bill Haslam’s public rejection of Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations has set shock waves through the Tennessee Republican party. Two state members of the Republican National Committee have issued a memo to remind party leaders that “all hands on deck”…
Read MoreParents Struggle to Deal with Mental Illness in Children
Buffy and Ernie Goodban watched helplessly for months as a mood disorder took control of their 14-year-old daughter Andrea. In March, she flooded the family’s North Carolina home, causing more than $40,000 in damage. But more importantly, her mother said,…
Read MoreLocal TV Station Outs RINOs
As Donald Trump continued Tuesday to distance himself from the Republican establishment, bashing people like Paul Ryan and John McCain on Twitter, the Tennessee Republican Party leadership continues to stop short of specifically endorsing the Republican nominee for president. But…
Read MoreCivil Rights Lawsuits Uncovers Troubling TN Police Practices
a morning almost two years ago, then-58-year-old David Shearon of Christiana, Tenn., was driving around Nashville running some business errands when his pickup truck was rear-ended. The driver of the 2001 Cadillac that had hit him from behind took responsibility…
Read MoreTN Needs to Address Egregious Violations of Justice
The cases of Clark McMillan and Lawrence McKinney — two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit — have exposed a major blind spot in the Tennessee criminal justice system that lawmakers need to correct….
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