Nashville Scene

2001 Nashvillian Of The Year

If it weren’t for Margaret Ann Robinson, nashville wouldn’t have a new downtown library

• by Bill Carey, photography by Eric England
• Tags: Features, Features, Margaret Ann Robinson, Nashville, Phil Bredesen, Margaret Ann

Desperately Seeking the News

Media critics Henry Walker and Matt Pulle have an e-mail exchange about the past year

• Tags: Features, Features, Henry Walker, Matt Pulle, The Tennessean Newspaper, Nashville

Leader of the Pack

Nashville’s health care industry has a storied history

• by Bill Carey
• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Vanderbilt University, HCA Inc., Meharry Medical College

The Year in Tunes

By Ben Taylor

• Tags: Features, Features, Britney Spears, Bob Dylan, Tracy Moore, Donnie Wahlberg

A Face In The Crowd

• Tags: Features, Features, Jonathan Harwell, Cher, Garth Brooks, Gloria Thorne

Love/Hate Mail

Sarcasm

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Riyadh, Los Angeles, Ben Bauman

State Government

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Washington, DC, U.S. Senate, Jim Shulman

A Holiday Greeting

• Tags: Features, Features, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Saks Inc., Pennsylvania, Bethlehem

Magnet Schools

Board of Education

• Tags: Features, Features, Pedro Garcia, Pam Garrett, Goodlettsville, Christina Norris

News Briefly

Big stuff

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Gerald Nicely, Bill Purcell, Sommet Center

Stepping Out

• by Marc K. Stengel
• Tags: Features, Features, Lexus Motor Company, BMW AG, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mercedes-Benz International Inc.

A Long Haul

In the coming year, Metro schools face some serious challenges

• by Kay West
• Tags: Features, Features, Pedro Garcia, Sandra Johnson, Nashville, Tennessee

Man Discreetly Removes Flag From Car

Man Discreetly Removes Flag From Car

• Tags: Features, Features, Simon Bond, Antioch, Jeep Cherokee, The Tennessean Newspaper

To Build a Warrior

A local advertising executive competes on Comedy Central’s BattleBots

• by Jonathan Harwell Jr.
• Tags: Features, Features, Jamie Price, Comedy Central, Bellevue, The Home Depot Inc.

From the City of Parallel Universes...

...to something else entirely

• by Bruce Dobie
• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Metro Government, Vanderbilt University, Bellevue

Metro Parks

Boating

• Tags: Features, Features, Tennessee, Nashville, Percy Warner, Harpeth River

Talking Heads

Two of Nashville’s most outspoken radio pundits face off

• by Rob Simbeck
• Tags: Features, Features, Tommy Burnett, Steve Gill, Nashville, Don Sundquist

Urban Front

Dancin’ in the District or dancing in the dark?

• by Christine Kreyling
• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Bill Purcell, Hunter Gee, Jim Constantine

Board of Education

Board of Education

• Tags: Features, Features, Pedro Garcia, Pam Garrett, Christina Norris, Goodlettsville

Games Without Frontiers

Outdoor alternatives for the couch potato

• by Ben Griffith
• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Harry Rooks, Russellville, Professional Disc Golf Association

More is More

The Tennessean considers publishing a new local news section

• by Matt Pulle
• Tags: Features, Features, The Tennessean Newspaper, Frank Sutherland, Craig Moon, Brentwood

Useful Airport Phone Numbers

Getting a Driver’s License

• Tags: Features, Features, Tennessee Department of Safety, Tennessee, RTA, Nashville

Political Notes

The neighborhood mayor is really getting around

• by Liz Garrigan
• Tags: Features, Features, Bill Purcell, Nashville, Jimmy Stewart, Liz Garrigan

It’s Christmas

And families aren’t the only dysfunctional institutions this time of year

• by Liz Murray Garrigan
• Tags: Features, Features, C. John Wilder, Van Hilleary, Bristol, Memphis

Print Media

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Tennessee, The Kroger Company, Tower Records Inc.

The Party Line

Confusing voters and reaming opponents—all in the name of democracy

• by Bill Carey
• Tags: Features, Features, Memphis, Tennessee, Bart Gordon, Mark Norris

You Are Here

A user’s guide to Nashville arts, music and entertainment

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, William Shakespeare, David Andersen

New Year’s Eve 2002

Music

• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Anthony Minghella, Vassar Clements, Sommet Center

They Took It to the Stage

As much as any recent year, 2001 boasted some amazing live shows

• Tags: Stories, David Byrne, Nashville, Clearwater, Dave Cloud

Fine Points of The Game

Five Questions for the Predators

• by Doug Brumley
• Tags: Stories, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, NHL Central Division, NHL Western Conference

Time Warped

The year in country music had some striking moments that just might bode well for the next 12 months

• by Jack Hurst
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Gary Allan, Kate Campbell, Leslie Satcher

Food

Five terrific new restaurants on the Nashville dining scene

• by Kay West
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Corey Griffith, Margot McCormack, Willie Thomas

Performing Arts Groups

• Tags: Stories, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Franklin, Middle Tennessee State University

Thanks for the Music

Highlights from the year in local music, from jazz to punk and everything in between

• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Chris Knight, Doug Hoekstra, Josh Rouse

The Club Scene

• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Performance Hall, Franklin

We Got Game

• Tags: Stories, Nashville Predators, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Hockey League, NHL Central Division

Creatures of Hobbit

Ambitious Tolkien adaptation is alternately engrossing and unsatisfying

• by Donna Bowman
• Tags: Stories, Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Bilbo Baggins

Music

In Nashville, all kinds of music flourish and feed each other

• by Jonathan Marx
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Emmylou Harris, Francis Craig, Dolly Parton

What I’m Driving At

Motorsports are alive and well in Nashville

• by Marc K. Stengel
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, NASCAR, Ricky Haynes, Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville’s radio & television stations

• Tags: Annual Manual, National Public Radio Inc., Franklin, Trinity Broadcasting Network, United Paramount Network

Sports

The honeymoon is over for pro sports in Nashville

• by Randy Horick
• Tags: Annual Manual, AFC South Division, American Football Conference, Nashville Predators, National Football League

Support Groups

Special Needs

• Tags: Annual Manual, Nashville, Tennessee, Serves Davidson, Alive Hospice Inc.

Annual Manual 2002

The more things change...

• Tags: Annual Manual, Nashville, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Downtown Public Library, Shelby Bottoms

Other Services

• Tags: Annual Manual, Comcast Corporation, Nashville Electric Service, BellSouth Corporation, Nashville

Museums and Sites

• Tags: Annual Manual, Nashville, Thomas Ryman, Tennessee, CUMBERLAND SCIENCE MUSEUM

Dirty Tricks

When it comes to house buying, you just might encounter some chicanery

• by Walter Jowers
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Nashville, The Kroger Company

Online

Nashville is a tech town. Surprised?

• by James R. Hanback Jr.
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Nashville, Janet Miller, Jesica Flowers, Dell Inc.

Change for the Better

Rejuvenated Belle Meade Brasserie appeals to both conservative and sophisticated palates

• by Kay West
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Mark Rubin, Robert Siegel, Matthew Dudney, Nashville

Helter Shelter

How the docs stripped me for parts, and put me back on the road

• by Walter Jowers
• Tags: Columns: Stories, John Gibson, John Lea, Cardiologist Joe Fredi, National Football League