Asking poets about what an established laureate could bring to the city

Founders of the 'sit-down social network' talk to the Scene about combating loneliness in modern life 

Talking to Music City Skydiving, Chattanooga Skydiving Company and state Sen. Ken Yager about why people jump out of planes

Talking with the drag superstar ahead of Solid Pink Disco at Cannery Hall 

After 28 years, one of Nashville’s beloved Jugg Sisters is leaving the transpotainment business

The vintage toy shop helps collectors heal their inner children

Get to know Jupiter, Delta Granta and Salem LeStrange, this year’s Pride ambassadors

Locals are creating shows and streams to celebrate the game

Founder Alicia Searcy’s mission is to normalize inclusion in fashion and in life

The organization helps foster pets whose owners are facing housing and health emergencies — and later reunites them

Though the East Side skate shop was destroyed in the March 2020 tornado, Fabby and Duzy survived

Catch the next event Friday night at the Nashville Farmers’ Market 

The Memphis-founded company is celebrating a year at its Hermitage location

Part of the community are The Alicorns — the first women’s armored combat team in the state

The Trenches is among many Black-owned businesses contributing to the thriving economy and culture of Buchanan Street 

Where to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list without giving more money to a greedy, tax-dodging billionaire

The blueswoman’s podcast features Rhiannon Giddens, Kiese Laymon and other artists, writers and scholars 

NDW will feature panel discussions, mentoring sessions, public art and more Nov. 1-5

Hosts Alex Caress and Kelsey Jayne banter about the best — and worst — with a mix of sincerity and cynicism 

Ben Oddo makes friends at a gathering of the world’s largest association of funeral service professionals

NFW will take place Oct. 11-16 around the city 

Talking with the designer of apparel brand Idiot Savant Chopped & Stitched

The creator of Passports & Grub wants to amplify the voices of Black travel

Talking with members of the eight-piece brass band about where they’re from and where they’re going

For the Soul is a collaboration between the Nashville Scene and local culture website Urbaanite that uncovers local gems in Nashville.

The Nashvillian’s children’s book All People Are Beautiful fosters respect for differences

For the Soul is a collaboration between the Nashville Scene and local culture website Urbaanite that uncovers local gems in Nashville.

Thousands of Nashvillians were affected by the cell and internet service outage that came after the Christmas Day bombing downtown — but it was exactly the type of situation amateur radio operators prepare for. They pride themselves on not needing internet or cell service to relay electronic…

For the Soul is a collaboration between the Nashville Scene and local culture website Urbaanite that uncovers local gems in Nashville. 

Ladyland was created out of curiosity. Many good podcasts are, I suppose. But instead of taking a deep dive into an unsolved mystery or picking the brains of uber-rich celebs, podcast host Kim Baldwin decided to look a little closer to home for inspiration. She set out to really understand t…

Online content can seem endless — but great, affordable content can be hard to come by. In this age, when everyone from your Pinterest-crazy significant other to your fantasy-sports-posting uncle claims to be a “curator,” it can be tough to see the thoughtful, informed forest for the know-no…

Nashville writer, photographer, videographer and entrepreneur Thom King died Friday, April 24, from complications following a heart attack. He was 65.

Ben Oddo is a Nashville resident, a writer and the former co-host of The Ben & Morey Show. In his recurring feature Conventional Wisdom, he’ll explore the many conventions and trade shows that Music City plays host to, from the esoteric to the mundane.

“You’d be surprised at what music can do,” says Rip Patton. He would know. Patton was among the civil rights activists who desegregated Nashville lunch counters and movie theaters in the 1960s. He rode across the South on buses as a Freedom Rider, sitting beside his white and black peers whi…

You know the scene: A young, tall and lanky man stands in front of a house at dawn. He’s wearing a trench coat and a Clash T-shirt, holding a large boombox over his head while Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” blares from its speakers. A stalker sending a creepy message to his prey? It’s hopele…

The premise of the podcast My Fantasy Funeral can be summed up by the prompt that host Ryan Breegle provides at the top of each episode: “Imagine you are dead.” 

Country music may be thoroughly woven into Nashville’s public persona, but being here doesn’t mean you live and breathe country. Nashville native Jad Abumrad — who you’ll know as the cohost of WNYC-FM’s long-running science-centered program Radiolab — was inundated with country music growing…

We’re weeks away from that most hallowed of traditions, and the veil between the worlds of human and spirit grows thinner by the day. With more than 10 haunted attractions within a 40-minute drive of Nashville, there’s no shortage of Halloween frights. This year, we visited four of the area’…

Food is Antoni Porowski’s love language. As the food and wine expert on Netflix’s rebooted Queer Eye, Porowski knows how to make cooking accessible and meaningful. It’s not just about preparing a killer bowl of guac or a fancy Croatian squid-ink dish. He teaches that our time in the kitchen …

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off nationwide on Sept. 15, marking a monthlong celebration of Latin culture. The mid-month commencement reflects the independence days of Latin American countries, including Nicaragua on Sept. 15 and Mexico on Sept. 16. Sometimes the month serves as an excuse f…

Onstage, burlesque performer Freya West exudes classic Old Hollywood glamour. During many of her performances, she wears feathered headpieces, beaded bras and sheer, flowing robes. She’s a vision. It’s easy to imagine her in A Chorus Line, or as a leading lady in one of George Cukor’s screwb…

Onstage, burlesque performer Freya West exudes classic Old Hollywood glamour. During many of her performances, she wears feathered headpieces, beaded bras and sheer, flowing robes. She’s a vision. It’s easy to imagine her in A Chorus Line, or as a leading lady in one of George Cukor’s screwb…