What happened to Allen Beasley, a man enslaved at the city's waterworks department?
- Scene Staff
Stories on the local tree canopy, Tennessee quarries, the endangered Nashville crayfish and more — plus, how to get free trees and recycle your electronics
- Julianne Akers
The crustacean plays a key role in its Mill Creek ecosystem, but threats remain
- Hannah Herner
Metro Nashville’s electronic recycling centers feel the effects of churning technology
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
Organizations like Root Nashville and the Nashville Tree Foundation want to keep the city’s tree canopy strong
- Michael Ray Taylor
State Supreme Court guts the County Powers Act, leaving the topic of quarry bans an open question
- Eli Motycka
Officials vow to restore canopy after winter storm devastation; Nashville Electric Service steps up tree-trimming
- Nicolle S. Praino
Metro Planning prepares to launch an 18-month study focusing on Davidson County’s environment
- John Glennon
Nashville is 3-0-1 on current road trip, holds second wild-card spot
- Sarah Grace Taylor and Lillian Avedian, Nashville Banner
After tucking a citizenship requirement into a public school funding section of the bill, Republicans have refocused on voucher expansion
- Julianne Akers
Meanwhile, Oracle rezoning and affordable child care efforts advance
- Eli Motycka
University’s ‘Innovation District’ would turn parking lots into office buildings; nearby residents want specifics
- Julianne Akers
18 amendments to be considered for redevelopment plan
- Margaret Littman
The taxman still cometh, but no coordinated action has taken place surrounding significant tax increases
- Stephen Trageser
Catching up on the suit, filed by the federal DOJ and signed on to by Tennessee’s attorney general
- Julianne Akers
Suit argues that state law is unconstitutional and could criminalize landlords, churches and nonprofits
- Betsy Phillips
The Scene's late editor died 10 years ago this week. I think he would have loved these two recent news items.
- Eli Motycka
Hockey season heads to blistering finish as veteran core leads team on a West Coast road trip
- Hannah Herner
Though pregnant people are protected from litigation, Bulso’s bill could still open a path to a federal lawsuit
- William Williams
Update to Metro’s downtown code to be sought related to East Bank project
- Scene Staff
Voucher expansion altered, immigration crackdown continues as slew of bills heads to governor
- Scene Staff
As The Boring Company tunnels forward, we explore the company’s track record, the tunnel’s environmental impact and the politics surrounding the project
- Julianne Akers
State vs. Metro power struggle persists as state and local leaders fight for control over tunnel project
- Nick Pipitone
A warning from a Las Vegas Loop critic: ‘Don’t take the bait’
- Alejandro Ramirez
Professor Mark Abolins talks about Nashville’s challenging bedrock
- Julianne Akers
Amendment aims to increase tracking requirements for the immigration status of K-12 students
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
Memphis Democrats voice support for MSCS, hope for ‘collaboration’ following audit results
- Liz Garrigan
Writes the Scene’s former editor-in-chief, the city has become easier to explain and harder to recognize
- Eli Motycka
Maryland Republican James Appel faces federal charges for taking $100,000 from a state lawmaker's campaign account to finance a yacht
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
Firing sets the stage for legal battle as Luanne James stands defiant against reclassification of children’s titles
- Hannah Herner
Advocates bristle at fetal personhood legal ramifications, as well as government oversight in testing, certification
- Betsy Phillips
A man once owned by our city has a small street named for him in North Nashville
- Alejandro Ramirez
Metro Human Relations Commission is evaluating how accessible Metro departments are to those not fluent in English
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
Demonstrators on Saturday marched from Wasioto Park to Public Square Park in protest of the Trump administration
- Eli Motycka
Galvan, Blakes square up against superstar Hannah Hidalgo for instant classic
- Scene Staff
Anti-LGBTQ legislation and bills on immigration enforcement and religion in schools advance
- Hannah Herner
Sponsor Faison calls gender-affirming care ‘as dumb as frontal lobotomies’
- Eli Motycka
Seven pedestrians killed in four weeks as projects remain delayed or deferred in city bureaucracy
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
A similar bill failed in 2024; Bulso teases return of bill next year if he's reelected
- Eli Motycka
A proposed charter amendment and an ethics controversy pose obstacles for a potential deal between the mayor and speedway operator
- Julianne Akers
Newly amended legislation would create two state-run governmental entities overseeing Boring Company project
- Hannah Herner
Children featured in content also have the right to ask for old videos to be removed
- Emily R. West
Feds give no indication of operation's end; Tennessee National Guardsmen in Memphis to receive active-duty pay
- Eli Motycka
Poise, defense and excellent shooting lead Vanderbilt women's basketball to the school's first Sweet 16 since 2009
- Logan Butts
Commodore men fall in heartbreaking fashion to Nebraska in second round
- Betsy Phillips
The New York Times last week issued a story detailing allegations of sexual impropriety against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez
- Margaret Littman
Live Nation apologizes for promo for its new venue stenciled on sidewalks near The 5 Spot and Springwater
- Hamilton Matthew Masters
Rodríguez’s two legal cases continue as immigrants’ rights and journalism orgs voice outrage
- Scene Staff
Student immigration status bill and voucher expansion receive pushback from Republicans as bill to place Ten Commandments in schools moves forward
- Stephen Elliott, Nashville Banner
‘I’ve embarrassed myself’: The former home of The Groove record store in East Nashville was torn down without permits in February
- Bill Carey
33 people were owned by the Nashville taxpayers. Our city has done nothing to acknowledge them.
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- Scene Staff
Stories on the local tree canopy, Tennessee quarries, the endangered Nashville crayfish and …
- Julianne Akers
The crustacean plays a key role in its Mill Creek ecosystem, but threats remain
