Examining the history of white supremacy in Nashville, modern far-right hate groups, and Wil…
- Scene Staff
From Nextdoor drama and TikTok bans to broadband access and beyond, here’s a look at Middle Tennessee’s internet footprint
- Curated by Kim Baldwin
Our digital editor’s who’s-who list of folks to follow in the Nashville social media sphere
- Connor Daryani
In April, Tennessee banned Chinese-owned apps from use on public college campuses — and further restrictions could be coming
- Kelsey Beyeler
Abolfazli uses social media as a tool for real-world connection and action
- D. Patrick Rodgers
Talking to research scientist Mike Caulfield about his method for separating online fact from online bullshit
- Eli Motycka
Nashville goes online to sort out neighborhood issues
- Cole Villena
In a post-pandemic world, internet access is increasingly an essential utility
- Eli Motycka
Nashville’s new congressman has become a local embarrassment and a national liability
- Scene Staff
With national attention trained on Tennessee, the state legislature passed laws punishing Metro and restricting gender-affirming care — but nothing on gun control
- Steve Cavendish
The legislature adjourned without heeding the governor’s calls for gun reform
- Stephen Elliott
Nashville tries to fight back against anti-Metro legislation
- Kelsey Beyeler
The legislature passed bills related to third-grade reading, ESAs and school safety — but not guns
- Hannah Herner
Legislators took aim at gender-affirming care for youth and HIV prevention funding, renewed their commitment to abortion ban
- Connor Daryani
The state budget shows where the Republican supermajority’s true priorities lie
- Brittney McKenna
Facing a housing crisis and an opioid epidemic, many Nashvillians struggle just to survive
- Scene Staff
Exploring environmental activism, water quality, living alongside urban wildlife and more
- Kelsey Beyeler
When it comes to getting diverse groups outdoors, Unearthing Joy meets folks in their own communities
- Kelsey Beyeler
‘The best thing you can do for these animals is just leave them alone’
- Eli Motycka
Wary of discharge in waterways, environmentalists are raising pollution concerns and trying to block a new sewage facility
- Hannah Herner
A word on disinfectant byproducts and an update on lead pipes
- Connor Daryani
As one local expert notes, small-scale actions won’t offset the massive harm being done by corporate polluters
- Steve Cavendish, Nashville Banner
Analysis: From drag bans to slashing the Metro Council, this legislative session has seen a slate of bills aimed at Davidson County
- Eli Motycka
The future of Belle Meade Plaza rankles a city that cares about the past
- Kelsey Beyeler
Establishing stronger multilingual and multicultural infrastructure would enrich the city
- Michael Gallagher
Back in the Eastern Conference, Nashville’s team opens the 2023 regular season this week
- Mikeie Honda Reiland
Following Nashville SC’s German-born player — a star on and off the pitch
- Scene Staff
This year, the Republican supermajority plans to focus on infrastructure, punishing Metro Nashville and culture-war issues
- Connor Daryani
With his proposed Transportation Modernization Act, the governor wants to add lanes to existing highways through public-private partnerships
- Kelsey Beyeler
The department commissioner wants supplemental funding in part to increase bed capacity for kids without homes
- Stephen Elliott
State Republicans are using this legislative session to target the LGBTQ community
- Stephen Elliott
Republicans are making good on the threats to get their pound of flesh from Nashville
- Eli Motycka
Proposed legislation focuses on increased punishment and tweaks to the state’s execution protocol
- Hannah Herner
More than 350,000 Tennesseans are expected to lose TennCare coverage, and attempts at abortion protections are arising
- Kelsey Beyeler
Education-related legislation this session will include third-grade retention, ESAs and more culture-war issues
- Scene Staff
From the mayoral race to independent local venues, potential development of the East Bank, TennCare coverage and more, here are eight stories to keep an eye on this year
- Eli Motycka
Cooper eyes ‘Nashville’s next great neighborhood’ as negotiations with the team continue
- Steve Cavendish
With a campaign finance disclosure deadline closing in, the field for Metro elections is taking shape
- Kelsey Beyeler
Keeping an eye on the education sector, from how schools are funded to the books that students are allowed to read
- Michael Gallagher
What we know about Tennessee’s efforts to replace Jon Robinson
- Hannah Herner
More than 350,000 Tennesseans are expected to lose coverage in the first post-pandemic renewal process
- Stephen Elliott
Will the state punish Nashville for raising a stink about hosting the RNC?
- Scene Staff
Remembering some of the irreplaceable Nashville figures we lost in 2022
- Scene Staff
Remembering Yusef Harris, Clare Corson Armistead, Irene Jackson Wills and more
- Scene Staff
Remembering James C. Gentry, Art Quick, Paul Hoolahan and more
- Scene Staff
Remembering Lee Wiedhaas, Joe Biddle, Ralph Emery and more
- Scene Staff
Remembering Vernon Winfrey, Honey Alexander, Barbara Jean Norman Haynes and more
- Scene Staff
Remembering T.B. Boyd III, Earl Swensson, Janice Walker Wendell and more
- Laura Brown
Nashville was home to an iconic theme park like no other in the country. Then it was shuttered for ‘no compelling reason.’
- Chris Chamberlain
With her family’s signature dish now a global sensation, the longtime matriarch behind Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack is a cultural ambassador for Music City
- Scene Staff
From legislative lunacy to ‘Insurrection Barbie’ and beyond, here’s our 33rd annual list of bloopers and blunders
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- Scene Staff
Examining the history of white supremacy in Nashville, modern far-right hate groups, and Wil…
- Betsy Phillips
From the KKK to FBI informants and the Council of Conservative Citizens, the roots of vile r…