How do you move from one stage to another? Plus, the local news for June 6, 2025.
Your Turn to Talk: The $3.8 billion dollar Metro Budget
Fifty-seven percent of the mayor’s recommended budget for next year comes from property taxes. Another almost twenty percent comes from local sales tax.
NashVillager Podcast: Opry and the Ryman
How did the Ryman become the Mother Church of Country Music? Plus, the local news for June 5, 2025.
Happy 35th birthday, Athena!
Every year, thousands enter the temple in Nashville’s Parthenon to view the nearly 42-foot statue of Athena.
NashVillager Podcast: Wild animals in the Volunteer State
Is it really legal to have a pet zebra in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for June 4, 2025.
‘Where’s the meaning in everything?’ Lessons learned from a week as a Buddhist monk
For Don Srisuriyo, a Thai American from Murfreesboro, becoming a Buddhist monk was unexpectedly challenging, and changed his relationship to his heritage.
How do rites of passage mark important milestones?
Across cultures, rites of passage often honor a transition from one cycle of life to another.
NashVillager Podcast: River of plastic
How did the Tennessee River end up with so much microplastic? Plus, the local news for June 3, 2025.
Maryam Abolfazli, activist and community leader
For more than two decades, native Tennessean Maryam Abolfazli has been a leader in economic development and the nonprofit sector.
NashVillager Podcast: Right to work
Why is Nashville one of America’s least unionized cities? Plus, the local news for June 2, 2025.