Sunday, November 22, 2015

Last Top Stories: Gun violence survivors share their stories in Nashville

  • Gun violence survivors share their stories in Nashville

    Gun violence survivors share their stories in Nashville
    Buy PhotoScott Tedder, left, listens to Cathie Williams talk about how her daughter, Tammy Summers was shot in 2009 while at their church. Williams spoke during a gun violence survivor panel discussion at the Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn. Cathie Williams' daughter recovered from her injuries. Scott Tedder was shot in the head when he was 11-years-old while sleeping in his bed.(Photo: Mark Zaleski / For The Tennessean)Buy PhotoTennessee gun vi..
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  • Youth cast makes its own magic with 'Nashville’s Nutcracker'

    Youth cast makes its own magic with 'Nashville’s Nutcracker'
    Buy PhotoFrancesca Moore, 14, rehearses the part of Clara for Nashville Ballet's production of "Nashville's Nutcracker" on Nov. 13. Moore is among the 191-member youth cast, the largest to date for the annual holiday production\.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoFor many families, the holidays just wouldn’t be complete without “Nashville’s Nutcracker.” And for Nashville Ballet’s Artistic Director and CEO Paul Vasterling, it wouldn’t be the “Nutcracker” without the adorable youth..
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  • New cast unwraps 'A Christmas Story' at Nashville Rep

    Derek Whittaker, left, Megan Murphy Chambers, Bobby Wyckoff and Curtis Reed in Nashville Rep's production of "A Christmas Story."(Photo: Shane Burkeen)It’s been called the gift that keeps on giving. But Nashville Repertory Theatre has some surprises in store, as it gears up for its seventh annual production of “A Christmas Story” with an all-new cast.And for Derek Whittaker, the actor playing the iconic role of Ralphie Parker, it’s as if Christmas has come early.“At first, I was a little nervou..
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  • Power Play: It's going to get better for Nashville - On the Forecheck

    Power Play: It's going to get better for Nashville - On the Forecheck
    The Predators may have lost by shutouts in back-to-back games, but things aren't all doom-and-gloom for Nashville.Back-to-back shutouts? It happened, but not in the way you'd hope for. TheNashville Predators(11-5-3) endured their second straight 4-0 defeat, being dropped by theMinnesota Wild(11-5-3) after a frustrating night of hockey on Saturday evening. SLAP SHOTS Inability to capitalize early Frustrating might not be the best word to describe Nashville's hot-and-cold scoring abili..
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  • Turnip Truck opens flagship store in east Nashville | WKRN News 2

    Turnip Truck opens flagship store in east Nashville | WKRN News 2
    “Turnip Truck was born in East Nashville, and East Nashvillians have supported us wholeheartedly for nearly 15 years,” founder/owner John Dyke said.
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  • Predators Reassign Sissons to Milwaukee

    Predators Reassign Sissons to Milwaukee
    Nashville, Tenn. (November 21, 2015) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Saturday that the club has reassigned forwardColton Sissonsto Milwaukee (AHL) and activated forwardEric Nystromfrom Injured Reserve. Nystrom, 32 (2/14/83), has missed eight games due to an upper-body injury since leaving Nashville’s game at Los Angeles on Oct. 31. In 10 games this season, the Syosset, N.Y., native has three goals/points. The Nashville..
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  • 'Islamophobia' threatens TN tradition of accepting refugees

    'Islamophobia' threatens TN tradition of accepting refugees
    Buy PhotoThe Tennessee Immigration and Refugee Rights Coalition, here hosting a citizenship workshop in 2013, and other similar organizations say recent rhetoric attacking refugees falls in line with legislative attempts in the past.(Photo: File / Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoTerrorist attacks as far away as Paris, and as close as Chattanooga, have escalated community concerns and created political opportunities.And despite Nashville and Middle Tennessee historically welcoming refugees..
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  • Sunday's Dump & Chase: Looking at Development

    Sunday's Dump & Chase: Looking at Development
    I've turned to prospect-watching as an alternative to scoreboard-watching, which is hazardous to a Central Division fan's health. Fortunately, it looks like the Admirals have gotten over their early season woes, and Fiala has regained that extra bounce in his step. Sissons is also back in Milwaukee, but I hope he isn't there for very long.Nashville News & Notes Ads Match Franchise Winning Streak Mark; win 3-1 | Admirals RoundtableFiala scored and Milwaukee matched their franchise best wi..
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  • Tire Discounters enters market with Hixson store opening this week

    Tire Discounters enters market with Hixson store opening this week
    Photo by Contributed Photo /Times Free Press. Nearly 40 years after Chip Wood opened the first Tire Discounters store in a single-bay shop in Ohio, the Cincinnati-based tire retailer this week will debut its first outlet in Chattanooga — the southern-most market for the growing chain of nearly 100 stores. Tire Discounters plans to open an 8,000-square-foot store on Highway 153 in Hixson on Wednesday. The new $1.7 million store is the first ..
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  • Sunday drives to Leiper's Fork lead to proposal

    Sunday drives to Leiper's Fork lead to proposal
    Haden Wiley and Brian Cook married May 30 in Linville, N.C.(Photo: Paul Wharton)Haden Wiley and Brian Cook were in other relationships when they met in 2009. But when each found themselves single again in spring 2014, they didn’t waste much time on other people. They began dating that summer.Their first dates consisted of runs in Percy Warner Park and Sunday drives to Leiper's Fork.  Thirteen months into the relationship, they got engaged in downtown Leiper's Fork.“My sister Kirby was able to se..
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