Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Jill Biden plans Nashville trip to promote college program and other top stories.

  • Jill Biden plans Nashville trip to promote college program

    Jill Biden plans Nashville trip to promote college program
    Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will visit Nashville Wednesday.(Photo: File/AP)Jill Biden will visit Nashville Wednesday morning to talk with students at McGavock High School about their access to a tuition-free college education through Tennessee Promise and dual-enrollment courses.Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will be joined by Gov. Bill Haslam, Mayor Megan Barry and other officials during her 9:30 a.m. visit to McGavock, according to a statement from the White House. ..
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  • Free SoulCycle classes headed for Nashville

    Free SoulCycle classes headed for Nashville
    SoulCycle is bringing free cycling classes to Nashville Jan. 29-31.(Photo: Courtesy of SoulCycle)Nashvillians eager to try SoulCycle — one of the most popular workout trends on the coasts — are in luck.The New York City-based indoor cycling chain teamed up with Target to launch a 10-city national tour to promote wellness via free cycling classes. The chain’s signature 45-minute, full body classes use hand weights for core work and are held in candlelight with loud music.The tour hits Nashville J..
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  • Nashville named a top city for tech grads

    Nashville named a top city for tech grads
    Nashville is among top cities for tech graduates, according to DataFox, a business research company.(Photo: Thinkstock.com)Nashville is among top cities for tech graduates, according to DataFox, a business research company.But it is not because the city has the most developed tech sector, more that it allows those with talent to find opportunities without breaking the bank. The ranking was based on mentorship and networking opportunities, affordability and growth potential."For young grads just ..
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  • Clayton McWhorter, Nashville health care pioneer, dies at 82

    Clayton McWhorter, Nashville health care pioneer, dies at 82
    Clayton McWhorter, Nashville health care pioneer, dies at 82 Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:10 PM EST Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:11 PM EST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - R. Clayton McWhorter, a businessman and philanthropist who helped pioneer health care in Nashville, has died at the age of 82.Courtney Hise with Mount Olivet Funeral Home in Nashville said McWhorter died Saturday.According to media reports, McWhorter led Hospital Corporation of America as CEO from 1985 to 198..
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  • Nashville must unite to fight poverty

    Nashville must unite to fight poverty
    Frank H. Boehm 12 p.m. CST January 26, 2016Dr. Frank H. Boehm is professor and vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt Medical Center and a commissioner on the Metro Social Service Commission. He can be reached at frank.boehm@vanderbilt.edu.(Photo: Submitted)Story HighlightsMany Nashvillians live in a bubble that prevents us from seeing the needs of the vulnerable.Many of us in Nashville live in a bubble that often prevents us from seeing what is goin..
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  • Winter storm didn't stop Nashville couple from wedding day

    Winter storm didn't stop Nashville couple from wedding day
    By Lisa Flam, TODAY(NBC News) - Jessica Reed and John Pyle wanted a simple, private wedding that was just about them. They chose a meaningful wedding date, Jan. 22, exactly one year after their relationship began with conversations that came easily and naturally, as if they had always known each other.Although a major snowstorm bore down on Nashville, Tennessee on their special day, the couple were undeterred and stuck to their plan to marry outdoors.As the wind whipped and falling snow dampened..
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  • Nashville 'Outsider' Artist William Edmondson's Sculpture Fetches ...

    Nashville 'Outsider' Artist William Edmondson's Sculpture Fetches ...
    Hear the radio version of this story. A statue of a boxer by Nashville artist William Edmondson has drawn a record-setting price at auction — $785,000, the highest price ever garnered for what's called "outsider art." Edmondson did briefly achieve insider status during his lifetime: In 1937, he became the first African-American to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.  But his background prevented his art from being accepted as mainstream. Edmondson was self-tau..
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  • Ringo Starr to play Nashville concert

    Ringo Starr to play Nashville concert
    393 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutRingo Starr to play Nashville concertThe Beatles drummer will return to the Ryman Auditorium as part of his latest "All-Starr Band" tour.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Ringo Starr to play Nashville concert3/30/15 1:03:36 PM --- RINGO STARR --- West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.: Portrait..
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  • Let's Talk Fur Trading and the First White Person in Nashville

    The other day on Facebook, one of my friends linked to this entry on Demonbreun's Cave at Atlas Obscura. The entry is notable for being almost completely wrong. But the parts I wanted to focus on, because I think they're helpful in understanding Nashville's history are the parts that say he "took up the life of a simple fur trader in Tennessee" and that he was "the first resident of European descent in what is now Nashville." There's not really such a thing as a "simple fur trader," and ..
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  • Fire Destroys Home In West Nashville

    Fire Destroys Home In West Nashville
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An investigation got underway in west Nashville after a home was destroyed by a late-night fire.The incident happened along the 500 block of Newton Avenue just before 11 p.m. Monday. When Nashville Firefighters arrived, the home was fully involved with flames shooting through the roof.No one was home at the time of the blaze.Investigators were working to determine out how the fire started. In November 2015, an arsonist set fire to a house on that same street.No additional det..
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Clayton McWhorter, Nashville health care pioneer, dies at 82 .Nashville Attorney & Activist John Jay Hooker dies .
How much snow fell? 8 inches in Nashville .Metro Nashville's emergency operations in effect .

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