Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Former Nashville basketball standouts charged in homicide and other top stories.

  • Former Nashville basketball standouts charged in homicide

    Former Nashville basketball standouts charged in homicide
    Ke'Vonte Davis and Jamontae Davis(Photo: Metro Nashville Police Department)Metro police detectives charged two brothers who are former Nashville high school basketball standouts in connection with Friday's fatal shooting outside Whites Creek High School, police said.Nashville siblings Ke'Vonte Davis, 18, and Jamontae Davis, 21, face criminal homicide charges in the death of 23-year-old James G. Nevils, who was shot outside the school over what police believe to be a lingering dispute over a girl..
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  • Nashville Zoo's Zooperbowl is a deal for fans of all stripes

    Nashville Zoo's Zooperbowl is a deal for fans of all stripes
    Buy PhotoCertain animals have adapted well in the cold weather at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere such as the Red Panda.(Photo: Michelle Morrow / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe Nashville Zoo is one of Nashville's top attractions, but getting a discount on admission is like trying to count the spots on a giraffe or the stripes on a zebra.So lots of us look forward to the annual Zooperbowl Sunday, which is the only overall half-price ticket day of the year at our beautiful Nashville Zoo.It works out ..
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  • Clayton McWhorter leaves lasting legacy on health care culture

    Clayton McWhorter leaves lasting legacy on health care culture
    Veteran health care entrepreneur Clayton McWhorter died Jan. 23.(Photo: Submitted)Last month, the Nashville health care industry lost one of its founding fathers, Clayton McWhorter.  McWhorter fathered many outstanding companies, but his lasting legacy to Nashville will be the people he mentored and the example he set.  Nashville can lay claim to the title  of "the nation's health care capital" because of leaders like Clayton McWhorter.In the constellation of Nashville health care companies, Cla..
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  • Senior living community proposed for Brentwood

    Senior living community proposed for Brentwood
    A four-story, 198,000-square-foot senior living community is being proposed for north Brentwood. Crossings at Brentwood would offer independent and assisted living for seniors.(Photo: Submitted)A four-story senior living community might be making its way to Brentwood.On Monday planning commissioners approved a site plan for Crossings at Brentwood, a 198,000-square-foot, 191-unit community that would offer independent and assisted living as well as memory care. Nashville-based Ragan Smith Associa..
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  • Nashville's 'development story' to take national spotlight

    Nashville's 'development story' to take national spotlight
    Buy PhotoConstruction cranes are popping up all over town.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoNashville’s real estate market has been red hot for several years now.And the high-rises keep going up.That rise in development activity — and the range of issues that come with it — will garner a national spotlight in 2019 when more than 3,500 industry leaders in real estate are expected to visit Nashville for the Urban Land Institute’s annual spring meeting to discuss land-use and develo..
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  • New Comcast gigabit Internet coming to Nashville

    New Comcast gigabit Internet coming to Nashville
    Comcast(Photo: Jeff Fusco, AP Images for Comcast)Competition for Nashville Internet customers is heating up as Comcast brings its new gigabit-speed modem technology to the local market.Comcast is launching its DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit speed service in Nashville in the coming months, bypassing the local race for fiber Internet that kicked off with Google Fiber's interest in Nashville in 2014.Instead of waiting for fiber installation, a costly and intensive process, subscribers will be able to plug in a..
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  • Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues Preview: Second Half

    Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues Preview: Second Half
    Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The NHL's second half begins tonight as the Predators take on the Blues at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators return to action tonight, looking to build off of some All-Star momentum and, oh yeah, a four-game winning streak. The Preds were well represented in the All-Star Game, with all 4 participants playing quite well. (Side note: have we talked about Rinne's illegal playing the puck penalty? LAME) Not only that, but they all seemed to be having a good t..
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  • Entrepreneur Center creates health care accelerator

    Entrepreneur Center creates health care accelerator
    The Entrepreneur Center is starting a health care accelerator.(Photo: chaofann, Getty Images/iStockphoto)The Entrepreneur Center is launching a new accelerator, Project Healthcare, to stoke the growth of startups in Nashville.The accelerator is the third aimed at local Nashville industries and follows Project Music and 1440 Publishing Innovations.Michael Burcham, a health care heavyweight who recently started Narus Health, will join as chairman of Project Healthcare's advisory board.The regional..
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  • Cochon Butcher Is Throwing a 'Brewcherie'

    Cochon Butcher Is Throwing a 'Brewcherie'
    click to enlarge One of the most famous episodes of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations series was when he visited Cajun country and took part in a traditional boucherie. In this ritual, a hog is dispatched (by Bourdain's hand in this case) and divided among different groups of the community. Each cadre of cooks is responsible for utilizing different parts of the pig in a true nose-to-tail event. At Cochon Butcher in Germantown, they are big fans of whole-animal cookery and have decided..
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  • Pro Bowl tops NHL All-Star Game in Nashville TV ratings

    Pro Bowl tops NHL All-Star Game in Nashville TV ratings
    The Tennessean 8:42 p.m. CST February 1, 2016Buy PhotoPanthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) blocks a puck next to Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin (71) during the NHL All-Star game.(Photo: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoWhile NHL All-Star Weekend was considered a big hit for Nashville and Bridgestone Arena, the All-Star Game was less successful with area television viewers.Sunday's game on NBC Sports Network scored a 1.5 rating in the Nashville market, according to WTVF-5 progra..
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