8 of Nashville's worst disasters
Buy PhotoTwenty-six people died from flooding in 2010 in Tennessee and Kentucky, including 11 in Nashville.(Photo: Larry McCormack / File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoFires, tornadoes, floods. During the past century, these disasters struck our city again and again, leaving death and ruin behind. Some stand out as most significant, linked with less common disasters like a reservoir collapse and a calamitous train wreck.Here is a brief look at some of the worst disasters in Nashville's history.1912:..>> view originalTrisha Yearwood brings 'Passion' to daunting TV role
Trisha Yearwood will play Mary in "The Passion," the modern musical interpretation of the last days of Jesus Christ.(Photo: Michael Becker / FOX)Trisha Yearwood is the first to admit she's panicking. Preparing to play the mother of Jesus Christ in a live, nationally televised musical to air Sunday night from the streets of New Orleans has a way of causing one to focus on the things that could go wrong.For Yearwood, who will find herself in exactly such a spot on Palm Sunday, it was the prospect ..>> view originalNashville Among Cities with Increased Zika Virus Risk
Friday, March 18, 2016 By the Way Nashville Among Cities with Increased Zika Virus Risk Posted By Amanda Haggard on Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:12 AM click to enlarge National Center for Atmospheric Research As the temp..>> view originalNashville chef Dale Levitski charged with DUI
Dale Levitski(Photo: Metro Nashville Police Department)A popular Nashville chef was arrested on suspicion of DUI early Friday during a sobriety checkpoint, Metro police said.Dale Levitski, the executive chef at Sinema who gained popularity after appearing on Bravo's "Top Chef," was stopped during a checkpoint that began on St. Patrick's Day near the 900 block of Eighth Avenue South while driving a red Toyota Rav4, an arrest affidavit shows.Officers at the scene said Levitski, 42, appeared intoxi..>> view originalNashville teen's lawsuit says he was racially bullied at school
NASHVILLE — An African-American teenager sued a school board, saying officials failed to stop the racial bullying he endured from his baseball teammates, including one of them yelling at him to "run like the KKK is after you." In his federal lawsuit against the Robertson County Board of Education, DeAngelo Jones, who is now 18, says the bullying started when he was a freshman at Springfield High School and joined the baseball team. He said older white teammates repeatedly taunted him and hurled..>> view originalNew Orleans food hall expanding to Nashville
A cocktail bar, oyster bar and coffee shop are among the vendors planned for the historic Nashville building.Buy PhotoBarre Tanguis and Will Donaldson, the owners of New Orleans food hall St. Roch Market, plan to open a similar concept in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoOne of the hottest culinary trends in America is on tap for Nashville’s rapidly developing Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood next year.The entrepreneurs behind St. Roch Ma..>> view originalTaylor Swift makes surprise appearance at Nashville hospital
By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pop star Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at a Nashville, Tennessee, children's hospital to help "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest open a broadcast studio for patients. Swift on Friday met with children at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following the ribbon cutting on the new Seacrest Studio built at the hospital. She told the crowd that she visited one of the now ..>> view originalAre Nashville's Actors Like Their Characters?
by Alison Bonaguro 7h ago Now that country fans and Nashville fans finally had a chance to see the wedding of the year — Deacon and Rayna’s — on Wednesday’s (March 16) episode, I thought it would be a good idea to go a little deeper and find out what the characters from the hit show think about how their real lives parallel (or don’t) their fictional lives. Aubrey Peeples, for example, is nothing like Layla. Unless Layla was her high school’s valedictorian and had a perfect ACT score and ..>> view originalVegan bistro Graze headed for East Nashville
Buy PhotoGraze plant-based bistro and bar plans to open in April at 1888 Eastland Ave.(Photo: Lizzy Alfs / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoEast Nashville is set to get more healthy dining options next month with the addition of a new vegan bistro and bar.The ownership team behind the 6-year-old The Wild Cow vegetarian restaurant plans to open Graze in a nearby space in the same mixed-use development at 1888 Eastland Ave. Construction is nearly complete in the roughly 1,500-square-foot former Silly Goos..>> view originalCelebrate The Arrival Of Spring With Poetry At Star Line Books
Celebrate the arrival of spring with poetry at Star Line Books on Tuesday, March 29, from 6-7 p.m. Star Line Books is at 1467 Market St. Seven regional authors will be at the independent bookstore for a reading and signing. Several will have copies of their books available for purchase, including three books released this year. Helga Kidder is a native of Germany's Black Forest region and lives in Chattanooga with her husband and dog. She was awarded an MFA from Vermont College. She is co-f..>> view original
Friday, March 18, 2016
8 of Nashville's worst disasters and other top stories.
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