Thursday, March 31, 2016

Nashville Brings on New Characters and other top stories.

  • Nashville Brings on New Characters

    Nashville Brings on New Characters
    by Alison Bonaguro 4h ago The latest cast of characters to join the Nashville TV series are Riff and Vita. But behind the scenes, there are going to be some other fresh faces if the show is renewed for a fifth season. Nashville is currently in that bubble of not renewed but not canceled. (Like some kind of network purgatory.) Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick — the duo behind hit TV shows like thirtysomething, My So-Called Life and many others — will take over as creative control as sh..
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  • Rosie the Riveter grandma inspires NASA granddaughter

    Rosie the Riveter grandma inspires NASA granddaughter
    Buy PhotoElsie Ledbetter, 92, now lives in Goodlettsville. During World War II, she worked at a factory making parts for B-17 bombers. Amanda Stubblefield, her granddaughter, went on to a career at NASA.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe B-17 bomber was hauled into the hangar, its belly part missing.Armed with her air gun, Elsie Ledbetter — a farm girl from Robertson County — went to work replacing the warplane's absent underside. She fired again and again, inserting each rive..
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  • 40-story project seeks to reshape downtown Nashville's skyline

    40-story project seeks to reshape downtown Nashville's skyline
    An animated video showing Chicago-based developer's plans for a 40-story, 860,000-square-foot office tower that would rank among Nashville's top three tallest buildings in the SoBro area. Chicago developer, Preston family plans tall office tower, 590 residences for four acres at Sixth and AshA rendering of the project, which will include one 40-story office tower with 860,000 square feet of Class A office space(Photo: Submitted)Story HighlightsThe 40-story, 860,000-square-foot office to..
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  • Developers tee up Nashville's largest office skyscraper (Video)

    Developers tee up Nashville's largest office skyscraper (Video)
    A developer from Chicago, teaming with well-known Nashville philanthropist Aubrey Preston and his son, are pursuing what would be Nashville's largest office ...
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  • Nashville child rape suspect faces new charges

    Nashville child rape suspect faces new charges
    John Patrick Tracy Jr.(Photo: Submitted)A Nashville suspect in multiple sex crimes, including child rape, faces new charges involving child pornography while free on bond awaiting trial, according to police.John Patrick Tracy Jr., 64, was indicted in November 2013 on multiple counts of child rape, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual exploitation of a minor involving a 9-year-old. Tracy was released from jail on a $100,000 bond.Nashville police say Tracy engaged in numerous electronic conversat..
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  • Comptroller audit again finds ASD noncompliance issues

    Comptroller audit again finds ASD noncompliance issues
    Buy PhotoA comptroller audit has again found noncompliance issues with the Tennessee Achievement School District. In this file photo, Linda Kinnard and Marion Tucker fill out paperwork to enroll their child at the Achievement School District's Brick Church College Prep.(Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe state's embattled school turnaround district once again showed blemishes on a state audit performed by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.The issue found in the audit..
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  • Mayor Barry seeks solutions for youth violence 'sickness'

    Mayor Barry seeks solutions for youth violence 'sickness'
    Buy PhotoMayor Megan Barry.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoMore job opportunities for Nashville youth.Quality after-school programs and activities.And a criminal justice system that seeks diversion programs instead of locking up young people when it's not warranted.These are among six goals highlighted in a much-anticipated report released Thursday that seeks solutions on rising youth violence in Nashville. Mayor Megan Barry's office released the report at a news conference at the Oasis C..
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