Jupiter has new visitor; a solar-powered spacecraft
This artist's rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth, Juno is scheduled to go into orbit around the gas giant on Monday, July 4, 2016. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Soaring over Jupiter’s poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system’s largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended Monday when the solar-pow..>> view originalMoving Radnor Yard could be game-changer for Nashville transit
Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideBuy PhotoSeveral trains rest in the Radnor Rail Yard facility June 29, 2016 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins/ The Tennessean)Buy PhotoIn South Nashville off Interstate 65, freight trains and trucks enter around the clock at the second-largest CSX rail yard and transfer facility in the Southeast.It’s known as Radnor Yard, and since the 1950s, trains have emptied container..>> view originalIrksome Vet Visits Spur Nashville Man's Crusade On Rabies Vaccines
Hear the radio version of this story. For years, Nashville pet owners have likely been over-vaccinating against rabies. Now a move to clarify the city’s rules could save time and money for roughly 100,000 pet owners in Davidson County. The change up for consideration this week by the Metro Council follows the crusade of one man: 79-year-old Karl Meyer, a semi-retired North Nashville carpenter and self-described “activist for the public good.” He also looks out for his pudgy little black d..>> view originalHow Does Nashville Really Stack Up To Other Cities On Walking ...
Hear the radio version of this story. Nashville has a habit of comparing itself with other cities. Now a new study by Metro Public Works finds how the city stacks up against others in terms of walking and biking, total miles of sidewalks and greenways, and Metro’s role in funding and maintaining its system. This new “Peer And Aspirational Cities” report (see charts in slideshow above) is part of the WalknBike project, which is due to create a mobility action plan by the end of the year. S..>> view originalGallatin seeks Nashville Pike sidewalk funding
Crosswalk traffic sign(Photo: Getty Images)Gallatin city leaders are once again pursuing funding to construct a sidewalk along Nashville Pike near state Route 109.The Gallatin City Council voted June 28 to apply for grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the design and construction of an approximately 0.3-mile section of sidewalk from Green Wave Drive to Lock 4 Road.If approved, the city would be responsible for $200,000 of the project’s estimated $1 million price tag,..>> view originalSpeak your way to success
Kimberly Novosel of Press Management Group, For 12th & Broad 6:02 a.m. CDT July 5, 2016How we share our thoughts and ideas with others affects not only what actions come to be but also how we are perceived.(Photo: monkeybusinessimages, Getty Images/iStockphoto)You’ve heard this before: Your thoughts become your words and your words become your actions.Words are the link between what we think or dream and what we do or achieve. Doesn’t that sound wildly important? Even more, words ar..>> view originalHow to capitalize on success of 'Nashville'
Curt Hahn, For The Tennessean 7:02 a.m. CDT July 5, 2016Buy PhotoActress Clare Bowen gets hair and makeup before acting in a scene by the pool on the set of "Nashville." After being dropped by ABC, the show was picked up by CMT for a fifth season.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoWith the news that "Nashville" has been picked up by CMT for a fifth season, the time to build upon the show's success is now.Many governments, including Tennessee, offer incentives to lure film and TV..>> view originalFirestone unveils new mobile tire service in Nashville
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo may have been greeted by some misinformation recently, courtesy of a comedian who says he…>> view originalHouse Republicans step up with heath plan
Buy PhotoRep. Cameron Sexton speaks during a health care announcement in the old Supreme Court chambers at the state Capitol on April 12, 2016, in Nashville.(Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoRep. Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and his fellow members of the “3-Star Healthy Project” task force deserve kudos for proposing a serious plan to expand health insurance coverage to some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable.Is it a perfect plan?Not at all, but then neither was Gov. Bill Haslam’..>> view originalItalian police arrest homeless man in death of US student
(AP Photo) ROME (AP) — Italian police say they have detained a homeless man in the death of an American student whose body was found in the Tiber River. Police identified the suspect as Massimo Galioto, a 40-year-old man from Rome. In a statement Tuesday, police said he was taken into custody because he was “seriously implicated” in the murder. Police on Monday pulled the body of Beau Solomon from the Tiber River. The 19-year-old student from Wisconsin had last been seen early Frid..>> view original
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