Category: NASHVILLE

So You Wanna Move (to a Red State)?

Commentary In the now three and a half years since I have decamped with my family from Los Angeles to Nashville—some have called us “early adopters”— I have spent considerable time on phone, email and texts with old friends and acquaintances in New York and California who are asking me what it’s like. Am I…


LIVE: Global COVID Summit—Nashville Part 2

Join physicians, scientists, and frontline professionals to discuss insights and analyze findings regarding COVID-19 treatment and care. The group will place particular emphasis on questions around COVID-19 vaccinations for children. TRUTH. COURAGE. UNASSAILABLE EVIDENCE. ACTION STEPS. Saturday, December 18, 2021 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST SPEAKERS (click for bios): Dr. Pierre Kory Dr. Richard Urso Dr….


Black Friday Shootings Reported In Tennessee, Washington State, North Carolina

Shootings marred Black Friday with incidents reported in North Carolina, Washington state, and Tennessee. Three men were killed and four others were left with non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting incident at a Nashville, Tennessee apartment on the evening of Nov. 26, police said. The Nashville Police Department said in a statement that it’s unclear what led…


Amazon to Stream Academy of Country Music Awards in 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards is making the streaming switch, moving from a TV network to Amazon Prime Video and marking the first time the streaming service will exclusively air an awards show. In the announcement on Thursday, the ACMs move from CBS, which previously announced that it would be airing the…


Maskless in Nashville: Two Parties Attend Tennessee GOP Dinner

Commentary I attended the annual Statesmen’s Dinner of the Tennessee Republican Party Saturday night, the first in two years since 2020’s was postponed due to the pandemic. The most striking thing about the event was the surprisingly large size of the crowd. 1400 plates were sold, which made it, according to the woman in charge…


Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in Murders, Kidnappings in Tennessee

A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted nine suspected MS-13 gang members with racketeering and violent criminal conspiracy that includes murder, officials announced Wednesday. The grand jury returned the charges in a 60-count second superseding indictment against Carlos Ochoa-Martinez, 31; Jason Sandoval, 35; Jorge Flores, 29; Kevin Tidwell, 28, all of Nashville—Jose Pineda-Caceres, 22; Franklin Hernandez,…


Nashville Home Studio ban Goes to Tennessee Supreme Court

A home music studio owner in Nashville, Tennessee, is taking his long-running appeal of aggressive local zoning restrictions against home-based businesses to the Tennessee Supreme Court after that court recently agreed to hear his case. The court decided July 12 to hear the appeal from record producer Elijah “Lij” Shaw and hairstylist Pat Raynor, who…


17 Charged After Sex Trafficking Operation in Nashville

An undercover sex trafficking operation in Nashville, Tennessee, has seen arrests and charges for 17 men. According to a release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the two-day undercover operation June 24 to 25 found that 17 men had allegedly agreed to pay for sex with an undercover officer who posed as a 16-year-old…


NASCAR Power Rankings: The Best Cup Drivers Heading to Nashville

By Alex Andrejev From The Charlotte Observer NASCAR is back to racing with points on the line this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway after completing its All-Star Race last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Below are The Charlotte Observer’s NASCAR power rankings for the week of June 14. This list is updated each week. Honorable Mention…


Nashville Officer Fatally Shoots Man Armed With Butcher Knives: Police

A police officer fatally shot a man after a traffic stop in Nashville on Saturday after he charged at the officer with two large knives, officials said. Body camera footage of the incident was later released by the Nashville Police Department. “Hey, stay in the car. Drop the knife,” the officer is heard telling the…