8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (208+ words) An MNPD cruiser parked on Lower Broad, August 2024 A broad community coalition is opposing the mayor's evolving downtown homelessness strategy, which has emerged from city hall budget talks. In a letter sent on Saturday, the coalition calls on Mayor Freddie…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago  (229+ words) The mission behind the board is to increase communication between family members and the Tennessee Department of Correction, support family reunification and provide feedback on TDOC's activities. The board will report to the state legislature rather than TDOC, a distinction…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago  (260+ words) From left: "Another Snowy Grate," "Friendly Skeleton," Caitlin Blomstrom Suspect Terrain: Caitlin Blomstrom, Morgan Ogilvie & Ripley Whiteside Through May 30 at Tinney Contemporary Whiteside's paintings, drawings and prints engage with the dynamics of ecology in motion, haunted by the premise that…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (416+ words) U. S. Rep. Andy Ogles" is flanked by security following a student town hall at Belmont University, April 27, 2026 U. S. Rep. Andy Ogles speaks to Belmont students at astudent town hall, April 27, 2026 Bat-Ami refers to recent statements from Ogles denouncing Islam and Muslims writ…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (432+ words) Mayor Freddie O'Connell signs legislation at Fannie Battle Day Home, April 24, 2026 Back in 2018, we at the Scene pointed out three struggles in the childcare ecosystem: scarcity, high costs for parents and providers, and low pay for teachers." Mayor Freddie O'Connell…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (545+ words) U. S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn speaks at a victory party in Franklin after winning reelection, Nov. 5, 2024 One good thing to come out of this legislative season is that I think we're seeing the Tennessee Republican strategy of "Blame the Libs!" run out…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (91+ words) Now playing at Regal Opry Mills, Regal Hollywood and AMC Classic Murfreesboro The film will show Monday at the Belcourt, with an opening set from U. S. Girls Broken Bird is a slow burn, with some sequences that don't stick the landing....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (176+ words) Emma Swift at The Basement East, 4/23/2026 Eric Slick at The Basement East, 4/23/2026 "In my mind I thought I was going to be like Prince and be so cool," Slick joked. "But the reality is, I'm a klutz. My last name…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (181+ words) State Rep. G. A. Hardaway Democratic Memphis lawmaker G. A. Hardaway died Friday morning, the day after the Tennessee General Assembly gaveled out for the year." His family announced in a press release that Hardaway died from a brief illness at Vanderbilt University Medical…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1217+ words) State House representatives on the final day of the legislative session, April 23, 2026 Speaker Cameron Sexton (left) and Rep. Ken Yager'on the final day of the legislative session, April 23, 2026 In the final week of Tennessee's 2026 legislative session, state lawmakers passed legislation…...