Your Guide to July 2026 in Nashville
America is turning 250 years old, and we’ve got your ultimate guide to July in Nashville! Join creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson, newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury, and executive producer Whi...
1 Juli 26min
How Hot Chicken Became Nashville’s Most Iconic Food
Once upon a time, then-Mayor Bill Purcell decided to spread the good news of hot chicken to the masses, via a festival in East Park as part of Nashville’s bicentennial. Twenty years later, the Music C...
30 Juni 26min
The Enslaved People Who Built Nashville
Here's a piece of history you probably didn't learn in school: The city of Nashville once owned enslaved people. Historian and contributor Betsy Phillips joins us to share their stories and discuss ho...
29 Juni 29min
'Your City Could Be Better': How Denver Is Fixing Its Sidewalks — Presented By City Cast Nashville
Just how good are the sidewalks in Nashville? The state of a city’s sidewalks can be a good indicator of how healthy that city is — and pedestrian safety is just the beginning. In Denver, voters appro...
28 Juni 27min
Why Are Cheekwood’s Neighbors Trying To Shut It Down? Plus, Pride Preview
We can’t get enough of the news that a man who lives literally next door to Cheekwood is trying to get the Board of Zoning Appeals to give Cheekwood a stop work order due to traffic volume, so Marie C...
26 Juni 32min
The Endangered Species in Our Own Nashville Backyard
With all the hubbub swirling around the proposed data center next to the Nashville Zoo, we’re revisiting our conversation with the zoo’s director of marketing, Jim Bartoo. He joins Marie Cecile Anders...
25 Juni 24min
How To Start Birdwatching in Nashville
The hottest hobby for this summer might be birding, whether you’re watching, listening to, drawing, or simply appreciating our feathered friends. Kristen Englenz and Liz Clayton Fuller, the team behin...
24 Juni 26min
Is Donelson Really As ‘Hip’ As It Claims?
This month in our recurring series of neighborhood guides, we're heading to “Hip” Donelson to see if it lives up to the name. Max and Kayla Palmer, owners of Bagelshop, join Marie Cecile Anderson to w...
23 Juni 24min
