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A community has been home to important names in music, business, and art. The people with deep roots to the community are now recording the stories of Nashville's history. ....
The best way to describe it is a high-tech treasure hunt. It was turning heads in the Edgehill community Thursday as a team worked to better tell the story of a figure of Nashville history. ....
Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. | (Photo: Facebook) Students and faculty at Watkins College of Art in Nashville are suing to stop the school from being absorbed by the nearby Christian nondenominational Belmont University. On March 10, two students who are members of the LGBT community and one instructor filed legal actions in Davidson County Chancery Court to stop Belmont’s acquisition of the secular, four-year art college, which has faced declining enrollment and financial uncertainty in recent years. The merger drew concern from community members and a legislator who accused the Watkins’ board of trustees of acting in secrecy to complete the deal with Belmont without government oversight or the public being informed. ....
and local culture website Urbaanite that uncovers local gems in Nash vill e. Documenting historical moments adds a needed texture in cities like Nashville, to ensure their significance is not lost as growth moves through like a roaring lion. âThe Past Is Prologue: The Cameron Class of 1969,â a documentary short about Cameron High Schoolâs role in the civil rights movement, is a record of one such moment, and it will guarantee that a piece of South Nashville history will never be lost. The film â conceived by executive producers Tanya Coplen Gray, Deborah Majors Bell and Ida Venson Currie â is an homage to a schoolâs undeniable mark on Nashville and a lesson in the history of the fight for racial justice. ....