IN PHOTOS: Live on the Green makes its return to Public Square Park
Live on the Green has been a long-standing tradition for Nashvillians. The free festival brings in thousands of visitors and dozens of outstanding acts. Live on the Green hasn’t happened in person...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Celebrate Nashville
This year’s Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival was held on Oct 1. in Centennial Park. The festival is an annual event featuring performances, food and activities that showcases the many cultures...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Nashville holds vigil in honor of Covenant School shooting victims
A candlelight vigil was held in Public Square Park in downtown Nashville on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. CDT to mourn the loss of the six victims of The Covenant School shooting. First Lady Jill Biden,...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Nashville community rallies downtown, at Fisk University after...
After a week of community reflection and vigils, students reacted to the Covenant School shooting by organizing rallies and walkouts. Protestors were reinvigorated by the expulsion of Rep. Justin Jones...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson returns to Tennessee House of...
After being expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives on April 7, Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) was sworn in as an interim representative on April 13. Pearson arrived at the State Capitol...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Demonstrators create human chain from VUMC to State Capitol for...
In response to the recent shooting at The Covenant School, Voices for a Safer Tennessee held a “Linking Arms for Change” event on April 18. Thousands of community members created a three-mile-long...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Dragons on the water
The Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival returned for its 15th year in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 23. More than 30 teams competed in the dragon boat race, 24 of which were part of the brand-new...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Little Amal visits Centennial Park
Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian Refugee, visited Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 5 starting at 5 p.m. CDT with the mission of inspiring hope in children fleeing...
View ArticleStudents rally outside Rand Dining Hall in support of Israel, Palestine
Students walked out of class in support of Israel at noon on Oct. 27. Around the same time, another group of students congregated at the Rand Wall to express solidarity with Palestine. The walkout was...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Ryan Beatty takes it slow at the Basement East
With no opener on the bill, the crowd at the packed Monday-night show seemed to grow ever more impatient to see L.A.-based singer-songwriter Ryan Beatty perform. “You know musicians, never on time,” an...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Nashville Pride 2022
On June 25, 2022, Nashville hosted its annual Pride Festival at Bicentennial Capitol Mall. I, along with some other Vanderbilt students, bore the heat and sun to celebrate alongside Nashville...
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