Three out of five cities say revenues are not keeping pace with increasing fiscal demands, according to City Fiscal Conditions in 2004, a new report from the National League of Cities (NLC). Nashville can be considered one of those cities.
Only Hendersonville and Springfield responded to the survey from Tennessee but Metro Finance Director David Manning [...]

Gibson Musical Instruments officials announced Tuesday that they will open on Dec. 4 their Gulch-based Baldwin Nashville Showcase, a 24,000-square-foot retail operation stocking Baldwin pianos and housed in a renovated building that sits at the corner of Grundy Street and 11th Avenue near the popular 12th and Porter restaurant and music venue.
Gibson bought the Baldwin [...]

Granted there isn’t as much excitement in this year’s local elections as there was in last year’s gubernatorial and senate races. Mayor Bill Purcell is safely ensconced in office, and Vice Mayor Howard Gentry doesn’t even have any competition.
But there are lively races throughout the city for various Council districts and an especially important race [...]

Black state lawmakers Wednesday accused state Sen. David Fowler (R-Signal Mountain) of racism and of insulting working class Tennesseans. Fowler cried he was taken out of context.
In Monday night’s debate on the lottery scholarship bill, Fowler argued against an additional $1,000 award to scholarship recipients who come from families making less than $36,000 a year.
“Just [...]

A high-profile piece of East Nashville property, once the home of a Genesco Inc. shoe distribution facility, has been foreclosed upon and will be marketed for sale.
Last Thursday, deed holder Franklin National Bank took possession of the property, located near Fifth and Main streets, after paying $1.85 million in a bidding process.
The land garnered media [...]

Spurrier, Cutcliffe, Davis say they aren't interested in replacing Fulmer: Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer announced Monday he is stepping down at the university's request at the end of this season &#8…
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… or, as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court will remind us on January 20, 2009: President Barack Hussein Obama. Here’s a quick morning read of what some Nashville area blogs are saying about the historic election results.

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Falling enrollment and a shaky economy have Pioneer Christian Academy worried about its future, as the school heads into its 40th year.The private Christian school was founded in 1969 as a nondenomina…
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Headmaster Bradford Gioia just got back from a trip to China and is making plans to send more Montgomery Bell Academy students and faculty there next summer.The administrator said he wants to expand M…
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A Nashville church is using a hit movie to strengthen marriages in its congregation.First Baptist Church, Seventh and Broadway, in Nashville is using Fireproof as a centerpiece to its fall programs.
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Halfway into the season, the Titans could be halfway to something special. That will be determined over the next few months, starting Sunday in Chicago. Here’s a look at five things that have come int…
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From the rubble of a firebombed mosque, relationships have emerged.After local men burned the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., to the ground in February, Muslim families had no place to worship. Don…
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For decades, Metro Park Police officers have worn military-style green uniforms with boots, a nod to the type of work they do: walking the beat in the wooded areas of Davidson County’s 100-plus parks….
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Two high-profile college coaches mentioned as a possible replacement for Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer are being courted to stay where they’re at now.No. 2 Texas Tech (9-0, 5-0 Big 12) was proactive Tues…
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As a medal winner in three different Olympics, Ralph Boston saw his share of great athletes.But the former Tennessee State track star contends that one of the best he ever saw was a junior high footba…
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But by the time the season began this year at UCLA, Tennessee already was showing signs of serious ineptitude.It’s unclear which of the team’s problems most drove Athletics Director Mike Hamilton to m…
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Taking a daily supplement of folic acid and other B vitamins doesn’t lower a woman’s risk of cancer, a study of more than 5,000 women found.Researchers found little difference in the number of women w…
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Hamilton’s legacy as an athletics administrator will be judged on whom he hires to replace the man who will go down as one of college football’s most successful coaches. A search firm will be hired, a…
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Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is planning layoffs across Middle Tennessee, the company’s first reductions in its white-collar work force as it deals with a deep downturn in homebuilding.The building product…
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But those plans were thrown in doubt Monday with the announcement that the man who recruited him and ultimately persuaded him to become a Volunteer, Phillip Fulmer, was removed as coach and is leaving…
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Nashville’s Rick Hilles is the embodiment of what one would expect a poet should be: eloquent, soft-spoken and unassuming.He might not be able to keep up the last bit much longer.
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“I want to congratulate Coach Fulmer on a fantastic career. I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a guy that’s done more for his alma mater than him. Coach Fulmer has always had an outstanding team ov…
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Basketball practice has begun, and the season tips off for many schools on Nov. 18.Here is a look at what to expect from Wilson County’s girls teams. Look for a boys preview next Wednesday.
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An Ashland City developer has filed for personal bankruptcy, citing a debt on an apartment development.John T. Rankin, a developer with several active projects in Cheatham County, filed for a Chapter …
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