NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vibrant sights, sounds and colors will fill the grounds at CheekwoodEstate & Gardens for Holi, the dynamic Indian “Festival of Spring” and the “Festival ofColors.” The festivities on March 23, 2024 will feature hands-on activities for all ages, tasty farefrom local food vendors, and live music and dance performances. Guests will have thechance to celebrate the arrival of Spring while getting custom Henna tattoos andparticipating in color throwing traditions. The event will occur with a backdrop ofthousands of blooming bulbs, as Cheekwood in Bloom: Belles Fleurs continues. “As we celebrate the vibrant festival of colors, Holi, we…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Ex-Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to a federal prison in Miami on Tuesday afternoon to begin a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “They can put me in prison; they can put you in prison,” Navarro said during a parking lot press conference Tuesday just before he reported to the facility. “Make no mistake about that, and make no mistake about this: They are coming after Donald Trump with the same tactics, tools and strategies they used to put me over…
MURFREESBORO, TN — Heading into spring, Tennessee business leaders have a much more positive outlook about their industries, a sentiment trend that “has flipped” in the past year, according to results from the latest Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU’s Jones College of Business. The latest statewide index, which measures business leaders’ perceptions of the current and future economy, produced a score of 431 for winter 2024, the highest since spring 2021 and almost 100 points higher than the fall barometer results . The inaugural survey in July 2015 registered an index of 325. Conducted in partnership with the Tennessee Chamber…
By Will Hazell Vaughan Gething has been announced as the next First Minister of Wales, becoming the first black politician to lead a European country. His victory in the Welsh Labour leadership election means that, for the first time since devolution began in the late 1990s, none of the UK nations will be led by a white male. Humza Yousaf, the Scottish First Minister, is the son of first-generation immigrants from Pakistan, while Northern Ireland is led by a female first minister and deputy first minister, Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly. Gething, currently minister for the economy, beat Jeremy Miles,…
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, DC — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it will allow Texas to enforce for now a contentious new law that gives local police the power to arrest migrants. The conservative-majority court, with three liberal justices dissenting, rejected an emergency request by the Biden administration, which said states have no authority to legislate on immigration, an issue the federal government has sole authority over. That means the law can go into effect while litigation continues in lower courts. It could still be blocked at a later date. “The court gives a green light to a law…
NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor Freddie O’Connell is releasing updated concept maps giving Nashvillians a new look at how dedicated transportation funding could transform the way people move around the city. The maps build from concepts released at the Technical Advisory Committee meeting on March 6 which show the potential impact of investment in several key areas of focus as the mayor continues to gather input from the public, Metro Council, and advisory committees for a transportation plan. The maps include details on how the city could improve: • Bus Rapid Transit on the busiest roads • Frequent Service Network •…
Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase There are many reasons for opening a bank account. From depositing a check to making a transfer, working with a bank makes it seamless to manage your money in a safe way. Opening up a bank account also makes it easier to pay bills on time, open a debit card, deposit and withdraw money from an ATM, and make transfers from an app, among many other things. Whether you’re opening a bank account online or at a bank branch, it’s important to prepare and anticipate what information you will be asked for. Personal Checking Account If…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes, provided a special educational experience for the young ladies in the Lighting the Path for Girls Initiative. The young ladies are affectionately called Jewels. They attended a special presentation from Gloria McKissack, a member of the famous McKissack family. They toured the home of one of the famous McKissack family members, Deberry McKissack, located at the corner of 15th and Edgehill. The house was built in 1912. The Jewels heard a special presentation from Lynn Jolly, an architect by training and now a Specification Specialist for architectural designs, who worked at…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced today that Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected Nashville to join Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC). Nashville is one of 25 cities chosen for the three-year initiative. BASC is designed to leverage historic levels of federal funding to incubate and implement transformative local solutions to build sustainable, resilient, and economically thriving communities. Building on the longtime leadership of U.S. cities to confront the overlapping crises of climate change and racial wealth inequity, the initiative will allow the Mayor’s Office and Bloomberg’s local innovation team to work more closely with frequently underfunded communities to give them the opportunity…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Stratford STEM Magnet High School students regularly put themselves out there in the school’s Writers’ Room, where teachers and mentors help them develop their voices as they share personal stories and insights through the written and spoken word. Now their work is out there in another form with the publication of a new anthology of the students’ writing. Unstuck in Time, published by Franklin-based Flowerpot Press, gathers pieces by about 20 Stratford students who have worked with their teachers and Southern Word, a Nashville-based nonprofit that places writing and music mentors in schools and community organizations. In…