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Hendersonville poet and abstract artist Henry L. Jones was named the city’s first poet laureate in a brief ceremony at the Hendersonville Public Library on March 4. Jones, a Detroit native and 1988 graduate of Fisk University, settled in Hendersonville nearly two decades ago with his wife and three children – sharpening his skills as both an accomplished painter and a published poet. “Our poet laureate will be encouraging higher literacy and a greater joy of reading,” said Hendersonville Mayor Jamie Clary. “I encourage citizens to recognize Mr. Jones for his work and dedication to promote literacy.” Jones will serve…
Memphis, TN (TN Tribune)–On Tuesday, March 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in Memphis, TN were inspecting a shipment from Tanzania in route to Oregon when they found live insects. The one-piece shipment, which was an old cardboard light bulb box, was manifested as “dried loofah.” The box contained three dried loofahs along with wood chunks infested with two species of live insects. An entomologist identified them as Mantodea (a form of praying mantis) and a Torymidae (a form of wasp). Mantids are normally predatory, and the wasps found are frequently a parasitoid, meaning they lay larvae…
FRANKLIN, TN (TN Tribune) – After going dark to public performances last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, parent organization of The Franklin Theatre, is excited to announce the theater’s phased reopening plan for 2021. Currently the theater is open for private rentals, including Monday nights through April where another local non-profit, Studio Tenn, is hosting its popular virtual talk show: Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy. In addition, as part of its mission to be a platform for local philanthropy, The Franklin Theatre is currently working in partnership with local video production…
Nashville, TN – On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 two separate judges who preside in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee approved settlements of tip and wage theft claims, covering almost 500 workers and valuing more than $1 million in total payout. The cases were brought against Strategic Hospitality (Pinewood Social, Downtown Sporting Club, The Bandbox, Merchant’s, Bastion, Henrietta Red, Patterson House, and The Catbird Seat) and M Street Entertainment Group (Tavern, Saint Añejo, Kayne Prime, Moto, Virago, and Whiskey Kitchen), respectively. Workers in the suit brought against Strategic Hospitality restaurants were represented by the law firm…
By Amy Traub Many observers were surprised when workers at Amazon’s warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama filed for a union election in October 2020. It’s not that workers’ dissatisfaction was unexpected; the hardships faced by Amazon’s warehouse employees are well known: The company was slow to provide protective equipment during the pandemic; it curtailed its COVID-19 pay bonuses and access to unlimited unpaid time off long before the health crisis was resolved; shifts are long and work schedules are erratic; a failure to invest in climate control means warehouses are often swelteringly hot or viciously cold; and worst of all,…
(By Associated Press) Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later, he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard — stolen, he claimed, by the judges — that he never fought again. One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, announced his death on the Facebook page for Hagler’s fans. “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” she wrote. “Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed…
Today marks one year since Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black front line emergency technician, was shot six times and killed in her home by Louisville, KY police officers attempting a drug raid. Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were awakened in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020, by loud pounding on the front door. They came to search for drugs. There were no drugs and Walker was not the person being sought. Walker, fearing that the apartment was being broken into, grabbed his licensed gun and fired one shot, hitting Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the leg. No one has been…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — American Airlines will soon have a nonstop flight option from Nashville to Austin, Texas. The flight will begin with daily service on May 6 and bump up routes to twice daily on July 2. “We thank our partners at American Airlines and welcome their new service to Austin,” said Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of BNA. “Reflecting the strength of this market, air service options from BNA continue to grow, which helps create healthy competition and serves the travel demands of our customers across the region.” Prior to the pandemic, officials say BNA was one…
Minneapolis, MN —The City of Minneapolis agreed on Friday to pay $27 million to the family of George Floyd, the Black man whose death set off months of protests after a video showed a white police officer kneeling on his neck. The payment to settle the family’s lawsuit was among the largest of its kind, and it came as the officer, Derek Chauvin, was set to go on trial this month for charges including second-degree murder. As the settlement was announced by city officials and lawyers for Mr. Floyd’s family, Mr. Chauvin sat in a courtroom less than a mile…