By Ashley Roth NASHVILLE, TN — Police Department promotes veteran police officer to Deputy Chief of support services. John Drake joined Nashville’s police force in 1988 as an overnight patrol officer. In his nearly thirty years of service, he has held several positions in different departments including Vice, the Police Athletic League, and the Domestic Violence Division. His role as Captain of the Domestic Violence Division was notable, as he was the first male and African American male to hold that position. As Captain he initiated several programs that continue today, such as the brutality assessment protocol for first responders…
Author: Ashley Roth
By Ashley Roth NASHVILLE, TN—A new bus pass program provides transportation for struggling Nashville residents. Stephanie Harris, executive director of Metro Workforce Development, noticed how often she and other members of Workforce faced the dilemma of getting new hires to the jobs they desperately needed. “People would call us and say they were hiring immediately, that they needed people fast. We had the people ready to work, but they had no way to get there,” Harris says. The solution became free bus passes. Advance Financial, along with Workforce developed this solution. The lending company does a lot of good for…
By Ashley Roth NASHVILLE, TN — New book tells the political and personal narrative of former United States Congressman. Bob Clement’s President, Kings, and Convicts began on Clement’s bucket list. He says, “I had started the book years back, but was always too busy. Two years ago I decided to get out the old book and found two other people to help me stay on track and to make it readable.” Clement’s memoir opens with his childhood in the governor’s mansion. His father, Frank Clement, was governor during a pivotal time in Tennessee history—one where commerce shifted from agriculture to…
By Ashley Roth NASHVILLE, TN — New photography book explores the relationship between music and the South. Cold Hot, a new book by Brazilian journalist and photographer Sergio Poroger, documents his seventeen day tour of seven Southern cities, including Nashville, Tennessee. Poroger said, “I want the book to be a guide; I want people to recreate my trip.” Travel originally inspired Poroger to begin the book. He’d dreamt of an American road trip since childhood. “Other than just doing a book about a road trip, I needed something else to hold the book down,” Poroger remembered, “Someone asked me, ‘Other…
Nashville, TN—Local bakery delivery service brings artisan internet-inspired pastries to Nashville. Nashville’s growing and thriving food scene welcomes a new bakery called Sweeten the Day. The company’s desserts change frequently, and are inspired by blog posts and Pinterest pins. For Valentine’s Day, Sweeten the Day is partnering with WhatMollyMade.com, a food-centered blog and favorite of Sweeten the Day’s Chief Sweet Officer and founder, Stephanie Lee. “We’re really excited about Valentine’s Day,” Lee says. “We’re featuring some of the blog’s yummiest treats in our Best of Pinterest: Valentine’s Dessert Box, including Raspberry Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores Bars, and…