By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Among applause and celebration, Nashville welcomed the opening Davidson County’s first publicly developed permanent supportive housing project last week. Strobel House, located at 110 Jo Johnson Avenue, is open and accepting applications from unhoused individuals looking for physical, mental and emotional support. The furnished, modern-looking building currently offers a total of 90 individual living spaces. These living spaces are complete with a bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen. Many of the people who took part in the construction or funding of the building were in attendance during the opening day ceremony, as well as…
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By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The summer of love is coming to the Jefferson Street Sound Museum this Saturday, as the building will be hosting a one-day exhibit for legendary guitar player and vocalist Jimi Hendrix, as well as a Q&A sesssion about his legacy. Rock music and Jimi Hendrix historian David Piercy said the informative and entertaining exhibit will be opening at 11 a.m. with a $25 cover for the full day, and closing at 5 p.m. Jefferson Street Sound Museum founder and curator Lorenzo Washington said Hendrix is one of the most asked about ‘60s and ‘70s…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The Miracle House of God Non-Denominational Church hosted a Pastor’s Installation and Appreciation for Prophetess Venita D. Lewis, Pastor, on July 13 at the Fairfield Baptist Church in Goodlettsville. Miracle House of God founder and described Anointed Prophetess Venita D. Lewis said that she was both excited and humbled to be installed and celebrated last Saturday. Lewis said the church’s establishment came after she had been ignoring a feeling of being called on by her faith to work as a pastor and prophetess. Now, she said she can no longer ignore this call. …
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The work of a children’s book author plays an invisible yet monumental role in shaping the minds of children, often beginning shortly after they exit the womb and first begin to experience the world around them. The role of children’s stories can be underappreciated until times such as July’s National Black Family Month, during which the things that become staples of family learning and bonding such as story time are brought to the forefront. LaTasha Reynolds knows this role firsthand, since publishing her first book Bryla’s Amazing Imagination: Bryla Visits the Moon, featuring Black…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The Southern Movement Committee (SMC) celebrates encouraging news, as Metro Budget Chair Delishia Porterfield allocated $1 million to SMC’s proposed Varsity Spending Plan in her substitute budget that went into effect July 1. Arts and Culture Director Mike Floss said the Varsity Plan is designed to reinvest Nashville’s tax dollars into community centers and public schools along North and East Nashville. He said the plan also includes the establishment of an Office of Youth Safety to be staffed by Nashville city employees. This office would be focused on at-risk youth outreach that works toward…
By Logan LangloisPhotos by Russell T. Rivers Jr. NASHVILLE, TN — Muse Conservatory of Dance is celebrating the end of a successful spring season and is now gearing up not only for the start of fall performances, but to say goodbye to its first graduating high school class. Founder, director, and co-owner Mekaylah Gilbert said sending her students out into the world is both exciting and frightening, as she has been coaching many of them since they were very young when Muse opened its doors in 2017. “It’s a bittersweet thing to see their progress and to see them turn…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The 2024 Kindling Arts Festival has recently announced the second half of the artists to be included in their impressive yearly roster. Kindling Arts Founding Artistic Director Jessika Malone said this is the festival’s seventh annual celebration, set to begin on Thursday, July 18, and continue until Sunday, July 21. She said this year’s theme is titled ‘Imperfections’, and explores how humankind as well as art itself is perfectly imperfect. “We work with artists that are working outside of the traditional institutional models,” Malone said. “They’re making work that’s really risky and what we do…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Ten Tennessee MTE linemen joined a 21-person volunteer crew this past May, traveling to a remote village in Guatemala to lay cables and build towers to provide electricity to the townspeople. One volunteer, Brad Nattress, said that the team could have never completed their 19-day mission without the dedicated help of the townspeople and five volunteer interpreters. Nattress said everyone banded together through several weeks of long hours, no days off, and having to use old-school methods. Workers also had to overcome their lack of available equipment, while simultaneously navigating a difficult terrain that…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Black Market (NBM) has been hosting a jam-packed month filled with community activities and is showing no signs of slowing. Market co-founder Carlos Partee said he and his team are excited to present the host of activities taking place throughout June, as they have enjoyed bringing a different cultural light to Nashville’s forefront. He said throughout June and February Black events and culture have been long-recognized in Nashville. He hopes to cultivate an environment where the impact of the Black community is celebrated year-round. “As these events are growing, these businesses are…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Black Nashville Assembly (BNA), an extension of the Southern Movement Committee (SMC), is hosting its first family fun field day on June 15 to promote community togetherness. Arts and Culture Director Mike Floss said the mission of the event is to celebrate Nashville’s Black youth who have either successfully progressed through another year of schooling or completed their education altogether. Organizer and lawyer Erica Perry said BNA’s overall mission is to encourage community organizing and political engagement within Nashville’s Black community to influence long-lasting change. “A big part of making a community stronger comes…