NASHVILLE, TN — District Attorney Glenn Funk has announced the appointments of three new attorneys to his staff. These most recent additions further increase the diversity in the Office of the District Attorney since Funk’s election in 2014. Ronald Dowdy was sworn in on August 17, 2017 as Assistant District Attorney in General Sessions Court. Dowdy previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. While there, Dowdy worked in the Public Corruption Division, Human Trafficking Task Force, and Felony Division. A Nashville native, ADA Dowdy is a graduate Hume-Fogg High School. He went on to…
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Exhaustion. Those that survived Hurricane Harvey remain exhausted. Those fleeing from Hurricane Irma are exhausted. The news professionals and the state authorities are exhausted. Those nonprofits and others trying to help are exhausted. And you, our donors and prospective donors are exhausted. … But like the woman we spoke to the other day who was still in a Harvey shelter and was glued to the television praying Irma wasn’t heading their way, too, we have to keep putting one foot in front of the other. We have to keep going. So on the heels of our Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund,…
Tourism Cares and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association partner to maximize travel industry support to restore destinations, tourism nonprofits and jobs CORAL GABLES, Florida (September 12, 2017) – The travel and tourism industry has launched the Caribbean Hurricane Tourism Recovery Fund, uniting the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Industry with the noted Tourism Cares organization, which has helped to lead private sector efforts globally following crisis. The fund will allow tourism industry stakeholders and friends of the region throughout the Caribbean and the world to pool their resources in support of vulnerable, devastated areas of the northern Caribbean that welcome…
Christoph Communications owner Renuka Christoph partnered with the Nashville Convention Visitors Corporation to launch Global Beats. The initiative promotes ethnic dining within Nashville and offers visitors the opportunity to explore the diversity within the city. “Nashville is rich in diversity and offers an extensive selection of ethnic dining which showcases the city’s multiculturalism,” states Christoph. “Cuisine serves a great connector of diverse people groups.” Visit https://www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/globalbeats to learn more about Music City’s ethnic dining. Click here for video coverage of Kurdish and Puerto Rican dining. Renuka Christoph oversees communications for Vanderbilt University’s Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
NASHVILLE, TN — MOGULS, Men Obtaining Goals Under Leadership Strategies, located on Buchannan Street, was the site for the Business Community Connect with Howard Jones, candidate for Tennessee State Senate, District 19. Held on the storm-riddled night of Thursday, August 31, individuals came to hear and be heard on the need for economic growth and how it is rooted in education. MOGULS proprietor Andre Southall developed this high-quality creative style barber shop so that customers can relax, hold meaningful discussions, and learn from each other in a comfortable and impressive environment. With regard to Howard Jones, he said, “It is important…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Trump Administration is building a wall. This wall, however, is to block information about the rights of Tennesseans to affordable health care coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. The Administration announced a 90 percent cut in advertising promoting ACA enrollment and then followed with an approximately 40% rollback of the funds provided each year to Navigators, assisters who play a critical role in helping consumers enroll in health care coverage. They gave no budgetary rationale for these unexpected cuts. They waited to make them until the very last minute, maximizing the confusion and disruption…
NASHVILLE, TN — Representatives from the Nashville Symphony, Jewish Federation of Middle Tennessee, Nashville Public Library, Nashville Ballet, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University and other local organizations will be on hand to announce plans to bring the Violins of Hope to Nashville in 2018, during a press conference on Tuesday, September 12 at 1 p.m. at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Speakers will be: • Alan Valentine, President & CEO, Nashville Symphony • Steve Brosvik, Chief Operating Officer, Nashville Symphony • Mark S. Freedman, Executive Director, Jewish Federation & Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee • Paul Vasterling, Artistic Director &…
KNOXVILLE, TN — Recently, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and community members gathered with Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) officials to celebrate the opening of The Residences at Five Points, a three-story, 90-unit affordable housing complex for seniors and people with disabilities. Located at 2061 Bethel Ave., the new, energy-efficient complex features 84 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units. It includes two elevators, laundry facilities and community spaces, such as a meeting room with computer stations. The site also offers green space with a picnic pavilion. “Today we celebrate the…
By Britt Mabry Young NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (TSU News Service) – Cassandra Griggs, Tennessee State University’s director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, has been named to the HBCU Taskforce for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. An international organization of institutions of higher education, CASE offers networking, collaboration opportunities and resources for university leadership. As a member of the eight-member HBCU Taskforce, Griggs, who has been involved with CASE for nearly 20 years, will help the organization build a pipeline of students who see institutional advancement as a viable and lucrative career option, as well as help…
NASHVILLE, TN — Councilwoman Karen Y. Johnson, who has represented District 29 in the Metropolitan Council since September 2011, has announced her candidacy for Davidson County Register of Deeds, the seat being vacated next year by Bill Garrett. Johnson says “with my strong track record of results in serving the people of our city, I look forward to bringing my leadership and management skills to this office to make it more transparent, accessible and connected to all people.” A kickoff fundraiser will be held Monday, Sept. 18th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Cabana, 1910 Belcourt Ave., hosted by owners…