Spring Hill awarded $87,025 to restore historic slave cabin
Spring Hill has received $87,025 from the Tennessee State Museum to restore a former slave cabin. The award supports historic preservation in the wider Nashville region.
October 25, 2026
Arts & Culture
Fisk Hosts Gallery Showcasing Art Made Behind Prison Walls
A Creative Justice Gallery pop-up at Fisk University features work by four artists whose lives intersect with incarceration. Founder Jada X launched Forever Forward Collective after years of organizing with families affected by the criminal justice system.
October 23, 2026
North Nashville Culture Crawl Reaches Its 10th Annual Edition
The North Nashville Culture Crawl is marking its 10th annual edition. The event shares its name with a neighborhood central to Nashville’s Black cultural history.
October 21, 2026
Fisk Jubilee Singers carry North Nashville’s musical history across generations
The Fisk Jubilee Singers helped sustain Fisk University while bringing African American spirituals to international audiences. Their legacy remains central to North Nashville’s cultural history.
October 5, 2026
Oracle gift supports Nashville Symphony
Oracle has made a gift to the Nashville Symphony. The contribution links the technology company with a nonprofit institution that anchors part of downtown Nashville's arts scene.
October 5, 2026
New Podcast Explores Belonging Through Seven Nashville-Area Families
A new limited podcast series, “Staking Our Claim,” follows seven Nashville-area families facing pressures on their sense of home and belonging. Hosted by Kashif Andrew Graham, it is a production of Banner & Company Productions and the Nashville Banner.
October 4, 2026
Phil Ponder, Nashville Artist and Former Metro Council Member, Dies at 93
Nashville artist and former Metro Council member Phil Ponder died Wednesday at 93 after several weeks in hospice care. His career spanned watercolor painting, business, military service and local government.
October 1, 2026
Nashville names Sept. 25 annual ‘Dolly Day’
Nashville has designated Sept. 25 as an annual “Dolly Day,” Backstage Country reports. The outlet’s headline links the observance to music and charity events, but the supplied excerpt offers no schedule.
September 21, 2026
Americana veteran Tamara Saviano featured for ‘Poets and Dreamers’
The Nashville Banner features Tamara Saviano, author of “Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music.” Her career includes serving as the Americana Music Association’s first woman president and producing award shows at the Ryman Auditorium.
September 20, 2026
WKRN reports drug overdose caused producer Tay Keith’s death in Nashville
WKRN reports that music producer Tay Keith died from a drug overdose in Nashville. The supplied excerpt says his cause of death has been determined but provides no further details.
September 18, 2026
TPAC offers Broadway-level training opportunity for area high schoolers
Middle Tennessee high school students have an opportunity to pursue Broadway-level performance training through a TPAC program. News Channel 5 Nashville highlighted the local arts education opportunity.
September 18, 2026