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Finding local labor for public projects

Aug 4, 2015
Should contractors who bid on public projects be forced to hire more local workers?

Should only farmers be allowed to sell in farmers markets?

May 21, 2015
Defining what a farmers market is can be difficult.

NHL team wants to put ticket resales on ice

Feb 25, 2015
The Nashville Predators are trying to limit opposing fans at home games.

Inside Nashville's valet parking boom

Aug 29, 2014
With spaces at a premium, restaurateurs are getting help from private companies.

Nashville tries to boost civic pride with an investment fund

Aug 27, 2014
Having a single share is like buying stock in all of Nashville's public companies.

A housing-first solution to chronic homelessness in Nashville

Oct 7, 2013
Nashville's homeless get housing from private landlords in a new experimental program.

Nashville's Music City Center hopes to make a lasting note

May 20, 2013
Nashville's Music City Center cost $600 million and has a lot of cutting-edge bells and whistles. But convention organizers looking for a new convention center have a lot of options.

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Nashville may ease ban on home studios

Dec 18, 2012
The 'Music City' is considering loosening the rules on home recording studios.

The Grammys and Nashville, Tennessee

Dec 5, 2012
Nashville mayor Karl Dean on his city's rising star and its hope to expand its music repertoire beyond country.