It’s back to the Metro Courthouse for Erik Cole. The former two-term East Nashville councilman has landed a newly created position in the Nashville Mayor’s Office where he will oversee a program focused on helping low-income residents reduce debt and build assets. Cole will lead the Financial Empowerment Center program, an endeavor the mayor announced [...]
On the heels of last week’s announcement of a new lease agreement between Mayor Karl Dean and the Nashville Predators, several readers asked me which side got the better end of the deal. To answer that question, I’m going to … Continue reading →
Nashville’s fight against obesity caught national attention again Tuesday when Mayor Karl Dean appeared on CBS This Morning. In the interview, Dean talks about some of the city’s alluring fatty foods and efforts to increase physical activity. On Wednesday, Dean … Continue reading →
Metro Council members, no matter how accessible they are, might have to plan on a new way of encountering the public – one that could be uncomfortable – as they start considering Mayor Karl Dean’s proposal to raise property taxes. … Continue reading →
Metro Council members, no matter how accessible they are, might have to plan on a new way of encountering the public – one that could be uncomfortable – as they start considering Mayor Karl Dean’s proposal to raise property taxes. … Continue reading →
Metro government has begun a study of the city’s taxi, limousine and livery vehicle industries as it looks to move to a new level of tourist traffic in a year or so. The examination comes a few months after a … Continue reading →
The clean-up crews have barely finished down at the Metro courthouse from Mayor Karl Dean’s inauguration to his second-term, but already we have our first candidate in the race to succeed him in 2015. State Rep. Mike Turner, D-Old Hickory, … Continue reading →