An exuberantly eclectic 1880s house in the musical heart of Tennessee A humongous, cloud-shaped cream lampshade made from paper plates hangs over an ornate, hand-me-down antique concierge chair and a mishmash of dining chairs in the dining area of Vadis Turner’s funky Nashville home. “I wanted something extraordinary for the space, but that can be expensive,” says Turner, a multimedia artist who moved from New York to this 19th-century townhouse with her husband, Clay Ezell, and their first son in 2014, “so I was, like, instead of me trying to figure out how to buy some crazy chandelier, I cou ..read more

Allen Beachem, 33, killed after argument with suspect who fled the scene, police say One man was killed and five other people were wounded during a shooting inside a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon, as many in the city celebrated Easter, police said. The shooting at about 3pm in Nashville’s Salemtown neighborhood began within minutes of the male suspect’s arrival at the restaurant with a woman, authorities said ..read more

Victims yet to be named after single-engine aircraft from Kentucky crashes near highway on Monday evening Five people died when a small single-engine airplane crashed on the side of Interstate 40 in West Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday evening. The single-engine crash was reported at 7.44pm local time on Monday between the Nashville West Shopping Center and the interstate highway. The Metropolitan Nashville police department confirmed in updates posted on X (formerly Twitter) that five people died in the crash ..read more

Duo’s music ‘will always trump almost anything that Daryl does on his own or I do on my own’ says Oates, weeks after Hall filed to stop him selling his share of their rights John Oates, half of the hugely successful pop rock duo Hall & Oates, has opened up about his partnership with Daryl Hall amid their ongoing and fractious legal battle. Hall, 77, is suing Oates, 75, in an initially confidential lawsuit that came to light in November when Hall also filed for and received a temporary restraining order against Oates in a Nashville court ..read more

The league has made noises recently about growing beyond 30 teams. But who would get a new franchise? And is a move outside North America possible? The NBA may boast the most talent it’s ever had. There are all-time greats still dominating (LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant) and one-of-a-kind rookies (Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama). The league has 30 teams and only a few (Detroit, Washington, Portland) are devoid of an All-Star or a surefire future one. In short, the NBA is robust. That also makes it the perfect time for expansion, something NBA commissioner Adam Silver says t ..read more

In court filing, Daryl Hall alleges ‘surreptitious’ plan by John Oates to sell song catalogue, with Oates calling the claims ‘inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate’ More details have emerged in the spat between pop duo Hall & Oates, after Daryl Hall filed a lawsuit and restraining order against John Oates last week. The initial lawsuit was sealed, and only scant details were revealed days later, showing that it concerned a dispute over Oates’s reported plan to sell his share of the pair’s publishing to Primary Wave Music, the company that has acquired numerous song catalogues in recent ..read more

The City of Music has become unaffordable for musicians – and a magnet for partiers. Streaming services have only made things harder In June 2016, Tiffany Gassette looked for a place to park her RV. She ended up in Lyles, Tennessee, an hour from Nashville. For the next six months, she and her three-year-old daughter, Calliope – named after the Greek muse of epic poetry and heroic song – lived off a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. For 20 miles, there was nothing but a Walmart. Tiffany had never lived in an RV before. When winter came, the temperature dropped. The regulator on her propane ta ..read more

Johnson speaks with the Guardian one week after launching campaign, which is focused on abortion rights and gun reform Gloria Johnson, who narrowly avoided expulsion after protesting guns on the House floor, is running to be Tennessee’s first Democratic US senator in three decades. Johnson spoke with the Guardian in an interview one week after officially launching her campaign, which is focused on abortion rights and gun reform ..read more

A school shooting propelled a call for tighter gun laws – but parents and advocates feel vulnerable as legislature adjourns without making any changes The deadly shooting at a Nashville suburban Christian school in March sparked an outcry among devastated parents, students and Democratic lawmakers who called for tighter gun laws in Tennessee, where they are notoriously weak. It also set off a series of political events, including the failed Republican-led banishment of two Democratic state representatives, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson of the “Tennessee Three”, for protesting guns on the Hou ..read more

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