Tasha Lemley

Jul 9, 2024 | wpln.org | Tasha Lemley

Homelessness is often the result of a culmination of several events in a person’s life. As we have heard throughout This Is Nashville‘s housing series, In My Place, people can quickly struggle to maintain stable housing when a financial, medical or personal crisis hits. This is especially true when wages do not keep up with rising rents.

Jun 21, 2024 | wpln.org | Char Daston |Rachel Iacovone |Alexis Marshall |Tasha Lemley

When Nashville in Harmony was founded in 2004, many of its members had to be discreet. 20 years later, it is known both locally and nationally. WPLN News wanted to know how cicada first-timers were feeling as the bugs emerge, so turned to the newsroom newbies for their hopes — and fears. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this week. This year, students at Overton High school in South Nashville worked with administration to provide more intentional spaces for students to fast and pray.

Jun 5, 2024 | wpln.org | Tasha Lemley

Pop culture is all-consuming. It dictates tastes in fashion. It molds the national lexicon and rules summertime music playlists. People who study and write about pop culture possess an ability to hold the mirror up to offer a reflection that sends back the truth about who we are and, at times, where we are going. For over 40 years, Ann Powers has been writing about music and pop culture for outlets such as The Village Voice, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.

Apr 30, 2024 | wpln.org | Tasha Lemley

In part three of our housing series, In My Place, we continue our discussion on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused. This series, thanks in part to support from Pinnacle Financial Partners, brings in national and local guests to discuss everything from best practices to worst failures — and we get to hear from people who intimately know the complexities of having nowhere to go.

Mar 26, 2024 | wpln.org | Tasha Lemley

In part two of our housing series, In My Place, we continue our discussion on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused. In this series, thanks in part to support from Pinnacle Financial Partners, we talk to national and local guests about everything from best practices to worst failures and hear from people who intimately know the complexities of having nowhere to go.