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From Old Nashville institutions like Sperry’s Bananas Foster to newer additions like the classic steakhouse fare at Star Rover Sound, here are 48 dishes that will never get old.
The Food & Drink Issue 2025: Nashville Classics
For our annual Food & Drink Issue, we at the Scene decided to take you back to the classics — the quintessential, standard-setting examples of all-time menu items.
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April 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From Old Nashville institutions like Sperry’s Bananas Foster to newer additions like the classic steakhouse fare at Star Rover Sound, here are 48 dishes that will never get old.
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Celebrated longtime institution the Blind Boys of Alabama are returning to Nashville for a night of spirit-raising songs at City Winery.
Blind Boys of Alabama | Apr 1 | Nashville Scene
Folks who watched the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards show learned at least one thing: The Blind Boys of Alabama still know how to steal a show. A gospel music institution that formed eight decades...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Celebrated longtime institution the Blind Boys of Alabama are returning to Nashville for a night of spirit-raising songs at City Winery.
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New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
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Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.
Advocates say flawed 'checklist' targets Venezuelans for deportation under archaic wartime act
Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.
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NPR animator and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing she was running for president — 50 years before women would be allowed to vote.
The woman who ran for president 50 years before she could vote
NPR animator and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing she was running for president — 50 years before women would b...
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April 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
NPR animator and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing she was running for president — 50 years before women would be allowed to vote.
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Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely
Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
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While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.
Trump revokes classified access for Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others
While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.
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March 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
While mostly symbolic, the move to revoke security clearances for over a dozen former officials has been seen as a warning to President Trump's adversaries.
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What, and I cannot stress this enough, the ACTUAL FUCK
Trump just denied the Musk/China story. Then a few minutes later the WSJ confirmed it. Any guesses who’s governing the country right now?
March 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the ACTUAL FUCK
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Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.
Weaponizing antisemitism makes students 'less safe,' says drafter of definition
Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.
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March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.
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Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to respond to the surge of injured patients pouring in one day after Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas. Dr. Razan al-Nahhas describes the scene as 'pure chaos.'
(via @wbur.org)
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'Nowhere is safe': Doctor in Gaza describes scenes of 'nonstop' injuries after Israel ends ceasefire
Israel is continuing to bombard Gaza, one day after declaring the ceasefire with Hamas over and launching a series of surprise airstrikes.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to respond to the surge of injured patients pouring in one day after Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas. Dr. Razan al-Nahhas describes the scene as 'pure chaos.'
(via @wbur.org)
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No surprise he suspended them, he clearly supports the orange
March 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
No surprise he suspended them, he clearly supports the orange
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While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.
The VA will deny gender dysphoria treatment to new patients
While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.
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Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team will make its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament this year.
Vanderbilt Women Earn Second Straight NCAA Tournament Bid
Tennessee, Tennessee Tech will also be part of March Madness
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March 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team will make its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament this year.
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President Trump justified his use of a wartime law to deport people. The CEO of Democracy Forward argues that the president is using it to claim powers not granted to him under the Constitution.
Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport is 'a threat to everyone,' lawyer argues
President Trump justified his use of a wartime law to deport people. The CEO of Democracy Forward argues that the president is using it to claim powers not granted to him under the Constitution.
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March 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
President Trump justified his use of a wartime law to deport people. The CEO of Democracy Forward argues that the president is using it to claim powers not granted to him under the Constitution.
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15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.
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Via the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: Nine men on Tennessee's death row have filed suit challenging the use of pentobarbital in the state's lethal injection protocol, citing the “risk of tortuous death.”
Death Row Inmates File Suit to Stop New Lethal Injection Protocols
Filing contends studies have proven use of pentobarbital causes a ‘tortuous death’
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March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Via the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: Nine men on Tennessee's death row have filed suit challenging the use of pentobarbital in the state's lethal injection protocol, citing the “risk of tortuous death.”
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Vanderbilt’s turnaround men’s basketball season has produced the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017.
Vanderbilt Men Earn First Bid to NCAA Tournament Since 2017
Tennessee, Lipscomb, Memphis headed to Big Dance as well
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March 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Vanderbilt’s turnaround men’s basketball season has produced the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017.
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This week, @betsyphillips.bsky.social asks: Who was the woman featured on a headstone by famed Nashville sculptor William Edmondson?
Down the Rabbit Hole on Another William Edmondson Mystery
Who was the Bernice Williams featured on a headstone by the famed Nashville sculptor?
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March 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week, @betsyphillips.bsky.social asks: Who was the woman featured on a headstone by famed Nashville sculptor William Edmondson?
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America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
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OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD
March 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.
Photos: Across the U.S., sky gazers marvel at the blood moon lunar eclipse
As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.
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March 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.
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The threat of violent tornadoes proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South, with at least six killed and scores of homes decimated.
A monster storm across the U.S. sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 6
The threat of violent tornadoes proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South, with at least six killed and scores of homes decimated.
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March 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The threat of violent tornadoes proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South, with at least six killed and scores of homes decimated.
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10:51 am, a break in the storms is pushing up I-65. We'll have to watch closely to see if clouds thin out and how much the atmosphere re-energizes for later storms. Good chance to check your safe spot and make sure it's ready to go for later, if needed. We'll be right here watching each radar scan.
March 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
10:51 am, a break in the storms is pushing up I-65. We'll have to watch closely to see if clouds thin out and how much the atmosphere re-energizes for later storms. Good chance to check your safe spot and make sure it's ready to go for later, if needed. We'll be right here watching each radar scan.
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*New blog: "My anxiety has been higher before. Not much higher, though." Afternoon Update: Overnight Tonight & Saturday Concerns for Tornadoes, Intense Straight Line Winds, Large Hail, Lightning, and Flash Flooding. A walk through a complex system.
Afternoon Update: Overnight Tonight & Saturday Concerns for Tornadoes, Intense Straight Line Winds, Large Hail, Lightning, and Flash Flooding.
I’ve just been on a conference call hosted by NWS-Nashville for emergency management and media for tonight and tomorrow. I started NSWX in 2010 and can count on one hand the times I’ve …
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March 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
*New blog: "My anxiety has been higher before. Not much higher, though." Afternoon Update: Overnight Tonight & Saturday Concerns for Tornadoes, Intense Straight Line Winds, Large Hail, Lightning, and Flash Flooding. A walk through a complex system.