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Area sports briefs

Top juniors compete in Qualifying tennis Chass Parrish named Goodpasture coach Metros face powerful Carolina Saturday More

Convention Center backers ask Council to begin collecting new tourist dollars

Supporters of the proposed new $455 million downtown convention center intend to ask the Metro Council soon to pass legislation by August so Metro can begin collecting new tourist tax dollars by the end of the year in preparation for funding the new Music City Center. Yesterday, the state Senate passed legislation enabling the Metro Council to fund the new convention center, which would sit south of Broadway downtown. More

Belmont, Lipscomb looking to host tournaments

Call it the behind the scenes Battle of the Boulevard. Belmont and Lipscomb are going head-to-head for the right to host the Atlantic Sun men

Sounds beat Las Vegas on Vegas-theme night

It was Vegas night at Greer Stadium on Thursday. But as irony would have it, Thursday was not Las Vegas

RBI program receives record donation

At the onset of its second decade of existence, Nashville

Thirst for winning drives

Vanderbilt had just won its first Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament championship in 27 years Sunday, but a slight look of disgust broke across the face of Tim Corbin. More

Balsillie reaches deal with Ontario city

Though his attorney calls the move a

Ex-Colt Hartsock finally fitting in

For whatever reason, the Tennessee Titans have become a sort of safe haven for former members of the rival Indianapolis Colts. More

Letters to the Editor

Asleep at the wheel The puck stops there More

Summers reintroduces Sylvan Park overlay

In the midst of an already-heated district Metro Council race to replace him, term-limited District 24 Councilman John Summers has reintroduced legislation to apply a zoning overlay atop the nearly 600-acre Sylvan Park neighborhood that would place restrictions and guidelines on home construction in an attempt to preserve the neighborhood

Cops, council look to reign in after-hours clubs associated with teen violence

The Metro Police Department has teamed up with a pair of Metro councilmen to crack down on after-hours clubs in Nashville, which officials say are a public safety hazard that have operated unchecked for far too long. More

School district continues theme of innovation with online courses

Metro Schools

Accountability is the key

After over 100 years of controlling Tennessee

Senate passes 42-cent cigarette tax hike targeted at schools

On the strength of lockstep Democratic support, the state Senate passed a 42-cent per pack cigarette tax increase Thursday on a 17-16 party-line vote, more than tripling the state

Legislature gives final approval to smoking ban

To crackdown on some of the effects of secondhand smoke, the state House and Senate approved a watered-down bill to ban smoking in restaurants and some workplaces Thursday but allow it in bars and certain small businesses. More

Local news briefs

Trauma center designation sought for Metro General Jameson says he won More

FINE ARTS CALENDAR

This weekend's book, theater and art-related events. More

Realty Check: Real estate wrongs and rights

Downtown Memphis offers 10,000 condominium units. Charlotte has 14,000 units. More

Legislature gives final approval to smoking ban

To crackdown on some of the effects of secondhand smoke, the state House and Senate approved a watered-down bill to ban smoking in restaurants and some workplaces Thursday but allow it in bars and certain small businesses. More

Belcourt films exhibit raw experiences in love, rap

Alain Resnais's award-winning film Private Fears in Public Places, which opens today at the Belcourt, won't make anyone feel particularly warm or optimistic about the fate of supposedly secure relationships. More