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ANALYSIS: Is the mayor trying to sink the Riverfront Park plan?

A feud between Mayor Karl Dean and Councilman Mike Jameson is brewing over the riverfront development plan. More

Predators fall further behind Blue Jackets after 2-1 loss

Nashville misses chance to move into sixth place tie after falling at Columbus. More

Stocks post best month since '03

Credit market improvements making their way to equities More

Google starts venture capital unit

Web giant looking to employees to help identify possible investment targets More

Opinion: GM, rest in peace

Rick Wagoner has been laid off. The newly former CEO of General Motors was forced out by the Obama administration after failing to present a workable strategy in exchange for a request of $16.6 billion in additional taxpayer dollars on top of the $14.4 billion the company already received. More

Lovely ‘Lilly’ charms children of all ages

Misty Lewis is looking a little bit mousy these days. And Nashville Children’s Theatre audiences couldn’t more delighted. The multi-talented performer is currently on stage at NCT, reprising the title role in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. More

Spin Factor

Love vs. Money by The Dream More He and She by Wynton Marsalis Ten: Two disc edition by Pearl Jam Bluegrass & Beyond by Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press Man of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney by Various Artists

Letters to the Editor

It’s just unjust More U.S. fiddles and GM burns

On DVD: ‘Marley & Me’ even won over the scrooges to become Christmas hit

One of last year’s biggest family hits was David Frankel’s Marley & Me (20th Century Fox), which will be released on DVD this week. It was based on John Grogan's best-selling book about the impact adopting a Labrador puppy has on a family. More

Southern Cal stars Matthews, Turner among scheduled visitors to Titans

Southern California linebacker Clay Matthews and receiver Patrick Turner are among the visitors the Tennessee Titans will host in the coming days as they host up to 30 players who are eligible for the April 25-26 NFL Draft. More

Schools ax employees who contributed to hiring of sex offender

Three Metro Nashville Public Schools human resources employees were asked to resign, following a district investigation linking lax hiring practices with the employment of Ronald Boykin, a Donelson Middle School teacher charged recently by Metro Nashville Police on counts of sexual assault and battery by an authority figure. More

Ask Amy

DEAR AMY: I am a divorced woman with two teenage sons. I have been divorced for five years. More

Councilman Craddock considers 2010 county-wide campaign

Councilman Michael Craddock forms an exploratory committee for run at undisclosed county office More

Holt to visit Titans this week

Free agent wide receiver Torry Holt is scheduled to visit with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday, according to a league source. More

Stimulus funds for Metro schools frozen

Public school districts across the country are waiting for federal stimulus dollars to hit their coffers. Metro Nashville Public Schools may have a longer wait than most other Tennessee districts, due to years of being out of compliance with federal programs spending. More

T.I. to play Rites of Spring before starting jail sentence

Grammy-winning Atlanta rapper Clifford Joseph Harris aka T.I., has been added to this year’s Rites of Spring Music Festival at Vanderbilt University on Alumni Lawn. He will appear April 17 with Electrik Red, Run with Bulls, Blueskyreality, K’Naan, Okkervil River, Santigold, the Battle of the Bands winner and Q-Tip. More

Council to vote on May Town studies funding

Planning Commission has recommended accepting funds from would-be developers More

Coaches association names VU's Risper Division I's top defender

Vanderbilt’s Jennifer Risper was named the Division I Defensive Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday. More

Council members challenge Dean on property tax issue

Metro Council members urged Mayor Karl Dean to not raise property taxes in Davidson County this year, while also questioning why there has been no administration stance on the issue with budget proceedings scheduled to begin Wednesday. More

New TSU basketball coach promises a winning attitude, looks to revive winning ways

John Cooper was introduced as Tennessee State's new men's basketball coach Monday and promised to create a culture of commitment, discipline, structure and orgnization. More