Originally published Dec. 23, 2020 for Nashville Public Radio. Architect Alan Hayes was driving home from his Brentwood office when he noticed something lighting up the downtown skyline. “It was probably the fall, and the daylight saving time had happened, and all you see is this bright flashing … lights that look like movement on […]
Tennessee Funeral Homes See A Change In The Grieving Process Amid Coronavirus
Originally posted April 14, 2020 for WPLN Randy Nash is bracing for the day the virus inevitably ends up in his office. He runs Sumner County Funeral and Cremation Services. From his office, he says, he can see the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, where nearly 100 patients recently tested positive for COVID-19. “Every […]
Vanderbilt Students Scramble For Housing As Campus Closes
Originally posted March 20, 2020 for WPLN Kirsten Bailey is a Vanderbilt senior currently living on the university’s mostly empty campus. She’s staying there as long she can – she has an internship in Brentwood, and her parents, back in Cincinnati, are immunocompromised. She worries about putting them at risk. She requested to remain on […]