Friday, April 19, 2024

Features

Patching bonds and knotting traditions

Featured Photo by Jordan Reining Story by Jordan Reining  In a battered, worn frame on the farthest wall of the station’s living room is a collection of patches representing a widespread...

24 Hours of Brotherhood and Bravery: A Day in the Life at Station 4

Featured Photo by Jordan Reining Story by Jordan Reining The 24-hour shift begins and ends with coffee mugs scattered around...

EDM at Graveyard Gallery: A Q&A with DJ FVNGVS

Featured Photo by Cadee Havard Story by Cadee Havard It is no secret that Middle Tennessee State University's Recording...

Sunset Showcase superstar: Carter Elliott

Featured Photo by Anna Leadingham Story by Anna Leadingham They say everything is bigger in Texas, but the University of...

How parallel play serves as saving grace for neuorodivergent youth

Photo by Taylor Lawson Story by Taylor Lawson Emily Conn, 21, is living a life of ongoing questions and missed...

Simply Pure Sweets bakery gives young entrepreneur, world class chef her spark back

Photos and story by Jeffrey Harrell/ Contributing writer "Ding, ding," the timer sounds, signaling the first batch of blueberry muffins are done. Chantell Kennedy-Shehan...

From Rwanda to Murfreesboro: An MTSU student’s fight for political asylum

Photo by Olivia Ladd / Lifestyles Editor Story by Helen Wilds / Contributing writer Moving is a hassle. Possessions are packed into bulging boxes, which are...

How Morgan Massengill went from MTSU graduate to The Bobby Bones Show producer

Photo by Payton Comerford/ Contributing photographer By Payton Comerford/ Contributing writer Country radio super star Bobby Bones yells out to his catch-all producer frantically, “Do you...

Mother Teresa intervened to help a Murfreesboro couple overcome adoption red tape

Photo courtesy of Bonnie Tinsley Mother Teresa was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on Sept. 4.  She is often discussed with mythical admiration; though...

SLF 2016: Author Ann Patchett on her inspirations and journey

"I didn't want short stories; I wanted to write a novel," said award-winning novelist Ann Patchett, the keynote speaker for this year's Southern Literary Festival. Speaking to...

Nashville’s Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival unites fear and artwork

By Emily Austin // Contributing Writer Nashville’s Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival isn’t just the place of nightmares; this three-day convention became the perfect...