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Last call: regulars pour one out for Murfreesboro’s Mayday Brewery

Feature photo by Megan Goble Story by Megan Goble On the surface, Mayday Brewery looks like a typical craft beer hangout. Brick walls. String lights. Metal-framed windows. Concrete floors. But beyond the...

MTSU queer couple finds home in faith – and each other

Feature photo by Alyssa Williams Story by Alyssa Williams For some, Christianity and queerness represent two separate circles, rather than...

Students uncover local history at Center for Historic Preservation cemetery workshop

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds Friday morning, a small group of students assembled at Old City...

Nashville Pagan Pride day educates the curious while celebrating pagan traditions

Feature photo by Matthew Olson Story by Matthew Olson Each year in Nashville, a joyous festival draws in spiritual seekers...

‘My mom, I love her ‘cause she loves me’: Bonnaroo with Ma

Feature Photo by Skyler Wendell Story by Hannah Carley Bonnaroo headliners the Red Hot Chili Peppers sold out The Farm...

‘I can just do what I want’: MTSU grad Devin Matthews reflects on life after graduation

Photo by Silas Vassar III via Devin Matthews Story by Shorin Estell / Staff Writer Graduates are usually afraid of what is to come after college....

Children line up to meet new Nashville-based American Girl dolls

Photos and Story by Tayhlor Stephenson / Staff Writer She's blonde, she's ambitious and she's finally here: Nashville's very own Tenney Grant is the newest...

‘I made this thing’: How Matt Martin started building guitars

Photo Courtesy of Matt Martin Story by Tim Jenkins / Contributing Writer Guitarists have an addiction to obtaining more gear. The common answer to the...

‘Certified Haunted’ Murfreesboro shop houses lively ghosts, livelier owner

Photo and Story by Andrew Wigdor / Assistant News Editor Sugaree’s is a small boutique in Murfreesboro’s public square, home to internationally designed outfits, jewelry...

Essay: To be black and queer at a predominantly white institution

Photos by Nathaniel Thompson / Contributing Photographer  Story by Shorin Estell / Contributing Writer To be black and queer at a predominantly white institution, or PWI,...

Danks, Obama! Chronicling the Obama-Biden friendship through memes

Photo by Pete Souza / White House official photo The presidency of Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, was something of a...