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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...

Sofar Sounds Preserves Live Music Experience

It’s all a secret, or, at least, that’s what the coordinators of Sofar Sounds hope for each month. On a warm night last fall, I pulled...

Painting With a Passion: John Smith Shares His ‘Suddenly’ Moment

Two canvases, both bare and tightly bound by cellophane, lay in John Smith's home office, the first of the pack used by his daughter...

Match Records’ Exum Talks Hip-Hop, Faith and ‘Balling’

With a focus on personal growth and optimism, Rylund Exum is a local rapper who steers clear from modern stereotypes of mainstream rap music. Inspired...

Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar finds success in Murfreesboro

By Morgan Massengill, MTSU Sidelines Contributing Writer Downtown now has a few more pianos, another place to imbibe and a venue that has expanded from...

Sugaree’s: Murfreesboro’s ‘Haunted’ Boutique

In a town as old as Murfreesboro, tales of entities and paranormal activity are recurrent, and most inhabitants of the town can recall an...

A Look Inside Nashville’s First Burlesque Studio

Nashville is now home to Delinquent Debutantes, the city's first official burlesque studio. The studio, located on Charlotte Avenue, is equipped with full-length mirrors,...