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WASHINGTON, D.C. ( InvestigateTV ) — A nonprofit is bringing birthday parties to children experiencing homelessness so they can celebrate their special day while living in shelters. Extra-Ordinary Birthdays organized a party for Yalina, who turned 7, at a shelter in Washington, D...
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David Merowitz said he racked up thousands of dollars in debt after losing his job during the pandemic. To dig himself out, he took out personal loans, including one to help cover credit card bills. "At the time, I was struggling as a father and as a business owner and with the e...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Hurricane Isaias has officially formed. It is a Category One hurricane and will intensify to a category two hurricane later Thursday. Hurricane Isaias is likely to make landfall near the Mississippi/Florida state line by Friday. Hurricane watches and war...
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Hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaias continues to strengthen while moving toward the United States. The Category 1 storm became a hurricane overnight, making it the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season. State of emergencies The g...
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SUN CITY, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District reported she was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted by two men while fixing campaign signs in August. A police report obtained by Arizona’s Family states Bernadette Gr...
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Shabazz Larkin was voted Best Visual Artist in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Shane Miller and Sai Clayton....
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Abigail Volkmann was voted Best Photographer in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Brigette Billups and Ray Di Pietro....
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Bad Idea was voted Best Wine List (Restaurant or Bar) in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Butterlamp and Antoinette’s Wine + Provisions....
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Homegrown was voted Best Bar in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Chief’s on Broadway and Martha My Dear....
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Brother Z’s Wang Shack was voted Best Wings in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by M.L.Rose and Beyond the Edge....
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The Butter Milk Ranch was voted Best Breakfast in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by The Loveless Cafe and Hearts....
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Sadie’s was voted Best Mediterranean Restaurant in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Aba and Greko (tied for second)....
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Streetcar Taps & Garden was voted Best Patio in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by TailGate Brewery and Village Pub....
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Bagelshop was voted Best Bagel in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Proper Bagel and Crieve Hall Bagel Co.....
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Answer and Lockeland Table tied for Best Happy Hour in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Lyra.
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Barcelona was voted Best Small Plates in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Iberian Pig and Pelato.
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Sinkers was voted Best Liquor Store in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Corkdorks and Frugal MacDoogal....
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Stardust Drive-In Theatre is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Old-School Drive-In in Nashville for bringing us back to the heyday of the classic drive-in....
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'American Men' by Jordan Ritter Conn is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Unraveling of Toxic Masculinity for exploring why American men are setting new records in depression, isolation and purposelessness....
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'Frampton' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Music Documentary in Nashville for being an enthralling career retrospective directed by his bandleader Rob Arthur....
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Julia Martin Gallery Residency is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Best Ceramics Exhibition in Nashville, for being weird, beautiful, quirky, adventurous and provocative....
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'In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Nashville Art Book in Nashville for being both indispensable and unputdownable....
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Nonfiction Writing in a Fiction-Filled World at Duckbill Bookshop is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Panel Discussion in Nashville for its conversation about empathy, vulnerability and the importance of doing things in person....
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'Private Parts' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Belcourt Staff Pick because Belcourt employee Coley Hinson introduced the film while in costume as Howard Stern....
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Kindling Arts Festival: ‘Utopias’ is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Showcase for Experimental Artists for continuing to highlight some of the city’s most innovative artists....
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Noko was voted Best Japanese Restaurant in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Sonobana and Kisser.
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Sperry’s was voted Best Restaurant in Williamson County in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Herban Market and Mi Kitchen....
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Jeni’s was voted Best Ice Cream in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Cone-cept and Bobbie’s Dairy Dip....
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Redemption Bar was voted Best New Bar (Opened Since October 2025) in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Strega and Charmers....
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Maíz de la Vida was voted Best Taco in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Mas Tacos Por Favor and Nectar....
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Bite a Bit was voted Best Sushi in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Sushi-San and Kase x Noko.
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Demos’ and Puckett’s tied for Best Restaurant in Rutherford County in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Toot’s.
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'The Come Apart' by Susannah Felts is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Debut Novel in Nashville, for being a book about family, love, art and rock ’n’ roll that Nashville can be proud of....
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Graze was voted Best Vegan Restaurant in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Sunflower Cafe and Avo.
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Woodlands Indian Vegetarian was voted Best Indian Restaurant in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Taj Indian Restaurant and Sindoore....
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'Twin Peaks' at the Belcourt is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Film Programming in Nashville for providing a new lens on a beloved TV world....
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Caroline Conner is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Emerging Theater Artist in Nashville for being a promising young artist with a serious gift for drama....
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Beth Reitmeyer: 'States of Flow' at RADAR615 is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Breakthrough Exhibition in Nashville, for its towering waterfall crashing from the top of the gallery walls....
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DADA Second Saturday Art Crawl is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Art Crawl Reboot in Nashville for being a coming-out party for a scene that’s better than ever....
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Street Theatre Company’s 'The View UpStairs' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Musical Theater Programming for Pride Month in Nashville for balancing humor, heartache and powerhouse vocals....
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'Cut Out the Tongue' at Random Sample is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Best Exhibition Theme in Nashville, for showcasing he force of will and creativity necessary to live in defiance of that violence....
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'Hellcat' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Locally Shot Film in Nashville.
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John Early is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Hometown Boy Made Good for stopping in at his beloved Belcourt Theatre to introduce and participate in Q&As about his film Maddie's Secret....
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Demetrius Wilson: 'Aftershadow' at Red Arrow is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Abstract Painting Exhibition for being another win for the gallery that keeps consistently positioning itself in the national art conversation....
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Sandra Ventura-Benitez at Doña María’s Super Mercado and Caroline Allison at Neuhoff (Tie) is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Photography Installation in Nashville for representing the breadth of what Nashville photographers are capable of....
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SiSSi is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Drag Competition in Nashville for giving up-and-coming queens the boost and polish they need....
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Bryce McCloud’s Experimart is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Pop-Up in Nashville for leaning into all the artist's quirky, creative strengths....
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'Afterlife' is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Performance Art in Nashville for being the year's most ambitious independent performance-art production....
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'In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century' at the Frist Art Museum is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Group Exhibition in Nashville for showing some of the best artists in Nashville's history.....
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Big Fella is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Juneteenth Ambassador in Nashville for using his outsized charisma to make Juneteenth the business of every self-respecting Nashvillian....
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'Sistah Griot: The Iconoclastic Art of Barbara Bullock' at the Frist Art Museum is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Overdue Tribute for showcasing the work of the uncompromising Nashville artist, who died in 1996....
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons: 'Anatomy of the Magnolia Tree for Koyo Kouoh and Toni Morrison' at the Venice Biennale is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best International Exhibition because it brought multiple visionaries into the same conversation....
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Music City Food & Wine Festival was voted Best Food Event in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Burger Week and Music City Hot Chicken Festival....
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Soulshine Pizza was voted Best Trivia Night in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by The Lipstick Lounge and M.L.Rose....
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Geoffrey Davin is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Go-To Theater Artist in Nashville for being a driving force in the local arts scene for nearly 20 years....
