The real fan’s pendulum: The swing from agony to ecstasy  My Tennessee Vols were hit in the mouth by nouveau Vandy for 17 first quarter points this past Saturday. In the previous 11 games this season, we had given up a TOTAL of 16 in the initial stanzas. That’s when the Saturday morning creeping sickness of dread began attacking me. A slight

Music City Center and Bridgestone Arena are examples of Nashville creating a vision and executing it well. A new Titans stadium can do the same. In the last 25 years, two seismic waves of historic change swept through our city, collectively giving us the Nashville of today — the 2.0.22 version.  Another wave is now quickly rolling forward, ready to

40th anniversary of 1982 World’s Fair, the largest tourism event in TN history could not have happened without both parties working together at all levels The 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville was the most successful authorized international exposition in the U.S. since the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Facts: The event had more countries participating (23) and the highest attendance (11.4

By Bo Roberts Nearly 50 years ago this week, in an unexpected move, five veteran Democratic state senators bolted away from their caucus, joining their minority GOP colleagues to re-elect Bill Snodgrass as the Comptroller of the state of Tennessee. In the view of many, their uncommon action was a textbook example of cooler heads prevailing, as their votes were crucial

It’s such a Nashville story…. young people coming to Middle Tennesseeand soaring beyond their wildest dreams. A young, Black couple is betting their future success on an airport conceptthat might well launch a national network. Nashville Threads is the brainchild of creators Jamie and Karen Anderson-Isabel, who have already flourished with their parent company, DalmatianCreative Agency, Inc. They have been

There are only a few times in an office holder’s career that a milestone moment arrives when the primary question should be: What’s Best for Tennessee? (WBFT?) One of those times is this week during the General Assembly’s special session called by Gov. Bill Lee. It offers a chance to make a bold, bipartisan statement demonstrating that employment opportunities benefit

Tennessee State University Coach Ed Temple’s Tigerbelles sent many champions to Japan. When the national teams paraded in the Opening Ceremonies at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, many viewers with Tennessee connections watched with pride while recalling and reliving the first Tokyo games in 1964. A compelling highlight from that 1964 competition saw two close friends toe the starting

Our country must make a direct investment in the very people who have the future of our society in their hands — K-12 public school teachers. Bo Roberts is a Nashville-based marketing consultant. He may be reached at bo@roberts strategies.com. Thanks to recent Belmont University graduate Emily Vo for her research on this project.Dear madam first lady: I am writing

A modest, honorable, former Republican president leaned in close to a modest, honorable, congressional Democrat leader, and, speaking through his face mask, said: “Joe Biden is the only one who could have been elected.” Those words, relayed by receiver Rep. Jim Clyburn of S.C., stood out most amidst all the immensely moving speeches, poems and songs heard on Inauguration Day