Adam and Nate enjoying the bananas Foster at Sperry's, which was the subject of one of our favorite stories of 2024. Photo: courtesy of Axios Nashville
We sent more than 250 newsletters this year, touching on everything from political dog fights to "Oprah" graffiti.
We loved them all, but some stories stood out as extra special.
Nate here: My most memorable story of 2024 was about the Nashville Public Library's lending library program, which lets members rent original works of art to display in their home for free.
My dad, sister, wife and son went along with me to view the 53 works by Nashville artists at the downtown public library. Watching them rave about the art drove home what a cool program the library created.
I've been covering Metro since 2007, and diving into city policy stories remains a passion of mine. Explaining the complicated financing behind East Bank redevelopment project was an important city government story from this past year.
Finally, being a huge BBQ fan, I thoroughly enjoyed writing about chef/pitmaster Shaticka Robinson, who won the latest season of Netflix's "Barbecue Showdown" competition show. The oxtail at Robinson's food truck Coley's Juke Junt was probably my favorite meal of 2024.
Adam here: My favorite story of 2024 took me 150 miles away from home. On the morning of the solar eclipse, I was on Interstate 24 right after we hit send on the newsletter.
I wound up watching the sun slip behind the moon in a coffee shop parking lot in Metropolis, Illinois, which was in the path of totality.
The best part of the day was seeing so many of my Nashville neighbors while I was there. There were enough Dolly Parton license plates and Lipscomb University car decals to make Metropolis feel like Music City. (I even heard someone at a local store complaining about real estate prices in Williamson County. So Nashville.)
After the eclipse, I ran into another group of Nashvillians inside the coffee shop. We shared stories about our journeys, and I interviewed their 5-year-old son Owen, who decided he wanted to become an eclipse chaser.
I can't wait to write about the next U.S. eclipse, although I'll have about 20 years to prepare.
