{"id":1407,"date":"2016-09-07T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.nashville.wordcamp.org\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2016-09-06T10:49:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T15:49:57","slug":"meet-nashville-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/meet-nashville-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is the Nashville Scene?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WHO IS THE <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NASHVILLE SCENE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a quarter-century, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nashville Scene<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been many things: an opinionated guide to a growing city, a source for information and informed analysis of the arts and current events, a thorn in the side of bullies and blowhards. One thing it has never been is predictable. Each week in print \u2014 and every day on its heavily traveled news, food, music and arts blogs \u2014 the <em>Scene<\/em> scans the city from Bordeaux to Brentwood, from Inglewood to Antioch, from Belle Meade to Berry Hill, seeking the latest developments in Nashville at a time our civic profile has never been higher. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scene<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has cultivated a reputation as a single stop where newcomers interested in Nashville can get their bearings, and natives and longtime residents can stay abreast of their rapidly changing city. Looking for new restaurants, nightlife options and developing districts? You&#8217;ll find the latest updates in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scene<\/span><\/i><i> <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and its wide social-media portfolio. Hungry for serious, in-depth coverage of education, governance, public transportation and housing? The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scene&#8217;s <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">award winning journalists bring their institutional knowledge of the city to bear on these issues and countless others \u2014 in witty, engaging and often irreverent style. Print journalism is alive and well: You just have to provide content people want to read, and trust their intelligence and curiosity. Nashville is at once the biggest small town in America and the next great city of the 21st century. Both deserve a paper that reflects its excitement, enthusiasm and optimism, while speaking truth and providing a forum for new ideas and challenging times. The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nashville Scene<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is that publication. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep up with all the latest news and events &#8212; and everything else! &#8212; at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nashvillescene.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nashvillescene.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nashville Scene is a Platinum Sponsor of WordCamp Nashville. Follow us!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><i>Facebook<\/i><\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nashville-Scene-34536716194\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nashville-Scene-34536716194\/<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>Twitter <\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NashvilleScene\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/NashvilleScene<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>Instagram <\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nashvillescene\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nashvillescene\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO IS THE NASHVILLE SCENE? For a quarter-century, the Nashville Scene has been many things: an opinionated guide to a growing city, a source for information and informed analysis of the arts and current events, a thorn in the side of bullies and blowhards. One thing it has never been is predictable. 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