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You can help paint Nashville's first rainbow crosswalk in East Nashville

As crosswalks go rainbow for Pride, one city makes theirs permanent
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville is getting it's first Rainbow Crosswalk!

Around 100 volunteers will gather at the intersection of 14th Street and Woodland in East Nashville to paint the rainbow!

The event will take place at 9 a.m. on June 29 and everyone is invited to stop by!

“It is historic for our city in one of our most historic locations, outside one of the most iconic lesbian-owned establishments in the country,” said Metro Nashville Council LGBTQ Caucus Chair and District 7 Councilmember Emily Benedict.

Adventures in Iceland: Tourists credited with saving Iceland after economic collapse

My friend and colleague Carrie Sharp had a lot of fun last week, on an adventure to a country more than three thousand miles away! She’s back now – sharing her Adventures in Iceland through stories, and incredible images of this remarkably beautiful and unique island nation (kudos to Chief Photographer Catherine Steward)! But did you know Nashville has something very important in common with Iceland? Tourism! Here, Carrie explains how a volcanic eruption decades ago helped save the country’s economy from collapse!

-Rhori Johnston