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BNA to be renamed Dolly Parton International Airport
Renaming an international airport is not a vote and a new sign. It runs through the airport authority, the FAA identifier stays put, and every wayfinding asset in the building has to change.
This thread tracks the proposal as a civic process rather than a hashtag: the petitions, the authority's public statements, the cost estimates, and what the Parton organisation has actually said when asked. We update it when something moves.
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Sep 27
Fire in the hole: Sherman tanks and D-Day
Aboard the LST-325, from the tank deck up.
Reel
Sep 25
Behind the scenes aboard the LST-325
Our tour of the landing ship, docked at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville.
Livestream
Sep 22
A WWII landing ship on the Cumberland
Should we be concerned? Not at all.
Reel
Sep 21
Where to tour the LST-325, and when
Hendersonville, Ashland City, then Clarksville through Oct. 12.
News
Sep 20
At Tootsie's 66th birthday bash
On Broadway for the free birthday show.
Reel
Sep 19
Tootsie's 66th: the lineup
Brantley Gilbert, Randy Houser, Montgomery Gentry and more, free on Broadway.
Reel
Sep 17
Dolly Day Nashville, across the city
How the city celebrated her generosity, music and spirit, and how to take part.
Reel
Sep 15
The Champions: a record $3.25M purse on Old Hickory Lake
Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with $1.25 million to the champion.
News
Sep 11
Airport authority votes unanimously to rename BNA
The Metro Nashville Airport Authority approves Dolly Parton International.
News
Sep 9
Dolly's SongTeller Hotel opens Sept. 29
The grand opening on Broadway, three weeks out.
Reel
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