Monthly Archives: July 2016
Vogue praises East Nashville, ‘Nashville’s Coolest Neighborhood’
Earlier this week, vaunted fashion and culture publication Vogue dropped a lengthy love letter on East Nashville, “Nashville’s Coolest Neighborhood,” by their count. We’re not inclined to argue with the magazine’s appreciation of the East Side, “an emerging, diverse neighborhood where the tables are full of locals instead of other travelers.” With tons of... Read More
Parks and Recreation Month in Nashville
We managed to overlook the fact that July is Parks and Recreation Month until now, with less than a week left. Bummer. Good thing the parks in the Nashville area — and we have a particularly fantastic collection of them, with more than 160 parks covering almost 16,000 acres of land — are available... Read More
Lucky-13 years in, YEAH is giving Middle Tennessee kids the tools to rock the world
The list of things kids need to grow and thrive as the school year ramps up is long and broad. School clothes, school supplies, healthy food, the occasional help with homework. Then there’s the more intangible stuff: confidence, self-esteem, a passion for learning, willingness to grow outside a comfort zone. It’s on that latter front... Read More
Nashville Scene’s Burger Week is back for 2016
For the second year, the Nashville Scene is teaming up with a huge team of Nashville restaurants for Burger Week, a summer celebration of our best burgers, lasting — you guessed it — one week. The second annual Burger Week kicked off Monday, July 18, and participating is easy: Go to any/many of the participating... Read More
The best places to buy musical instruments in Nashville
Last month, East Nashville instrument shop/repair and service place Eastside Music Supply (pictured above) celebrated some much-deserved growth, moving into a new space at 2915 Gallatin that’s more than double the size of their first place, in the cozy Shoppes on Fatherland. That growth underlines something worth celebrating about Nashville: We have an appetite for... Read More
Get to know Ashland Place, a beautiful and affordable new Nashville townhome community
Quality, affordable housing remains a challenge in rapidly growing Nashville, and it was with that challenge in mind that Ashland Place — a new townhome community in northwest Nashville — was developed. – High-end finishes – Spacious, open layouts – Easy access to downtown Nashville – Surroundings that offer abundant natural beauty – New-construction... Read More