I finally decided to venture out yesterday and brave the remnants of the ice storm that is still crippling Nashville. Since I can work from home, I haven’t left the house since last Thursday. But I had a regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment to get to. Many of the roads were much better than I expected….
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Being featured on the national news can be both a blessing and a curse. Nashville is often featured nationally. Sometimes it’s good, but often the news is negative. Yesterday, we made the news for the number of power outages we had on Sunday. The storm that blanketed the US didn’t hit as hard initially. We…
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Nashville is buzzing right now because three of our restaurants were just awarded Michelin stars. They’re the first restaurants in Nashville ever featured in the Michelin Guide. I’m not one of those people who pay too much attention to the Guide, the AAA Diamond ratings, or anything fancy like that. I’ve eaten at restaurants with…
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When people find out you live in Nashville, the first thing they ask about is our Lower Broadway tourist District, where all the celebrity bars are located. I’m sure this happens to people who live in Las Vegas, New Orleans, or any tourist-driven city. They expect you to know everything that’s happening in the tourist…
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We get a lot of severe weather in Nashville. Many experts say that it has to do with our climate and where we’re situated amongst the states. And as climate change affects us all, these storms seem to be getting worse. We rarely get simple rain showers; we get severe ones filled with thunder and…
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Through the years, I’ve known many people who were uncomfortable driving through tunnels. I spent some of my formative years living in Virginia Beach. And when you live in Southeastern Virginia, you have to learn quickly how to handle driving through them. I can’t remember the first time I encountered one. It was likely when…
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If you’ve followed national news over the last few weeks, you’ve likely heard stories of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, making arrests in hundreds of cities. They’ve been in Nashville for about a week. And as they’ve done everywhere, they’ve made hundreds of traffic stops and even stormed our lower Broadway…
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As Nashville grows, we’re doing what we can to improve the city, not just for tourists but the people who live here year-round. Making the city more livable is essential to those running the city. At least, that’s what they tell us. Building more sidewalks and bike lanes will give people options for getting around…
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As the calendar prepares to head into March, much of America deals with potholes. Winter weather is never kind to our streets and highways. As much as I loathe potholes, I do my best to avoid them. But here in Nashville, we not only have potholes but ruts in the road caused by construction. As…
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Last night, I went out for drinks with a few of my coworkers. Some of our partners flew into Nashville yesterday. They have some meetings scheduled but want to get the team together after work. So we went down the street to one of our neighborhood bars. Like most places in Nashville, they have a…
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