For years, marketers lived by the mantra will it play in Peoria? For decades, companies would test products in Peoria, Illinois. If something worked there, it would likely be successful everywhere else. But times have changed, and now companies are using cities like Nashville to test a new idea…
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Looking out my office window, I stare down at a big hole. It used to be a parking lot, but soon it will be a 16-story mixed-use building called Society Nashville. There will be restaurants, shoppers, and condos. And when they finish that one, next year, another multi-million dollar project will get started right next…
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Nashville has been going through an identity crisis for the last few years. The old Nashville is clashing with the new. One of the most significant points for argument is historic buildings. But nobody seems to agree with what that means. Is a building historic? Or is it the business inside that makes it that…
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We may not like it, but rude behavior is something that we see more often today. While we don’t condone the attitude, most people simply shake their heads and walk away when they encounter a rude person. It’s only fitting that a new survey has identified the “rudest” cities in America. Nashville made this list,…
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I loved playing with my Tonka dump trucks when I was a kid. But, I think that was the last time I liked them. I’ve been on the road a lot more lately, and the one thing I see more of every day is dump trucks. And here in Tennessee, they don’t have to keep…
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Anyone who’s ever lived in multi-unit housing fears apartment fires. While you keep track of your life habits, you can’t be sure that every neighbor does the same. Last week we had two large fires in Nashville apartment complexes. These tragedies displaced roughly 40 families. And at this point, no one knows the cause. But…
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Famous people have been investing in or owning restaurants for as long as many of us can remember. Celebrity Restaurants tend to come and go. And often, it has nothing to do with the name on the sign. Nashville has a long history of restaurants using celebrity names. The other day I read a funny…
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Nashville has recently been named the fastest-growing pet-friendly city in America. And this survey targeted one of our suburban sections of town, Antioch. That makes sense since that part of the city has lots of affordable houses and apartments. I wonder how they came up with this data…
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Here in Nashville, TV news people have a phrase they like to use a lot. They remind us to turn around, don’t drown whenever it rains. And ever since the 100-year flood of 2010, we hear this any time we have a storm. It’s become a pet peeve around our house…
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Yesterday, most of us in Tennessee spent the day watching it snow. Most kids loved it, while the reaction from adults was mixed. I realize that people who like to ski enjoy this winter weather, but what other reason would an adult enjoy it? I’ve dealt with a lot of snow throughout my life, but…
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