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Living The Bright Side
It’s a spring morning in Tennessee, but as the temperature climbs above 85 degrees, it already feels like summertime. “It’s hot!” says Judah Akers, out … more
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Wood, Wheels & Wonders
Dickie Soloperto’s Instagram page (@longboards_by_solo) is filled with photo after photo highlighting his skill and talent at crafting individually numbered one-of-a-kind skateboards from locally sourced … more
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Citizens, Kind
If you know me, you know I hate being the center of attention.” —Meg MacFadyen, May 31, 2019 It’s a sunny, late afternoon in Five … more
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Tomato Friends & Tomato Futures
Just a few months ago, the very idea of a Tomato Art Fest without Meg and Bret MacFadyen and the Art & Invention Gallery seemed … more
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2019 Metro Elections Voter’s Guide
The yard signs, robo-calls, TV ads, small handbills wedged into your front door — they’re all back. A sure sign that Metro election season is … more
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Close Harmony
Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert were both booked to play at the 2015 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco, unaware they were on a … more
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Could Be a Spoonful of Life
Spoons. It’s all about the spoons. If you approach Jason “Shakes” Hostetler (heretofore known as Shakes) and ask him what was most important to him, … more
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Delicious Sustainability
On a cold morning late in February, David Wells, Jon Ramirez, and a small crew of local hands gathered under a carport at Ramirez’s Thriving … more
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Carmina Burana Renata
How do we make a piece that is so familiar hopefully look and sound new again?” That’s Giancarlo Guerrero, music director of the Nashville Symphony, … more
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The Accidental Tastemaker
Some people are born to connect the dots. They bring players to the table. There is no other way to describe tastemaker Nic Schurman of Soft … more