I first had Saturated ice cream from a pick-up window at Brightside Bakeshop in the pandemic. I trekked over to the East location in a cloth mask (#tbt) for the pop-up because I was familiar with owner Lokelani Alabanza’s incredible creations at Hattie Jane’s Creamery.
Out, About: Shhh! A quiet space to read with friends
Sitting at home to read is isolating. And reading at a cafe is distracting. So how do I body double my way into achieving my Goodreads annual book count? Enter Silent Book Club Nashville.
Out, About: Some last-minute Mother’s Day ideas
WNXP’s Marquis Munson and I got to talking about this ahead of this week’s What Where When-sday and were so passionate about the fact that, while all moms are different individuals, some similarities in interests can exist. So, we recorded some recs.
Out, About: Take me out to the ball game… for dinner?
Mack Linebaugh’s recent Sounds feature had kept me from mentioning the team again in a NashVillager I wrote, but then I saw, across the field, my answer to how to plug the home team once more: The Band Box.
Out, About: It’s officially patio season
The temperatures are finally up and the sun is finally out — enough for everyone you know from colder states to try to come visit.
Out, About: Lent is the best excuse for seafood
I’ve been meaning to weigh in as a coastal Florida native for some time on the city’s seafood options, so what better time than now?
Out, About: Bored? Get board instead.
One of my most frequent haunts whenever the weather turns frigid is Game Point, the board game cafe in the Five Points neighborhood of East. I know, I know. Pitching games with such fervor is really Millennial of me.
Out, About: Where to see holiday lights in Middle Tennessee
My mom called me this week to excitedly tell me about the fairgrounds back home being converted into “one of those drive-thru light displays like the one you took me to in Tennessee.” She was referring to the Dancing Lights of Christmas out in Lebanon, which we drove through with Starbucks coconut milk hot chocolates back in 2019.
Out, About: Where to shop for the bookworm in your life
I’ve never met an independent bookstore I didn’t like, but visiting ones in other cities makes me appreciate the magic we have here in Nashville.
Out, About: You don’t need a drink in Nashville to have fun!
That’s the beauty of a barcade and all the other variations of bars with activities: The main attraction isn’t the alcohol.