Many Second Avenue businesses rely on pedestrians and tourists to turn onto the street from Broadway. That’s prompted the “Turn the Corner” campaign to boost foot traffic.
Three key ingredients for Nashville food pop-ups? Creativity, collaboration and community.
Traditional business strategy is about beating the competition. But In Nashville’s local food scene, you’re likely to see restaurants working together, often in one-time, pop-up collaborations.
Tennessee’s close-knit fiber arts community
When you think about knitting, crocheting or any other fiber arts, you might recall your long-lost pandemic pastime. You might even think of an older relative who presented everyone with warm, homemade scarves each holiday season. Here in Middle Tennessee, the fiber arts community has been here long before the pandemic, and it caters to […]
Getting a taste of Middle Tennessee’s hot sauce scene
In this episode, we’re talking with several local hot sauce makers and small business owners about the rise of local hot sauce production. Host Khalil Ekulona also puts his taste buds to the test.
How Nashville’s small businesses are rebounding from pandemic disruptions
How are Nashville’s small businesses rebounding from the pandemic? The report card is mixed.
The story behind the story: How WPLN’s Alexis Marshall reported on East Nashville’s newest microrestaurants
WPLN News producer Alexis Marshall interviewed the restaurateurs and has a list of recommendations for anyone making their first visit to The Wash.
How a former car wash is bringing new microrestaurants to East Nashville and reducing barriers for small business owners
The Wash is a new food hall retrofitted from an old car wash. It’s pretty unusual. There’s next to no parking. The restaurants have walk-up counters and a large communal patio, with a cocktail bar in the last bay.
Nashville’s economy has recovered from the pandemic more quickly than many cities, but some community leaders are worried about those getting left behind
Inflation, gentrification and the great resignation are all taking a toll on Nashville’s economy as the city rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Business and nonprofit leaders dissected the greatest challenges facing the local economy during a panel discussion with the Federal Reserve on Monday.
A flood displaced the family behind Waverly’s only Chinese restaurant. Now, they’ll have to start over — again.
Heavy rain consumed everything they had ever owned and spared none of it — not their house, not their restaurant, not even their daughter’s toys.
A forthcoming Native American-owned coffee shop hopes to make it easier to support indigenous communities
The mission of Neon Moon is to make supporting the I in BIPOC as easy as buying a cup of coffee.
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