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.
At The Horn, Nashville’s immigrant communities find connection and belonging
If you like chai in Nashville, you can’t do much better than The Horn, a café on Murfreesboro Pike. It’s owned by a Somali family, but it has become a gathering place for South Nashville’s immigrant communities from around the world.
How the Nashville Public Library brings books to life through puppetry
For close to a century, the Nashville Public Library has been bringing books to life through puppetry. And, today, the puppet troupe is more alive than ever.
What 2023 was like for Nashville’s busiest hip-hop collective
It was barely over a year ago that the Nashville hip-hop collective Six One Trïbe released its first album as a group and put on its first real show. But that was merely a prelude to the group’s incredibly productive 2023.
Groundbreaking puppeteer fills her hip-hop kids’ album with characters
At this point in hip-hop’s half-century evolution, it’s practically tradition for artists to pack their projects with guest features. But on Spaceships & Dreams, the debut album from Megan Piphus, the verses, hooks and vamps are spread among such an array of voices that it’s actually credited to a group: May & Them Pups. Sure, […]
Nashville hip-hop artists who came up in Clarksville are rallying help after the tornado
Members of Nashville’s hip-hop scene are now among the groups stepping up to pitch in on tornado recovery efforts.
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.
‘Welcome to Arnold’s’: Inside the revival of a fan-favorite meat-and-three
Nashville’s beloved meat-and-three, Arnold’s, closed in January, but this week, it’s opening its doors again for a series of pop-ups.
Brittany Howard is going to make her dreams come true
The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On “What Now,” a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she’s ready to leave any remaining limits behind.