Carey Bringle owns and operates Peg Leg Porker, a highly successful barbecue restaurant in Nashville's Gulch district. When Mayor John Cooper proposed raising property taxes by 32% to keep all government employees on the payroll, Carey protested in an open letter that went viral. Carey Bringle, owner of Peg Leg Porker barbecue restaurant in the [...]
Jim Hagy is a third-generation restaurant owner. His grandfather started Hagy's Catfish Hotel on the banks of the Tennessee River near Shiloh Battlefield after hosting a fundraiser for Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning in the 1930s. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Jim_Hagy.mp3 Hagy's Catfish Hotel near Shiloh, TN has operated for over 80 years. (Trip Advisor) After 80 years, [...]
If you are planning a “girls' weekend,” the magical village of Leiper’s Fork, TN offers amazing shopping, food, and music. Located just 10 miles of downtown Franklin, this village underwent a revitalization over the last two decades that’s made it a sought-after destination for locals and tourists alike. First Day Check into one of four properties by Pot [...]
Bob Dyan is an icon in Americana music. Now he's hoping to place his stamp on the craft whiskey industry by opening a distillery in Nashville. Heaven's Door was created when Dylan and spirts entrepreneur Marc Bushala (Angel's Envy Bourbon co-founder) connected after Bushala learned that Dylan registered a trademark application for "Bootleg Whiskey" [...]
The tale of a pretty sophomore high school cheerleader that dropped out of high school married at 19 and had her first, and only child at 20 isn’t just a concept for a hit song. What makes this story unique is the phenomenal success of entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Melissa Schleicher’s is still unfolding. An [...]
