A Cyclist and a Former Heart Surgeon Meet
Besides a brisk, southerly wind, the weather on Sunday, February 9, 2020, seemed ideal for a bicycle ride. About ten cyclists departed Franklin, hoping to burn a few calories along Williamson County's gorgeous rural roads. Within an hour, the lives of friends and strangers would change. A cyclist and heart [...]
Cancer Meets Its Match In #MacyStrong
There's strong, then there's #MacyStrong. Being #MacyStrong is what sets this starting linebacker apart from her freshman football team. So does her attitude and determination to defeat her B-cell lymphoma cancer diagnosis. In many ways, Macy Fowler could be mistaken for a typical 15-year-old Ravenwood High School freshman. She's cute, [...]
Rendy Lovelady On Building Florida’s Gulf Coast Jam
Rendy Lovelady has spent decades managing artists and producing music events. His latest endeavor is the Gulf Coast Jam, held annually in Panama City Beach, Florida. This year's event featuring Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, and the legendary Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd is rescheduled for March 25-26, 2021. RELATED: Darryl Worley [...]
Nashville’s Perfect Staycation: The Hermitage Hotel
You deserve a break, so bring along some friends and enjoy Nashville's perfect 'Staycation, The Hermitage Hotel, and the Capitol Grille. The front entrance to Nashville's grand Hermitage Hotel (The Hermitage Hotel) Vacation and travel plans have been mostly scraped in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. There's no [...]
Buy a Cinnamon RockNRollz, Help a Roadie
What happens when a tour production manager and celebrity hairstylist suddenly find themselves unemployed? They start baking sourdough cinnamon rolls at RockNRollz. Christin and Zito were living creative lives. She, as a hair and makeup professional taking care of a string of A-list celebrities. Zito (who exclusively uses only his [...]
Lauren & Ryan Tannehill Invade Music City
Imagine you’re Ryan Tannehill, a young, successful guy in your early thirties with an exciting job and a lovely family. One day while relaxing in your South Florida home, you receive a call that you’re being transferred to Nashville and you need to move soon. That’s precisely what happened to [...]
Supporting Our Veterans Is Important: Here’s How
When America sends our brave men and women overseas to protect our country’s interests, some veterans return home to face a lifetime of uncertainty after devastating combat injuries. Adapting to a new lifestyle and learning how to care for themselves can certainly be life-changing for a wounded service member and [...]
Grammy Winner Curt Chambers Has Many Styles
Singer-songwriter, Curt Chambers is a stylish artist, both on and off the stage. The Grammy award-winning artist is taking Nashville by storm. Recording artists, especially those in Country music, come from all sorts of unique backgrounds. Oftentimes, their stories run along parallel tracks. Chambers is an exception in many ways. [...]
Nashville Musicians Help Those In Need
By mid-summer, the concert season is typically hitting its peak. Outdoor amphitheaters, large indoor concert venues, music festivals, county fairs, and major tourist destinations produce a steady stream of bands and musicians entertaining throngs of enthusiastic fans. The streets of Nashville are bursting at the seams with tourists from across [...]
Ordinary Southerners Perform Extraordinary Tasks
Southerners are a special breed of people, and it's not uncommon to find ordinary people perform extraordinary tasks. There are many reasons why Tennessee is called the Volunteer State. In difficult times, Tennesseans have a reputation for rising to the challenge of assisting others. The first half of 2020 has [...]