Christmas is a magical time of year. If you're up for a fun weekend road trip, you'll find many fun holiday events throughout the Southeastern U.S. Before you get wrapped up in the craziness of holiday shopping, here are 5 Southern places to visit this holiday season. Franklin, Tennessee - 38th Annual Dickens of a [...]
In 2011 Sarah Umstead traveled from California to Tennessee. It didn’t take long for the young entrepreneur to develop a keen interest in real estate and historic properties. Sarah decided to use her decorative skills to style and renovate landmark properties. Along with her builder husband Mike, this duo formed House + Sanctuary luxury rentals. [...]
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 surgeon meet today. The original [...]
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 the globe. But not this [...]
Several years ago I lived in Franklin, TN, and met many wonderful people, one of whom was author Robert Hicks. In addition to our love for writing, we both have a taste for seersucker. Adding another credit to his resume, Robert and his friends are hosting the world's largest seersucker party this coming weekend in [...]
