East Side Scooters: Best Scooter Shop In Town

September 22, 2009

East Side Scooters is the only dedicated scooter shop in Nashville that will even look at vintage stuff. James and Josephine Duer run the best scooter shop in the area.
They sell and repair scooters. They can work on just about any model you bring them at a reasonable price and are more than fair in [...]

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Tennessee Repertory Theater: Nashville’s Best Professional Theater

September 17, 2009

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The Tennessee Repertory Theater is the leading professional theater in the area by putting together a balance of classics and contemporary plays and by serving as the best cultural resource, and contributing to the cultural, educational, economic and general welfare of Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and the State of Tennessee.
Tennessee Repertory simply knows how to [...]

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Two Elle: For Cool, Unique Clothes

September 15, 2009

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Two Elle is a fabulous store that is located in a blue house in the 12 South area of Nashville. The store’s advertising consists of the very people who work there, a crew of hip twenty-somethings with the store owner, Rachel. They are fun people, so you’ll enjoy shopping there. The store is cozy. All [...]

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#1 Breakfast Place in Nashville Area

September 12, 2009

If you want a nice breakfast in a small family atmosphere in Nashville then try Athens Family Restaurant. Athens, which mainly serves up authentic Greek Cuisine, also has a considerable breakfast menu that includes luscious stuffed French toast. Their menu blends Greek themed to traditional American fare. Most dishes are served up with a side [...]

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Child Injury: When To Seek A Lawyer In Nashville

September 10, 2009

Four children were recently hospitalized after their bus nearly hit a car in Nashville.  What would you do if they were your children?
Child Injury is a major concern for parents in the Nashville area. Most mothers and fathers consider significant harm to their kids a worse case scenario in their lives. Children and adolescents [...]

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Finally, A Thai Restaurant in East Nashville: Sukho Thai!

August 29, 2009

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I’m not sure how I made it through life before I discovered the delicious cuisine of Thailand. Of all international cuisine, Thai food’s interesting blends of curry, coconut milk, or other fresh ingredients is my favorite. When we moved to East Nashville a couple of years ago, we had no convenient Thai [...]

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Find Yard Sales Quickly & Easily In Nashville & Murfreesboro

May 5, 2009

Finally!  There is an easy way to find all the yard sales in Nashville, Murfreesboro and the middle tennessee area.  A new website called YardSaleFrog.com features a cool google map with all yardsales in the area posted.

YardSaleFrog.com was created in response to our nation’s roller-coasting gas prices (and my husband’s desire for me to stop [...]

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Getting Serious About Public Transportation In Nashville?

July 14, 2008

A recent letter to the editor of the Tennessean was critical of Nashville’s development of public transportation. The reader sarcastically pointed out that the schedules, routes and possibilities of our current MTA system are too limited to be useful to the majority of Nashville folk.
This seems to be another case of the people wanting [...]

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Nashville’s Equation Audio Revolutionizes The Headphone & Microphone Market

June 24, 2007

Most people know that Nashville is the home of the Grand ol’ Opry as well as the world headquarters of Gibson Guitars, but what you may not know is that a little company called Equation Audio has been quietly revolutionizing the professional audio market with a line of superbly engineered, innovative, and remarkably affordable [...]

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Against the Odds, Niko’s Lounge Opens In East Nashville

June 5, 2007

Anyone who has frequented the venerable Family Wash on the East Side likely noticed the place lurking across the street, with the fancy lettering on the windows that reads “Niko’s.” I first assumed it was a place that was closed down, but then was surprised to periodically see its interesting decor lit up and [...]

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Eric Brace Talks About “The Other Side: Music From East Nashville”

December 3, 2006

One evening while stopping by my favorite meeting place in East Nashville, The Family Wash, I overheard an interview being taped for NPR about the East Nashville music scene. There was talk of a new compilation being released that showcased some of the best and brightest from the 37206 zip code. Family [...]

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Nothing is Sacred This Christmas!

December 3, 2006

Nashville, TN, November 27 – Improv Nashville presents “Priorities: A Christmas Sketch Comedy Show” two nights only, Saturdays, December 9th and December 16th at 8:00pm, at The 12th South Arts Center.
We all admit the holidays are more commercial than ever, and Improv Nashville hopes to shed some light on America’s continuously narrowing preferences during these [...]

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A Walk on the East Side: An Essay in Poetry and Photography

November 16, 2006

By Caroline DuBois (poet) and Jill Block (photographer)
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3621 Gallatin Pike
The aching house stands awkward, hulking,
beside the Piggly Wiggly-or is it an IGA now-
and the barbershop, as if reading over the shoulder
of another era. If the house had shoulders,
they would hunch, embarrassed of its peeling paint
and sagging lines, next to the brick [...]

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Erin Weston brings Simply Pilates to Nashville

November 5, 2006

Pilates has made a big splash in the fitness world over the past few years, and Nashville is no exception. Not just for elite models and dancers, Pilates has become what its creator Joseph Pilates had always wanted it to be – exercise for every body. Several studios and well-trained instructors are available throughout Nashville, [...]

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Keeping The Faith: Lonnie Hutchins Talks About the Future of Nashville Music

November 1, 2006

Behind and beyond the curtain: Nashville producer Loney Hutchins talks with Ernie Gray about the role of Nashville in modern culture, the collapse of Tower Records, his Cleft Music label, and how bad radio causes school shootings.
EG: You were raised in Middle Tennessee, went to school for film production and subversion in Florida, and were [...]

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Ghostfinger In The Machine

October 28, 2006

Richie Kirkpatrick is pacing back and forth on the concrete floor of the ‘charming’ porch area of The Springwater Supper Club, his thin hand lifting a cigarette to just below his handlebar mustache. Kirkpatrick is dressed in a dapper black suit, dark silk shirt and red tie this evening – appropriately maniacal attire for [...]

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After the sychophants, there’s a Lone Official

October 24, 2006

Nashville has a bad habit of ignoring her best and brightest children; Nashville culture produces an artistic endeavor that is truly original, even revolutionary, and nobody who “matters” in music city seems to pay any attention.
Luckily, Nashville has a great aunt of sorts named London. She takes our wayfaring children under her wing, [...]

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Collards & Caviar Productions present “Having Our Say”

October 19, 2006

Punctuate Your Thanksgiving Holiday with a Collards & Caviar Productions presentation of “Having Our Say” a play by Emily Mann, adapted from the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth.
Collards & Caviar, is Nashville’s newest and most unique theater company and they’re off to a terrific start. Their first [...]

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Is East Nashville Becoming A Recording Studio Mecca?

October 14, 2006

East Nashville has seen a dramatic transformation in the past decade. Historically the east side of the river has always been more progressive than the other parts of Nashville, and today it is a hotbed of what just might be an artistic renaissance… especially if you are involved with music performance and production.
There is something [...]

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Experience Chinese Traditional Dance in Nashville

October 14, 2006

What happens when East meets West in the world of dance? Join an exciting opportunity to experience Chinese Traditional Dance presented by TPAC. Panelists will discuss how the arts reflect world cultures, specifically highlighting Chinese and Western dance traditions and their influences on each other. Jen-Jen Lin and additional dancers with the Chinese Arts [...]

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