Education

Give Your Business a Financial Makeover

Need a more organized style of bookkeeping? Baker Bookkeeps can help get you on track. Article by Lisa Valentine | Photography by Ed Atlas If your style of bookkeeping looks more like a box of crumpled receipts than intentional organization, your business’s finances may be in need of a makeover. For Joy Baker of Baker Bookkeeps, there’s nothing she loves more than helping transform someone’s stressful financial records into an organized dream, all while educating clients so that they feel in...

Style + Beauty

Cut, Color, and Confidence

My experience with a blowout and brows at Leigh Edwards and Co.  Article by Kellie Walton | Photography by Sidney Raines Photography Some of the nation’s best stylists have planted roots in Bellevue. Walk through the doors of the Leigh Edwards & Co. salon in One Bellevue Place, just past the stunning floral wallpaper and beyond the movie star-quality chairs, and you’ll find Kelly Clarkson’s brow gal, Blake Shelton’s hair stylist, and even a hair wizard from rural Tennessee who gave me the best...

Entertainment

Countdown To Kickoff

Taylor Zarzour brings his engaging and enthusiastic style to the Tennessee Titans radio booth. Article by Ed Atlas | Photography by Tennessee Titans When he was in his 20s, Taylor Zarzour attended a camp in Los Angeles where aspiring sportscasters would learn tricks of the trade from industry professionals. ,    One of the more revealing activities was a session where ‘campers’ would call the action of old football or basketball games that were played on video screens in their makeshift...

Arts + Culture

Arts Take Center Stage

Ensworth students don’t choose between sports, science, and the stage—they thrive in all three. Article by Kellie Walton | Photography by Ensworth School The Ensworth School may be synonymous with impressive academics and championship-caliber athletics, but the excellence doesn’t stop there. Woven into the fabric of the curriculum is an emphasis on the arts – a powerful inclusion that’s directly shaped the lives of many students. We’re not just talking decorated songwriters and professional...

Local Services

A Pup’s Paradise

GoDog West Nashville is Here to Care for Your Canine Pals This Back-To-School Season Article by Lisa Valentine | Photography by Amy Bollman For many Bellevue residents, back-to-school also means back to a routine. Saying goodbye to the carefree, unscheduled days of summer and returning to the balancing act of school pickups, work, after-school activities, homework, dinner, and everything in between can be overwhelming. Amid the chaos, one thing you don’t have to worry about is your dog because...

Fitness

Watch Your Back!

Bulky backpacks can be a burden when it's time to go back to school. Article by Ed Atlas | Photography by Lindsey Baydoun   These days the term “back-to-school” means more than just returning to the classroom. It’s a reminder that a healthy back is important for students of all ages.   That can be tricky. You don’t have to be the parent of a student to know that kids are hauling enormous backpacks, stuffed to the brim, all day long. Add-on musical instruments, athletic gear and, eventually...

Fitness

Adventure Awaits on the Harpeth River

Explore and make memories with Sunshine's Adventures Article by Lisa Valentine | Photography by Ed Atlas “Exploring, to me, is more than where you go physically,” says Matt “Sunshine” Keller. “It's what capacity you're willing to go [and] how far you're willing to push yourself on an adventure. How far are you able to take yourself?”   For Keller, the Harpeth River is one of the greatest places to explore in Middle Tennessee and one of the best places to make deep connections and lasting...

Life + Culture

Now Boarding: Iceland

With nonstop flights from BNA, here’s how to hit the highlights in the Land of Fire and Ice. Article by Kellie Walton | Photography by Provided If you step off the plane in Iceland and feel like you’ve wandered onto the set of Interstellar or Star Wars , you’re not imagining things. The country’s eerie, ethereal beauty—vast black sand beaches, ancient lava fields, steamy geothermal pools, and jagged mountains—has made it a favorite filming location for Hollywood epics. But it’s not a movie...

Sports + Recreation

Harpeth River Outfitters

Chris Odum is outfitting area anglers for their next great fishing expedition. Article and Photography by Ed Atlas   Chris Odom moved to Middle Tennessee before it became the trendy thing to do. As a recent college grad, he found work as an IT specialist and, in his spare time, found ample opportunity to indulge in his favorite pastime: fishing the area’s waterways.   That changed in 2017 when corporate downsizing compelled him to turn his passion into his occupation. By 2020, what started...

Arts + Culture

Harpeth Guitar Restoration

Scott St. Dennis Is Bringing Favorite Instruments Back To Life Article by Ed Atlas | Photography by Provided If you’ve played guitar for any time at all, at some point you likely had your hands on a Harmony “Stella” acoustic. Once the nation’s leading guitar manufacturer, Harmony’s Stella was a top seller. They were cheap, a bear to play and could be found stuffed into closets and propped up in corners of suburban bedrooms from sea to shining sea.   While they lacked aesthetics and...