Real Estate

From Malibu To Leiper's Fork

How Jamie Parsons Found Peace In The Rolling Hills Of Tennessee Article by Provided | Photography by Abagail Bobo The first time Jamie Parsons visited Leiper's Fork in 2008, she had no idea how much her life would change. “I was on a house-hunting trip with a friend. We stopped for lunch in the Village, then looked at two homes,” Parsons recalled. “After the second home, I told her, ‘I’m going to live here one day.’” At the time, Parsons had already built a successful real estate career in...

Food + Beverage

Call It A Truce

Franklin's Newest Restaurant Brings A Fresh Vision To The Local Dining Scene Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by Provided Franklin's dining scene continues to evolve with the arrival of Truce, a "fine food fast" concept that uses clean, organic, and non-GMO ingredients. We sat down with owner and local resident Matt Frauenshuh to talk about the vision behind the restaurant, the story behind the name, and why Franklin turned out to be exactly the right place to plant his flag. What's the...

Life + Culture

Best Friends, Better Cupcakes

Sweet Stars Cupcakes Turned A Lifelong Friendship And A Shared Dream Into A Sweet Success Story Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by Provided Ruby and Karis are two best friends who started baking cupcakes together when they were just eight years old. They spent their childhood dreaming up homemade flavors and drawing floor plans for their perfect bakeshop. Over the years, they started taking orders solely via Instagram DMs, refining their craft, and even catering a wedding when they were...

Life + Culture

Game On

Let's Roll Games Is Bringing The Joy Of Tabletop Gaming To Franklin Article and Photography by Maria Dinoia In a world where most entertainment fits in the palm of your hand and screens compete for every spare moment of attention, Kent & Laura Coughlin are betting on something refreshingly not digital. Let's Roll Games, his newly opened specialty game store in Franklin, is a love letter to the kind of fun that requires a table, a group of people, and a willingness to put the phone down. We sat...