Life + Culture

Eat, Post, Repeat

@franklinfoodz Is the Instagram Account Doing the Delicious Work So You Don't Have To Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by @franklinfoodz If you live in Franklin and you haven't already hit follow on @franklinfoodz, consider this your sign. The Instagram account run by a local husband and wife duo has become one of Middle Tennessee's trusted guides to the ever-expanding dining scene in our own backyard. It's a love letter to the restaurants that make Franklin such a remarkable place to...

Travel

Take the Backroads On A Treasure Hunt... With Snacks

How One Williamson County Farmstand Started a Nationwide Find Article by Athena West | Photography by Provided There are plenty of things worth getting out of the house for: a good cup of coffee, a great sale, maybe the promise of tacos. But for Amy Elrite, the perfect excuse to hit the country roads was a little more wholesome… and considerably more likely to come with fresh eggs. When Elrite opened The Pick-Up Spot Farmstand in Williamson County two years ago, she knew of only three other...

Education

A Quarter Century of Raising a Glass for a Cause

Wine Down Main Street celebrates 25 years of wine, food, music and community in downtown Franklin Article by Denise Carothers | Photography by Provided Some traditions are worth keeping, especially when they involve a glass of wine, a stroll down Main Street and a really good reason to celebrate. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Wine Down Main Street returns to historic downtown Franklin for its 25th anniversary, bringing together wine lovers, foodies, shoppers and philanthropists for what has become one...

Life + Culture

PumpkinFest Gets a Little Bigger—But the Heart of Franklin Stays the Same

Article by Maria O'Malley | Photography by Heritage Foundation of Williamson County & Credit to Kris Rae There are certain signs that fall has arrived in Franklin: crisp mornings, mums on front porches, pumpkins filling shop windows and that unmistakable energy building along Main Street. And then there’s PumpkinFest. For more than four decades, this beloved tradition has brought generations of families together in Historic Downtown Franklin. This year, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson...