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Beyond the Backyard

Article and Photography by Provided The best rooms in a home are sometimes the ones you never expected to build. In Middle Tennessee, the backyard is becoming much more than a patch of grass beyond the back door. With thoughtful design, it can become an outdoor living room, a private retreat, an entertainment destination, or even a personal wellness sanctuary. For Frank Brigante, foreman with Epperson Landscape, it all starts with understanding how homeowners actually want to use the space...

Life + Culture

Trading One Mission for Another

A Navy Veteran Who Never Felt He Did Enough Now Plays 300+ Shows A Year To Honor Those Who Served Article by Karen Creason For Navy veteran Brooks Herring, purpose has never been a vague idea. Give him a mission, and he will pour everything into it. Take it away, and he feels lost. Today, the Nashville singer-songwriter plays close to 300 shows a year, and nearly every one is a way of staying in the fight for the veterans and military families he loves. "You give me a mission, and I execute...

Food + Beverage

A Taste of November

From Cozy Lattes to Festive Sips, These Drinks Taste Just Like the Season Article and Photography by Morgan Raum Cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin, maple… just a few of the flavors that capture the taste of November. We’re so lucky to have an abundance of wonderful coffee shops in and around Franklin—and even luckier that so many of them embrace the changing seasons! Whether you’re swapping your iced latte for something warm and cozy or trading in summer flavors for fall favorites, we’ve rounded up...

Real Estate

When Luxury Feels Like Home

Article and Photography by Provided Where does your family gather? Where do backpacks and shoes land? How does a morning routine unfold? Where does the family dog sleep? How often do you entertain? For Legend Homes President Andy Ferguson, these questions are integral to their process as the most meaningful home is designed around the people who live in it. Luxury may still begin with beautiful architecture and exceptional craftsmanship, but for today’s homeowners, the real measure of luxury...

Entertainment

The Art of Making an Event Feel Like You

Article by Provided | Photography by Amy Allmand Photography Some people plan a party. Jamie Rose Plum creates an experience, preferably one involving beautiful flowers, memorable food and, if the occasion calls for it, a lot of butter or a few full-size skeletons named Robert and Peggy. As owner of Rose & Plum Living, Jamie Rose believes the most successful events are about far more than beautiful tablescapes or picture-perfect florals. They are about creating something personal, unexpected...

Food + Beverage

7 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving

Article by Madison Sullivan | Photography by Provided Ah, Thanksgiving. The one holiday a year when we all have an excuse to eat leftover mashed potatoes for breakfast the next day—excluding Christmas, Easter, and my birthday, of course. (Just a Sullivan family thing? Oh well.) Carbs aside, there’s still plenty to love about the fourth Thursday in November. And what better place to celebrate than Franklin, Tennessee? Whether you’ve traveled into town to sop up the seasonal spirit or you’re a...

Life + Culture

Got Facial Hair?

Growing Awareness One Mustache and Beard at a Time Article by Karen Creason | Photography by Fight CRC Each November, clean-shaven faces begin to disappear as beards, mustaches, and scruff make a noticeable comeback. Some may see a seasonal trend, but No Shave November is rooted in something deeper: raising awareness and funds in the fight against cancer. Just ask J.J. Singleton. Every year around Halloween, he shaves, snaps a clean-faced photo, and posts it online. Then he lets everything...

Life + Culture

More Than Acting

Actress Jen Lilley Is Advocating, Writing, And Changing Lives Article by Maria Dinoia Jen Lilley is the ultimate multi-hyphenate. She's an actress, producer, author, advocate, podcaster, wife, mother, and singer. Ask her what she does for a living and the common thread in her response is clear. "I would describe myself as a storyteller," she says, "because I can tell stories through acting. I can tell stories through producing. I can tell stories through books. I can tell stories through...

Entertainment

Soul Man

Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by Provided There is a 1951 Mercury sitting in Taylor Hicks' garage that has been there for twenty years. Its name is Alpia, and the story of how it got there is one of show business lore. Shortly after his American Idol win, during a stretch of two and a half consecutive years of touring, Hicks found himself sitting next to Little Richard at a hotel in Nashville. They got to talking about show business and life, and somewhere in the conversation, the...

Life + Culture

Season to Shop Local

Because The Places We Love Depend On The People Who Support Them Article by Jena Potter | Photography by Courtesy of Williamson, Inc. There is something especially good about finding the right gift in a shop you almost walked past. Maybe it is a candle made a few miles from home, a piece of jewelry you have not seen anywhere else, or something so perfectly suited to a friend that you know immediately who it is for. You carry it to the counter and, more often than not, the person wrapping it up...