Food + Beverage

Feast for the Fourth

Local chefs share crowd-pleasing recipes for your Independence Day table. Article by Elise Newkirk | Photography by Courtesy of Participating Restaurant Partners Nothing says Fourth of July quite like gathering around a table filled with good food, cold drinks, and the people you love most. Whether you're hosting a backyard cookout, heading to the lake, or simply looking for an excuse to spend a little more time outdoors, the holiday has always been about more than fireworks - it's about...

Life + Culture

American Strength Rising

Two Olympians chase history while building lives in Mt. Juliet. Article by Elise Newkirk | Photography by Courtesy of Maddy Otterdahl There’s something uniquely American about watching someone chase greatness in a field most people will never fully understand. In Mt. Juliet, that pursuit now lives quietly among neighborhood walks, bass fishing trips, early morning training sessions, and peaceful backyards tucked against the trees. Long before the world turns its attention toward the 2028...

Life + Culture

A New Mission

Veteran, artist, and Mt. Juliet resident Donovan Chapman continues a life of service through song Article by Elise Newkirk | Photography by Courtesy of Donovan Chapman For Donovan Chapman, service has never been just a chapter of life. It's a calling that has followed him from battlefields overseas to stages in Nashville - and, ultimately, to a quiet corner of Mt. Juliet. The former United States Air Force Pararescueman has spent much of his life answering calls for help. During over a decade...

Home + Design

Not for Sale

A Mount Juliet family protects land passed down through generations Article by Elise Newkirk | Photography by Courtesy of Jeremy Hayes In a town growing as quickly as Mount Juliet, it’s easy to assume progress always comes at the cost of the past. New neighborhoods rise. Businesses expand. Land that once held stories becomes something new. But for Jeremy Hayes, some stories aren’t meant to be replaced. They’re meant to be protected. For families like his, the land isn’t just a backdrop to...