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Top Dog-Friendly Spots: Greater Nashville Edition
One of the many things I love about Nashville is how dog friendly this city is, and our mini golden doodle Lady couldn’t agree more! I’ve already shared some of my favorite pup-friendly spots around West Nashville, and for part two I wanted to zoom out and share more places around this great city. Here are five spots around greater Nashville that any dog would love to explore!
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Five Lesser-Known Things Every New Resident Learns After Moving to Nashville
As an action-packed city with great people, great food, beautiful scenery, endless places to explore, and of course, an incredible music scene, Nashville is an easy place to love, and why everyone and their cousin seems to be moving here. Here are five lesser-known things we quickly learned after moving to Music City that will be helpful to any new Nashvillian or visitor.
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S.E. Daugherty & Sons Farm & Flower Fields: A Nashville Local Gem
I have always been in awe of flowers and their vibrant, peaceful beauty. So when I recently stumbled across a flower field minutes from my house, I couldn’t help but be filled with inspiration to write about my experience of this local family farm that brings joy to so many around the Nashville area.
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Five Things I Learned Moving to the South
From George Strait to Alan Jackson, and Miranda Lambert to Morgan Wallen, country music artists have a beautiful way of painting a distinct picture of Southern culture, one that I have always been captivated by. When my husband and I first visited Nashville, I immediately fell in love with the warm Southern culture, friendly locals and beautiful scenery. Here are five of many cherished aspects I have learned and embraced after moving to the South, a place we are so proud to call home!
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Plotting Our Move to Nashville – Part 3
Employment secured. House off the market. The next step (which we were working on simultaneously during these two big hurdles), was figuring out all move logistics. WOW there were a lot of things to cover. To feel organized and less frazzled, we started with listing everything out in one place on a whiteboard – the same whiteboard my parents got us to help plan the details of our wedding, which was a lifesaver.
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Plotting Our Move to Nashville – Part 1
The plane ride home to San Diego gave us a chance to reflect on this life-changing step we were contemplating. I first thumbed through a few pamphlets and town brochures I collected during our stay (including a guide of Franklin). Then, I drafted a pros and cons list of moving to Tennessee, followed by a pros and cons list of staying in San Diego.
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Five of My Favorite Things
to Do in NashvilleEach year, millions of tourists flock to visit Nashville—and for good reason! Its incredible music, food, people, scenery and activities make it a top travel destination that has something for absolutely everyone (myself included!). Heck, our first trip to Nashville left such a lasting impression on us that we uprooted ourselves and moved across the country to live here less than two months later! How’s that for an endorsement?! While it’s hard to narrow it down to just five, this list of my favorite things to do will give any visitor a well-rounded perspective of Music City, a place we are so proud to call home!
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Five Reasons You Need to Visit 12 South When in Nashville
12 South is a charming, ultra-photogenic neighborhood packed with restaurants, shops and bars that is less than ten minutes from downtown. The main street is located on 12th Avenue South (hence its name!), and a must-visit for anyone coming to Music City. Here are five reasons why everyone who visits Nashville needs to take a break away from Broadway and make the quick Uber drive to explore this charming area!
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Trading Pina Coladas for Jack-n-Cokes
Five months into our new marriage, the world was sent home in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. The uncertainty terrified me. The news was always on, magnifying the fear, and I was one of those people who wore gloves and disinfected the groceries after our trips to the store. Brady was never shaken like I was, and while at first I thought he was crazy, after a few months of lockdowns and mandatory mask wearing outdoors and the closure of beaches and parks, my fear slowly started to wear off into curiosity.
