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By: Danielle Dietze Mar 6, 2015

This week we reached a 65-degree high and then woke up to snow-covered streets. Though we're still in fits of icepocalypse, spring is around the corner which means it's time to begin thinking about those gardens and some of Nashville's many outdoor festivals. But perhaps more importantly, it's time to be grateful for this movement of seasons and like a changing season,... Read More

By: Danielle Dietze Mar 5, 2015

Sweet Dreams: The Anniversary of Patsy Cline’s Death Today, March 5th, marks 52 years since one of country music’s most pivotal artists has left us. Nashville’s muse, Patsy Cline, was on her way back home from a benefit concert in Kansas City with fellow Grand Ole Opry patrons Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas. Though forewarned by dangerous weather conditions, the group... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 27, 2015

Tomorrow is the last day of February! This month has been one long, bitterly cold, childcare-less adventure, with a little snowman building and sledding thrown in. Spring should theoretically be on its way, and will be punctuated by one of our favorite annual events--our very own craft beer festival. Also: the Eastland Kroger will receive some long-overdue renovations. Read all about... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 26, 2015

A study in Southern gentility, Gale Robinson strikes me as an Atticus Finch-type, with a slight tweak in choice of profession. By day he presides over Davidson County courts as a judge (as he has for 25 years), and by night he operates the crematorium behind Gallatin Pike’s Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, in the same spot since 1932. (The original house at 2707 Gallatin Pike still stands,... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 20, 2015

Sledders on Shelby Golf Course, photo credit: Jennifer Murphy How many times this week has someone in the neighborhood told you to "stay warm"? Unless you've been completely holed up and hermit-y, we're willing to bet it's a bunch, which is the beauty of living in the hospitable South, even when the weather is anything but hospitable. While we're on the subject of weather, to stay up to date... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 19, 2015

  When brothers Ryan and Danny Nicoletto lost their “Pops” in 2013, they felt compelled to shift one particular dream off the backburner--and together they started a business that tips a hat toward their Italian heritage. Their Nicoletto's Pasta Co., which they’ve been cooking up since the spring of last year but only recently debuted at the Nashville... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 13, 2015

Even those of us on the east side aren't immune to the lure of celebrity. In spite of social media announcements this week about The East Nashvillian of the Year awards and a plethora of forthcoming events, what you really cared about was that Steven Tyler ate at The Greenhouse twice and that some of our own brought Grammys home with them to East Nashville. Without further adieu, we'll get to the... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 12, 2015

Rea Frey has long been a (very fit) fixture on the East Nashville wellness scene; the certified personal trainer and conditioning coach, health and wellness expert, and local author of four books, including Power Vegan and most recently Detox Before You're Expecting, out this month, starts her book with a heartfelt dedication: "To my pre-baby vagina: I will always love you."... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 6, 2015

Ellen here. In for Nicole, who is off baby-girl-having. Big shoes to fill no doubt, but here's my best stab at an East Nashvillian news roundup while the queen herself is away...   Valentine's Day is a whole bunch of commercialized malarkey. You know it, and we know it. But glancing around East Nashville and seeing all the fun and worthwhile Valentine's-themed things going on... Read More

By: Ellen Mallernee Barnes Feb 6, 2015

Give your Valentine a hand-inked reminder of your love with a Hatch Show Print "Love You More" poster. Enter to win here. Additional entries if you follow The East Nashvillian on Twitter and/or Instagram. The winner will be announced Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. Happy entering! Read More