Nashville’s growth is explosive right now. The city is characterized by a booming country music industry, tech and manufacturing jobs, and beautiful housing developments. Many young professionals with good salaries are moving to Nashville and spending money in this economy. But visiting historic sites reveals how recently wealth came to Nashville. Nowhere in Nashville have I felt this truth more than at the Grand Ole Opry.
Category: New Places
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
Nashville had the most perfect weather this weekend! Warm sunshine and blue skies lifted everyone’s spirits as we went about our business. I left work with no coat and a light heart on Sunday evening. The setting sun threw shadows across the hills, but the sky was still blue and I realized: I have enough time for an adventure.
Explorers Squared on Broadway
Using the internet to connect gets a bad rap. For young professionals who travel, work long hours, and struggle to connect, using the internet just makes sense… and not just for cheap hookups, but for friends to hang out with as well. I’d never used dating apps before, but last Friday night I did a little research and found an app called Bumble.
Ahoy, Vanderbilt!
I injured my Achilles tendon when I was eighteen. This is relevant because the injury still flares up sometimes with changes in footwear, too much strain, changes weather, cycles of the moon, whatever. Today was one of those days I woke up optimistic but by 7:30 a.m., accepted that the day’s pace would literally be… limping. Problem: by then, I was on campus exploring Vanderbilt University.