Real Estate

From Malibu To Leiper's Fork

How Jamie Parsons Found Peace In The Rolling Hills Of Tennessee Article by Provided | Photography by Abagail Bobo The first time Jamie Parsons visited Leiper's Fork in 2008, she had no idea how much her life would change. “I was on a house-hunting trip with a friend. We stopped for lunch in the Village, then looked at two homes,” Parsons recalled. “After the second home, I told her, ‘I’m going to live here one day.’” At the time, Parsons had already built a successful real estate career in...

Food + Beverage

Call It A Truce

Franklin's Newest Restaurant Brings A Fresh Vision To The Local Dining Scene Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by Provided Franklin's dining scene continues to evolve with the arrival of Truce, a "fine food fast" concept that uses clean, organic, and non-GMO ingredients. We sat down with owner and local resident Matt Frauenshuh to talk about the vision behind the restaurant, the story behind the name, and why Franklin turned out to be exactly the right place to plant his flag. What's the...

Life + Culture

Best Friends, Better Cupcakes

Sweet Stars Cupcakes Turned A Lifelong Friendship And A Shared Dream Into A Sweet Success Story Article by Maria Dinoia | Photography by Provided Ruby and Karis are two best friends who started baking cupcakes together when they were just eight years old. They spent their childhood dreaming up homemade flavors and drawing floor plans for their perfect bakeshop. Over the years, they started taking orders solely via Instagram DMs, refining their craft, and even catering a wedding when they were...

Life + Culture

Game On

Let's Roll Games Is Bringing The Joy Of Tabletop Gaming To Franklin Article and Photography by Maria Dinoia In a world where most entertainment fits in the palm of your hand and screens compete for every spare moment of attention, Kent & Laura Coughlin are betting on something refreshingly not digital. Let's Roll Games, his newly opened specialty game store in Franklin, is a love letter to the kind of fun that requires a table, a group of people, and a willingness to put the phone down. We sat...

Entertainment

The Most Important Thing To Pack For Back-to-School Isn't In A Backpack

Article by Kathleen Davis | Photography by Courtesy of Kathleen Davis As parents, we spend weeks preparing our children for a new school year. We shop for backpacks, sharpen pencils, label lunchboxes, and organize schedules. But after more than a decade as an elementary school teacher, I've learned there's one thing children need that can't be purchased in the school supply aisle: confidence. Every year, I watched children walk into my classroom wondering if they were smart enough, athletic...

Local Services

Building Roots in Franklin

How Two Families (And A Private-client Risk Management Firm) Chose Williamson County, And Decided To Build Something Here For The Long Haul. Article by Provided | Photography by Arielle Vandenberg @arielle A Saturday afternoon in downtown Franklin. Strollers on the sidewalk. Coffee at a table outside. A toddler with a bow in her hair laughs at a dog walking past. Two couples chat about kindergarten. It's an ordinary scene and it's the reason AXG Advisors moved its headquarters here. Adam was...

Health + Wellness

Turning A Stressful Moment Into Relief

Article by Joe West | Photography by Provided For many Middle TN parents, few words create instant anxiety quite like “Your child has lice.” It tends to arrive at the worst possible time. What follows is often a blur of online searches, drugstore treatments, endless laundry cycles, and growing frustration. Local families are finding something different in the middle of that stress: calm, clarity, and a faster path forward. Located in Cool Springs, Lice Clinics of America-Nashville has become a...

Arts + Culture

Homegrown Creative Talent

Three Local Students Earning Recognition For Creativity, Talent And Artistic Vision Article by Karen Creason | Photography by Provided Three local student artists are earning recognition far beyond Middle Tennessee, but their work begins with something much closer to home. Through paintings, drawings, photography and film, Lucy Maris, Jimin Lee and Teague Kindred explore relationships, identity, and the stories hidden in everyday life. Their award-winning portfolios reveal not only remarkable...

Life + Culture

Tails That Teach

From Libraries To Animal Shelters, Therapy Animals Are Inspiring Confidence, Compassion, And A Love Of Reading Article by Lisa Valentine Looking to get the young readers in your house to practice their skills in a way that doesn’t feel like school? Or maybe you want to find a way for you and your pet to give back to the  community? Whatever your desire, check out some of the ways therapy animals are helping students become more confident readers while bringing smiles to faces all across Middle...

Local Services

The Family Command Center

How Modern Homes Are Evolving To Bring Order, Function And Calm To Busy Family Life Article and Photography by Provided Behind every beautiful home is a closet working overtime. No matter how stunning the kitchen is or how perfectly styled the living room looks, real life usually happens somewhere between the mudroom, the pantry and the frantic search for a missing soccer cleat five minutes before school drop-off. For today’s families, luxury is no longer just about beautiful finishes or...