June 29, 2023

Music, fireworks, more on tap for Nashville-area Fourth of July celebrations

BY LOGAN BUTTS

Middle Tennessee is known for pulling out all the stops when it comes to Fourth of July celebrations, and 2023 is no different.

FRANKLIN ON THE FOURTH

The Franklin on the Fourth celebration will feature events in and around downtown Franklin all throughout the day on the Fourth of July. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with music, food and craft vendors, antique cars, and more.

The Children’s Patriotic Parade will start at 5 p.m. and line-up for the parade begins at 4:45 p.m. For those wanting to participate, registration will take place at the Lions Club booth on the square prior to the parade. There will be prizes given out for the best costume and the best-decorated bikes and wagons. There will also be a

MNPD seeking public’s help identifying woman found dead in 2020

Metro Nashville Police Department missing person/cold case detectives have released new information in a 2020 case in hopes of identifying a woman who was found dead in an abandoned house on Highway 70 near Bellevue.

According to an MNPD news release, the woman’s body was found on November 26, 2020, inside an abandoned house in the 7000 block of Highway 70, with police adding that it’s believed she died from an accidental drug overdose.

Police describe the woman as white, standing 5’4”, weighing 225 pounds, and who appeared to be in her 20s. She had “reddish-brown wavy hair” and brown eyes.

Police also released a photo of a tattoo of a heart above a comma forming a semi-colon on the woman’s left wrist, in hopes that it may lead to uncovering her identity.

Detectives ask that anyone with information about the woman’s identity or circumstances surrounding her death contact Cold Case Detective Matt Filter at 615-862-7803.

Patriotic Pet Parade

The Tractor Supply Co. Arena will host musical performances from Bizz and Everyday People starting at 6 p.m. There will also be family games provided by Games-toGo, and food trucks and concessions.

The fireworks show is set to begin at approximately 9 p.m., and The Park at Harlinsdale is the best place for viewing the show. Alcohol and fireworks are not allowed to be brought into any City Parks.

RED, WHITE AND BOOM IN BRENTWOOD

The Brentwood Summer Concert Series at Crockett Park will be concluding on the Fourth of July with a performance by The Smoking Section.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the

Eddy Arnold Amphitheater in Crockett Park (located at 1500 Volunteer Parkway in Brentwood), with fireworks set to take place at approximately 9 p.m. until 10.

A number of local food trucks will be on location at the event including:

Blowin Smoke Barbecue

Blue Monkey Shaved Ice

Bradley’s Creamery

Hoss’ Loaded Burgers

Little Cancun on the Go

Music City Fish and Chicken

Nashville Chicken & Waffles

Smokin’ Buttz

Tasty J’s and Sweet Teat Y’all

The Love Bus

The Snack Bar

Phat Pizza

Fireworks over the Nashville skyline PHOTO BY JONATHAN ROSS/ISTOCK

MNPD hope that a tattoo on the left wrist of an unidentified woman found deceased in 2020 will help identify her.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MNPD

From Tennessee to any sea.

Metro Council unanimously approves $3.2B spending plan

STAFF REPORTS

The Metro Council voted 38-0 Tuesday to approve a $3.2 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Mayor John Cooper, who is not running for reelection, celebrated the passage of the budget, his last as mayor.

“Four years ago, Metro’s finances were broken and our cash reserves were depleted,” Cooper said in a release. “Basic city services were being underfunded and the state threatened to take over our finances. Tonight, Metro Council passed a budget that would have been unthinkable just four years ago — strengthening our historic investments the past few years in education, public

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safety, housing, infrastructure and other core government services. We’re building on what works, and we’re innovating to meet new challenges. Mostly important, we’re creating a platform for the future so that Nashville can be a city where every resident and every neighborhood thrives.”

Specifically, Cooper celebrated an additional $100 million in new funds for Metro Nashville Public Schools, $61 million for Metro employee raises and a continued $30 million investment in the Barnes Fund. This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Nolensville’s Star Spangled Celebration will have a new location this year. The annual event has moved to Nolensville High School and will take place on Saturday, July 1.

The festivities will take place 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will incorporate food vendors, inflatables, activities for the family, live entertainment, and fireworks.

MUSIC CITY’S LET FREEDOM SING

Music City’s Fourth of July Let Freedom

Sing event is the largest fireworks show in the country. Entry is free, but make sure to arrive early — approximately 250,000 to 300,000 people attended in 2022.

Things will kick off with the Amazon Family Fun Zone in the Music City Walk of Fame Park at 12 p.m. through 5 p.m. This will include the Dr. Pepper Football Toss, the Gibson Instrument Petting Zoo, and

performances from Troubadour Blue, Les Kerr & The Bayou Band, Tommy Howell Band, and Magi.

The main stage will begin its lineup at 3 p.m. with DJ Dave Aude followed by an Operation Song performance at 4:10, Tiera Kennedy at 4:15, Langhorne Slim at 4:45, The War & Treaty at 5:40, Ben Rector at 6:40, and Brad Paisley capping the main stage off from 8:05-9:20 p.m.

The Nashville Symphony will begin warming up at Ascend Amphitheater at 9:15 with a special performance slated for 9:259:30 p.m. and music alongside the fireworks from approximately 9:30-10 p.m. Ascend’s gates will open at 4 p.m.

For more information about Music City’s Fourth of July celebration, including the full list of 31 food and drink vendors that will be available as well as what is permitted, head to visitmusiccity.com/july4th.

Mayor John Cooper at the 2022 State of Metro

PHOTO BY MICHAEL W. BUNCH/METRO

Metro Council taps Anthony Davis to temporarily fill House seat

BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT

Some of Davis’ opponents in the August special primary have questioned the move.

Local organizer Aftyn Behn, who launched a campaign for the seat last week, said on Twitter that the Metro Council “completely disregarded the democratic process and the will of” district voters.

“Instead of making individual endorsements, Metro Council, as a body, tipped the scales in a competitive state House election,” Behn told the Post. “There was no reason to rush this appointment, and yet they did, to appoint their friend.”

the vote: “Appointing [Davis] shows a clear bias towards him as a candidate. With the legislature out of session, there is no active need to push for an appointment of anyone before the special primary election. We will need a representative in time for the special session on gun control of course, but there is no date set for that session, nor would that date be before the special primary.”

Davis represented East Nashville’s District 7 on the Metro Council from 2011 to 2019 and is the president and owner of East Nashville Beer Works. He called Beck “a dear friend” and said he hopes to continue the lawmaker’s legacy “of being able to actually get work done” in the Republicandominated state legislature.

The Metro Council is weighing in on the forthcoming special election in state House District 51, as the body voted 36-0 with one abstention Tuesday to appoint former Metro Councilmember Anthony Davis to the seat in an interim capacity.

Davis is one of four candidates in the Aug. 3 special Democratic primary for the East Nashville state House seat formerly held by Rep. Bill Beck (D-Nashville), who died earlier this month.

Asked last week about the possibility of an appointment and whether it was a leg up in the special election, Davis said he was “not sure why that happened or how that works” and that he doesn’t “know who decided” to appoint him.

“My thought was they were doing that so the district is represented during the special session,” Davis said.

Gov. Bill Lee has said he wants to call a special legislative session in August, though the tentative date for the meetings would be after the Aug. 3 special primary, and the governor has not yet formally issued the call.

Added Democratic candidate Reyn Haun in a letter to Metro councilmembers before

Asked whether the Metro Council was putting its finger on the scale by appointing Davis, District 7 Metro Councilmember Emily Benedict, who inherited Davis’ district, said, “Anthony was the only person who I know who showed interest in the nomination. Any CM could have brought anyone else but I guess no one else showed interest?”

No other East Nashville councilmembers responded to a request for comment.

In addition to Behn, Haun and Davis, Nashville Mural Tour founder Mary Meeuwis is running in the Democratic primary and David Hooven is the lone Republican to have picked up a petition. A special general election will follow in September, though the district is one of the most Democratic in the state and the primary is expected to decide the race.

Behn is positioning herself as an ally to the so-called Tennessee Three who could help the superminority Democrats grow their caucus in the 2024 elections. She has also noted that the 10-member Nashville state House delegation is made up entirely of men.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Correction: An article from last week’s issue titled “Plaza problems in District 23” incorrectly stated that Councilmember Thom Druffel voted in favor of the Belle Meade Plaza development. Druffel voted against the rezoning. We regret the error and are happy to set the record straight.

Anthony Davis

Local author to discuss Nashville bucket list book at Green Hills Library

release. “The list is a guide for visitors, but it’s also a fun exercise for Nashvillians to see whether they agree with my choices or even discover things to do.”

The book is part of a nationwide 100 Things series, which is based out of Reedy Press in St. Louis. Adkinson, who is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, was the assistant travel editor for Southern Living Magazine and is currently a freelance travel writer.

The book is broken down into five categories – music and entertainment, food and drink, history and culture, shopping, and sports and recreation.

“Nashville is blessed,” Adkinson said. “Some book entries are Nashville’s and Nashville’s alone, such as the Grand Ole Opry (the longest running radio show in the world) and the Parthenon, the only replica of the Athenian temple anywhere.

Nashville man charged in two Brentwood bank robberies

BY MATT MASTERS

Travel writer and Green Hills resident

Tom Adkinson is set to discuss the latest edition of his Nashville bucket list book 100 Things To Do in Nashville Before You Die on Thursday.

Adkinson will be appearing at the Green Hills Branch of the Nashville Public Library as part of the NPL’s Author Talk series. He is

going to discuss the third edition of his book on Thursday from 6-7 p.m.

Admission to the event is free, and Adkinson will be signing copies of the book after the conclusion of the talk.

“It’s a big challenge to pare down a list of notable Nashville destinations and activities to 100 items,” Adkinson said in a news

“Others are notable as pieces of Nashville’s history. Among them are Nashville’s oldest restaurant, a shopping mall inspired by a location in Milan, Italy, and a commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”

“As much as I’ve traveled, I still enjoy writing about Nashville and Tennessee. We have great stories here.”

Three charged with second-degree murder of Nashville woman following 2022 drug overdose

STAFF REPORTS

Three people have been charged in the December 2022 overdose death of a Nashville woman inside of a BelmontHillsboro area home.

According to a Metro Nashville Police Department news release, 56-year-old Tamara Sue Morales, of Portland, her daughter, 31-year-old Alexandra Guerriero and Guerriero’s boyfriend, 33-year-old

Maxwell Delancy, both of Nashville, have been charged with second-degree murder as well as several drug charges.

Police said that the three defendants “conspired together to sell” 43-yearold Jamie Hughes “a powder substance containing fentanyl” at a Wallace Road motel on December 21, 2022, the day before she was found dead in her home.

Police arrested Delancy on June 22 at a Hermitage motel.

Police also arrested a man identified as 42-year-old Kelando Cato, who was driving Delancy, who they said was wanted on an outstanding warrant charging him with especially aggravated robbery in connection with the shooting of an unidentified 35-year-old woman during a carjacking on Ocala Drive on January 12.

Police said that Cato was in possession of a pistol and fentanyl, which resulted in additional criminal charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous drug felony, and possession of fentanyl for resale.

Around the same time on June 22, members of the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force in Sumner County arrested Morales at her Portland residence, while Guerriero was arrested at a Hermitage apartment complex.

Morales, Guerriero and Delancy were each jailed on a $125,000 bond, while Cato was jailed in lieu of a $151,000 bond.

A Nashville man has been arrested for two Brentwood Bank robberies that occurred over the last month.

On June 20, the Brentwood Police Department announced the June 12 arrest of 30-year-old Antonio “Tony” Peebles in connection with the May 24 robbery of Pinnacle Bank on Franklin Road and the June 12 robbery of the Wilson Bank and Trust on Harpeth Drive.

No weapon was displayed in either of the incidents in which no injuries occurred. The amount of money stolen in the robberies has not been disclosed.

Police said that Peebles confessed to both robberies, and he’s being held in Williamson County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, and his case is expected to be transferred to a federal court in the near future.

Peebles was previously arrested in 2018 in connection with four bank robberies, three in Brentwood and one in Nashville.

BPD Assistant Police Chief Jim Colvin told The News in a phone call that Peebles was not immediately identified as a suspect as he has been incarcerated in a federal prison, from which he was released in April.

Peebles also previously served state prison time for which he was sentenced to 10 years with a 2018 release date, although the details of those charges, time served, and actual release date were not immediately available.

Maxwell Delancy, Alexandra Guerriero and Tamara Sue Morales PHOTO BY MNPD

Brentwood Police released this security camera image of the suspect in a June 12, 2023, bank robbery.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BPD

Tom Adkinson

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO’s lackluster leadership fails the city, chamber loses funding

BY BILL FREEMAN

Mayor John Cooper’s budget has completely excluded the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. With this news, more concerns regarding the leadership of Ralph Schulz, the president and CEO of the chamber, continue to surface. It is disconcerting that Schulz receives an exorbitant annual salary of $530,704, despite declining membership numbers and downsizing of the chamber’s office space. It certainly raises questions regarding the proportionality of his pay in relation to the chamber’s performance and the value he delivers to Nashville.

The Metro Council recently voted to approve the budget, which notably omits any funding for the Nashville Area Chamber and highlights the strained relationship between Schulz and Mayor Cooper. Just six years ago, the city’s budget for the chamber was $375,000. In May 2020, the mayor cut the chamber’s budget roughly in half to $175,000. As reported by Tennessee Lookout in March: “The council has cut a yearly grant it gives chambers by nearly 75%. In 2022 the council gave the Nashville chamber $76,300.” If we delve a little deeper into the news of the past few years, we see why the funds have been withheld.

Last year, both the Nashville Business Journal and The Tennessean reported that the chamber’s support for legislation

that could have granted the mayor control over the Metro Nashville Public Schools board led to significant backlash — from the school board, the Metro Council and Mayor Cooper himself. The council even voted to approve a resolution that the chamber made efforts to “subvert democracy.”

Then, as reported by the Nashville Scene in May: “During the three-month session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed bills cutting the Metro Council in half, abolishing Nashville’s police oversight board, restricting funds related to the Music City Center, taking over seats on Nashville’s airport and sports board.” The Nashville Post noted that “some local officials have chafed at the chamber’s absence from some of the debates.” The criticism was rounded out when an anonymous source in the mayor’s office told the NBJ, “The feeling was there would not be the political appetite to give any money to the chamber, given the chamber’s open advocacy for some of the anti-Nashville legislation.”

As if that isn’t enough, it now seems Schulz is snubbing the mayor’s office, saying the chamber will be handling economic development efforts for Davidson County voluntarily, mirroring “the way we operate in the

region.” Despite Nashville’s consistent funding, the chamber has for years been voluntarily extending economic development support to seemingly every county in the area except our own, free of charge. Is it any wonder the mayor decided to eliminate the chamber’s budget? Why shouldn’t Nashville be getting the same “free” treatment and results as contiguous counties? I remember writing not long ago that 46 companies had been recruited to our region by the chamber, but not one of them landed in Davidson County. Sadly, there’s more.

A recent survey conducted by Nashville’s Power Poll revealed a divided perspective on the chamber’s performance. Approximately 50 percent of respondents expressed concern, describing the chamber’s performance as “fair” or “poor.” Regarding the decision by Mayor Cooper and the Metro Council to defund the chamber, 40 percent of those polled support the decision, while slightly more disagree. However, a poll that I conducted back in 2022, which was reported on by the NBJ, showed that 71 percent agreed with cutting the chamber’s budget. The poll further showed that 59 percent were not satisfied with the overall representation of Nashville businesses. In other words, the chamber is not considered an ally. The Power Poll gave the chamber a grade of C+.

The exclusion of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce from the city’s budget is not surprising given the circumstances. Schulz has faced criticism for everything from his strained relationship with the mayor and declining membership numbers to the appearance of quietly working in accordance with those who are going after Nashville’s leaders. And according to the aforementioned polls, his leadership has been far less than adequate.

Nashville deserves a chamber leader who is experienced, committed and collaborative, prioritizing the chamber’s mission and working effectively with city officials. In my book, the ideal candidate would have a strong track record in economic development, partnership building and advocacy, while demonstrating transparent leadership and aligning the chamber’s goals with

Nashville’s best interests. Someone who would focus on reestablishing credibility for the chamber and making a positive impact for Nashville businesses would certainly be a plus. It is time for change, accountability and a renewed focus on Nashville’s future. Wouldn’t you agree?

Bill Freeman

Bill Freeman is the owner of FW Publishing, the publishing company that produces the Nashville Scene, Nfocus, the Nashville Post and The News.

Ralph Schulz

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TENNESSEANS, SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS.

You might not know it but, if you’re an American, you’re an AIDS activist!

20 years ago, President Bush and a bipartisan group of lawmakers created the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – PEPFAR– to help fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

PEPFAR has since helped save 25 million lives. According to analysis from The ONE Campaign, Tennessee alone has helped save 400,131 lives, provide antiretroviral

treatment to 379,805 people, and ensure 53,151 babies were born HIV-free.

PEPFAR is a legacy all Americans can be proud of – a shining example of the power of bipartisan leadership. Congress must keep the momentum going by reauthorizing PEPFAR in 2023– I urge Senator Hagerty and Senator Blackburn to support this critically important program.

By Maddie Marsh

TICKED OFF!

NOISE

As an avid reader of the Ticked Off letters for many years, I have read some real head scratchers. The one about leaf blowers, lawn mowers, houses with lights on at night and automatic door lock/security systems on automobiles, absolutely, positively takes the cake.

Noise is part of our environment. It is what it is. The only surefire solution to the writer’s problem is possibly moving to DeKalb County. There are large heavily wooded tracts of land available in the area suitable for building. No neighbors, no leaf blowers, no lawn mowers, pitch dark at night, no beeping horns unless you shop at the Wal-Mart in Smithville. Check it out.

REGARDING NOISE

The only noise I hear is the whining, nagging, bitter complaining rhetoric that you are spewing. Ever heard of earplugs? Or noise cancelling headphones? Leaf blowers were invented to take place of rakes. Riding mowers were invented to take the place of the old reel-type push mowers. It’s called progress. Yes, the landscapers start early to get a head start on the day while it’s still cool, knowing they have numerous yards to take care of by the end of the day. Get over it. It is certain your 1965 Ford Fairlane did not have a key fob, power door locks, alarm system. The noise cars today make is an alert that the doors are locked and the alarm is set. It’s a theft deterrent, peace of mind that possibly

the next car broken into is not yours. So, go bury your head in the sand, perhaps you won’t hear the noise there.

THE TENNESSEAN

After the long, drawn out essay in the complaint about the newspaper, you concluded the entire writing in one sentence. What was the reason you wrote to Green Hills News? Don’t you think the Tennessean should be getting your disapproval of the way they do business?

SIDEWALKS ?!! SIDEWALKS ?!!!

I startle like Maynard G. Krebs on the old Dobie Gillis show, every time a politician utters the word SIDEWALK. Thirty years ago, I offered to vote (the rest of my years) for any politician that put a sidewalk in front of my house and I am still waiting. I even offered to pay for the sidewalk in lieu of property tax for one year and still no sidewalk. Ya know some city genius created ‘’POOR BOY SIDEWALKS’’ (street walking) with plastic sticks to give the impression that no car will careen into the Billy Bob and Peggy Sue walking on the side of the road and on garbage day the walkers must share the small space with the garbage cans. Notice the sticks are plastic so the cars won’t be damaged.

The comments in the Ticked Off column do not reflect the views of FW Publishing.

Church Street Park unveils new lineup of free yearround programs

BY JAYME FOLTZ

Following months of renovations and community curation of their year-round programs and events, Church Street Park celebrated the beginning of summer with an all-day open house, unveiling a new line-up of activities.

Nestled deep in the heart of Nashville, downtown’s oldest pocket park has long been considered a “diamond in the rough” to the city’s residents.

“Downtown Nashville is more than just an entertainment hub,” Mayor John Cooper said. “It is a community, a neighborhood, and a home where people work, live, and play. Church Street Park is an essential part of that. It is a wonderful space for residents and visitors alike to relax, visit and enjoy. New and enhanced programming from the Downtown Partnership will make Church Street Park an even more valuable asset to our downtown community.”

The Nashville Downtown Partnership reintroduced the community gem made possible by a 2022 agreement with Metro Parks and funding by Amazon to operate the park and underwrite daily programming.

“Unlike other Metro parks, Church Street Park is unique: A green oasis in a rapidly developing downtown neighborhood, it can effectively and equitably serve as a shared green space for 16,500 downtown residents, 78,000 downtown workers, and millions of visitors,” Tom Turner, President and CEO of the Nashville Downtown Partnership, said.

“With infrastructure investments, upgrades, staffing, and daily programming, it can be exactly that.”

Daily programming, underway for the summer season, made the Church Street Park Open House the perfect opportunity for residents to experience a sampling of the park’s summer offerings all at once. The public was invited to drop by for to sample the park’s many programs.

Park manager for Nashville Downtown Partnership Alisha Lane handles all of the green space’s programming and maintenance.

“We want people to know these are the things in your neighborhood,” Lane said. “This is your park. If you don’t live downtown, or if you do, this is a green space that’s open to all. There is something to do

here for everyone, any day and anytime.”

Activities included live music, yoga, art projects, a Recess Cart with chess and other games, and Music and Movement Story Time with the Nashville Public Library.

The park’s daily programming is made to be convenient for downtown workers to enjoy before or after a workday. Regularly scheduled morning and evening yoga classes give attendees a chance to stretch their mind, body, and soul before tackling their day, or as a way to unwind after their 9 to 5.

“Usable and inviting green spaces are vital to the life of urban communities, and Amazon is dedicated to making our cities better places to live and work for all residents,” Amazon Community Engagement Lead Courtney Ross said.

“Church Street Park sits just blocks from our Nashville headquarters, and it’s a downtown gem – a true asset for our employees and for downtown at large. Helping ensure this park is a vibrant public space with robust, diverse, family-friendly programming illustrates our commitment to keeping downtown a destination for all Nashvillians.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS

From lunchtime concerts to free dog training, Church Street Park will be hosting an array of activities for all ages.

Regular programs powered by Amazon include:

Recess Cart - Daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Lunchtime Concerts - Weekdays, 12-1 p.m.

Jazz in the Park - Mondays, 5-6 p.m.

Morning Yoga - Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. & Sundays, 9-10 a.m.

Yoga After Work -

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.

Music and Movement Story Time with Nashville Public LibraryWednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m.

Doggie BrunchSaturdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Game Night - Saturdays, 4-8 p.m.

Creative Arts Hour - Sundays, 5-6 p.m.

Movies in the ParkMonthly, through August, 8-10 p.m.

For more event information visit nashvilledowntown.com.

Status of planned high-end retail center unclear

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York

One year after the owner of The Mall at Green Hills and Opry Mills announced it would partner with Nashville-based Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners to develop a Nashville-area site with a high-end outlet retail center, the status of that effort remains unclear.

As the Post reported in June 2022, Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group had been eyeing a 2023 start date for the planned facility.

A release at that time did not note a

specific location but, instead, referenced the center will be located in the market’s “southern high-income area, capitalizing on the region’s phenomenal growth.”

AJ Capital Partners officials declined to comment and Simon officials could not be reached for comment.

The center is slated to be similar to Simon’s Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York and Desert Hills Premium Outlets in California, with entrances addressing the outdoors as

opposed to an enclosed mall. The center will offer approximately 300,000 square feet of retail shops and restaurants.

AJ Capital Partners has developed urban Nashville sites with hotels such as Thompson Nashville, Soho House Nashville and Graduate Nashville and retail space such as May Hosiery Co-

op and Nashville Warehouse (both in Wedgewood-Houston).

Simon acquired Taubman Centers (the former Mall at Green Hills owner) in 2020 for $3.6 billion.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Berry Hill recording studio property listed for sale

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

A Berry Hill recording studio building has been listed for sale for $1,875,000 — more than five times the price for which it changed ownership hands nine years ago.

With an address of 502 E. Iris Drive, the building sits on a 0.21-acre site that last sold in late 2014 for $355,000 to a general partnership that includes sound engineer Tim Cochran, Metro records show.

Trace Horse Recording Studio, which Cochran founded in 2016, operates from the 1947-opened building on the site.

Musicians Daisha McBride, Moon Taxi, Phoebe Bridgers and Jeremy Ivey (who is

married to Margo Price), among others, have recorded at Trace Horse.

The Class C building offers about 2,217 feet. As such, the asking price is the equivalent of $846 per square foot, a figure that is similar to those of recent and similar sales in Berry Hill.

Cochran has enlisted Stephen Prather and Tee Patterson, co-senior vice presidents of Nashville’s Chas. Hawkins Co., to handle the marketing and sale of the property. This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMON PROPERTY GROUP

Berry Hill building sells for $1.2M

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

A Berry Hill office building located near the satellite city’s Goodwill outlet store has sold for $1.2 million to the owner of a local boutique home construction company.

According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, an LLC affiliated with Hugh Nelson II now owns the building, which sits on 0.22 acres at 605 Berry Road and seemingly was constructed originally as a residence. Nelson is the owner of Kingdom Builders, which specializes in the construction of large, luxury singlefamily residences. Billed as a faith-based company, Kingdom Builders seemingly has a 12South office.

The seller was John Olert, who operated mechanical engineering company Olert Engineering from the structure.

As the Post reported in April, the property was listed for sale for $1,289,900 —six times the $200,000 Olert paid in 2016, Metro records show. It is unclear if Olert updated the building since then.

The two-story building was constructed

in 1962 and offers 2,856 square feet, according to marketing materials. The transaction is the equivalent of $420 per foot, based on the structure’s size.

The sale follows a nearby property, with an address of 2603 Fessey Park Road, having been offered early this year for sale $5.35 million in February. That listing is the equivalent of about $437 per foot based on the size of the 1974-constructed building on the site.

Similarly, a building located at 2711 Greystone Road and that was offered for sale for October 2021 for $1.1 million, has yet to sell, according to Metro records.

Stephen Prather and Tee Patterson with Nashville’s Charles Hawkins Company seemingly represented Olert. The Post was unable to determine if Nelson had broker representation.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Chastain claims victory at Nashville Superspeedway’s Ally 400

BY JOHN GLENNON

Chastain’s signature celebration came about after he captured his first race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, finishing first at the third annual Ally 400 in Lebanon.

He led for a race-high 99 laps from the pole position, earning his third career win and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Martin Truex, Jr., finished behind Chastain, followed by Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott (the race’s 2022 winner) and Kyle Larson.

Chastain’s victory had a hometown flavor to it, as he drives for Nashville-based Trackhouse Racing, owned by Justin Marks and Pitbull.

Ross Chastain

Standing atop his No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro on Sunday night, driver Ross Chastain lifted a watermelon high over his head and then smashed it down on the Nashville Superspeedway track.

“The only thing sweeter [than winning] is this Georgia watermelon, I gotta’ tell ya,” Chastain told media afterward. “This is incredible. This is why, to every little kid out there anywhere in the world, if you’re getting criticized — and you’re going to be if you’re competitive — they will try to tear you down.

“You will start believing that you can’t do it. You have to go to your people, trust in the

process, read your books, trust the big man’s plan upstairs and just keep getting up and going to work. “

Chastain has said his watermelon celebration stems from the fact he and his brother, fellow NASCAR driver Chad Chastain, are eighth-generation watermelon farmers.

But it had been a long time since Chastain had been able to slam the fruit, as this win snapped a 42-race winless drought that dated back to Talladega in April 2022.

Known for an aggressive racing style and for some controversial incidents, Chastain has been in NASCAR’s spotlight for the past several weeks despite not winning.

Following the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, Chastain punched fellow driver Noah Gragson in the face during a pit-road scuffle. Gragson had grabbed Chastain’s fire suit, upset about what he felt was overly aggressive driving by Chastain.

Neither driver was penalized by NASCAR.

A week later at the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina,

Chastain and fellow driver Kyle Larson got tangled up with 14 laps remaining in the race. The two had been near the lead for much of the race, but as a result of the incident, Larson finished 20th and Chastain 29th.

But there was no controversy this weekend for Chastain.

On Saturday, Chastain won his first career Cup pole with a lap of 160.687 miles per hour.

He did that one better on Sunday, taking the lead for the final time with 34 laps remaining and winning under the lights in front of a sellout crowd of 38,000.

“A lot of self-reflection through all of this, but I had a group that believed in me and they didn’t let me get down, and they bring rocket ships and I just try to point them to victory lane,” Chastain said.

“It’s a Cup win. I don’t care what happened last month or the rest of my life. It’s a friggin’ Cup win!”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Antioch’s Miller, Belmont’s Sheppard chosen in NBA Draft’s first round

BY JOHN GLENNON

Antioch’s Brandon Miller will take his shooting touch and productivity to a needy Charlotte Hornets team.

Belmont’s Ben Sheppard will bring his all-round game to an Indiana Pacers team that finished six games shy of the playoffs last season.

Miller, the former Cane Ridge High star, was selected with the second overall pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday, while Sheppard was chosen with the 26th overall pick.

Sheppard became the second Belmont player picked in the first round in the last five years, joining forward Dylan Windler, who was taken by Cleveland in the first round in 2019.

Other players drafted with state connections included University of Tennessee forward Julian Philips, chosen by Boston with the fifth pick of the second round (35th overall), and Eastern Michigan guard Emoni Bates (who spent his freshman season at the University of Memphis), chosen by Cleveland with the 19th pick of the second round (49th overall).

A 6-9, 200-pound forward, Miller was playing in the TSSAA Class 4A state playoffs

just 15 months ago. He was named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022, earning McDonald’s AllAmerica honors during his senior season.

The 20-year-old had a standout freshman season at Alabama, averaging 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game en route to earning Southeastern Conference player of the year honors. Miller shot 43 percent overall, 48.3 percent from two-point range and 38.4 percent from three-point range.

Miller will head to a Hornets team led by guard LaMelo Ball, who averaged 23.3 points, 8.4 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game last season. But the Hornets finished 27-55 in 2022-23, the fourth-worst record in the league and second-worst in the Eastern Conference. As a team, Charlotte shot 45.7 percent overall (tied for 28th in the league) and 33 percent from three-point range (29th).

“Brandon Miller has the ability to play several positions,” Mitch Kupchak, Hornets president of basketball operations and general manager, told media. “He can probably guard one through four. I think he can play the two-spot, the three-spot on

a regular basis. I see him bringing the ball up the court. That doesn’t necessarily make him a ball-handling guard, but he can make plays, run a pick-and-roll, rebound. For a 20-year-old, he has a game that translates to the NBA pretty easily.”

It remains to be seen whether any questions persist for Miller in relation to the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris on Jan. 15. Miller has not been accused of a crime, and the university has described Miller as a cooperating witness.

Per Spotrac, Miller should sign a fouryear $49.3-million contract, including salaries of $10.8 million, $11.4 million, $11.9 million (club option) and 15.1 million (club option).

Sheppard, a 6-6, 195-pound guard, saw his draft stock take off in recent weeks, in large part due to his strong showing at the NBA Draft Combine in May. In one of his two scrimmages there, Sheppard scored a game-high 25 points, hitting on eight-of-10 shots overall and three-of-five from threepoint range. He added four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot.

At Belmont this year, Sheppard was

named to the all-Missouri Valley Conference first team after averaging 18.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He shot 48 percent from the field overall and 42 percent from three-point range.

Sheppard was the only player this season named All-MVC First Team and MVC AllDefensive Team.

Sheppard’s defensive prowess should aid a Pacers team that allowed 119.5 points per game last year, the second-highest figure in the league. Indiana’s offense, paced by point guard Tyrese Haliburton, averaged 116.3 points per game, which ranked 10th.

“He’s a unique prospect in that he has length, he has quickness, he has really good ball skills,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle told media. “It appears to me that he could play some point guard in a pinch, but his natural position is two and three. But that kind of versatility is very important in today’s game.”

Per Spotrac, Sheppard should sign a fouryear, $13 million contract, including salaries of: $2.5 million, $2.6 million, $2.8 million (club option) and $5 million (club option).

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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Vols’ baseball season ends in 5-0 CWS loss to LSU

BY JOHN GLENNON

Tennessee’s baseball team saw its season end at the hands of a familiar foe on Tuesday at the College World Series.

LSU downed the Vols 5-0, handing Tennessee its second loss in the doubleelimination tournament.

Including three regular-season games, the fifth-ranked Tigers (50-16) took four of five meetings from the Vols this year.

Tennessee’s one win over LSU was a big one, 14-7, but the Tigers outscored the Vols 22-9 in the teams’ other four meetings — which included LSU’s 6-3 win last Saturday behind pitching ace Paul Skenes.

Tennessee (44-22) collected just six hits on Tuesday, four of which were singles. The Vols were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

Starter Drew Beam gave Tennessee a good effort, allowing just six hits and one earned run in 5-2/3 innings. He struck out nine. But the Vols committed an error that led to one run, hit four LSU batters and failed to turn a double play that would have kept another run off the board.

Vanderbilt’s Bradfield earns second Gold Glove award

BY JOHN GLENNON

It was the end of a wild NCAA Tournament run for Tennessee, which earned its first CWS victory since 2001, defeating Stanford in between the losses to LSU.

In the Clemson regional, the Vols trailed Clemson 4-2 — and were down to their final strike — before Zane Denton’s three-run homer gave Tennessee a 5-4 lead. The Vols would win 6-5 in 14 innings and eventually advanced to a Super Regional against Southern Miss.

Tennessee lost the Super Regional opener to the Golden Eagles and trailed 4-0 in Game 2 but scored eight straight runs to force a decisive Game 3 — and won that 5-0.

In the CWS game against Stanford, the Vols trailed 4-0 before scoring six straight runs to win. Pitcher Chase Burns was one of the heroes of that contest, retiring 18 of the 20 batters he faced, including Stanford’s last 10 batters.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Vanderbilt center fielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. was named a Gold Glove Award winner for the second time in his career on Wednesday, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods.

The junior becomes the first Commodore to win the award twice, having earned his first Gold Glove as a freshman in 2021.

Bradfield was one of nine NCAA Division I Gold Glove winners, joined in the outfield by LSU’s Dylan Crews and Virginia’s Ethan O’Donnell.

The 6-1, 170-pound Bradfield, expected to be a first-round choice in next month’s Major League Baseball Draft, had the most putouts among Southeastern Conference outfielders in 2023, without committing a single error during the regular season.

He helped Vanderbilt rank third in NCAA Division I in hits allowed per nine innings and rank 14th in fielding percentage. Bradfield earlier this month was named a third-team All American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The Hialeah, Fla., native was named to the All-SEC second team and to the all-defensive team.

Offensively, Bradfield this year became Vandy’s all-time leading base stealer, setting the school’s career mark at 130 — on 143 attempts. He hit .279 for the Commodores this season, with six home runs and 34 RBIs. Brandfield’s 69 runs led Vanderbilt. This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Predators move on from Johansen, trade center to Colorado

BY JOHN GLENNON

The Predators took a massive step in re-tooling the franchise on Saturday, trading forward Ryan Johansen to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Alex Galchenyuk, who will be a free agent on July 1.

Nashville agreed to pay half of Johansen’s remaining $8 million salary over each of the next two years.

Still, the move opens up $4 million of cap space in the next two years for the Predators. Nashville now has $19.5 million in cap space this year, per the CapFriendly website, the ninth-highest total in the league.

That money could be used for resignings, adding players via trade or through free agency.

“We’ve just added $4 million dollars in cap space, and we’ve also given more opportunity to hopefully the next Ryan Johansen that [fans] can fall in love with,” Predators general manager Barry Trotz told the Post on Saturday. “Part of [the deal] was to be flexible in terms of cap, but also in terms of commitment and allowing for our young players to develop and grow.”

Johansen, who will turn 31 in July, has been a huge part of the Predators’ success

over the last eight years, ever since Nashville acquired the former first-round draft pick in January of 2016.

In 533 games spanning eight seasons with the Predators, Johansen totaled 362 points (110 goals, 252 assists). He was a big reason why the Predators reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2016-17, totaling 13 points in 14 postseason games before a thigh injury kept him out of the final series against Pittsburgh.

But with Nashville making the decision at last season’s trade deadline that a franchise re-make was in order, Johansen was apparently not part of the future.

The Predators missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years last season, and Nashville has not won a round in the postseason since 2018.

“We can wish upon a star and see if we can go one more round, but it hasn’t happened,” Trotz said. “Since 2017, we haven’t done much. I think it’s time to create a new core. I think [Roman Josi’s] got lots of hockey left. [Juuse] Saros has lots of hockey. [Filip] Forsberg has got lots of hockey. Those are three pretty good pieces out of the gate.”

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Enrique Bradfield Jr.

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Vols celebrate scoring a run vs Vanderbilt.

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Predators move on

would need to step up his game in order to make a successful return. Johansen had a disappointing 2022-23 season, totaling 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 55 games before suffering severed ankle tenons on Feb. 21 — an injury that necessitated surgery and will require lengthy rehabilitation.

“Joey is going to have his best summer,” Trotz said at the time. “The league is getting quicker. Joey is a skillful player. He has size, he’s good on face-offs, he’s got lots of good things to offer. But the game is getting quicker and [speed is not] one of his strengths.

“So how do you get that half second

back? And then getting into a role where it makes sense for him as well. So right now I think he’s chasing the moving train a little bit. He can catch it, but he’s going to have a really good summer.”

The Predators’ decision to move on from Johansen will open the door for younger centers — such as Tommy Novak, Cody Glass and Juuso Parssinen — who boosted their value by helping keep Nashville in the playoff race last season despite the absence of several veterans.

“You’ve got young guys that are starting to develop in Parssinen and Glass, Novak,” Trotz said. “They’ve been able to grow

because of injuries, and those were to the older players. That’s part of it. We’ve got a bunch of young players out there, and we’ll have to develop them in Milwaukee and finish their development in the NHL. That’s part of what you want to see.”

As valuable as Johansen had been to the Predators over the years, he was not one of the league’s elite centers. The contract extension he signed in 2017 — an eightyear, $64 million deal — made it all but impossible to move on from Johansen without swallowing some of the money. Nashville left Johansen — and forward Matt Duchene — unprotected in the 2021 expansion draft, but Seattle passed on both.

“Your highest-paid guys have to absolutely be your best players,” Trotz said.

The Predators could have opted to buy out Johansen’s contract, which, per Cap Friendly, would have cost the team about $10.7 million spread over the next four years — an average of about $2.7 million per year.

Instead, trading Johansen — even while retaining 50 percent of his salary — means the Preds will be paying a total of $8 million over just two years. Presumably, that will give the organization more salary-cap flexibility down the line when a young team starts to mature and looks to free agency.

As for Galchenyuk, it appears doubtful he will be part of the Predators future. Trotz

said Nashville is unlikely to sign him before he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

A 2012 first-round pick of Montreal, the 29 year-old Galchenyuk has been plagued by injuries over the past few years. He played just 11 games for Colorado last season and didn’t record a point. The 11-year NHL veteran spent most of the 2022-23 season in the American Hockey League trying to rehabilitate from a knee injury.

Trotz thanked Johansen for his many contributions to the franchise on and off the ice in a press release.

“On behalf of the Predators organization, we want to thank Ryan for his contributions to our team and community over the last seven-plus years,” Trotz said. “He played a large role in our franchise’s accomplishments since arriving in January 2016, helping lead us to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, the 2018 Presidents’ Trophy, back-to-back Central Division titles in 2018 and 2019 and several postseason appearances.

“Ryan also dedicated a considerable amount of time to the Predators Foundation and helped us grow the game in Middle Tennessee, including his work with youth hockey in our community. We wish Ryan all the best in Colorado.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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Headline Homes: May 2023

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

Everything is bigger in Williamson County — at least this month’s list seems that way. The houses that sold in Williamson County are both big in acreage and in square footage. And a whopping 90 percent of home sales on the Headline Homes list were in Nashville’s most friendly richest neighboring county. The top home sale went for $14 million this month; though it listed at $16.5, so the new owners may have gotten themselves a little deal. It also used to belong to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

Below are May’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.

1. Bailey Road, Franklin 37064 Buyer: Littlefawn Farm LLC

Sale price: $14 million

Sellers: Brian and Carin Terp

Sellers’ agents: Steve G. Fridrich and Travis Robeson ALC, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Tim Thompson, Tim Thompson Premier REALTORS

This large home is the former estate of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill — oil and gas investor Brian Terp and his wife, Carin, purchased the home in 2014. It first listed for $16.5 million late last year and this time around it sold to a trust. The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home is nearly 10,000 square feet and there’s also a 2,845-squarefoot guest house, a bar, out buildings, chicken coop and “underground utilities so nothing blocks the beautiful sunsets!” The home also has its own private milelong drive that meanders past a pond and creek on the way to the main estate where a “Georgian era main house awaits with all the modern luxuries one could desire.”

2. Old Highway 96, Franklin 37064

Buyer: Little Chicken Trust

Sale price: $8.5 million

Seller: Coghlan Family Trust

Seller’s agent: Rachel Kaminek, PARKS

Buyer’s agent: Greg Musgrave, United Country Real Estate Leipers Fork

The first home on this month’s list sold to a Littlefawn Farm LLC and this one sold to Little Chicken Trust. Historian Bill Powell built this home, which is known as Natchez Flora, with “architectural elements from the 1800s [that] give the home unparalleled character that has proven to be timeless.”

The 7,200-square-foot space includes more modern touches in the kitchen, bathroom, lighting and finishes. The listing says it is the largest residential parcel of land in the heart of Leiper’s Fork near Franklin. The 119 acres of land surrounding the home is heavily wooded and includes a large barn and twostory treehouse.

3. Fordham Drive, Brentwood 37027

Buyer: Kathy Allen, Burt Children’s Trust

Sale price: $6.1 million

Seller: Davis Props Of Tn LLC

Seller’s agent: Mary A. Kocina, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agents: Matt Burhart and John Spoon, Compass RE

This seven-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bath home in Brentwood includes a ton of luxury touches through the 11,200 square feet of space: The home is open concept with a two-story great room, custom built ins throughout, fireplace, wine bar, club room with window seating, gourmet kitchen with a full prep pantry and dining room, a recreation room, exercise room with sauna, storm shelter, bunker room and more. There’s also two full guest suites and elevators to get to it all.

4. Sneed Road West, Franklin 37069

Buyer: HRLN Family Trust

Sale price: $5,983,000

Seller: Timothy Hooker, Ingram Family Lp

Seller’s agents: Steve G. Fridrich and Trudy Byrd, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Debbie Beam, Compass RE

What this home lacks in square footage, it makes up for in acreage. The HRLN Family Trust picked up 21 farm acres that includes two houses, two barns and equipment sheds and many undeveloped Williamson County hills.

5. Vaughn Crest Drive, Franklin 37069

Buyer: Melanie Rae McDaniel

Sale price: $5.35 million

Seller: Melissa Shea Metz Rev Trust

Seller’s agents: Tami Siedlecki and Marsha Simoneaux, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Holly Reynolds, PARKS

The homes keep getting bigger this month: In LaurelBrooke in Williamson County, this eight-bedroom and 10-plusbathroom home includes more than 14,000 square feet. It’s on two acres with a private, gated entry as well as two three-bay garages. The listing notes fresh paint and carpet to lure that thrifty mansion shopper.

6. Hidden River Lane, Franklin 37069

Buyer: Hand Revocable Trust

Sale price: $4.75 million

Seller: Red Dirt Pb LLC

Seller’s agent: Lindsay Wells, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyer’s agent: Salena Garza, LHI Homes International

This 10,000-square-foot home on eight flat acres in a gated community offers the “unparalleled sense of privacy and security,” which is what all mansion owners must be looking for. It includes a home theater, pool, sports court and an eight-car garage. The acreage leaves plenty of room for a “guest house or equestrian stables,” the listing says. Dream big!

7. Panorama Valley Lane, Franklin 37064

Buyer: Jeffrey J. and Kate Katke Living Trust

Sale price: $4.6 million

Seller: The Baird Graham Company

Seller’s agent: Alex Helton, Helton Real Estate Group

Buyer’s agent: Amber Conrad, PARKS

A newly constructed home in Sloan Valley Farms, a seven-home gated community, this is a farm with the “finest finishes.” The listing calls it “a true architectural masterpiece with a spacious and well-thought-out floor plan.” It is on more than 15 acres and surrounded by 80 acres of undeveloped land.

8. Heirloom Boulevard, College Grove 37046

Buyer: Eric M. Garrett

Sale price: $4.55 million

Seller: Edwards Family Trust

Seller’s agent: Robert Shiels, Grove Realty, LLC

Buyer’s agents: Ashley Boykin and Jenny Jackson, Coldwell Banker Barnes

Eric M. Garrett, CEO of construction company The Garrett Companies, purchased this College Grove home for just more than $4.5 million. At 7,600 square feet, it has five ensuite bedrooms with gym and office, play room and a golf simulator room as well as a safe room and speakeasy bar.

9. Edenwilde Drive, Brentwood 37027

Buyers: Gregory and Beth Gillis

Sale price: $4,203,376

Seller: Mike Ford Custom Builders LLC

Seller’s agent: Mary A. Kocina, Fridrich & Clark Realty

Buyers’ agent: Jennifer Gramling, LHI Homes International

Built by Mike Ford Custom Builders, this home features a two-story foyer with large wine storage and an elevator to both floors. It has a private study with its own fireplace, an exercise room as well as a media room over the garage and finished storage room.

10. Jackson Boulevard, Nashville 37205

Buyer: Fred Russell Harwell, trustee of 216 Jackson Trust Sale price: $4.15 million

Seller: Jorge Andrew Dominicis and Viriginia Maria Dominicis, co-trustees of the Dominicis Revocable Trust

Seller’s agent: Grace O’neal Clayton, Engel & Voelkers Nashville

Buyer’s agent: Richard B. French, French King Fine Properties

The least expensive house is also the lone Davidson County estate on the list for May 2023. The buyers took this chance “to own an expertly crafted home on Jackson Boulevard.” The home is classic with custom woodwork, a soapstone bar and a limestone terrace outside. It was recently renovated to include more modern elements, including an all new kitchen and three fireplaces. All four bedrooms have their own bathrooms and there the primary suite is on the main level. This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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We’re headed into the Fourth of July weekend, which means there’s plenty to do for the family in the realm of celebrating the USA. Our recommendation below is to keep on the edge of Nashville if you’re looking for a more calm time.

The Home Depot Kids Workshops offers a way for your kiddo to add to the array of things to do at your barbeques. Lucky Ladd Farms is inviting folks to do the watermelon crawl, and the new Mill Ridge Park has some gardening classes. Then there’s the summer event for all of our folks who love to be inside: Regal is offering $2 movies two days a week on select family films.

As part of our series on free and cheap things to do with the family, here is our weekly roundup of places to spend time together over the next week:

HOME DEPOT KIDS WORKSHOP

Home Depot is hosting its first first Saturday Home Depot Kids Workshop at 9 a.m. on July 1. At this iteration of the event where kids learn how to use tools and build various items, kids will build a fireworksthemed bean bag toss game just in time for upcoming holiday parties.

REGAL SUMMER MOVIE EXPRESS

Every Tuesday and Wednesday at Regal theaters across the area, your family can utilize the Regal Summer Movie Express. During the first show of the day, tickets are $2 and Regal Crown Members get 50

percent off of popcorn on Tuesdays. Movie offerings vary by location. Check your local theater for details.

PLANT THE SEED AT MILL RIDGE PARK

Mill Ridge Park is hosting a series of interactive kids gardening classes partnering with Plant the Seed. The series offers six garden-based activities for kids aged 4-12 years old and their adults. Families will learn how to grow, care for, prepare and share fresh foods. The classes are outdoor and hands-on learning activities.

WATERMELON FESTIVAL

On July 1, Lucky Ladd Farms is hosting a Watermelon Festival, and each attendee will get a free slice of watermelon. The day includes a splash zone, splash pad, bubble blast pool, water slides and more. There will also be a watermelon crawl contest and a watermelon eating contest.

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS

Depending on where you are in Middle Tennessee, there’s sure to be some fireworks somewhere to impress the family. Unless you’re feeling adventurous, going downtown may be out of the question as a family — Brentwood’s bash the day of and Smyrna’s fireworks on July 1 instead of July 4 are sure to let you get out of traffic more quickly and without having to physically drag children back to your vehicle. YMMV.

Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake

BY EDIBLE NASHVILLE

With blueberry season in full swing, here is a great dessert for the upcoming holiday weekend. Make it ahead, keep it in the fridge and you’ll have a fruity, cold ending for your get-togethers all weekend long. It’s courtesy of Puckett’s Grocery &

Restaurant. Embellish as you like, but we love this fire cracker look that incorporates raspberries and strawberries too. Happy fourth to you and yours. Check out ediblenashville.com for lots of grilling and other summer recipes.

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INGREDIENTS

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

1 cup blueberries

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

CRUST

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

5 tablespoons butter, melted

1. To prepare sauce, combine blueberries, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until blueberries begin to release their juices. Mash some of the blueberries against the side of the pan. Let cool.

2. Preheat oven to 250F. Wrap the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with foil.

3. To prepare crust, combine all ingredients and press into the bottom of pan.

4. To prepare filling, beat cream cheese with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Combine eggs and egg yolks in a small bowl. Beat lightly. Slowly add eggs to cream cheese mixture

FILLING

3 pounds cream cheese

1 1/3 cups sugar

3 eggs

2 egg yolks

1/3 cup heavy cream

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while beating. Add heavy cream and beat, scraping the sides of bowl occasionally, until smooth.

5. Pour one-quarter of the batter into another bowl. Stir in blueberry sauce. Pour half the unflavored batter over crust. Pour fruitflavored batter on top. Swirl with a spoon or knife. Top with remaining unflavored batter. Swirl again.

6. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan. Place on the center rack of oven. Pour in hot water to a depth of 1-inch. Bake 3 hours. Remove from oven. Let cool. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving. Garnish with strawberries and blueberries.

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Centennial Park Conservancy Hosts Donor and Member Appreciation Day

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Centennial Park Conservancy, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and enhancing Centennial Park and the Parthenon and providing accessible and expansive cultural programming for the city of Nashville, hosted its first annual Donor and Member Appreciation Day at Musicians Corner on Saturday, June 10. Supporters of the organization were invited to a private afternoon reception at Centennial Park to enjoy the afternoon concert lineup, headlined by The Brummies. Guests of the event were treated to charcuterie boxes from Storyboard Charcuterie, cupcakes from Ivey

Cakes, and libations from Red Line Whiskey and Bravazzi Hard Italian Sodas, while enjoying shaded seating in a VIP section of the popular outdoor concert series. Since 2010, Musicians Corner has provided free public access to live music in Centennial Park. The series takes place in May, June, and September and has presented over 1,500 emerging and established artists including Emmylou Harris, Chris Stapleton, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Vince Gill, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

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Martin Brown, Jr. and Brooks Corzine

THE GREEN HILLS APARTMENTS

i am super personal assistantHousehold / pet management, driver, security, business / legal consulting, problem solver.

$50 / hr. Stellar References.

is no longer just for retired teachers. All seniors 62 and older may apply with no fee. Efficiencies start at $500 which includes utilities.

One bedroom & studio apartments available starting at $625 per month. Must be 62 and older and live independently.

615-297-7536

greenhillsapts@comcast.net

Call 615-298-1500 to place an ad

(615) 292-7615

Mr. The Pain Heating / AC Full Service HVACR

Veteran Owned. (615)

HoMe iMPRoveMent

Complete Home Repair & improvements

Native Nashvillian in business since 1992.

Additions, Decks, Window Replacement, Furniture and Playground Equipment Assembly. All Types of Repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured Call Bob (615) 300-5558

LoCKsMitH

green Hills Lock & Key Servicing the area since 1974!

Deadbolts Installed Locks Re-keyed • Lockouts Locks Repaired & Serviced (615) 269-3616

Moving/HauLing

i HauL anytHing - since 1990Deliveries, Estate Property Clean Outs, Brush & Appliance Removal, Construction Waste, Demolition & more... No Job Too Small! Wyatt Mallonee (615) 499-2218

Painting/PaPeRing

PLuMBing

Carter Plumbing Commercial & Residential New Installation & Repair Service Drain Cleaning Service

Licensed, Bonded & Insured All Work Guaranteed! (615) 232-9051

PRayeR

need Prayer?

If you are in need of prayer, call 888-388-2683

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will have prayer partners available to talk with you 24/7.

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Kyle’s Pressure Cleaning

Property Pressure

Washing:Driveways, Back Decks, Front Porch, Swimming Pool, Concrete & more. (615) 424-5354

RooFing

R. H. Callis & sons inc.

Roofing, Siding, Metal, Slate, Flat Roofs. 38 yrs experience. References. (615) 969-7717

CallisRoofing.com

License, Bonded & Insured

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eric’stree service

Big, Tall or Small, We Do It All!

Insured • Free Estimates Call Eric / Owner (615) 779-1870

top notch tree service

Topping & trimming, deadwooding, removals, brush chipping, stump grinding

Insured & Free Estimates Call Mike (615) 834-6827

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Bulldog tree service

• Topping / Deadwooding

• Stump Removals

• Trimming

• Lot Clearing Free Estimates. Insured. Call John 24/7: (615) 300-6254 (615) 313-7375

We Buy Vinyl Records, Comic Books, CDs, Blu-Rays,DVDs, Toys, Video & Role-Playing Games, CCGs, Stereo Equipment,Music & Movie Memorabilia,and much more. In business 40+ years; No collection too large or small.

Mention this ad when you call.

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WiCKeR RePaiR

Chair caning and all styles of weaving. Wicker repair available. Pick up and delivery. the Cane-eRy (615) 269-4780 / 414-5655

WinDoW CLean

all seasons

Window Cleaning Specializing in residential windows. Serving Nashville over 38 yrs!

Licensed - Bonded - Insured Free Estimates

Low Prices (615) 889-9164