East Nashvillian Issue 14

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BRING COUNTRY HOME

FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

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Discover the Museum Store and you’ll find it has something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. From our unique selection of Hatch Show Print posters, to belt buckles fashioned out of old license plates, to Vinylux jewelry made from repurposed vintage record albums, we’ve got it all.

And don’t forget the coffee mugs and ornaments—the perfect stocking stuffers!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLISHER

Lisa McCauley EDITOR

Chuck Allen ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Joey Butler Daryl Sanders CALENDAR EDITOR

Emma Alford DESIGN DIRECTOR

Benjamin Rumble ILLUS TR ATIONS

Lucie Rice Dean Tomasek STAFF PHOTOGR APHER

Stacie Huckeba ADVERTISING DESIGN

Emily Marlow Benjamin Rumble CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jaime Brousse Warren Denney Terri Dorsey Liz Jungers Hughes Robbie D. Jones Theresa Laurence Jennifer Lyle Catherine Randall ADDITIONAL PHOTOGR APHY

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East Side Buzz Charged up: Prime parking for the plugs Renovations for former New Edition Co-op Love of Shelby Park leads to new book Restaurant resurrection at 5th & Main A prayer to the World From East Nashville

By Theresa Laurence

Locks & Keys Whether high-tech or historic, East Nashville’s Hosse & Hosse has the solution

By Terri Dorsey

Yes, East C.A.N. Neighborhood network makes huge difference for our furry friends

By Warren Denney

Special Section: A Celebration of Home!

34th edition of the annual Lockland Springs home tour

By Robbie D. Jones & Catherine Randall

Songs for the homeless East Nashville musicians join forces to benefit those most in need

By Theresa Laurence

East Nashville’s art scene growing Resurrected Plowhaus latest gallery to open

By Jaime Brousse

The Untold Story East Nashville’s Carnegie Library

By Robbie D. Jones

Jocephus & Abriella East Nashville couple goes to the mat

By Liz Jungers Hughes

East Side Calendar On the cover: Parting shots

Illustrations by Dean Tomasek

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLISHER

Lisa McCauley EDITOR

Chuck Allen ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Joey Butler Daryl Sanders CALENDAR EDITOR

Emma Alford DESIGN DIRECTOR

Benjamin Rumble ILLUS TR ATIONS

Lucie Rice Dean Tomasek STAFF PHOTOGR APHER

Stacie Huckeba ADVERTISING DESIGN

Emily Marlow Benjamin Rumble CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jaime Brousse Warren Denney Terri Dorsey Liz Jungers Hughes Robbie D. Jones Theresa Laurence Jennifer Lyle Catherine Randall ADDITIONAL PHOTOGR APHY

Chuck Allen Steven Carter (Carter Creatives) ADVERTISING CONTAC T

Lisa McCauley lisa@theeastnashvillian.com 615-582-4187

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© 2012 Kitchen Table Media, LLC The East Nashvillian is published bimonthly by Kitchen Table Media, LLC. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission from the Publisher. All rights reserved.

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East Side Buzz Charged up: Prime parking for the plugs Renovations for former New Edition Co-op Love of Shelby Park leads to new book Restaurant resurrection at 5th & Main A prayer to the World From East Nashville

By Theresa Laurence

Locks & Keys Whether high-tech or historic, East Nashville’s Hosse & Hosse has the solution

By Terri Dorsey

Yes, East C.A.N. Neighborhood network makes huge difference for our furry friends

By Warren Denney

Special Section: A Celebration of Home!

34th edition of the annual Lockland Springs home tour

By Robbie D. Jones & Catherine Randall

Songs for the homeless East Nashville musicians join forces to benefit those most in need

By Theresa Laurence

East Nashville’s art scene growing Resurrected Plowhaus latest gallery to open

By Jaime Brousse

The Untold Story East Nashville’s Carnegie Library

By Robbie D. Jones

Jocephus & Abriella East Nashville couple goes to the mat

By Liz Jungers Hughes

East Side Calendar On the cover: Parting shots

Illustrations by Dean Tomasek

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Letter from the Editor As the saying goes, “Home is where the heart is.” I couldn’t agree more, and I suppose, by extension, one could then say, “The neighborhood is where the home is.” With this our second holiday issue featuring A Celebration of Home in Lockland Springs we take a look at some of the homes that make up our neighborhood and the history behind them. And if you read between the lines you might catch a glimpse of a ghost from a Christmas past.

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Maybe, because I write this on Hallowe’en, I’m more attuned to the spirits of those who tread the well-worn paths of the neighborhood before me. The intrepid reader of my humble letters will no doubt be aware that a recurring theme of mine turns on how the past informs the present; of how the more things change the more they stay the same. Continuing along this stream of consciousness let’s explore the flora and fauna along the banks.

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The culture of our society tends to give a wink and a nod to past just before tearing it down to build something “better.” But as recent events have shown, perhaps we could spend a little more time appreciating what we have rather than worrying over what we don’t.

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Maybe that’s what draws people here. That invisible something that the mind can’t quite grasp but the heart understands. For me, it’s how the spirit of the past so clearly infuses the present.

Sure, the ghosts of Christmases past can be imagined by the mind, but they only felt by the heart. Their lives, loves, triumphs and tragedies; the gathering together in celebration and grief; the tangible works that outlived their human forms – all of these things are what make up the spirit of the East Side.

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In the ever-changing world of global-connectedness, it can be easy to forget the reality of our own lives. Although the mind is perfectly capable of the imagination required to grasp the WiFi-world, our heart isn’t built that way. No, I would tend toward the argument that the heart lacks any imagination whatsoever.

What feeds our spirits is our connection to one another. When someone we love is a thousand miles away our minds require a trick of the imagination to fathom the idea, while in our hearts we can actually feel close to those we love.

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Three Decades of Photography and Video

So as you tour these wonderful homes, try turning off your mind for a little while and listening to your heart.

Happy Holidays!

Through January 13 DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE | 615-244-3340 | FRISTCENTER.ORG Members/Youth 18 and younger FREE

The exhibition is supported in part by grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and a gift from Robert and Richard Menschel.

Carrie Mae Weems. Afro-Chic (video still), 2010. DVD, 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Carrie Mae Weems

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Letter from the Editor As the saying goes, “Home is where the heart is.” I couldn’t agree more, and I suppose, by extension, one could then say, “The neighborhood is where the home is.” With this our second holiday issue featuring A Celebration of Home in Lockland Springs we take a look at some of the homes that make up our neighborhood and the history behind them. And if you read between the lines you might catch a glimpse of a ghost from a Christmas past.

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brunch

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Maybe, because I write this on Hallowe’en, I’m more attuned to the spirits of those who tread the well-worn paths of the neighborhood before me. The intrepid reader of my humble letters will no doubt be aware that a recurring theme of mine turns on how the past informs the present; of how the more things change the more they stay the same. Continuing along this stream of consciousness let’s explore the flora and fauna along the banks.

week

The culture of our society tends to give a wink and a nod to past just before tearing it down to build something “better.” But as recent events have shown, perhaps we could spend a little more time appreciating what we have rather than worrying over what we don’t.

Now open @

Maybe that’s what draws people here. That invisible something that the mind can’t quite grasp but the heart understands. For me, it’s how the spirit of the past so clearly infuses the present.

Sure, the ghosts of Christmases past can be imagined by the mind, but they only felt by the heart. Their lives, loves, triumphs and tragedies; the gathering together in celebration and grief; the tangible works that outlived their human forms – all of these things are what make up the spirit of the East Side.

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AM 9 2-for-1 mimosas & build your own bloody mary bar

1313 Woodland St 615.226.1617 8

In the ever-changing world of global-connectedness, it can be easy to forget the reality of our own lives. Although the mind is perfectly capable of the imagination required to grasp the WiFi-world, our heart isn’t built that way. No, I would tend toward the argument that the heart lacks any imagination whatsoever.

What feeds our spirits is our connection to one another. When someone we love is a thousand miles away our minds require a trick of the imagination to fathom the idea, while in our hearts we can actually feel close to those we love.

THEEASTNASHVILLIAN.COM

CARRIE MAE WEEMS

Three Decades of Photography and Video

So as you tour these wonderful homes, try turning off your mind for a little while and listening to your heart.

Happy Holidays!

Through January 13 DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE | 615-244-3340 | FRISTCENTER.ORG Members/Youth 18 and younger FREE

The exhibition is supported in part by grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and a gift from Robert and Richard Menschel.

Carrie Mae Weems. Afro-Chic (video still), 2010. DVD, 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Carrie Mae Weems

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EAST SIDE BUZZ

Charged up!

Prime parking for the plugs It’s getting harder to park in East Nashville.

The once-free parking lot next to Woodland Studios in the Five Points area now charges by the hour. The handicapped spaces at the post office take up one-third of the main customer parking lot. Grocery stores are saving spots for new mothers.

And now we have to make way for a new group of drivers: the ones who own electric cars.

Electric car owners now have designated spaces close to buildings with car-charging stations, and they even get their power at a cheaper rate than they would pay for time on a parking meter.

In East Nashville, electric charging stations have popped up at various Metro sites, including the community centers at East Park, Shelby Park, Shelby Bottoms and the Juvenile Justice Center. There’s also a station at Five Points.

Until recently, drivers could “fuel up” for free.

Metro government provides the electricity, with

each car pulling about the same amperage a clothes dryer would, according to contractors installing them.

Stephanie Cox with Ecotality, the company contracted to manage the chargers, says Nashville installed 37 stations, at no cost to the city, under a Department of Energy federal grant.

Metro officials proposed the sites, with contractors choosing the final locations based on where they could be installed for the lowest cost. Metro will assume managing the stations at the end of 2013.

This project — creating a network of charging stations in Nashville and other cities — is DOE’s “living laboratory” to encourage more people to buy electric cars, and to “understand how people will use charging stations at home and in the public domain,” Cox explains.

She says charging stations won’t function like gas stations, where you wait while your car is fueled; instead you will leave your car plugged in for about an hour. “Charging stations are designed to boost your car wherever you already go,” Cox says.

So far, the parking spaces with the chargers seem to be sitting vacant. Cox could not provide any numbers on how many East Nashvillians or drivers throughout the city have charged up yet.

A statement issued by Mayor Karl Dean’s office says installation of the charging stations “has already positioned our city as a national leader in electric vehicle readiness.” Note the operative word: “readiness.” His office did provide the names of two park employees who have actually spotted plugged-in cars.

Despite the city’s proximity to an electric car facility in Smyrna producing the Nissan Leaf (which costs about $35,000), Cox speculates potential buyers are nervous about running out of power, a concern the Ecotality project is intended to address.

For those still driving gas-powered vehicles, there’s no word yet on whether you’ll be ticketed for parking in one of the spaces with the charging stations. — Terri Dorsey

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Natural inspiration

‘Fatherland Flats’

Love of Shelby Park leads to new book

Getting paid to wait — that’s part of the motivation driving the developers renovating the former co-op housing at the corner of 5th and Fatherland streets across from the old fire station. Chris McCarty and his partners eventually plan to develop the 3.5 acres for “higher density use,” he says. “But we didn’t want to go through rezoning right now, so rather than tearing down the buildings, we decided to renovate them.”

For writer-photographer Bill Schumm the inspiration for his book, Shelby Past & Present: A Centennial Commemorative, was Shelby Park itself.

Schumm moved to East Nashville just before the flood in 2010 and was living with his daughter on Barclay Street near the entrance to the park off Riverside Drive. “Since I had immediate access to the park, every morning I would take my dog [a black lab-Staffordshire terrier mix named Boxcar] for a walk in the park,” he explains during a recent interview with The East Nashvillian. “And every evening ... , I would take my dog for a walk in a park.”

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The developers are unsure how they will eventually develop the property, so they will collect rent in the meantime. The 48 one- and two-bedroom apartments will rent for market rate, McCarty says. “That should be about $800 to $1,100.” He predicts units will be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.

East Nashvillian Hunter Gee is the architect working on the complex. His concept is to make the units attractive to artists and students, so he’s going for “cool, hip, and fresh.” First they removed the ‘70s-looking wood shingles and frames to get rid of the buildings’ mushroom look. Gee says they will be replaced with metal panels with “funky pops of color.” Outside, the overall look will be modernized, while the interiors will be updated by exposing some of the concrete walls, creating more open space, adding new kitchens and installing full glass doors leading to restored balconies.

The renovation will be quite a change for the few remaining co-op owners who are choosing to remain at the site as renters. Many of the members who originally formed the East Nashville Community Apartments Housing Co-op, Inc. in 1989 have died or relocated.

According to McCarty, two or three of the members moved into the senior high-rise across the street.

City records show the residents in the 48 housing units had a staff of three managing the co-op at one time, and collected $310,000 in revenue each year. Public records also show the co-op owners sold their property for $625,000.

The East Nashvillian was unable to reach any of the co-op members for comment.

One of the names under consideration for the complex is “Fatherland Flats.” No information is available yet on who will manage the property or how to get on the waiting list to rent a unit. — Terri Dorsey

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EAST SIDE BUZZ

Charged up!

Prime parking for the plugs It’s getting harder to park in East Nashville.

The once-free parking lot next to Woodland Studios in the Five Points area now charges by the hour. The handicapped spaces at the post office take up one-third of the main customer parking lot. Grocery stores are saving spots for new mothers.

And now we have to make way for a new group of drivers: the ones who own electric cars.

Electric car owners now have designated spaces close to buildings with car-charging stations, and they even get their power at a cheaper rate than they would pay for time on a parking meter.

In East Nashville, electric charging stations have popped up at various Metro sites, including the community centers at East Park, Shelby Park, Shelby Bottoms and the Juvenile Justice Center. There’s also a station at Five Points.

Until recently, drivers could “fuel up” for free.

Metro government provides the electricity, with

each car pulling about the same amperage a clothes dryer would, according to contractors installing them.

Stephanie Cox with Ecotality, the company contracted to manage the chargers, says Nashville installed 37 stations, at no cost to the city, under a Department of Energy federal grant.

Metro officials proposed the sites, with contractors choosing the final locations based on where they could be installed for the lowest cost. Metro will assume managing the stations at the end of 2013.

This project — creating a network of charging stations in Nashville and other cities — is DOE’s “living laboratory” to encourage more people to buy electric cars, and to “understand how people will use charging stations at home and in the public domain,” Cox explains.

She says charging stations won’t function like gas stations, where you wait while your car is fueled; instead you will leave your car plugged in for about an hour. “Charging stations are designed to boost your car wherever you already go,” Cox says.

So far, the parking spaces with the chargers seem to be sitting vacant. Cox could not provide any numbers on how many East Nashvillians or drivers throughout the city have charged up yet.

A statement issued by Mayor Karl Dean’s office says installation of the charging stations “has already positioned our city as a national leader in electric vehicle readiness.” Note the operative word: “readiness.” His office did provide the names of two park employees who have actually spotted plugged-in cars.

Despite the city’s proximity to an electric car facility in Smyrna producing the Nissan Leaf (which costs about $35,000), Cox speculates potential buyers are nervous about running out of power, a concern the Ecotality project is intended to address.

For those still driving gas-powered vehicles, there’s no word yet on whether you’ll be ticketed for parking in one of the spaces with the charging stations. — Terri Dorsey

THEEASTNASHVILLIAN.COM

November | December 2012

Natural inspiration

‘Fatherland Flats’

Love of Shelby Park leads to new book

Getting paid to wait — that’s part of the motivation driving the developers renovating the former co-op housing at the corner of 5th and Fatherland streets across from the old fire station. Chris McCarty and his partners eventually plan to develop the 3.5 acres for “higher density use,” he says. “But we didn’t want to go through rezoning right now, so rather than tearing down the buildings, we decided to renovate them.”

For writer-photographer Bill Schumm the inspiration for his book, Shelby Past & Present: A Centennial Commemorative, was Shelby Park itself.

Schumm moved to East Nashville just before the flood in 2010 and was living with his daughter on Barclay Street near the entrance to the park off Riverside Drive. “Since I had immediate access to the park, every morning I would take my dog [a black lab-Staffordshire terrier mix named Boxcar] for a walk in the park,” he explains during a recent interview with The East Nashvillian. “And every evening ... , I would take my dog for a walk in a park.”

Renovations at the former New Edition Co-op

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The developers are unsure how they will eventually develop the property, so they will collect rent in the meantime. The 48 one- and two-bedroom apartments will rent for market rate, McCarty says. “That should be about $800 to $1,100.” He predicts units will be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.

East Nashvillian Hunter Gee is the architect working on the complex. His concept is to make the units attractive to artists and students, so he’s going for “cool, hip, and fresh.” First they removed the ‘70s-looking wood shingles and frames to get rid of the buildings’ mushroom look. Gee says they will be replaced with metal panels with “funky pops of color.” Outside, the overall look will be modernized, while the interiors will be updated by exposing some of the concrete walls, creating more open space, adding new kitchens and installing full glass doors leading to restored balconies.

The renovation will be quite a change for the few remaining co-op owners who are choosing to remain at the site as renters. Many of the members who originally formed the East Nashville Community Apartments Housing Co-op, Inc. in 1989 have died or relocated.

According to McCarty, two or three of the members moved into the senior high-rise across the street.

City records show the residents in the 48 housing units had a staff of three managing the co-op at one time, and collected $310,000 in revenue each year. Public records also show the co-op owners sold their property for $625,000.

The East Nashvillian was unable to reach any of the co-op members for comment.

One of the names under consideration for the complex is “Fatherland Flats.” No information is available yet on who will manage the property or how to get on the waiting list to rent a unit. — Terri Dorsey

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EAST SIDE BUZZ It wasn’t long before Schumm began carrying his camera with him whenever he and Boxcar went to the park he had grown to love. “So we would walk — he had to walk anyway — and I like to walk, so I just started taking pictures,” he continues. “I ended up taking a little over 2,500 pictures.”

When Schumm began to edit his many photos from the park, he thought, “This should be turned into something.” So in 2011, he ap-

proached the Friends of Shelby Park with an idea. “I said, ‘I want to put together all these photographs into a coffee table book to represent the park,’” he recalls. They loved the idea, but recommended he wait a year to publish the book to coincide with this year’s centennial celebration of the park’s opening.

In January of this year, Schumm began seriously researching the century-long history of the park for the written portion of the book.

“There never was a concise history, really, ... of the history of Shelby Park,” he says.

With Shelby Past & Present: A Centennial Commemorative, Schumm remedies that problem. “I have now compiled the entire history of Shelby Park into one uniform reading,” he says.

“I can now tell you everything there is to know about Shelby Park,” he adds with a laugh.

With an assist from Metro archivist Debie Cox, he also has included many historic photos of the park in his book, as well as the original dedication speech for the park.

This is Schumm’s first book, but definitely not his last, as he has other book projects in mind to celebrate the uniqueness of East Nashville. He is also an artist who usually works with pastels and charcoal, but is best known locally for his distinctive art clocks, which he constructed from musical instruments damaged in the flood.

Scheduled to be available for purchase by Thanksgiving, Shelby Past & Present: A Centen-

nial Commemorative will have a price tag of $29.95 with 10 percent of the proceeds benefitting Friends of Shelby Park. Copies of the book can be preordered at Schumm’s website: www.shelbypastpresent.com. — Daryl Sanders

Restaurant resurrection

Feast opens at 5th & Main SINCE ITS DEVELOPMENT IN 2008, the stylishly modern 5th & Main building has greeted the city’s hip set as they cross over James Robertson Parkway. But don’t be fooled by its swanky exterior. This place is no stranger to the “slow-to-start” business model.

During its first few years, the lower level of the building was home to several failed commercial pursuits, while many of the condos on the upper floors remained unpurchased, casting doubt about the building’s potential. In June, 5th & Main resident and beloved Nashville chef and restaurateur Jay Luther died from carbon monoxide poisoning when he accidentally locked himself inside the walk-in cooler

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EAST SIDE BUZZ It wasn’t long before Schumm began carrying his camera with him whenever he and Boxcar went to the park he had grown to love. “So we would walk — he had to walk anyway — and I like to walk, so I just started taking pictures,” he continues. “I ended up taking a little over 2,500 pictures.”

When Schumm began to edit his many photos from the park, he thought, “This should be turned into something.” So in 2011, he ap-

proached the Friends of Shelby Park with an idea. “I said, ‘I want to put together all these photographs into a coffee table book to represent the park,’” he recalls. They loved the idea, but recommended he wait a year to publish the book to coincide with this year’s centennial celebration of the park’s opening.

In January of this year, Schumm began seriously researching the century-long history of the park for the written portion of the book.

“There never was a concise history, really, ... of the history of Shelby Park,” he says.

With Shelby Past & Present: A Centennial Commemorative, Schumm remedies that problem. “I have now compiled the entire history of Shelby Park into one uniform reading,” he says.

“I can now tell you everything there is to know about Shelby Park,” he adds with a laugh.

With an assist from Metro archivist Debie Cox, he also has included many historic photos of the park in his book, as well as the original dedication speech for the park.

This is Schumm’s first book, but definitely not his last, as he has other book projects in mind to celebrate the uniqueness of East Nashville. He is also an artist who usually works with pastels and charcoal, but is best known locally for his distinctive art clocks, which he constructed from musical instruments damaged in the flood.

Scheduled to be available for purchase by Thanksgiving, Shelby Past & Present: A Centen-

nial Commemorative will have a price tag of $29.95 with 10 percent of the proceeds benefitting Friends of Shelby Park. Copies of the book can be preordered at Schumm’s website: www.shelbypastpresent.com. — Daryl Sanders

Restaurant resurrection

Feast opens at 5th & Main SINCE ITS DEVELOPMENT IN 2008, the stylishly modern 5th & Main building has greeted the city’s hip set as they cross over James Robertson Parkway. But don’t be fooled by its swanky exterior. This place is no stranger to the “slow-to-start” business model.

During its first few years, the lower level of the building was home to several failed commercial pursuits, while many of the condos on the upper floors remained unpurchased, casting doubt about the building’s potential. In June, 5th & Main resident and beloved Nashville chef and restaurateur Jay Luther died from carbon monoxide poisoning when he accidentally locked himself inside the walk-in cooler

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EAST SIDE BUZZ at his very own Germantown East Cafe, which occupied the corner space on the building’s ground floor.

One might think that indelible tragedy and the subsequent closing of Germantown East might doom the space. Not so, if business partners Mike Harris and Emmanuel Hatz have anything to say about it.

As the new tenants of the former Germantown East space, Harris and Hatz are mere weeks away from opening what they hope is the next great East Nashville dining destination: Feast. Branding it as an “American bistro-style eatery,” the pair is mostly pleading the fifth on menu specifics, saying only that they have “taken food that people are comfortable with and put a cool spin on it.”

“We’ve brought in two high-level, very creative chefs who are doing a great job for us,” Harris says. Frank Courreges will head the back of house as executive chef, while Dustin Allen will serve as sous chef.

Before beginning work on Feast, Harris and Hatz were just two guys with mutual interests and varied professional backgrounds who hit it off. When Hatz left his 20-year career selling embedded software in Detroit, he wound up in Nashville and eventually opened three Jet’s Pizza franchises, with still more planned. “It’s the best pizza in Detroit,” he says of the pie chain.

While working on the Hendersonville store three years ago, Hatz became a regular at Sam’s

All American Sports Grill and it was there he ran across Harris, who was the operating manager. “We had a mutual like of each other,” says Harris, who has been in the restaurant industry for over 39 years and has worked at just about every level, from corporate chains to country clubs and everything in between.

When the opportunity to purchase the 5th & Main space presented itself, Harris and Hatz decided to merge their talents and work together.

In addition to a number of aesthetic changes, such as opening up the space and changing what was a more contemporary atmosphere to one with a warmer, more rustic feel with

reclaimed wood tabletops, the pair has bigger plans for the restaurant beyond creating a great place to grab a meal. One goal in particular is to boost the presence and accessibility of the building while continuing the revival that Luther had initiated.

“He started to create something here that was alive and vibrant,” Harris says. “And he gave us a great foundation to work from. It’s keeping the heart beating in here, that’s what we’re doing.”

Feast is slated to open early December and will be serving lunch and dinner.

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EAST SIDE BUZZ at his very own Germantown East Cafe, which occupied the corner space on the building’s ground floor.

One might think that indelible tragedy and the subsequent closing of Germantown East might doom the space. Not so, if business partners Mike Harris and Emmanuel Hatz have anything to say about it.

As the new tenants of the former Germantown East space, Harris and Hatz are mere weeks away from opening what they hope is the next great East Nashville dining destination: Feast. Branding it as an “American bistro-style eatery,” the pair is mostly pleading the fifth on menu specifics, saying only that they have “taken food that people are comfortable with and put a cool spin on it.”

“We’ve brought in two high-level, very creative chefs who are doing a great job for us,” Harris says. Frank Courreges will head the back of house as executive chef, while Dustin Allen will serve as sous chef.

Before beginning work on Feast, Harris and Hatz were just two guys with mutual interests and varied professional backgrounds who hit it off. When Hatz left his 20-year career selling embedded software in Detroit, he wound up in Nashville and eventually opened three Jet’s Pizza franchises, with still more planned. “It’s the best pizza in Detroit,” he says of the pie chain.

While working on the Hendersonville store three years ago, Hatz became a regular at Sam’s

All American Sports Grill and it was there he ran across Harris, who was the operating manager. “We had a mutual like of each other,” says Harris, who has been in the restaurant industry for over 39 years and has worked at just about every level, from corporate chains to country clubs and everything in between.

When the opportunity to purchase the 5th & Main space presented itself, Harris and Hatz decided to merge their talents and work together.

In addition to a number of aesthetic changes, such as opening up the space and changing what was a more contemporary atmosphere to one with a warmer, more rustic feel with

reclaimed wood tabletops, the pair has bigger plans for the restaurant beyond creating a great place to grab a meal. One goal in particular is to boost the presence and accessibility of the building while continuing the revival that Luther had initiated.

“He started to create something here that was alive and vibrant,” Harris says. “And he gave us a great foundation to work from. It’s keeping the heart beating in here, that’s what we’re doing.”

Feast is slated to open early December and will be serving lunch and dinner.

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he presidential election may be over, was her turn to step out in front of a national but the memory of offering a bene- audience. “It was a hard act to follow,” she says.

After all the vetting and coaching, Nardella diction at the Democratic National Convention is still fresh in the mind of East says that the speech-writing team didn’t edit Nashville resident and nonprofit director her prayer. “All the words were my own,” she says, adding that the prayer itself was designed Jena Nardella.

As the cofounder and executive director to “transcend all the frivolous things of the of Blood:Water Mission, a nonprofit orga- political season.” She advocated for justice for nization devoted to addressing the water the poor and the building up of community. and HIV/AIDS crises in SubSaharan Africa, Nardella is no stranger to speaking before large crowds. But she says the convention was “a completely different level of experience.”

First there was a phone call notifying her “We can do a lot more when we find comthat President Obama would be honored if mon ground,” Nardella insists, and her prayer she would deliver the benediction on the first reflected that. She says she was “honored to night of the convention. Then there was the represent the countless thousands of people whirlwind process of writing the prayer, sub- of faith who work tirelessly for justice, health mitting it to the presidential speech-writing and healing around the globe.”

A founder of City Church in East Nashville team, learning to use a teleprompter, and working with a speech coach. “I’ve never done and a member of the St. Augustine Episcopal community at Vanderbilt University, Nardella anything to that degree,” Nardella says.

On the opening night of the convention, was told she was chosen by the president’s Nardella sat on the side of the stage while team because she was “a Christian doing good First Lady Michelle Obama spoke. Then it and admirable work in the world.”

Nardella founded Blood:Water Mission along with Grammy-award winning band Jars of Clay in 2004. In less than a decade, the organization has helped to provide 700,000 people in 1,100 communities access to safe water, and has provided tens of thousands living with HIV/AIDS access to medical treatment, care and support.

In her East Nashville office, Nardella remains focused on building up the global community, strengthening ties between Americans and Africans. “In a globalized world, the concept of neighbor is changing,” she explains. “The things we do in our lives affect those on the other side of the world.”

According to Nardella, part of what makes East Nashville an appealing place to live and work is the emphasis on community. She notes Blood:Water Mission often partners with locally owned businesses like Sweet 16th Bakery, Marché Artisan Foods and the Wild Cow to raise money for the nonprofit’s projects.

“I love being in a neighborhood that really values community,” Nardella says. “The work we do in Africa is all about community.”

“I love being in a neighborhood that really values community,”

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Jena Nardella stands on what was once a water reservoir in Marsabit, Kenya, before the area was hit by a severe drought.

LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF THE 5TH AND MAIN BUILDING

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701 Porter Rd. 37206 * 615-873-4978 pomodoroeast.com

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T

he presidential election may be over, was her turn to step out in front of a national but the memory of offering a bene- audience. “It was a hard act to follow,” she says.

After all the vetting and coaching, Nardella diction at the Democratic National Convention is still fresh in the mind of East says that the speech-writing team didn’t edit Nashville resident and nonprofit director her prayer. “All the words were my own,” she says, adding that the prayer itself was designed Jena Nardella.

As the cofounder and executive director to “transcend all the frivolous things of the of Blood:Water Mission, a nonprofit orga- political season.” She advocated for justice for nization devoted to addressing the water the poor and the building up of community. and HIV/AIDS crises in SubSaharan Africa, Nardella is no stranger to speaking before large crowds. But she says the convention was “a completely different level of experience.”

First there was a phone call notifying her “We can do a lot more when we find comthat President Obama would be honored if mon ground,” Nardella insists, and her prayer she would deliver the benediction on the first reflected that. She says she was “honored to night of the convention. Then there was the represent the countless thousands of people whirlwind process of writing the prayer, sub- of faith who work tirelessly for justice, health mitting it to the presidential speech-writing and healing around the globe.”

A founder of City Church in East Nashville team, learning to use a teleprompter, and working with a speech coach. “I’ve never done and a member of the St. Augustine Episcopal community at Vanderbilt University, Nardella anything to that degree,” Nardella says.

On the opening night of the convention, was told she was chosen by the president’s Nardella sat on the side of the stage while team because she was “a Christian doing good First Lady Michelle Obama spoke. Then it and admirable work in the world.”

Nardella founded Blood:Water Mission along with Grammy-award winning band Jars of Clay in 2004. In less than a decade, the organization has helped to provide 700,000 people in 1,100 communities access to safe water, and has provided tens of thousands living with HIV/AIDS access to medical treatment, care and support.

In her East Nashville office, Nardella remains focused on building up the global community, strengthening ties between Americans and Africans. “In a globalized world, the concept of neighbor is changing,” she explains. “The things we do in our lives affect those on the other side of the world.”

According to Nardella, part of what makes East Nashville an appealing place to live and work is the emphasis on community. She notes Blood:Water Mission often partners with locally owned businesses like Sweet 16th Bakery, Marché Artisan Foods and the Wild Cow to raise money for the nonprofit’s projects.

“I love being in a neighborhood that really values community,” Nardella says. “The work we do in Africa is all about community.”

“I love being in a neighborhood that really values community,”

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f you have ever lost one of those fancy car keys with an electronic chip, the kind that cost $200 to replace at the auto dealership, then you may have discovered Hosse & Hosse Safe & Lock Company. The Hosse (pronounced with the ‘o’ and the ‘e’ long) folks call that a transponder key, which surprisingly, they can duplicate for about $50, even if you don’t have the original.

Inside the nondescript building on Woodland Street that houses Hosse & Hosse there are more surprises — antique keys, an 1890s safe, car key templates back to the Model As, and old Nashville photographs, including the city police force from the 1930s and the police chief who shared the Hosse name. That may explain the long-established trust Hosse Lock Company enjoys with law enforcement and high-security businesses.

But sometimes the safecracking cases are Eric Roberts is only the fourth owner of this business, established in 1865. The Hosse a lot more fun — like the 1890s safe on disCompany is entrusted with a lot of private play in the front of the shop. It belonged to information, so the owners tend to stay on the an East Nashville man who discovered it in job for decades. “At one time we had the keys the basement of the family homestead that he to the city, literally,” Roberts says. was preparing for sale. The safe was full of rare The most security-conscious businesses silver coins collected by the man’s grandfather. request patented master keys made only by “There was a lot of money and silver in the safe,” Hosse. Roberts keeps a confidential register Roberts says. “I got it open and there were of who can duplicate those keys. His clients four compartments in it. We filled up several include the Metro police, court officials and a shoe boxes with silver coins.” high-ranking state official, to name a few.

Many of the locked boxes customers bring Over the years, Hosse has also developed into the shop are not so exciting. “People bring a reputation for cracking safes. “We do it for in their yard sale treasures or something they residences, businesses and the government,” found in grandpa’s basement that they are sure the owner says. Normally, the work is needed are full of valuable things,” he says. Sadly, they because someone vandalized the safe trying to usually leave disappointed. open it or there was a computer malfunction The Hosse Company has been a Nashville with a high-tech safe. fixture for 147 years, so it makes sense that

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f you have ever lost one of those fancy car keys with an electronic chip, the kind that cost $200 to replace at the auto dealership, then you may have discovered Hosse & Hosse Safe & Lock Company. The Hosse (pronounced with the ‘o’ and the ‘e’ long) folks call that a transponder key, which surprisingly, they can duplicate for about $50, even if you don’t have the original.

Inside the nondescript building on Woodland Street that houses Hosse & Hosse there are more surprises — antique keys, an 1890s safe, car key templates back to the Model As, and old Nashville photographs, including the city police force from the 1930s and the police chief who shared the Hosse name. That may explain the long-established trust Hosse Lock Company enjoys with law enforcement and high-security businesses.

But sometimes the safecracking cases are Eric Roberts is only the fourth owner of this business, established in 1865. The Hosse a lot more fun — like the 1890s safe on disCompany is entrusted with a lot of private play in the front of the shop. It belonged to information, so the owners tend to stay on the an East Nashville man who discovered it in job for decades. “At one time we had the keys the basement of the family homestead that he to the city, literally,” Roberts says. was preparing for sale. The safe was full of rare The most security-conscious businesses silver coins collected by the man’s grandfather. request patented master keys made only by “There was a lot of money and silver in the safe,” Hosse. Roberts keeps a confidential register Roberts says. “I got it open and there were of who can duplicate those keys. His clients four compartments in it. We filled up several include the Metro police, court officials and a shoe boxes with silver coins.” high-ranking state official, to name a few.

Many of the locked boxes customers bring Over the years, Hosse has also developed into the shop are not so exciting. “People bring a reputation for cracking safes. “We do it for in their yard sale treasures or something they residences, businesses and the government,” found in grandpa’s basement that they are sure the owner says. Normally, the work is needed are full of valuable things,” he says. Sadly, they because someone vandalized the safe trying to usually leave disappointed. open it or there was a computer malfunction The Hosse Company has been a Nashville with a high-tech safe. fixture for 147 years, so it makes sense that

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renovators come to the business seeking help for items old and rare. Hosse & Hosse was founded by Alfred F. Hosse, a German immigrant, in 1865. The business was handed down through generations of Hosses through the ’50s. The Hosse family eventually sold it to trusted workers. Everyone identified the shop on Deaderick Street by its landmark key sign. The big key moved with the shop when it relocated to Woodland Street more than 40 years ago.

Longtime customer Jim Smythe, owner of McCann Steel, knew he could rely on Hosse & Hosse when he was renovating his 1879 French Second Empire house and needed an irreplaceable key for a unique lock. The locksmiths at

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Hosse were able to fashion a new one from a similar key to the house, then matched it to the lock.

“They modified the lock and it works perfectly,” Smythe says. “The key is so unique, they said it has to be accurate to within just a few thousands of an inch or it won’t work. They are very, very good.”

Smythe also turns to the East Nashville lock business for security at his commercial buildings, whether it’s electromagnetic keypads, coded locks or rekeying existing locks.

He needs security on several fronts because he owns the old Warren Paint plant on Wedgewood Avenue, as well as McCann Steel.

“They are very knowledgeable about all kinds

of locks, even safes,” Smythe says.

In addition to commercial buildings and renovated houses, Roberts says he’s been asked to make keys for some unusual things.

“I guess because this is an old company, people rely on us for help with old things,” he explains. “We’ve done several things at the cemetery, like the larger mausoleums. They misplace the keys and want to get in. That’s a key that isn’t often used.”

He remembers one mausoleum case that was especially unique. “We had one that was vandalized, and they tore up the lock and vandalized the inside,” Roberts recalls. “It was an old, old art deco door, cast bronze. We actually had to buy a lock out of a personal collection, but at least they didn’t have to recast the door.”

Regarding those high-tech car keys, the security-minded locksmith is not a fan of the electronic car locks that require them. He says some are easy to steal, because car thieves can gain access to the same software programs the locksmiths use to replace those keys. Roberts advises skeptics to search the Internet for information about hacking keyless cars.

The Nashville flood reinforced Roberts’ firm belief that hardware beats software and security technology needs to be backed up with oldfashioned reliable locks. Roberts says the power outages from the flood broke down the security systems of buildings all over town because their battery backup is limited to a few hours, not days.

“During the flood, we were busy for a week just helping people secure their buildings,” he says. “And some people didn’t have the foresight to put mechanical locks in there. Once the current was turned off, the doors were unlocked for anyone to come and go as you please.”

Roberts is not promoting hardware security just because Hosse & Hosse has decades of experience in the old-school traditions. The safeand-lock company handles all kinds of security systems. Remaining up-to-date is why they have outlasted most companies in Nashville.

He says if his company could develop a way to securely lock those keyless cards, his business would be rich. Then East Nashville’s legitimate security hackers would be famous for beating the illegitimate ones.

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Photo by Charles Allen Photo by Charles Allen

renovators come to the business seeking help for items old and rare. Hosse & Hosse was founded by Alfred F. Hosse, a German immigrant, in 1865. The business was handed down through generations of Hosses through the ’50s. The Hosse family eventually sold it to trusted workers. Everyone identified the shop on Deaderick Street by its landmark key sign. The big key moved with the shop when it relocated to Woodland Street more than 40 years ago.

Longtime customer Jim Smythe, owner of McCann Steel, knew he could rely on Hosse & Hosse when he was renovating his 1879 French Second Empire house and needed an irreplaceable key for a unique lock. The locksmiths at

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Hosse were able to fashion a new one from a similar key to the house, then matched it to the lock.

“They modified the lock and it works perfectly,” Smythe says. “The key is so unique, they said it has to be accurate to within just a few thousands of an inch or it won’t work. They are very, very good.”

Smythe also turns to the East Nashville lock business for security at his commercial buildings, whether it’s electromagnetic keypads, coded locks or rekeying existing locks.

He needs security on several fronts because he owns the old Warren Paint plant on Wedgewood Avenue, as well as McCann Steel.

“They are very knowledgeable about all kinds

of locks, even safes,” Smythe says.

In addition to commercial buildings and renovated houses, Roberts says he’s been asked to make keys for some unusual things.

“I guess because this is an old company, people rely on us for help with old things,” he explains. “We’ve done several things at the cemetery, like the larger mausoleums. They misplace the keys and want to get in. That’s a key that isn’t often used.”

He remembers one mausoleum case that was especially unique. “We had one that was vandalized, and they tore up the lock and vandalized the inside,” Roberts recalls. “It was an old, old art deco door, cast bronze. We actually had to buy a lock out of a personal collection, but at least they didn’t have to recast the door.”

Regarding those high-tech car keys, the security-minded locksmith is not a fan of the electronic car locks that require them. He says some are easy to steal, because car thieves can gain access to the same software programs the locksmiths use to replace those keys. Roberts advises skeptics to search the Internet for information about hacking keyless cars.

The Nashville flood reinforced Roberts’ firm belief that hardware beats software and security technology needs to be backed up with oldfashioned reliable locks. Roberts says the power outages from the flood broke down the security systems of buildings all over town because their battery backup is limited to a few hours, not days.

“During the flood, we were busy for a week just helping people secure their buildings,” he says. “And some people didn’t have the foresight to put mechanical locks in there. Once the current was turned off, the doors were unlocked for anyone to come and go as you please.”

Roberts is not promoting hardware security just because Hosse & Hosse has decades of experience in the old-school traditions. The safeand-lock company handles all kinds of security systems. Remaining up-to-date is why they have outlasted most companies in Nashville.

He says if his company could develop a way to securely lock those keyless cards, his business would be rich. Then East Nashville’s legitimate security hackers would be famous for beating the illegitimate ones.

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hen a notorious stray black Chow was picked up by the volunteer neighborhood organization East C.A.N. (Community Action Network) near the foot of the Jefferson Street Bridge in late August, the news quickly spread throughout East Nashville, and beyond.

The rescue of Rory — so named because of his ragged, lion-like appearance — became an Internet and local media sensation and brought about a flood of donations to aid the dog who had been running loose since well before the Nashville flood of 2010. His numerous sightings by residents were of a tattered, frightening and pitiful animal.

It’s a dog’s life in the street. The unfortunates are scared, often sick or injured, and certainly vulnerable. Fear may turn to aggression. The dogs and the neighborhoods suffer.

When East C.A.N. founder Elizabeth Chauncey managed to slip a lead rope over Rory’s head, it represented a convergence of realities — the power of social media and all the organization has become in its four years of existence.

“We had been getting many notes about the dog,” Chauncey says, as she sits in a coffee house on Eastland Avenue, reflecting on Rory and the thriving neighborhood network. “A female police officer had tried to catch him in traffic more than once — at least before the flood in May 2010. He’s pretty notorious. He had started to look worse and worse. People were taking pictures of him. Some had tried to catch him I think, but then it became clear the neighborhood expected us to do something about him.

“We asked people to stay with him, if they saw him, until we could get there,” she continues. “Someone did exactly that. She found him.

She stayed with him. She emailed us and stayed until someone could get there.”

Since Chauncey and other concerned East Nashville residents founded East C.A.N. in 2008, the explosion of the use of social media has fueled the organization’s growth and evolution.

“Facebook has changed our world,” Chauncey says. While Facebook has become the true heart of today’s East C.A.N., the network uses other communication tools, including their website (www.eastcan.org), the East Nashville listserv, Twitter and old-fashioned email.

Chauncey and three other brave souls responded to Rory’s call. He and two younger strays had been sleeping in an abandoned building. She and her group watched and waited before approaching them. Capturing loose dogs is not for the timid, and certainly not recommended for everyone. She and other members of the network have received training from Cory Clackler and Brian Ferguson of Middle Tennessee Dog Psychology on dog behaviors, including how to approach them.

After some tense moments, and some KFC offered by a passing trucker, they were able to capture Rory.

“He took the chicken from my hand as gentle as could be,” Chauncey recalls. “He looked so bad. We were trying to make an assessment.

Looking at him, we thought we’re going to have to put him down. We couldn’t tell if he had one eye or two. We couldn’t tell what we really had except that he was in bad shape.

“We had no place to take him, but people were already on Facebook pledging money while we were there putting him in the back of the car,” she continues. “The overwhelming message was ‘you have to save him,’ and we literally sat there for a half hour, and we realized that the people in the community had spoken.

We’re going to do what they said. They’re pledging money. All seven of us [the voting members of East C.A.N.] are in touch. If it’s a life-or-death thing, we all have to be in touch.

We’re looking at him and thinking it was at least a $2,000 project for Rory. Surgeries, that sort of thing. Looking the way he did, no one could have taken him in for foster. We took the next step, and took him to the vet.”

East Nashville resident Virginia Evans showed up that night at the emergency room

its citizens.” There are seven current leadership team members with East C.A.N., those with voting responsibility: Sharon Billingsley Green, Sam Nolting, Mary Murphy Warren, Amanda Connolly, Alyson Holt, Mary Laske and Chauncey. Past leadership team members Shelley Madison, Shannon Poindexter and Ann Marie Ives are still a vital part of the network.

It is Green, involved since 2008, who clarifies East C.A.N.’s burgeoning identity. “We try to keep it grassroots,” she explains. “Under Rediscover East!, we can keep it simple. We have the voting members and we have others who choose not to be voting members, but who are willing to play an important role in support. We vote on financial decisions — do we take a dog on, what do we do with the dog? — we communicate throughout the day and vote on anything that has to be done. We have people who have been willing to be longterm fosters. Everyone has a full-time job, but we’ve kind of found a groove.

“It’s about empowering the neighborhood,” she adds. “We don’t have a building. What we have are people in the neighborhood who are willing to open their homes to the dogs. East C.A.N. provides financial support through donations to get the dog seen by a vet, get it shots, have it neutered — whatever needs to be done with basic care. We have special events so they can get out there and get exposed for adoption. We work with the different websites like Petfinder and others. We can help you be successful in finding this dog a home. We’re trying to make the community realize that it is up to them to actually care for the dog, and we’ll do what we can to help you do it.”

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with some money and a big heart. The dog has been subsequently placed with her as a foster, and he’s thriving.

In that night’s moment, the realization of what East C.A.N. had become was not lost on Chauncey. “This is what everyone wants us to do,” she says. “Not East C.A.N. — this neighborhood saved that dog’s life. And he’s amazing. Unbelievably, he’s going to be OK. He’s turning into a house dog. He’s learning how to play and just how to live with others.”

Rory’s now-celebrated story speaks volumes about the network’s potential. East C.A.N. is not a rescue facility. They are a network, pure and simple. They tackle the issue of dogs running loose in the community by urging people to get involved. The network will provide financial support and material support, such as food, leashes and crates, and will help the finder locate the owner if a dog is lost. If it is homeless, the process will begin to foster it (preferably with the finder), and to find it an adoptive permanent home. In its four-year existence, East C.A.N. has placed well over 300 dogs in permanent homes.

And it literally takes a village. The network is under the non-profit umbrella of Rediscover East!, an organization dedicated to preserving “the authentic character of East Nashville and enhancing the quality of life for all of

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ast C.A.N. has had a definite impact.

Metro Nashville Animal Control has publicly credited the network for creating a much lower percentage of pickups in the area (which roughly includes the 37206, 37207, and 37216 zip codes). And the larger Nashville community is taking notice, as evidenced by East C.A.N.’s inclusion in The Scene’s current Reader’s Choice Poll; plus the network has also been named as one of 10 “Humane Heroes” in the upcoming December issue of Nashville Paw Magazine.

“One of the big reasons East C.A.N. works is because it’s here,” Green says. “The need is here. Of course, it happens everywhere, but there is a real need here. East Nashville has attracted proactive, progressive people, so that’s who makes it possible.”

Middle Tennessee Dog Psychology is a key factor, as well. When needed, a trainer will accompany East C.A.N. on first visits to aid adoptees as they take a dog in. The network has hosted community events that feature the trainers, offering behavioral seminars.

“Most rescue organizations just focus on the

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hen a notorious stray black Chow was picked up by the volunteer neighborhood organization East C.A.N. (Community Action Network) near the foot of the Jefferson Street Bridge in late August, the news quickly spread throughout East Nashville, and beyond.

The rescue of Rory — so named because of his ragged, lion-like appearance — became an Internet and local media sensation and brought about a flood of donations to aid the dog who had been running loose since well before the Nashville flood of 2010. His numerous sightings by residents were of a tattered, frightening and pitiful animal.

It’s a dog’s life in the street. The unfortunates are scared, often sick or injured, and certainly vulnerable. Fear may turn to aggression. The dogs and the neighborhoods suffer.

When East C.A.N. founder Elizabeth Chauncey managed to slip a lead rope over Rory’s head, it represented a convergence of realities — the power of social media and all the organization has become in its four years of existence.

“We had been getting many notes about the dog,” Chauncey says, as she sits in a coffee house on Eastland Avenue, reflecting on Rory and the thriving neighborhood network. “A female police officer had tried to catch him in traffic more than once — at least before the flood in May 2010. He’s pretty notorious. He had started to look worse and worse. People were taking pictures of him. Some had tried to catch him I think, but then it became clear the neighborhood expected us to do something about him.

“We asked people to stay with him, if they saw him, until we could get there,” she continues. “Someone did exactly that. She found him.

She stayed with him. She emailed us and stayed until someone could get there.”

Since Chauncey and other concerned East Nashville residents founded East C.A.N. in 2008, the explosion of the use of social media has fueled the organization’s growth and evolution.

“Facebook has changed our world,” Chauncey says. While Facebook has become the true heart of today’s East C.A.N., the network uses other communication tools, including their website (www.eastcan.org), the East Nashville listserv, Twitter and old-fashioned email.

Chauncey and three other brave souls responded to Rory’s call. He and two younger strays had been sleeping in an abandoned building. She and her group watched and waited before approaching them. Capturing loose dogs is not for the timid, and certainly not recommended for everyone. She and other members of the network have received training from Cory Clackler and Brian Ferguson of Middle Tennessee Dog Psychology on dog behaviors, including how to approach them.

After some tense moments, and some KFC offered by a passing trucker, they were able to capture Rory.

“He took the chicken from my hand as gentle as could be,” Chauncey recalls. “He looked so bad. We were trying to make an assessment.

Looking at him, we thought we’re going to have to put him down. We couldn’t tell if he had one eye or two. We couldn’t tell what we really had except that he was in bad shape.

“We had no place to take him, but people were already on Facebook pledging money while we were there putting him in the back of the car,” she continues. “The overwhelming message was ‘you have to save him,’ and we literally sat there for a half hour, and we realized that the people in the community had spoken.

We’re going to do what they said. They’re pledging money. All seven of us [the voting members of East C.A.N.] are in touch. If it’s a life-or-death thing, we all have to be in touch.

We’re looking at him and thinking it was at least a $2,000 project for Rory. Surgeries, that sort of thing. Looking the way he did, no one could have taken him in for foster. We took the next step, and took him to the vet.”

East Nashville resident Virginia Evans showed up that night at the emergency room

its citizens.” There are seven current leadership team members with East C.A.N., those with voting responsibility: Sharon Billingsley Green, Sam Nolting, Mary Murphy Warren, Amanda Connolly, Alyson Holt, Mary Laske and Chauncey. Past leadership team members Shelley Madison, Shannon Poindexter and Ann Marie Ives are still a vital part of the network.

It is Green, involved since 2008, who clarifies East C.A.N.’s burgeoning identity. “We try to keep it grassroots,” she explains. “Under Rediscover East!, we can keep it simple. We have the voting members and we have others who choose not to be voting members, but who are willing to play an important role in support. We vote on financial decisions — do we take a dog on, what do we do with the dog? — we communicate throughout the day and vote on anything that has to be done. We have people who have been willing to be longterm fosters. Everyone has a full-time job, but we’ve kind of found a groove.

“It’s about empowering the neighborhood,” she adds. “We don’t have a building. What we have are people in the neighborhood who are willing to open their homes to the dogs. East C.A.N. provides financial support through donations to get the dog seen by a vet, get it shots, have it neutered — whatever needs to be done with basic care. We have special events so they can get out there and get exposed for adoption. We work with the different websites like Petfinder and others. We can help you be successful in finding this dog a home. We’re trying to make the community realize that it is up to them to actually care for the dog, and we’ll do what we can to help you do it.”

“this neighborhood saved that dog’s life”

Neighborhood network makes huge difference for our furry friends

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with some money and a big heart. The dog has been subsequently placed with her as a foster, and he’s thriving.

In that night’s moment, the realization of what East C.A.N. had become was not lost on Chauncey. “This is what everyone wants us to do,” she says. “Not East C.A.N. — this neighborhood saved that dog’s life. And he’s amazing. Unbelievably, he’s going to be OK. He’s turning into a house dog. He’s learning how to play and just how to live with others.”

Rory’s now-celebrated story speaks volumes about the network’s potential. East C.A.N. is not a rescue facility. They are a network, pure and simple. They tackle the issue of dogs running loose in the community by urging people to get involved. The network will provide financial support and material support, such as food, leashes and crates, and will help the finder locate the owner if a dog is lost. If it is homeless, the process will begin to foster it (preferably with the finder), and to find it an adoptive permanent home. In its four-year existence, East C.A.N. has placed well over 300 dogs in permanent homes.

And it literally takes a village. The network is under the non-profit umbrella of Rediscover East!, an organization dedicated to preserving “the authentic character of East Nashville and enhancing the quality of life for all of

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ast C.A.N. has had a definite impact.

Metro Nashville Animal Control has publicly credited the network for creating a much lower percentage of pickups in the area (which roughly includes the 37206, 37207, and 37216 zip codes). And the larger Nashville community is taking notice, as evidenced by East C.A.N.’s inclusion in The Scene’s current Reader’s Choice Poll; plus the network has also been named as one of 10 “Humane Heroes” in the upcoming December issue of Nashville Paw Magazine.

“One of the big reasons East C.A.N. works is because it’s here,” Green says. “The need is here. Of course, it happens everywhere, but there is a real need here. East Nashville has attracted proactive, progressive people, so that’s who makes it possible.”

Middle Tennessee Dog Psychology is a key factor, as well. When needed, a trainer will accompany East C.A.N. on first visits to aid adoptees as they take a dog in. The network has hosted community events that feature the trainers, offering behavioral seminars.

“Most rescue organizations just focus on the

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Accepting New Patients & Most Insurance animal,” MTDP’s Ferguson says. “They place the animal in a home and that’s the end of the relationship. What makes East C.A.N. unique is that they partner with people and make sure that the dog is the right fit. They put time and money and energy in addressing behavioral problems that the dogs might have. Overall, how they do things, and utilize us, is a pretty unique thing.”

Many local volunteers have stepped up to provide foster care, including Jay Hartley, pastor of Eastwood Community Church – Disciples of Christ, his wife, Dawn, and their children. They have opened their home over the past two years and are currently caring for Arthur, a foster for two months.

“I have a lot of respect for East C.A.N.,” Jay says. “It’s gotten a lot of dogs off the street.

You feel good for the sake of the dogs and the sake of the community. It helps the spirituality of the whole community. And our whole approach has been to help them by making the dog more adoptable.”

The fostering leads to that success, even in the tougher cases. Spring Hill residents Ryan and Teri Froman adopted Casper following two unsuccessful adoptive placements.

“I ran across Casper myself on a certain forum and contacted East C.A.N.,” Ryan says from his home south of Nashville. “Casper had some aggression. He was a very nervous dog and had shown some aggression ... growling, with his first adoptive family. He’s a Boxer mix, maybe about 3 years old. He was adopted again and had shown aggression toward another family pet, and was given up again. That landed him with Cory [Clackler of MTDP].

We had issues when we first got him but didn’t want to give up on him. He’s great now.

“East C.A.N. truly has a heart that cares, and they go the extra mile with the support,” Ryan continues. “They follow up with you and make sure it’s going to work. Their reach is well beyond just a neighborhood network.

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An East C.A.N. success story: Honey and her new mom Amanda Connolly (L) reunite with East C.A.N. volunteer Samantha Nolting.

Physical Exams for Men, Women & Pediatrics • Sports Physicals • DOT Physicals Nutrient Testing • Hormone Testing (Men & Women) • Vitamins & Supplements B12 Injections • Weight Loss Program • LipoB Injections • EKG & Stress Test Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy • Natural Hormone Pellets • In-House Labs

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There is an awareness and they help people out who might not be able to help themselves.”

When Chauncey moved to Nashville nine years ago, she was approached by an unfamiliar car as she walked her roommate’s dog along a neighborhood sidewalk. She was literally handed a puppy through the car’s window.

She still has that dog.

Then four years ago, a red Chow was badly hurt and seen by residents on Chapel Avenue.

Chauncey noticed the messages about the dog streaming onto the listserv. People were aware, but no one really knew how to help. The dog was picked up by Metro and euthanized. That incident sparked the beginning of East C.A.N. “I realized something could be done,” Chauncey says. “I called a neighborhood meeting and we talked about the neighborhood animals and the need to try and do something. That night, people came up with the acronym C.A.N. With all the work since then has come a sense of real satisfaction.”

From the ill-fated red Chow to the second chance for Rory, the celebrated black Chow,

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the arc of the story of East C.A.N. has been one of continuous growth and positive impact on the lives of the many dogs it has saved, and the many people it has empowered. The network has enriched the community.

“I try to stay in touch with people after they adopt,” Chauncey says. “I need to hear this today. It’s the thing that keeps me going!”

An Appeal For Support From East C.A.N.

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Are you able and willing to be a monthly financial partner for East C.A.N.?

Please talk to your bank about setting up an auto bill pay to East C.A.N. Contact us directly at info@eastcan.org for any account information they require from us. As usual, you will receive a tax deduction letter for your donations..

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Accepting New Patients & Most Insurance animal,” MTDP’s Ferguson says. “They place the animal in a home and that’s the end of the relationship. What makes East C.A.N. unique is that they partner with people and make sure that the dog is the right fit. They put time and money and energy in addressing behavioral problems that the dogs might have. Overall, how they do things, and utilize us, is a pretty unique thing.”

Many local volunteers have stepped up to provide foster care, including Jay Hartley, pastor of Eastwood Community Church – Disciples of Christ, his wife, Dawn, and their children. They have opened their home over the past two years and are currently caring for Arthur, a foster for two months.

“I have a lot of respect for East C.A.N.,” Jay says. “It’s gotten a lot of dogs off the street.

You feel good for the sake of the dogs and the sake of the community. It helps the spirituality of the whole community. And our whole approach has been to help them by making the dog more adoptable.”

The fostering leads to that success, even in the tougher cases. Spring Hill residents Ryan and Teri Froman adopted Casper following two unsuccessful adoptive placements.

“I ran across Casper myself on a certain forum and contacted East C.A.N.,” Ryan says from his home south of Nashville. “Casper had some aggression. He was a very nervous dog and had shown some aggression ... growling, with his first adoptive family. He’s a Boxer mix, maybe about 3 years old. He was adopted again and had shown aggression toward another family pet, and was given up again. That landed him with Cory [Clackler of MTDP].

We had issues when we first got him but didn’t want to give up on him. He’s great now.

“East C.A.N. truly has a heart that cares, and they go the extra mile with the support,” Ryan continues. “They follow up with you and make sure it’s going to work. Their reach is well beyond just a neighborhood network.

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Traditional Health Care with a Holistic Approach Everyone deserves to live a long and happy life.

WELLNESS CARE

An East C.A.N. success story: Honey and her new mom Amanda Connolly (L) reunite with East C.A.N. volunteer Samantha Nolting.

Physical Exams for Men, Women & Pediatrics • Sports Physicals • DOT Physicals Nutrient Testing • Hormone Testing (Men & Women) • Vitamins & Supplements B12 Injections • Weight Loss Program • LipoB Injections • EKG & Stress Test Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy • Natural Hormone Pellets • In-House Labs

WE TREAT THE FOLLOWING

Chronic Illnesses: Diabetes • High Cholesterol Hypertension • Hypothyroid • Asthma & more Skin: Laceration Repair • Acne Care Ingrown Toenail • Mole & Skin Tag Removal

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Paps • Colposcopy for Abnormal Paps Mirena® • Implanon® • Birth Control Prenatal Care • Menopause • STD Testing

There is an awareness and they help people out who might not be able to help themselves.”

When Chauncey moved to Nashville nine years ago, she was approached by an unfamiliar car as she walked her roommate’s dog along a neighborhood sidewalk. She was literally handed a puppy through the car’s window.

She still has that dog.

Then four years ago, a red Chow was badly hurt and seen by residents on Chapel Avenue.

Chauncey noticed the messages about the dog streaming onto the listserv. People were aware, but no one really knew how to help. The dog was picked up by Metro and euthanized. That incident sparked the beginning of East C.A.N. “I realized something could be done,” Chauncey says. “I called a neighborhood meeting and we talked about the neighborhood animals and the need to try and do something. That night, people came up with the acronym C.A.N. With all the work since then has come a sense of real satisfaction.”

From the ill-fated red Chow to the second chance for Rory, the celebrated black Chow,

November | December 2012

the arc of the story of East C.A.N. has been one of continuous growth and positive impact on the lives of the many dogs it has saved, and the many people it has empowered. The network has enriched the community.

“I try to stay in touch with people after they adopt,” Chauncey says. “I need to hear this today. It’s the thing that keeps me going!”

An Appeal For Support From East C.A.N.

AESTHETICS

Botox • Juvederm • Chemical Peels • Latisse Organic Skin Care Line • Spider Vein Treatment

Amy T. Cole FNP-C, CNM

COMING SOON!

1406 B McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37216

That’s why we only sell the best holistic foods, toys, treats, and accessories for dogs and cats! Our East Nashville location also offers a self-serve dog wash.

615.732.1030 • colefamilypractice.org

12 South: 2222 12th Ave. South (Backside of Building) (615) 292-9662

Call today for an appointment

Mindy Weaver FNP-C

Five Points: 1008 Forrest Ave. (Backside of Building) (615) 228-9249

Hours for both: Weekdays: 10am-8pm Saturday: 10am-6pm Sunday: Noon-5pm

WagsAndWhiskersNashville.com

Are you able and willing to be a monthly financial partner for East C.A.N.?

Please talk to your bank about setting up an auto bill pay to East C.A.N. Contact us directly at info@eastcan.org for any account information they require from us. As usual, you will receive a tax deduction letter for your donations..

November | December 2012 THEEASTNASHVILLIAN.COM

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By Robbie D. Jones & Catherine Randall Carter Photography by Chuck Allen & Steven Illustrations by Dean Tomasek

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he 34th Annual A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs on Dec. 8 and 9 provides an opportunity to tour 11 unique properties in East Nashville. Nine are historic; two are modern; and all have fascinating stories to share.

Always wanted to check out the mysterious Masonic Lodge on Eastland? How about the venerated Holly Street Fire Hall? Well, here’s your chance.

Lockeland Springs-East End is one of the many historic neighborhoods that make Nashville unique.

Located at the heart of East Nashville, this tight-knit community is characterized by its distinctive architecture, history and preservation ethic. The majority of the neighborhood is located within the East Nashville Historic District, which in 1982 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s list of historic places worthy of preservation. The Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association had been established four years earlier in 1978.

As designated in 1982, the 1,100-acre historic district contains approximately 22 blocks with more than 350 properties.

In 1985, the Lockeland SpringsEast End neighborhood became a Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district, a historic preservation tool administered by the City of Nashville through the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC). The neighborhood was the first in Nashville to become

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a Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district and one of the first in the United States. The boundaries of the Lockeland Springs-East End conservation overlay district are roughly Eastland Avenue to the north, South 16th and South 14th Streets to the east, Fatherland Street to the south, and South 11th Street and Gallatin Road to the west.

The National Register of Historic Places provides neighborhood protection at the federal level. The Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district requires property owners to acquire a local Preservation Permit from the MHZC when certain exterior work is undertaken to ensure that the historic character of the neighborhood is preserved.

Permitted work includes new construction, additions, demolitions and relocations.

All the properties in A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs are located both in the East Nashville Historic District and the Lockeland Springs-East End Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district. Most have been remodeled, enlarged or restored in recent years.

Newcomers to East Nashville own many of them, but one couple has lived in their home for nearly a quarter century. Two non-historic properties, both completed in 2010, provide outstanding examples of how architects design modern infill buildings to complement their historic neighbors.

All of the historic homes were built between the 1890s and 1930s, the era when the vast majority

of the homes in Lockeland SpringsEast End were constructed. These homes are representative of the various architectural styles found throughout the neighborhood, including Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Neoclassical and Craftsman.

The owners of these beauties have shared their experiences in meeting the challenges of renovating vintage homes. One couple is even tracking the progress of their ongoing renovation work via an online blog.

Some of the colorful homes on this tour have been meticulously restored to their original grandeur.

Others have been lavishly renovated while retaining the historic character of the original home. All have been lovingly cared for by their owners.

The hours for the tour are 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, and 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Local eateries including Mad Donna’s, Fat Bottom Brewery, Pied Piper Creamery, Kismet Creations, Eat Well Market, Lockeland Table, Sweet 16th Bakery and Ugly Mugs are serving goodies to tour goers.

Advance tickets will be available the first weekend of November for $10 at local businesses and online. For a list of locations and a link to purchase online, visit www.lockelandsprings.org.

Tickets can also be purchased on the days of the tour at the Corinthian Lodge (1400 Eastland Ave.) for $15.

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By Robbie D. Jones & Catherine Randall Carter Photography by Chuck Allen & Steven Illustrations by Dean Tomasek

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he 34th Annual A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs on Dec. 8 and 9 provides an opportunity to tour 11 unique properties in East Nashville. Nine are historic; two are modern; and all have fascinating stories to share.

Always wanted to check out the mysterious Masonic Lodge on Eastland? How about the venerated Holly Street Fire Hall? Well, here’s your chance.

Lockeland Springs-East End is one of the many historic neighborhoods that make Nashville unique.

Located at the heart of East Nashville, this tight-knit community is characterized by its distinctive architecture, history and preservation ethic. The majority of the neighborhood is located within the East Nashville Historic District, which in 1982 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s list of historic places worthy of preservation. The Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association had been established four years earlier in 1978.

As designated in 1982, the 1,100-acre historic district contains approximately 22 blocks with more than 350 properties.

In 1985, the Lockeland SpringsEast End neighborhood became a Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district, a historic preservation tool administered by the City of Nashville through the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC). The neighborhood was the first in Nashville to become

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a Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district and one of the first in the United States. The boundaries of the Lockeland Springs-East End conservation overlay district are roughly Eastland Avenue to the north, South 16th and South 14th Streets to the east, Fatherland Street to the south, and South 11th Street and Gallatin Road to the west.

The National Register of Historic Places provides neighborhood protection at the federal level. The Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district requires property owners to acquire a local Preservation Permit from the MHZC when certain exterior work is undertaken to ensure that the historic character of the neighborhood is preserved.

Permitted work includes new construction, additions, demolitions and relocations.

All the properties in A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs are located both in the East Nashville Historic District and the Lockeland Springs-East End Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay district. Most have been remodeled, enlarged or restored in recent years.

Newcomers to East Nashville own many of them, but one couple has lived in their home for nearly a quarter century. Two non-historic properties, both completed in 2010, provide outstanding examples of how architects design modern infill buildings to complement their historic neighbors.

All of the historic homes were built between the 1890s and 1930s, the era when the vast majority

of the homes in Lockeland SpringsEast End were constructed. These homes are representative of the various architectural styles found throughout the neighborhood, including Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Neoclassical and Craftsman.

The owners of these beauties have shared their experiences in meeting the challenges of renovating vintage homes. One couple is even tracking the progress of their ongoing renovation work via an online blog.

Some of the colorful homes on this tour have been meticulously restored to their original grandeur.

Others have been lavishly renovated while retaining the historic character of the original home. All have been lovingly cared for by their owners.

The hours for the tour are 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, and 1 p.m. till 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Local eateries including Mad Donna’s, Fat Bottom Brewery, Pied Piper Creamery, Kismet Creations, Eat Well Market, Lockeland Table, Sweet 16th Bakery and Ugly Mugs are serving goodies to tour goers.

Advance tickets will be available the first weekend of November for $10 at local businesses and online. For a list of locations and a link to purchase online, visit www.lockelandsprings.org.

Tickets can also be purchased on the days of the tour at the Corinthian Lodge (1400 Eastland Ave.) for $15.

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Corinthian Lodge #414 Free and Accepted Masons

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ompleted in 2008-2010, this eyecatching landmark is an example of the Neoclassical-style of architecture found all over Nashville.

Local contractor R.C. Mathews constructed the $1.6 million, 7,150-squarefoot building, which measures 55-feet deep and 130-feet wide. The building has a stone veneer, typical of both historic and modern Neoclassicalstyle institutional buildings such as the East Nashville Carnegie Library and Schermerhorn Symphony Center, respectively.

Because the property is located within the East Nashville Historic District and the Lockeland Springs-East End Neighborhood Conservation Zoning District, the architectural design was subject

to review and approval by the Metro Historical Commission to ensure that it complemented the historic landmarks along Eastland Avenue, which was once a streetcar route connecting East Nashville to downtown and the rest of the city.

The single-story, sprawling building features a hipped roof covered with standing seam metal panels. The main façades facing Eastland and 14th Avenue boast colonnaded and scored elevations and a wraparound porch supported by oversized square columns.

The main entrance, slightly off-center, is accentuated by a facing-gable portico supported by round, stone columns with Corinthian capitals. The porch railing is constructed of molded concrete, as are the porch benches.

In conjunction with the 34th Annual A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs, the Masonic Lodge of Tennessee Freemasons is sponsoring the Tennessee Child Identification Program – otherwise known as “TN CHIP.” Ivan Lee, senior steward and hospitality chairman for the lodge, says the open house is scheduled for Dec. 8 and 9 to take advantage of the foot traffic generated by the tour of homes.

As part of the Masonic mission and their commitment to provide community services, Lee says the Grand Master of Tennessee Free & Accepted Masons wanted to raise public awareness “concerning the risk of abduction

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Located at the busy corner of Eastland and 14th Avenue, the lot has been home to a Masonic lodge since 1962, when Edgefield Lodge #254 Free and Accepted Masons, chartered in 1856, constructed a facility there.

That lodge eventually relocated to Inglewood, where it merged with the Jere Baxter Lodge on Gallatin Road.

Dedicated on Nov. 14, 2010, the structure is home to the Corinthian Lodge #414 Free and Accepted Masons, chartered in November 1870. From 1920 to 2005, the lodge met in a church on West End Avenue until it was sold to a local developer, who demolished it for the proposed West End Summit.

or exploitation that our children now face in today’s society.”

Each parent will be given a free Complete ID Package which contains vital identification items for a child such as a current photo, comprehensive identification questionnaire, hair sample, sDNA sample, dental records, and emergency contact names and numbers. Parents are encouraged to update their child’s ID kit annually.

“It’s something you hope never happens, but in this day and age, sadly, it’s a possibility,” Lee says.

The child ID kits are designed to quickly provide law enforcement agencies with critical information should a child ever be in a threatening situation. For more information, visit the website: tnchip.org.

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Corinthian Lodge #414 Free and Accepted Masons

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ompleted in 2008-2010, this eyecatching landmark is an example of the Neoclassical-style of architecture found all over Nashville.

Local contractor R.C. Mathews constructed the $1.6 million, 7,150-squarefoot building, which measures 55-feet deep and 130-feet wide. The building has a stone veneer, typical of both historic and modern Neoclassicalstyle institutional buildings such as the East Nashville Carnegie Library and Schermerhorn Symphony Center, respectively.

Because the property is located within the East Nashville Historic District and the Lockeland Springs-East End Neighborhood Conservation Zoning District, the architectural design was subject

to review and approval by the Metro Historical Commission to ensure that it complemented the historic landmarks along Eastland Avenue, which was once a streetcar route connecting East Nashville to downtown and the rest of the city.

The single-story, sprawling building features a hipped roof covered with standing seam metal panels. The main façades facing Eastland and 14th Avenue boast colonnaded and scored elevations and a wraparound porch supported by oversized square columns.

The main entrance, slightly off-center, is accentuated by a facing-gable portico supported by round, stone columns with Corinthian capitals. The porch railing is constructed of molded concrete, as are the porch benches.

In conjunction with the 34th Annual A Celebration of Home in Lockeland Springs, the Masonic Lodge of Tennessee Freemasons is sponsoring the Tennessee Child Identification Program – otherwise known as “TN CHIP.” Ivan Lee, senior steward and hospitality chairman for the lodge, says the open house is scheduled for Dec. 8 and 9 to take advantage of the foot traffic generated by the tour of homes.

As part of the Masonic mission and their commitment to provide community services, Lee says the Grand Master of Tennessee Free & Accepted Masons wanted to raise public awareness “concerning the risk of abduction

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Located at the busy corner of Eastland and 14th Avenue, the lot has been home to a Masonic lodge since 1962, when Edgefield Lodge #254 Free and Accepted Masons, chartered in 1856, constructed a facility there.

That lodge eventually relocated to Inglewood, where it merged with the Jere Baxter Lodge on Gallatin Road.

Dedicated on Nov. 14, 2010, the structure is home to the Corinthian Lodge #414 Free and Accepted Masons, chartered in November 1870. From 1920 to 2005, the lodge met in a church on West End Avenue until it was sold to a local developer, who demolished it for the proposed West End Summit.

or exploitation that our children now face in today’s society.”

Each parent will be given a free Complete ID Package which contains vital identification items for a child such as a current photo, comprehensive identification questionnaire, hair sample, sDNA sample, dental records, and emergency contact names and numbers. Parents are encouraged to update their child’s ID kit annually.

“It’s something you hope never happens, but in this day and age, sadly, it’s a possibility,” Lee says.

The child ID kits are designed to quickly provide law enforcement agencies with critical information should a child ever be in a threatening situation. For more information, visit the website: tnchip.org.

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Pangburn House

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his Craftsman-style Bungalow 1910, he was living with his mother was built around 1915. The and sister in New York. His son 1,610-square-foot home fea- Newell played baseball at Vanderbilt tures three bedrooms and two baths. and, later, professionally.

A veteran of World War I, Pangburn The home was renovated in 2000 with a new master bath and recently was also a volunteer fireman who with a new kitchen, new baths and “had a police radio on at all times in exterior restoration. A historic ga- his home and was always on call,” rerage stands behind the home. A dis- calls his granddaughter Debbie Forte tinguishing feature is the chimney of Franklin. “He had framed pictures with patterned brickwork. of fire chiefs in his office, which was Newell Truman Pangburn (1892- located in the screened-in room that 1968) purchased the property in was off the bedroom on the back of 1923 and lived there until his death their home.” An honorary member of in 1968. He occupied the home the city’s fire department, Pangburn with his wife, Janie, and children, undoubtedly worked at the nearby Newell, Knapp and Marjori. A traveling salesman, Pangburn was born in Denver, Colo. In

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Holly Street Fire Hall, which is also on the tour.

This historic Bungalow was the first house Beth Grubb and Mark Smith looked at. “I walked in and immediately wanted it,” Grubb says.

She grew up in the Green Hills area and was therefore unfamiliar with the rich heritage of this side of town.

The Pangburn House was exactly what they wanted. “It really was,” Grubb says. “It was even painted the way I would have painted it.” That is saying a lot — Grubb is an accomplished visual artist. The home is painted with natural greens and vibrant burgundy.

Even though they expressed their interest after the first viewing, the couple did not get the house — another family beat them to the bid.

“When I found out I didn’t get the house I cried, I loved it so much,” she says, a little embarrassed to admit it.

Something went awry with the first deal, and the house was back on the market just a few weeks later. The couple moved quickly and discovered they knew the owner, a fellow artist and coworker. They moved in a year-and-a-half ago.

Like many stories in the East Nashville area, the acquisition of the property seems to be kismet.

Grubb said even their furniture fit perfectly in the space, the lighting from the numerous windows is perfect for painting and the neighborhood itself inspires her work daily. One of her favorite things about living on 16th Street is the impromptu porch visits. That didn’t happen in her home in Green Hills.

“Sometimes I wake up and can’t believe we live in this cute little house,” she says.

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uilt in 1899, this one-andhalf-story home is a typical example of modest Folk Victorian-style houses located throughout East Nashville. The fourbedroom dwelling features a hipped roof with flared eaves, hipped roof dormers, deep eaves with brackets, weatherboard siding, interior brick chimney and a masonry foundation.

The front façade is distinguished by an asymmetrical inset porch with square columns and brackets.

The main entrance is flanked by sidelights. A modern wood fence on a brick foundation lines the sidewalk. The dwelling was enlarged with a rear wing, giving it more than 3,000 square feet. The home was renovated in 1986 and 1998.

Owners Chaye Spector and fiancé Benjam Sesar had their eye on the 16th Street property for years.

They both lived in the area and vowed, “If this house ever came on the market we would buy it.” Finally, on one of their “Sunday Fundays” two years ago, they noticed it was up for sale. They quickly put in a bid for their first marital contract — home ownership.

They bought the house as a foreclosure property and were required to make major repairs in order to secure their home loan.

The previous owner apparently took out his frustration on the home itself. Appliances needed replacing, as well as the heating and air conditioning; portions

of the kitchen counter and cabinets needed extensive repairs, and the glass doors on the shower stalls were shattered.

They took the repair process slowly since at the time they still owned their other homes. The process took six months. Once their houses sold, the renovations accelerated. They lived in the downstairs spaces until the master bath and bedroom were complete.

In addition to completing the repairs, Spector says, “We excavated the crawl space to create a basement practice space which expanded into a full below-ground music studio.”

Living in East Nashville is a little like living in the fictional town of Stars Hallow from the Gilmore Girls series, she jokes. It isn’t just a place to live, “it’s a way of life.”

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his Craftsman-style Bungalow 1910, he was living with his mother was built around 1915. The and sister in New York. His son 1,610-square-foot home fea- Newell played baseball at Vanderbilt tures three bedrooms and two baths. and, later, professionally.

A veteran of World War I, Pangburn The home was renovated in 2000 with a new master bath and recently was also a volunteer fireman who with a new kitchen, new baths and “had a police radio on at all times in exterior restoration. A historic ga- his home and was always on call,” rerage stands behind the home. A dis- calls his granddaughter Debbie Forte tinguishing feature is the chimney of Franklin. “He had framed pictures with patterned brickwork. of fire chiefs in his office, which was Newell Truman Pangburn (1892- located in the screened-in room that 1968) purchased the property in was off the bedroom on the back of 1923 and lived there until his death their home.” An honorary member of in 1968. He occupied the home the city’s fire department, Pangburn with his wife, Janie, and children, undoubtedly worked at the nearby Newell, Knapp and Marjori. A traveling salesman, Pangburn was born in Denver, Colo. In

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Holly Street Fire Hall, which is also on the tour.

This historic Bungalow was the first house Beth Grubb and Mark Smith looked at. “I walked in and immediately wanted it,” Grubb says.

She grew up in the Green Hills area and was therefore unfamiliar with the rich heritage of this side of town.

The Pangburn House was exactly what they wanted. “It really was,” Grubb says. “It was even painted the way I would have painted it.” That is saying a lot — Grubb is an accomplished visual artist. The home is painted with natural greens and vibrant burgundy.

Even though they expressed their interest after the first viewing, the couple did not get the house — another family beat them to the bid.

“When I found out I didn’t get the house I cried, I loved it so much,” she says, a little embarrassed to admit it.

Something went awry with the first deal, and the house was back on the market just a few weeks later. The couple moved quickly and discovered they knew the owner, a fellow artist and coworker. They moved in a year-and-a-half ago.

Like many stories in the East Nashville area, the acquisition of the property seems to be kismet.

Grubb said even their furniture fit perfectly in the space, the lighting from the numerous windows is perfect for painting and the neighborhood itself inspires her work daily. One of her favorite things about living on 16th Street is the impromptu porch visits. That didn’t happen in her home in Green Hills.

“Sometimes I wake up and can’t believe we live in this cute little house,” she says.

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uilt in 1899, this one-andhalf-story home is a typical example of modest Folk Victorian-style houses located throughout East Nashville. The fourbedroom dwelling features a hipped roof with flared eaves, hipped roof dormers, deep eaves with brackets, weatherboard siding, interior brick chimney and a masonry foundation.

The front façade is distinguished by an asymmetrical inset porch with square columns and brackets.

The main entrance is flanked by sidelights. A modern wood fence on a brick foundation lines the sidewalk. The dwelling was enlarged with a rear wing, giving it more than 3,000 square feet. The home was renovated in 1986 and 1998.

Owners Chaye Spector and fiancé Benjam Sesar had their eye on the 16th Street property for years.

They both lived in the area and vowed, “If this house ever came on the market we would buy it.” Finally, on one of their “Sunday Fundays” two years ago, they noticed it was up for sale. They quickly put in a bid for their first marital contract — home ownership.

They bought the house as a foreclosure property and were required to make major repairs in order to secure their home loan.

The previous owner apparently took out his frustration on the home itself. Appliances needed replacing, as well as the heating and air conditioning; portions

of the kitchen counter and cabinets needed extensive repairs, and the glass doors on the shower stalls were shattered.

They took the repair process slowly since at the time they still owned their other homes. The process took six months. Once their houses sold, the renovations accelerated. They lived in the downstairs spaces until the master bath and bedroom were complete.

In addition to completing the repairs, Spector says, “We excavated the crawl space to create a basement practice space which expanded into a full below-ground music studio.”

Living in East Nashville is a little like living in the fictional town of Stars Hallow from the Gilmore Girls series, she jokes. It isn’t just a place to live, “it’s a way of life.”

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ocated across the street from the 105-year-old M.M. Ross Elementary School, this onea-half-story Folk Victorianstyle dwelling was constructed in the 1910s and renovated in the 1930s with a Craftsman-style front porch. Recently renovated, the 2,418-square-foot home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, hipped roof with asphalt shingles, hipped roof dormer, weatherboard siding, interior brick chimneys, deep eaves with paired modillions and a masonry foundation.

The main entrance features sidelights and a transom, which, along with the primary window on the front façade, feature hexagon- and diamond-shaped leaded glass panes. A gable roof portico is supported with flared wooden columns on brick posts and connected to a front terrace surrounded by brick walls.

Damaged by the 1998 tornado, the structure served as a three-unit rental house for many years until it was renovated back into a single-family indwelling in 2007. The home was move-in ready for owners Jon and Amanda Knight. “We came in and painted, and that’s all we did,” Amanda says. That was just over a year ago, when the two of them heard from a friend of a friend that the three-bedroom home within walking distance to school had become available.

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The couple has lived in the area for more than six years, and wanted a bigger house to raise their family, but house hunting was not a high priority. “We weren’t even in the market for a home,” Amanda says, but one Sunday afternoon last July they decided to have a look anywayone.

The Knights asked another couple to look at the house with them.

The verdict was unanimous: it

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was a must have. By the following Tuesday, they had a contract on the home.

“It was completely serendipitous that we bought the house,” Amanda says. The only slightly unsatisfying thing about the house, she says, is the pocket doors are off their tracks, which would entail tearing out the entire wall to repair. That is a project for the months to come.

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his two-and-a-half story contemporary home was constructed in 2010 as an infill project for a vacant lot. Featuring a rear pavilion, a detached two-story garage, and a 27-foot-tall corner tower, the hipped roof home has four bedrooms and three-and-ahalf bathrooms. The 2,841-square-foot home was designed by Manuel Zeitlin Architects, established in 1981 by Nashville native Manuel Zeitlin, with assistance from the Metro Historical Commission. The architectural design of the new home is a modern interpretation of historic homes in the neighborhood.

To look at this house today, no one would suspect that this spot was only a vacant lot a few years ago. The 1998 tornado that ripped though East Nashville damaged many of the homes along this street, including the Folk Victorian-style home that was constructed on this lot around 1910. That house, which had been divided into apartments in the 1970s, incurred such significant damage that it was condemned and subsequently demolished in 2006.

The conservation zoning overlay dictated certain design standards, like materials used and the scale of the home, including height and setback. No one involved, however, wanted this home to just be an “imitation of a historic home, but rather sought to make a representation” of the original 1910 home in order to maintain the integrity of the neighborhood, owner Aaron Armstrong explains. Materials included split-face concrete block foundation, cement lap siding, metal roof panels and painted wood trim. “We had a great experience,” his wife, Jen, adds. “We were all on board with the design goals.”

“One advantage of acquiring the lot is we could start from scratch and create a plan that suited our lifestyle,” Aaron says. Combining a “slightly more contemporary house within the historical guidelines,” was an obvious challenge according to architect Manuel Zeitlin, who explains there was plenty of room for creativity and blending the details of the new design while maintaining the cohesive street appeal.

Listing the home’s unique features Zeitlin says, “the corner tower and the composition of the windows make it a little more interesting and adds something a little unexpected. So does the surprise of the entry way which opens up like a loft.” The architect enjoyed the collaboration of working with Aaron, who is in the real estate businesses, and is therefore knowledgeable about building and design. “We

are all very pleased with the results,” he adds.

If the Armstrongs were to give advice to others considering such an undertaking they agree the two most important aspects to reduce the stress and the enormity of the project is to find an architect or designer who shares your vision and the right contractor to carry it out.

On several occasions during the eight-month construction period, Jen says she bought the neighbors flowers or wine as a thank you for tolerating the noise and the disruption – not to mention the interruption in water services that resulted when the sewer line was hit during the digging. “This is what we just love about East Nashville, the neighbors are so welcoming,” Jen says, even when you inadvertently “cause the sewer lines to back up!”

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Armstrong House

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ocated across the street from the 105-year-old M.M. Ross Elementary School, this onea-half-story Folk Victorianstyle dwelling was constructed in the 1910s and renovated in the 1930s with a Craftsman-style front porch. Recently renovated, the 2,418-square-foot home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, hipped roof with asphalt shingles, hipped roof dormer, weatherboard siding, interior brick chimneys, deep eaves with paired modillions and a masonry foundation.

The main entrance features sidelights and a transom, which, along with the primary window on the front façade, feature hexagon- and diamond-shaped leaded glass panes. A gable roof portico is supported with flared wooden columns on brick posts and connected to a front terrace surrounded by brick walls.

Damaged by the 1998 tornado, the structure served as a three-unit rental house for many years until it was renovated back into a single-family indwelling in 2007. The home was move-in ready for owners Jon and Amanda Knight. “We came in and painted, and that’s all we did,” Amanda says. That was just over a year ago, when the two of them heard from a friend of a friend that the three-bedroom home within walking distance to school had become available.

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The couple has lived in the area for more than six years, and wanted a bigger house to raise their family, but house hunting was not a high priority. “We weren’t even in the market for a home,” Amanda says, but one Sunday afternoon last July they decided to have a look anywayone.

The Knights asked another couple to look at the house with them.

The verdict was unanimous: it

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was a must have. By the following Tuesday, they had a contract on the home.

“It was completely serendipitous that we bought the house,” Amanda says. The only slightly unsatisfying thing about the house, she says, is the pocket doors are off their tracks, which would entail tearing out the entire wall to repair. That is a project for the months to come.

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his two-and-a-half story contemporary home was constructed in 2010 as an infill project for a vacant lot. Featuring a rear pavilion, a detached two-story garage, and a 27-foot-tall corner tower, the hipped roof home has four bedrooms and three-and-ahalf bathrooms. The 2,841-square-foot home was designed by Manuel Zeitlin Architects, established in 1981 by Nashville native Manuel Zeitlin, with assistance from the Metro Historical Commission. The architectural design of the new home is a modern interpretation of historic homes in the neighborhood.

To look at this house today, no one would suspect that this spot was only a vacant lot a few years ago. The 1998 tornado that ripped though East Nashville damaged many of the homes along this street, including the Folk Victorian-style home that was constructed on this lot around 1910. That house, which had been divided into apartments in the 1970s, incurred such significant damage that it was condemned and subsequently demolished in 2006.

The conservation zoning overlay dictated certain design standards, like materials used and the scale of the home, including height and setback. No one involved, however, wanted this home to just be an “imitation of a historic home, but rather sought to make a representation” of the original 1910 home in order to maintain the integrity of the neighborhood, owner Aaron Armstrong explains. Materials included split-face concrete block foundation, cement lap siding, metal roof panels and painted wood trim. “We had a great experience,” his wife, Jen, adds. “We were all on board with the design goals.”

“One advantage of acquiring the lot is we could start from scratch and create a plan that suited our lifestyle,” Aaron says. Combining a “slightly more contemporary house within the historical guidelines,” was an obvious challenge according to architect Manuel Zeitlin, who explains there was plenty of room for creativity and blending the details of the new design while maintaining the cohesive street appeal.

Listing the home’s unique features Zeitlin says, “the corner tower and the composition of the windows make it a little more interesting and adds something a little unexpected. So does the surprise of the entry way which opens up like a loft.” The architect enjoyed the collaboration of working with Aaron, who is in the real estate businesses, and is therefore knowledgeable about building and design. “We

are all very pleased with the results,” he adds.

If the Armstrongs were to give advice to others considering such an undertaking they agree the two most important aspects to reduce the stress and the enormity of the project is to find an architect or designer who shares your vision and the right contractor to carry it out.

On several occasions during the eight-month construction period, Jen says she bought the neighbors flowers or wine as a thank you for tolerating the noise and the disruption – not to mention the interruption in water services that resulted when the sewer line was hit during the digging. “This is what we just love about East Nashville, the neighbors are so welcoming,” Jen says, even when you inadvertently “cause the sewer lines to back up!”

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Top O’Woodland Historic

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uilt in 1906, this Folk Victorian-style home is a good example of a modest-sized dwelling that has been renovated, enlarged and updated for modern living while maintaining its original historic character. The one-and-a-half-story home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, hipped roof with metal panels, weatherboard siding, wide eaves with molded trim, interior center brick chimney and a masonry founda-

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tion. Sitting atop a small rise, the wraparound front porch is supported by round Doric columns.

A distinguishing feature is the front gable pediment with a tripartite window and wood shakes. The interior was renovated in 1997. In 2004, the exterior was renovated and a new detached garage was constructed along the rear service alley. Then in 2010, the home was enlarged with

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a rear addition, giving it just over 2,000 square feet of living space, including three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Tony and Sarah Earley bought the home 15 years ago, when East Nashville was a different kind of neighborhood. “We spent the first couple of years trying to figure out how we could get out of the neighborhood without losing our shirts,” Sarah jokes. Today, of course, they are glad they didn’t move. “It ended up being wonderful,” she adds.

Like so many back then, the Earleys moved to the East Side because they could afford it. “We walked into this house and it just suited us,” Sarah recalls. Since then they have completed two major renovations.

The first was undertaken seven years after they moved in and involved “skeletal things, like roofing and wiring.” The second renovation took place two years ago with an addition on the rear of the house, as well as a remodeling of the attic.

During both renovations, they received more than just a new décor. As fate would have it, with each renovation, the couple traveled to China and adopted their daughters while the contractor finished the jobs. “We had a trusting relationship,” Sarah says.

“We really liked the creative process of renovation, but it’s also good when it’s over.” They are planning on tackling the screened front porch next. “I need a few more years before I’m up to that,” she says with a laugh.

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ocated in the northeast corner of the intersection of Woodland and 16th streets, this Queen Anne-style dwelling was constructed around 1904 for Dr. Hartwell Blount Hyde, a physician with a downtown office, and his wife, Ada. They lived in the five-bedroom home with their son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and a niece. In 1910, a cook joined the household. The distinctive, two-story brick home exhibits an octagonal corner tower, wraparound front porch, corbelled brick chimney stacks, hewn limestone foundation, a stained glass window and ornate trim.

In 1925, Dr. Hyde and his family moved to 1514 Woodland Street and sold the property to George Busholen, who operated a dry-cleaning shop on Church Street. George lived there with his wife, Portia, his brother, Tony, and six children.

George, Tony and Portia were all natives of Greece. In 1960, the Busholens sold the property to L.A. and Virginia Green.

Behind the house is an outbuilding with a remarkable history. It was originally a brick carriage house for Dr. Hyde, who never owned a car, preferring to travel by horseand-buggy. In the 1920s, the Busholens converted it into a garage. In the 1950s, Nick T. Gulas, who had married George’s daughter Katherine, used the garage as a practice facility for professional wrestlers.

A native of Birmingham, Gulas was a wrestling promoter known throughout the South. Then, in the 1960s, the Greens renovated it for use as a Dairy Queen, a burger and ice cream joint which operated there until 2000.

Bed & Breakfast

The current owner, Belinda Leslie, purchased the property in 2000 when it still showed damage from the 1998 tornado. “It was run down, but not falling down,” she recalls. An investment advisor and part-time entrepreneur, Leslie bought the home from the estate of Virginia Green, who died with no children and bequeathed the property to 17 first cousins, nieces and nephews scattered throughout the United States.

Leslie began renovations on the house and transformed it into the

Top O’Woodland Historic Bed & Brea fast in 2003. The B & B is a popular wedding spot, and Leslie uses her talents as a singer and florist as part of the rental package. She is also an ordained minister, making the Top O’Woodland a full-service venue.

Leslie converted the old Dairy Queen building into The Jumble Shop, which is a British term for rummage shop. “Everybody who was in the area in the 1960s remembers going to Shelby Park and then to the Dairy Queen,” she says, adding it was a typical Sunday afternoon activity.

The Jumble Shop will be open during the tour of homes.

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uilt in 1906, this Folk Victorian-style home is a good example of a modest-sized dwelling that has been renovated, enlarged and updated for modern living while maintaining its original historic character. The one-and-a-half-story home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, hipped roof with metal panels, weatherboard siding, wide eaves with molded trim, interior center brick chimney and a masonry founda-

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tion. Sitting atop a small rise, the wraparound front porch is supported by round Doric columns.

A distinguishing feature is the front gable pediment with a tripartite window and wood shakes. The interior was renovated in 1997. In 2004, the exterior was renovated and a new detached garage was constructed along the rear service alley. Then in 2010, the home was enlarged with

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a rear addition, giving it just over 2,000 square feet of living space, including three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Tony and Sarah Earley bought the home 15 years ago, when East Nashville was a different kind of neighborhood. “We spent the first couple of years trying to figure out how we could get out of the neighborhood without losing our shirts,” Sarah jokes. Today, of course, they are glad they didn’t move. “It ended up being wonderful,” she adds.

Like so many back then, the Earleys moved to the East Side because they could afford it. “We walked into this house and it just suited us,” Sarah recalls. Since then they have completed two major renovations.

The first was undertaken seven years after they moved in and involved “skeletal things, like roofing and wiring.” The second renovation took place two years ago with an addition on the rear of the house, as well as a remodeling of the attic.

During both renovations, they received more than just a new décor. As fate would have it, with each renovation, the couple traveled to China and adopted their daughters while the contractor finished the jobs. “We had a trusting relationship,” Sarah says.

“We really liked the creative process of renovation, but it’s also good when it’s over.” They are planning on tackling the screened front porch next. “I need a few more years before I’m up to that,” she says with a laugh.

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ocated in the northeast corner of the intersection of Woodland and 16th streets, this Queen Anne-style dwelling was constructed around 1904 for Dr. Hartwell Blount Hyde, a physician with a downtown office, and his wife, Ada. They lived in the five-bedroom home with their son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and a niece. In 1910, a cook joined the household. The distinctive, two-story brick home exhibits an octagonal corner tower, wraparound front porch, corbelled brick chimney stacks, hewn limestone foundation, a stained glass window and ornate trim.

In 1925, Dr. Hyde and his family moved to 1514 Woodland Street and sold the property to George Busholen, who operated a dry-cleaning shop on Church Street. George lived there with his wife, Portia, his brother, Tony, and six children.

George, Tony and Portia were all natives of Greece. In 1960, the Busholens sold the property to L.A. and Virginia Green.

Behind the house is an outbuilding with a remarkable history. It was originally a brick carriage house for Dr. Hyde, who never owned a car, preferring to travel by horseand-buggy. In the 1920s, the Busholens converted it into a garage. In the 1950s, Nick T. Gulas, who had married George’s daughter Katherine, used the garage as a practice facility for professional wrestlers.

A native of Birmingham, Gulas was a wrestling promoter known throughout the South. Then, in the 1960s, the Greens renovated it for use as a Dairy Queen, a burger and ice cream joint which operated there until 2000.

Bed & Breakfast

The current owner, Belinda Leslie, purchased the property in 2000 when it still showed damage from the 1998 tornado. “It was run down, but not falling down,” she recalls. An investment advisor and part-time entrepreneur, Leslie bought the home from the estate of Virginia Green, who died with no children and bequeathed the property to 17 first cousins, nieces and nephews scattered throughout the United States.

Leslie began renovations on the house and transformed it into the

Top O’Woodland Historic Bed & Brea fast in 2003. The B & B is a popular wedding spot, and Leslie uses her talents as a singer and florist as part of the rental package. She is also an ordained minister, making the Top O’Woodland a full-service venue.

Leslie converted the old Dairy Queen building into The Jumble Shop, which is a British term for rummage shop. “Everybody who was in the area in the 1960s remembers going to Shelby Park and then to the Dairy Queen,” she says, adding it was a typical Sunday afternoon activity.

The Jumble Shop will be open during the tour of homes.

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Kerkeles House

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ocated in the southeast corner of the intersection of Holly Street and South 18th Street, this home was built around 1925 with Craftsman-style elements applied to a traditional house form.

The one-and-a-half-story home features steeply pitched clipped gables, interior brick chimneys, clipped gable dormers, deep overhanging eaves, weatherboard siding, fourover-one sash windows and a stone foundation. The front façade is distinguished by an asymmetrical and inset porch supported by flared columns on brick posts. A bay window

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extends from the west elevation of the 1,486-square-foot dwelling, which was slightly damaged in the 1998 tornado. Behind the house is a detached garage.

Owners Debra Lynn and Michael Geiger were driving around the neighborhood one Sunday afternoon last November and came across an open house for this Holly Street home. The event had already concluded, and they weren’t really ready to purchase a home just yet, but decided to take a look just for the fun of it. Geiger stayed in the car while Lynn went in to check it out. She came back out and said, “I think you need to take a look at it.”

They made an offer that same week.

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“The day we closed on the house we went into the kitchen with a sledge hammer,” Lynn recalls of their renovation of the space. They wanted to maintain the structural integrity of the house and decided on a smaller kitchen rather than lose the original built-in china cabinets and linen press. While they worked on the kitchen, they “lived out of the bathroom sink and a refrigerator downstairs,” she says. A crock pot served as the stove for over 12 weeks.

Lynn and Geiger are a “do-it-yourself” couple. “Our kitchen showed up in 191 boxes from IKEA!” Lynn says and laughs. The dining room became the assembly space. Eventually, Lynn had to take a break from the renovations. “At one point, my 3-year-old and I went and stayed with my mother in North Carolina,” just to take a respite from the challenging living arrangements.

Inspired by the home tour, they are currently painting the exterior of their home. “Phase two will be to finish out the upstairs attic space,” Lynn says.

The couple basically auditioned the East Nashville area before deciding to buy here. They have been married five years and according to Lynn, they had “lived everywhere in Nashville except Sylvan Park and East Nashville.”

They decided to rent homes for a short time in each area and knew they had found their niche in East Nashville.

The biggest draw was “the sense of community here and the built-in support system,” Lynn says. “For those of us without extended family here, this is ideal.”

You can trace the progress of the renovation at their blog, houseonholly.com.

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ocated in the southwest corner of the intersection of Boscobel Street and South 20th Street, this one-and-a-half-story, Folk Victorian-style dwelling is distinguished by a bold paint scheme of peach weatherboards accented with cream and teal trim. The restored house features a gable-and-wing floor plan, an exterior end brick chimney, original multisash windows and a brick foundation painted maroon. Facing the Shelby Park Community Center and Dog Park, a curved wraparound front porch is supported by square columns with modest molded trim. The main entrance retains a glazed door with ornamental trim, flanked by sidelights.

A rear wing has been enlarged with an enclosed porch and a secondary set of exterior stairs on the west elevation provides access to the second floor.

Featuring three bedrooms and three bathrooms, the 3,248-square-foot home underwent an interior renovation in 2007 by former owners Adam and Angie Spain. A wooden picket fence surrounds the front yard and a wooden privacy fence surrounds the back yard, which abuts a rear service alley.

Bessie Lee Hunt Kerkeles (19001994) owned the property from 19401992. She was married to Peter Paul Kerkeles (1897-1992), who immigrated to Nashville from Tripoli, Greece, in 1913. A native of Obion, Tenn., Bessie married Peter in Nashville in 1919. Peter worked as a hatter, an elevator operator and a clerk at billiard halls on Lower Broad. They lived in the house with their three children, Kenneth, Marie and Harland.

When a job transfer required Wen-

dy Headrick to move back to the Nashville area, she had a weekend of house viewings scheduled last fall in the 12 South, Sylvan Park and East Nashville areas. When she saw the Kerkeles House, she canceled all the other appointments.

Former owner Angie Spain was on hand for the tour. “It was very emotional for her to give up the home,” Headrick says. “Her husband, Adam Spain, had recently passed away. He was killed in Afghanistan. She was really grieving.”

Together they walked the house and Headrick listened as Spain talked about the 2007 renovation, her husband, and the precious memories they shared in their historic home. Adam was serving

as a military contractor when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb, killing him.

“Her story gripped me, the house was amazing,” Headrick says. “I promised her I would take care of it and would continue the renovations. Before she left, Headrick told Spain she wanted the house. An offer was made and accepted, and Headrick moved in.

Headrick holds a reverence for Spain, her story, and this house. “I watched the house online for four or five months before I saw it in person,” she says. “I really felt a connection to her, to this place.”

It’s almost as if the house chose her and not the other way around.

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ocated in the southeast corner of the intersection of Holly Street and South 18th Street, this home was built around 1925 with Craftsman-style elements applied to a traditional house form.

The one-and-a-half-story home features steeply pitched clipped gables, interior brick chimneys, clipped gable dormers, deep overhanging eaves, weatherboard siding, fourover-one sash windows and a stone foundation. The front façade is distinguished by an asymmetrical and inset porch supported by flared columns on brick posts. A bay window

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extends from the west elevation of the 1,486-square-foot dwelling, which was slightly damaged in the 1998 tornado. Behind the house is a detached garage.

Owners Debra Lynn and Michael Geiger were driving around the neighborhood one Sunday afternoon last November and came across an open house for this Holly Street home. The event had already concluded, and they weren’t really ready to purchase a home just yet, but decided to take a look just for the fun of it. Geiger stayed in the car while Lynn went in to check it out. She came back out and said, “I think you need to take a look at it.”

They made an offer that same week.

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“The day we closed on the house we went into the kitchen with a sledge hammer,” Lynn recalls of their renovation of the space. They wanted to maintain the structural integrity of the house and decided on a smaller kitchen rather than lose the original built-in china cabinets and linen press. While they worked on the kitchen, they “lived out of the bathroom sink and a refrigerator downstairs,” she says. A crock pot served as the stove for over 12 weeks.

Lynn and Geiger are a “do-it-yourself” couple. “Our kitchen showed up in 191 boxes from IKEA!” Lynn says and laughs. The dining room became the assembly space. Eventually, Lynn had to take a break from the renovations. “At one point, my 3-year-old and I went and stayed with my mother in North Carolina,” just to take a respite from the challenging living arrangements.

Inspired by the home tour, they are currently painting the exterior of their home. “Phase two will be to finish out the upstairs attic space,” Lynn says.

The couple basically auditioned the East Nashville area before deciding to buy here. They have been married five years and according to Lynn, they had “lived everywhere in Nashville except Sylvan Park and East Nashville.”

They decided to rent homes for a short time in each area and knew they had found their niche in East Nashville.

The biggest draw was “the sense of community here and the built-in support system,” Lynn says. “For those of us without extended family here, this is ideal.”

You can trace the progress of the renovation at their blog, houseonholly.com.

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ocated in the southwest corner of the intersection of Boscobel Street and South 20th Street, this one-and-a-half-story, Folk Victorian-style dwelling is distinguished by a bold paint scheme of peach weatherboards accented with cream and teal trim. The restored house features a gable-and-wing floor plan, an exterior end brick chimney, original multisash windows and a brick foundation painted maroon. Facing the Shelby Park Community Center and Dog Park, a curved wraparound front porch is supported by square columns with modest molded trim. The main entrance retains a glazed door with ornamental trim, flanked by sidelights.

A rear wing has been enlarged with an enclosed porch and a secondary set of exterior stairs on the west elevation provides access to the second floor.

Featuring three bedrooms and three bathrooms, the 3,248-square-foot home underwent an interior renovation in 2007 by former owners Adam and Angie Spain. A wooden picket fence surrounds the front yard and a wooden privacy fence surrounds the back yard, which abuts a rear service alley.

Bessie Lee Hunt Kerkeles (19001994) owned the property from 19401992. She was married to Peter Paul Kerkeles (1897-1992), who immigrated to Nashville from Tripoli, Greece, in 1913. A native of Obion, Tenn., Bessie married Peter in Nashville in 1919. Peter worked as a hatter, an elevator operator and a clerk at billiard halls on Lower Broad. They lived in the house with their three children, Kenneth, Marie and Harland.

When a job transfer required Wen-

dy Headrick to move back to the Nashville area, she had a weekend of house viewings scheduled last fall in the 12 South, Sylvan Park and East Nashville areas. When she saw the Kerkeles House, she canceled all the other appointments.

Former owner Angie Spain was on hand for the tour. “It was very emotional for her to give up the home,” Headrick says. “Her husband, Adam Spain, had recently passed away. He was killed in Afghanistan. She was really grieving.”

Together they walked the house and Headrick listened as Spain talked about the 2007 renovation, her husband, and the precious memories they shared in their historic home. Adam was serving

as a military contractor when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb, killing him.

“Her story gripped me, the house was amazing,” Headrick says. “I promised her I would take care of it and would continue the renovations. Before she left, Headrick told Spain she wanted the house. An offer was made and accepted, and Headrick moved in.

Headrick holds a reverence for Spain, her story, and this house. “I watched the house online for four or five months before I saw it in person,” she says. “I really felt a connection to her, to this place.”

It’s almost as if the house chose her and not the other way around.

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onstructed around 1925 near the eastern end of Rus- with a stucco finish. The asymmetrisell Street and the Shelby cal facing gable front porch features Park Golf Course, this one- paired, square wood columns on brick a-half-story, Craftsman-style bunga- posts, a decorative brick railing and a low underwent a major renovation last small concrete side terrace. A new rear year. Typical of scores of bungalows wing and detached garage were added in East Nashville, the house features during a recent renovation, giving the an asphalt shingle gable roof with house 1,920 square feet of living space, Terra Cotta coping, an exterior end including four bedrooms and two bathbrick chimney, wide eaves with tri- rooms. angular brackets, facing gable dorOwners John Snyders and Mike mer with stucco walls, brick veneer Wright looked at the Russell Street walls, three-over-one sash windows home several times and had given up and a masonry foundation. The hope on ever being able to secure it. gable pediments are half-timbered “We just couldn’t agree on the price,”

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Snyders says. The couple broadened their search and viewed a number of homes in the surrounding area. “But we kept measuring everything we saw against this house,” he explains. “We just loved the unique features.”

What captivated their attention was the fireplace focal point as you enter the home with the original bookended shelves placed either side of it. The original wooden-and-glass doors dividing the dining room and living rooms, the hallway telephone nook, and the hideaway ironing board in the kitchen all add the touch of antiquity and artfulness they like.

After four months, the seller was considering taking it off the market.

“We went back to the owner to strike a deal and we agreed on a price,” he says.

Right after closing on the house in 2007, they remodeled the kitchen and opened up the stairway to create room for a banister. They waited until the renovation was completed before moving in. Then last year, they hired local architect Van Pond to design an addition to the back of the house with a screened in porch, a brick fireplace and a deck. This outdoor living space is ideal for entertaining. Pond also designed the rebuilt garage.

“Oh, I think we’ll stay,” Snyders says with a laugh when asked if he thought they would become longtime residents. After such an extensive renovation investment, he says they are rooted.

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uilt near the entrance to the Shelby Park Golf Course in 1906, this one-and-a-half-story dwelling is a good example of many East Nashville homes exhibiting a “mash-up” of architectural styles. In this case, a traditional Folk Victorian-style home was updated with a more fashionable Craftsman-style porch in the 1920s.

The original owner was businessman William S. Porter, who worked at the Capital Grain & Milling Company.

Of all the homeowners on the tour, Charles and Sandra Nelson have lived at their home the longest. “We bought our house in 1988 and we were really thrilled,” Charles says. “When we told Sandra’s boss our good news, he was horrified. ‘How could you be so stupid?’ he said. That was a lot of people’s attitude then. They wouldn’t consider coming over here unless they had a police escort.”

In the ensuing years, the home has undergone major renovation in the ensuing years. “The house has been under almost constant change since we’ve lived here,” Charles says. “Living in a house like this it is a constant battle to keep it stable.”

Like most of its neighbors, the home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, steeply hipped roof with asphalt shingles, interior brick chimneys, weatherboard siding, and masonry foundation. A bay window extends from the east elevation. The wraparound front porch is supported by flared columns on square posts. The main entrance is surmounted by a single-pane transom. The front façade features two stained glass windows, including one set at a 45-degree diagonal. Both feature green, gold and burgundy glass, which the owners are told represent the seasons.

The Nelsons enlarged the house in 1989 with an 18’x18’ rear addition housing a dining room and loft bedroom. In 2002, they added a 12’x21’ wing. These additions brought the five-bedroom house to a total of 2,833 square feet. In 1996, a new 16’x20’ detached garage was constructed behind the house to replace the original garage, which was destroyed by fire. In 2001, the Nelsons purchased an adjacent nonhistoric home, which had become a neighborhood eyesore and center of drug activity, and had it removed. Today, the lot is the site of an open grassy area.

According to the Nelsons, the key to success and peace of mind in owning an older home is to have a contractor on

whom you can rely. “We’ve been fortunate to have excellent contractors who held our hands during these projects,” Charles says. “They never failed to do what they said they were going to do.”

Charles knows that is unusual when it comes to these kinds of projects — he has heard the horror stories.

The Nelsons personally can speak to the extraordinary changes that have happened in the last few years. They have watched the transformation of not only their house, but the entire neighborhood. “East Nashville has moved from being a seedy area of town to a hot spot featured in The New York Times,” Charles notes. “It all started with people renovating their homes.”

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onstructed around 1925 near the eastern end of Rus- with a stucco finish. The asymmetrisell Street and the Shelby cal facing gable front porch features Park Golf Course, this one- paired, square wood columns on brick a-half-story, Craftsman-style bunga- posts, a decorative brick railing and a low underwent a major renovation last small concrete side terrace. A new rear year. Typical of scores of bungalows wing and detached garage were added in East Nashville, the house features during a recent renovation, giving the an asphalt shingle gable roof with house 1,920 square feet of living space, Terra Cotta coping, an exterior end including four bedrooms and two bathbrick chimney, wide eaves with tri- rooms. angular brackets, facing gable dorOwners John Snyders and Mike mer with stucco walls, brick veneer Wright looked at the Russell Street walls, three-over-one sash windows home several times and had given up and a masonry foundation. The hope on ever being able to secure it. gable pediments are half-timbered “We just couldn’t agree on the price,”

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Snyders says. The couple broadened their search and viewed a number of homes in the surrounding area. “But we kept measuring everything we saw against this house,” he explains. “We just loved the unique features.”

What captivated their attention was the fireplace focal point as you enter the home with the original bookended shelves placed either side of it. The original wooden-and-glass doors dividing the dining room and living rooms, the hallway telephone nook, and the hideaway ironing board in the kitchen all add the touch of antiquity and artfulness they like.

After four months, the seller was considering taking it off the market.

“We went back to the owner to strike a deal and we agreed on a price,” he says.

Right after closing on the house in 2007, they remodeled the kitchen and opened up the stairway to create room for a banister. They waited until the renovation was completed before moving in. Then last year, they hired local architect Van Pond to design an addition to the back of the house with a screened in porch, a brick fireplace and a deck. This outdoor living space is ideal for entertaining. Pond also designed the rebuilt garage.

“Oh, I think we’ll stay,” Snyders says with a laugh when asked if he thought they would become longtime residents. After such an extensive renovation investment, he says they are rooted.

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uilt near the entrance to the Shelby Park Golf Course in 1906, this one-and-a-half-story dwelling is a good example of many East Nashville homes exhibiting a “mash-up” of architectural styles. In this case, a traditional Folk Victorian-style home was updated with a more fashionable Craftsman-style porch in the 1920s.

The original owner was businessman William S. Porter, who worked at the Capital Grain & Milling Company.

Of all the homeowners on the tour, Charles and Sandra Nelson have lived at their home the longest. “We bought our house in 1988 and we were really thrilled,” Charles says. “When we told Sandra’s boss our good news, he was horrified. ‘How could you be so stupid?’ he said. That was a lot of people’s attitude then. They wouldn’t consider coming over here unless they had a police escort.”

In the ensuing years, the home has undergone major renovation in the ensuing years. “The house has been under almost constant change since we’ve lived here,” Charles says. “Living in a house like this it is a constant battle to keep it stable.”

Like most of its neighbors, the home features a gable-and-wing floor plan, steeply hipped roof with asphalt shingles, interior brick chimneys, weatherboard siding, and masonry foundation. A bay window extends from the east elevation. The wraparound front porch is supported by flared columns on square posts. The main entrance is surmounted by a single-pane transom. The front façade features two stained glass windows, including one set at a 45-degree diagonal. Both feature green, gold and burgundy glass, which the owners are told represent the seasons.

The Nelsons enlarged the house in 1989 with an 18’x18’ rear addition housing a dining room and loft bedroom. In 2002, they added a 12’x21’ wing. These additions brought the five-bedroom house to a total of 2,833 square feet. In 1996, a new 16’x20’ detached garage was constructed behind the house to replace the original garage, which was destroyed by fire. In 2001, the Nelsons purchased an adjacent nonhistoric home, which had become a neighborhood eyesore and center of drug activity, and had it removed. Today, the lot is the site of an open grassy area.

According to the Nelsons, the key to success and peace of mind in owning an older home is to have a contractor on

whom you can rely. “We’ve been fortunate to have excellent contractors who held our hands during these projects,” Charles says. “They never failed to do what they said they were going to do.”

Charles knows that is unusual when it comes to these kinds of projects — he has heard the horror stories.

The Nelsons personally can speak to the extraordinary changes that have happened in the last few years. They have watched the transformation of not only their house, but the entire neighborhood. “East Nashville has moved from being a seedy area of town to a hot spot featured in The New York Times,” Charles notes. “It all started with people renovating their homes.”

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Holly Street Fire Hall

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neighborhood icon located at the corner of Holly and 16th Streets, the Holly Street Fire Hall was originally known as the “J.B. Richardson Engine Company No. 4” when it opened in 1914. Designed by the city’s first municipal architect, James Howard Yeaman (1859-1919), this is the city’s oldest fire hall still in use. A native of Smith County, Tenn., by 1900 Yeaman had moved to Nashville, where he designed buildings throughout the city. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The 3,200-square-foot fire hall was originally named in honor of prominent businessman and philanthropist James B. Richardson (1848-1912), who owned the nearby Lockeland Mansion. The mansion was demolished by the city in 1939 and replaced with the Lockeland School. The adjacent 0.2-acre Bass

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Park was purchased by neighborhood residents and donated to the city in 1921. Named for the fire hall’s first fire chief, Herman Bass, firemen maintained the flowerbeds and supervised the playground.

Conceived to blend in with the residential neighborhood, this was the city’s first fire hall designed specifically for motorized fire engines.

Yeaman was inspired by a similar fire hall built in Roanoke, Va. Except for short periods during renovations, the fire hall has been in continuous operation for 98 years.

The Neoclassical Revival-style structure features a T-shaped floor plan, hipped roof, red brick veneer walls, sixteen-over-one sash win-

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dows, wide eaves with exposed rafters and a limestone foundation. The front façade is distinguished by a two-story gable-roof veranda supported by fluted Corinthian columns made of hollow metal. One-story, hipped roof porches with similar columns project from the sides. The pediments feature circular attic windows.

The lower floor contains the fire engines and the upper floor has a dormitory, dressing room and library. A traditional brass slide pole is located in the northwest corner of the engine room. In 1916, the facility was enlarged with a community meeting room and in the 1930s with a rear wing, which underwent a $1.4 million renovation in 2008. The city-owned building was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was designated a Local Landmark in 1999.

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Holly Street Fire Hall

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neighborhood icon located at the corner of Holly and 16th Streets, the Holly Street Fire Hall was originally known as the “J.B. Richardson Engine Company No. 4” when it opened in 1914. Designed by the city’s first municipal architect, James Howard Yeaman (1859-1919), this is the city’s oldest fire hall still in use. A native of Smith County, Tenn., by 1900 Yeaman had moved to Nashville, where he designed buildings throughout the city. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The 3,200-square-foot fire hall was originally named in honor of prominent businessman and philanthropist James B. Richardson (1848-1912), who owned the nearby Lockeland Mansion. The mansion was demolished by the city in 1939 and replaced with the Lockeland School. The adjacent 0.2-acre Bass

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Park was purchased by neighborhood residents and donated to the city in 1921. Named for the fire hall’s first fire chief, Herman Bass, firemen maintained the flowerbeds and supervised the playground.

Conceived to blend in with the residential neighborhood, this was the city’s first fire hall designed specifically for motorized fire engines.

Yeaman was inspired by a similar fire hall built in Roanoke, Va. Except for short periods during renovations, the fire hall has been in continuous operation for 98 years.

The Neoclassical Revival-style structure features a T-shaped floor plan, hipped roof, red brick veneer walls, sixteen-over-one sash win-

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dows, wide eaves with exposed rafters and a limestone foundation. The front façade is distinguished by a two-story gable-roof veranda supported by fluted Corinthian columns made of hollow metal. One-story, hipped roof porches with similar columns project from the sides. The pediments feature circular attic windows.

The lower floor contains the fire engines and the upper floor has a dormitory, dressing room and library. A traditional brass slide pole is located in the northwest corner of the engine room. In 1916, the facility was enlarged with a community meeting room and in the 1930s with a rear wing, which underwent a $1.4 million renovation in 2008. The city-owned building was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was designated a Local Landmark in 1999.

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Songs for the Homeless

east nashville musicians join forces to benefit those most in need

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By Theresa Laurence

n his track on the freshly released album, An East Nashville Christmas, contributing artist Chris Scruggs asks “Will you sleep inside this Christmas with your loved ones? / Or will you be alone with only memories to hold, and the only ones you know are those beside you in the cold?”

The East Nashville Christmas album was recorded at a Five Points studio and features 75 musicians, many of whom live in the neighborhood. It seeks to shine a light on those who will be out in the cold this holiday season: the homeless.

Album sales, related merchandise and a series of concerts will raise funds and awareness for the East Nashville-based National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, a nonprofit advocacy organization that seeks to “break the links between poor health and homelessness.”

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Illustration by Lucie Rice Scruggs, who wrote “Will You Sleep Inside This Christmas?” in a 15-minute burst of creative energy, says that’s what happens “when something clicks with you,” like this cause did for him. Scruggs wanted to avoid a “preachy” tone, “but I wanted to ask some questions and ask people to look at what they have and be thankful,” he says. “It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from; this is about being good to other people.”

Phil Harris, project mastermind and producer, first hatched the idea for An East Nashville Christmas last Thanksgiving when he and family and friends were gathered around their annual feast, giving thanks for their blessings. “We had just recently moved into the studio at Five Points after being out in the country,” Harris says. With that move came a reintroduction to the issue of urban

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Songs for the Homeless

east nashville musicians join forces to benefit those most in need

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By Theresa Laurence

n his track on the freshly released album, An East Nashville Christmas, contributing artist Chris Scruggs asks “Will you sleep inside this Christmas with your loved ones? / Or will you be alone with only memories to hold, and the only ones you know are those beside you in the cold?”

The East Nashville Christmas album was recorded at a Five Points studio and features 75 musicians, many of whom live in the neighborhood. It seeks to shine a light on those who will be out in the cold this holiday season: the homeless.

Album sales, related merchandise and a series of concerts will raise funds and awareness for the East Nashville-based National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, a nonprofit advocacy organization that seeks to “break the links between poor health and homelessness.”

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Illustration by Lucie Rice Scruggs, who wrote “Will You Sleep Inside This Christmas?” in a 15-minute burst of creative energy, says that’s what happens “when something clicks with you,” like this cause did for him. Scruggs wanted to avoid a “preachy” tone, “but I wanted to ask some questions and ask people to look at what they have and be thankful,” he says. “It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from; this is about being good to other people.”

Phil Harris, project mastermind and producer, first hatched the idea for An East Nashville Christmas last Thanksgiving when he and family and friends were gathered around their annual feast, giving thanks for their blessings. “We had just recently moved into the studio at Five Points after being out in the country,” Harris says. With that move came a reintroduction to the issue of urban

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Lately, the council has been working hard homelessness. “I had sort of forgotten about it,” They came together to record founding member Gary Bennett’s song, “A Truck to push states to expand their Medicaid he admits.

After going to work at his studio, pH Stop Christmas,” for the album. “We had rolls to include their poorest citizens. The Balanced Recordings, and seeing the same two rehearsals, went in and cut it, and I Affordable Care Act “has provided a new homeless men and women on a daily basis, think it turned out pretty great,” says Chuck opportunity for the homeless to get health he and his girlfriend, Antonia Cove, decided Mead, founding member, guitarist and co- care,” Lozier says. lead singer, alongside Bennett.

To help connect the homeless with health to initiate a project to raise money to help An East Nashville resident since 1993, care through Medicaid, the council hosts their homeless neighbors. “We were looking for a way to help and give back,” Harris Mead says he was happy to participate in the training sessions for community health benefit for the National Healthcare for the workers, who are an integral piece of the explains.

A Grammy award-winning sound engi- Homeless Council since “just about all mu- puzzle, Lozier explains, because “the homeneer, Harris soon started booking sessions sicians are an inch away from homelessness.” less are historically very, very hard to reach and resistant to sign up with the governwith musicians he had worked with in the past, all of whom donated their time to make ll kidding aside, John Lozier, ex- ment,” even if the program will benefit them. the record, and the project began to take For Lozier, the East Nashville Christmas ecutive director of the National shape.

Healthcare for the Homeless album is “a great opportunity for people to Harris says the album “has a throwback Council, says the musicians who live in East think about health care and housing needs feel,” and is “a little like East Nashville — Nashville “are such thoughtful people who in our community.” funky and eclectic.” Classic Christmas tunes, understand the human condition.” When he While it’s certainly a neighborhoodplayful and sacred alike, including “Rudolph learned that Harris and company wanted to heavy project, it has the potential for a much the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Go Tell It partner with his organization, Lozier was wider reach.

On the Mountain,” stand side by side with “tremendously pleased.”

“I don’t care what side of the bridge you’re original songs written just for the album.

“It’s humbling to think that the music sleeping under,” Scruggs says, “hopefully “It’s hard to put a new song up to the great, can be attached to my day-to-day work,” he this project can help some people out.” old standards,” Scruggs insists. But channel- says. Being part of a supportive community There will be four live performances in ing some of his musical heroes like Hank like East Nashville “makes the really diffi- support of An East Nashville Christmas feaWilliams and Ernest Tubb, he says he was cult work of arguing for the rights of poor turing many of the 75 artists and musicians who contributed to the project. The dates able to “capture what Nashville sounds like people so much easier,” he adds. to me” on his track.

Lozier, who has lived in East Nashville and locations of the performances are: The grandson of the late, great banjo wiz- for 30 years and been director of NHCHC Dec. 7 — The Station Inn ard Earl Scruggs, Chris Scruggs plays all the for 22, says his organization sometimes flies Dec. 8 — Bluegrass Underground in instruments on his track, including acoustic under the radar of neighborhood residents because “we’re not involved in direct ser- Cumberland Caverns guitar, upright bass and lap steel.

Dec. 18 — The Five Spot in East In addition to Scruggs, other musicians vice work like East Nashville Cooperative Nashville who contributed their talents include Sam Ministry or Park Center.”

Dec. 19 — Music City Roots at the Bush, Mike Farris, BR549, Julie Lee, Kenny From an unassuming office in the comVaughan, Ryan Cavanaugh, Jack Pearson, plex at the corner of Eastland and Gallatin Loveless Barn Derek Hoke, Jen Duke, Stephen Mougin, avenues, Lozier and his staff work day in Tyson Rogers, Off The Wagon, Grace Adele, and day out to support reform of the healthMore information on the National Jesse Lee Jones & Brazilbilly, Buddy Spicher, care system to best serve the needs of home- Healthcare for the Homeless Council is availGrant Farm, Billy & Amanda Contreras less people. They also work in alliance with able at www.nhchc.org. and The Danberrys. others whose broader purpose is to elimiTo order copies of the album, learn more For BR549, An East Nashville Christmas nate homelessness, as well as support their about the project and purchase other merchanwas the first time the original five members members who provide health-care services dise, visit had been together in nearly a dozen years. for homeless people. www.eastnashvillechristmas.com.

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Lately, the council has been working hard homelessness. “I had sort of forgotten about it,” They came together to record founding member Gary Bennett’s song, “A Truck to push states to expand their Medicaid he admits.

After going to work at his studio, pH Stop Christmas,” for the album. “We had rolls to include their poorest citizens. The Balanced Recordings, and seeing the same two rehearsals, went in and cut it, and I Affordable Care Act “has provided a new homeless men and women on a daily basis, think it turned out pretty great,” says Chuck opportunity for the homeless to get health he and his girlfriend, Antonia Cove, decided Mead, founding member, guitarist and co- care,” Lozier says. lead singer, alongside Bennett.

To help connect the homeless with health to initiate a project to raise money to help An East Nashville resident since 1993, care through Medicaid, the council hosts their homeless neighbors. “We were looking for a way to help and give back,” Harris Mead says he was happy to participate in the training sessions for community health benefit for the National Healthcare for the workers, who are an integral piece of the explains.

A Grammy award-winning sound engi- Homeless Council since “just about all mu- puzzle, Lozier explains, because “the homeneer, Harris soon started booking sessions sicians are an inch away from homelessness.” less are historically very, very hard to reach and resistant to sign up with the governwith musicians he had worked with in the past, all of whom donated their time to make ll kidding aside, John Lozier, ex- ment,” even if the program will benefit them. the record, and the project began to take For Lozier, the East Nashville Christmas ecutive director of the National shape.

Healthcare for the Homeless album is “a great opportunity for people to Harris says the album “has a throwback Council, says the musicians who live in East think about health care and housing needs feel,” and is “a little like East Nashville — Nashville “are such thoughtful people who in our community.” funky and eclectic.” Classic Christmas tunes, understand the human condition.” When he While it’s certainly a neighborhoodplayful and sacred alike, including “Rudolph learned that Harris and company wanted to heavy project, it has the potential for a much the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Go Tell It partner with his organization, Lozier was wider reach.

On the Mountain,” stand side by side with “tremendously pleased.”

“I don’t care what side of the bridge you’re original songs written just for the album.

“It’s humbling to think that the music sleeping under,” Scruggs says, “hopefully “It’s hard to put a new song up to the great, can be attached to my day-to-day work,” he this project can help some people out.” old standards,” Scruggs insists. But channel- says. Being part of a supportive community There will be four live performances in ing some of his musical heroes like Hank like East Nashville “makes the really diffi- support of An East Nashville Christmas feaWilliams and Ernest Tubb, he says he was cult work of arguing for the rights of poor turing many of the 75 artists and musicians who contributed to the project. The dates able to “capture what Nashville sounds like people so much easier,” he adds. to me” on his track.

Lozier, who has lived in East Nashville and locations of the performances are: The grandson of the late, great banjo wiz- for 30 years and been director of NHCHC Dec. 7 — The Station Inn ard Earl Scruggs, Chris Scruggs plays all the for 22, says his organization sometimes flies Dec. 8 — Bluegrass Underground in instruments on his track, including acoustic under the radar of neighborhood residents because “we’re not involved in direct ser- Cumberland Caverns guitar, upright bass and lap steel.

Dec. 18 — The Five Spot in East In addition to Scruggs, other musicians vice work like East Nashville Cooperative Nashville who contributed their talents include Sam Ministry or Park Center.”

Dec. 19 — Music City Roots at the Bush, Mike Farris, BR549, Julie Lee, Kenny From an unassuming office in the comVaughan, Ryan Cavanaugh, Jack Pearson, plex at the corner of Eastland and Gallatin Loveless Barn Derek Hoke, Jen Duke, Stephen Mougin, avenues, Lozier and his staff work day in Tyson Rogers, Off The Wagon, Grace Adele, and day out to support reform of the healthMore information on the National Jesse Lee Jones & Brazilbilly, Buddy Spicher, care system to best serve the needs of home- Healthcare for the Homeless Council is availGrant Farm, Billy & Amanda Contreras less people. They also work in alliance with able at www.nhchc.org. and The Danberrys. others whose broader purpose is to elimiTo order copies of the album, learn more For BR549, An East Nashville Christmas nate homelessness, as well as support their about the project and purchase other merchanwas the first time the original five members members who provide health-care services dise, visit had been together in nearly a dozen years. for homeless people. www.eastnashvillechristmas.com.

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1. Franne Lee sporting a Myles Maillie tee. 2. John Cannon Fine Art gallery 3. The Simple Syrup Design House collection at the Main Street Gallery 4. Throwback lighting at Main Street Gallery 5. Interior of the Bryant Gallery. 6. Bryant Gallery 7. Myles Maillie’s “Plow” & “Haus” post card invitation.

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By Jaime Brousse

hile new public works of art pop up seemingly overnight in Shelby Park, East Side galleries displaying private pieces are multiplying and thriving, nestled within the nooks and crannies of 37206.

The Plowhaus Artists’ Co-op, reborn and rebranded as The Plowhaus Gallery, is the latest proverbial feather in East Nashville’s artistic cap, with a new location in the Porter East complex at 729 Porter Road.

The Plowhaus revival started last year, when someone recommended Jennifer Anderson as a house cleaner to one of the original Plowhaus founders, Franne Lee. Anderson and Lee became friends and realized they both wanted to open a gallery. Given their different sets of skills and desires the two thought they could actually make it work.

Anderson, who brings experience to the gallery as a small business consultant and minds the shop, fell into the art world entirely by accident. She had never been in a museum before interviewing for a job as a receptionist

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in one two decades ago, and even then she sudden the three of us — we couldn’t tell who thought the job was at an art supply store. said it first — said ‘plow.’ And that’s how we Now, 20 years later, she is opening a gallery — got Plowhaus.” or rather, reopening one.

The original gallery made it through a move Lee and two other artists opened the first to the other side of the river and gave more Plowhaus in 2001 in Lockeland Springs, so than a few new artists a place to launch their she brings connections and experience in the careers before eventually closing in 2009. local art community to the new gallery, as well At 192-square feet, the new space is unas a serious résumé — even for Music City. apologetically small, but reflects the passionHer costume and set designs grace everything ate labor-of-love ethos of surrounding Porter from Woodstock rock stars and the Broadway East shops. To this end, the gallery also takes stage to Saturday Night Live. a smaller cut from the artists’ sales than most “The original Plowhaus was the same size as — 35 percent commission, instead of the inthis one,” Lee says. “It was a little tiny barber- dustry standard of 50 percent.

“It’s not about money, it’s just the idea of shop on 17th Street many years ago. We got that little space for a dance and a song. J.D. exposing people to art,” Anderson says. “You Wilkes, Lesley Patterson-Marx and I decided don’t have to go to Target to get stuff to hang to do a local little gallery. Because it was so on your walls. Go get local art.”

The Plowhaus Gallery’s first show features small, and houses were so small, it kind of reminded people of their own house. And that’s art of different styles and mediums, with prices why ‘haus’ is in the name. We were talking ranging from affordable to someday affordable. about the Bauhaus, and so we had the same Lee’s colorful portraits of African children idea in our head. So we said, ‘Let’s think of with painted faces and a collage by Anderson something that’s really Southern.’ So all of a are displayed, along with black-and-white

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photography, some jewelry, and paintings both large and small.

On Nov. 9, featured artist Myles Maillie takes over for a while. The longtime Nashville artist, known for bold colors and constructions, plans a 14-piece, three-dimensional, geometrically inspired installation. Pieces from the installation may be purchased individually, and Maillie promises to have a few of his colorfully painted aprons and ties for sale as well.

Anderson estimates about 300 people came to the gallery’s opening night in September. She and Lee hope to expand future openings into an opportunity for the businesses at Porter East, and eventually the nearby Walden building, to combine forces for a monthly or bimonthly shopping/ eating/social event.

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arly pioneers Meg and Bret MacFadyen’s Art & Invention Gallery and adjoining Garage Mahal was the first gallery at Five Points, an area that now includes Cloud 12 Gallery at Wonders on Woodland, and the Bryant Gallery, across the street next to the post office. The latest coup on the block: bringing John Cannon Fine Art gallery and studio, long housed in Williamson County, to the 1108 Shops at Woodland, also known as The Five Points Collaborative, An Idea Hatchery.

“While I enjoyed my six years at The Factory in Franklin, I wanted to come back to my neighborhood and be a part of a truly growing and vibrant art scene,” Cannon says.

“After seeing the new developments in the neighborhood, I think the arts scene will continue to grow and be even more exciting.”

Even Main Street is feeling the vibe. In August, the 1,400-square-foot basement of Paro South Creative Suites at Main Street and North 7th Street debuted as Main Street Gallery, where artists can have their own exhibit — and hang their work under hip light bulbs that are almost a work of art themselves — all for a flat hourly or daily rental fee.

“There’s no shortage of local artists in East Nashville,” Whitney Yeldell of Paro South says. “It’s a huge scene, and that’s what we would love, to really display more of their work. It’s definitely going to grow over the next few years if we give [the artists] an outlet.”

And if that outlet is nestled next to your neighborhood bakery, hair salon or preschool then even better.

“I kind of think it’s more interesting that way, and you reach more people,” Anderson says. “You don’t have to have the mindset of going out to ‘do art’ — it’s actually integrated in your life. Part of why I wanted to do this is to let everybody know that art is accessible.

You should have it in your life; you should have it in your home, in everyday things. It’s for you, it’s beautiful and it’s something that you love.”

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Resurrected Plowhaus latest gallery to open

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By Jaime Brousse

hile new public works of art pop up seemingly overnight in Shelby Park, East Side galleries displaying private pieces are multiplying and thriving, nestled within the nooks and crannies of 37206.

The Plowhaus Artists’ Co-op, reborn and rebranded as The Plowhaus Gallery, is the latest proverbial feather in East Nashville’s artistic cap, with a new location in the Porter East complex at 729 Porter Road.

The Plowhaus revival started last year, when someone recommended Jennifer Anderson as a house cleaner to one of the original Plowhaus founders, Franne Lee. Anderson and Lee became friends and realized they both wanted to open a gallery. Given their different sets of skills and desires the two thought they could actually make it work.

Anderson, who brings experience to the gallery as a small business consultant and minds the shop, fell into the art world entirely by accident. She had never been in a museum before interviewing for a job as a receptionist

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in one two decades ago, and even then she sudden the three of us — we couldn’t tell who thought the job was at an art supply store. said it first — said ‘plow.’ And that’s how we Now, 20 years later, she is opening a gallery — got Plowhaus.” or rather, reopening one.

The original gallery made it through a move Lee and two other artists opened the first to the other side of the river and gave more Plowhaus in 2001 in Lockeland Springs, so than a few new artists a place to launch their she brings connections and experience in the careers before eventually closing in 2009. local art community to the new gallery, as well At 192-square feet, the new space is unas a serious résumé — even for Music City. apologetically small, but reflects the passionHer costume and set designs grace everything ate labor-of-love ethos of surrounding Porter from Woodstock rock stars and the Broadway East shops. To this end, the gallery also takes stage to Saturday Night Live. a smaller cut from the artists’ sales than most “The original Plowhaus was the same size as — 35 percent commission, instead of the inthis one,” Lee says. “It was a little tiny barber- dustry standard of 50 percent.

“It’s not about money, it’s just the idea of shop on 17th Street many years ago. We got that little space for a dance and a song. J.D. exposing people to art,” Anderson says. “You Wilkes, Lesley Patterson-Marx and I decided don’t have to go to Target to get stuff to hang to do a local little gallery. Because it was so on your walls. Go get local art.”

The Plowhaus Gallery’s first show features small, and houses were so small, it kind of reminded people of their own house. And that’s art of different styles and mediums, with prices why ‘haus’ is in the name. We were talking ranging from affordable to someday affordable. about the Bauhaus, and so we had the same Lee’s colorful portraits of African children idea in our head. So we said, ‘Let’s think of with painted faces and a collage by Anderson something that’s really Southern.’ So all of a are displayed, along with black-and-white

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photography, some jewelry, and paintings both large and small.

On Nov. 9, featured artist Myles Maillie takes over for a while. The longtime Nashville artist, known for bold colors and constructions, plans a 14-piece, three-dimensional, geometrically inspired installation. Pieces from the installation may be purchased individually, and Maillie promises to have a few of his colorfully painted aprons and ties for sale as well.

Anderson estimates about 300 people came to the gallery’s opening night in September. She and Lee hope to expand future openings into an opportunity for the businesses at Porter East, and eventually the nearby Walden building, to combine forces for a monthly or bimonthly shopping/ eating/social event.

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arly pioneers Meg and Bret MacFadyen’s Art & Invention Gallery and adjoining Garage Mahal was the first gallery at Five Points, an area that now includes Cloud 12 Gallery at Wonders on Woodland, and the Bryant Gallery, across the street next to the post office. The latest coup on the block: bringing John Cannon Fine Art gallery and studio, long housed in Williamson County, to the 1108 Shops at Woodland, also known as The Five Points Collaborative, An Idea Hatchery.

“While I enjoyed my six years at The Factory in Franklin, I wanted to come back to my neighborhood and be a part of a truly growing and vibrant art scene,” Cannon says.

“After seeing the new developments in the neighborhood, I think the arts scene will continue to grow and be even more exciting.”

Even Main Street is feeling the vibe. In August, the 1,400-square-foot basement of Paro South Creative Suites at Main Street and North 7th Street debuted as Main Street Gallery, where artists can have their own exhibit — and hang their work under hip light bulbs that are almost a work of art themselves — all for a flat hourly or daily rental fee.

“There’s no shortage of local artists in East Nashville,” Whitney Yeldell of Paro South says. “It’s a huge scene, and that’s what we would love, to really display more of their work. It’s definitely going to grow over the next few years if we give [the artists] an outlet.”

And if that outlet is nestled next to your neighborhood bakery, hair salon or preschool then even better.

“I kind of think it’s more interesting that way, and you reach more people,” Anderson says. “You don’t have to have the mindset of going out to ‘do art’ — it’s actually integrated in your life. Part of why I wanted to do this is to let everybody know that art is accessible.

You should have it in your life; you should have it in your home, in everyday things. It’s for you, it’s beautiful and it’s something that you love.”

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N THE SPRING OF 1912,

Andrew Carnegie gifted $50,000 to Nashville for construction of two neighborhood branch public libraries, one for whites and one for blacks. The city’s main downtown library — built with a $100,000 gift from Carnegie — was only eight years old, but it was already bursting at the seams with more than 150,000 annual patrons. Deciding where to build the new branches led to a spirited and often volatile public debate involving issues of class, race and gender.

And, of course, East Nashville was at the center of it all.

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The main downtown Carnegie library on Eighth Avenue, constructed between 1903 and 1904 at the former site of President James K. Polk’s home, was a monumental Italian Renaissance Revival-style landmark designed

by Albert R. Ross of New York who won the commission through a city-sponsored national architectural competition. Ross had previously designed a similar Carnegie-funded library in Atlanta, which Nashville wished to emulate.

Dubbed “the most handsome library building in the South,” the three-story civic landmark featured lavish facilities, including a two-story central atrium with stained glass

skylights, a marble staircase, an art gallery, a lecture hall, a reference room, a newspaper and magazine room, a children’s reading room, and stacks containing 60,000 volumes. It also housed offices for the Nashville Art Society and the Tennessee Historical Society. The head librarian, Hannah Johnson, dubbed the library the “University of the People.” Due to Jim Crow laws, however, the library barred the city’s black residents — nearly one-third of Nashville’s population at the time.

When the city decided to build a racially segregated, neighborhood branch library system, class warfare became the deciding and

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Photo by Charles Allen

By Robbie D. Jones

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N THE SPRING OF 1912,

Andrew Carnegie gifted $50,000 to Nashville for construction of two neighborhood branch public libraries, one for whites and one for blacks. The city’s main downtown library — built with a $100,000 gift from Carnegie — was only eight years old, but it was already bursting at the seams with more than 150,000 annual patrons. Deciding where to build the new branches led to a spirited and often volatile public debate involving issues of class, race and gender.

And, of course, East Nashville was at the center of it all.

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The main downtown Carnegie library on Eighth Avenue, constructed between 1903 and 1904 at the former site of President James K. Polk’s home, was a monumental Italian Renaissance Revival-style landmark designed

by Albert R. Ross of New York who won the commission through a city-sponsored national architectural competition. Ross had previously designed a similar Carnegie-funded library in Atlanta, which Nashville wished to emulate.

Dubbed “the most handsome library building in the South,” the three-story civic landmark featured lavish facilities, including a two-story central atrium with stained glass

skylights, a marble staircase, an art gallery, a lecture hall, a reference room, a newspaper and magazine room, a children’s reading room, and stacks containing 60,000 volumes. It also housed offices for the Nashville Art Society and the Tennessee Historical Society. The head librarian, Hannah Johnson, dubbed the library the “University of the People.” Due to Jim Crow laws, however, the library barred the city’s black residents — nearly one-third of Nashville’s population at the time.

When the city decided to build a racially segregated, neighborhood branch library system, class warfare became the deciding and

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contentious factor regarding their location.

Library leaders wanted to build five branch libraries located in the “streetcar suburbs” of North, East, South and West Nashville, as well as a “central library for colored people.”

Carnegie’s initial gift, however, would only fund a single white library and a single black library. Which neighborhood would be the lucky one?

Once Carnegie’s offer to fund a white branch library became public, groups from three different sections of town petitioned the library board to “claim” the branch. The East Side Civic Club, founded by a group of clubwomen in 1909, led the highly publicized movement for locating the branch in East Nashville, but groups from West and North Nashville also made strong cases.

In order to appease the various factions, the board called a public forum on June 11, 1912 to hear the rival claims. Newspapers promoted the forum in depth, resulting in an overflowing crowd of hundreds of citizens who stormed the downtown Carnegie library auditorium and presented boisterous arguments on behalf of their neighborhoods. On their part, the East Nashville group resurrected the mighty “Committee of One Hundred,” a political organization composed of 50 women and 50 men, and brought approximately 250 residents to the downtown forum.

The library board narrowed the choice for a white branch to North and East Nashville, each with about 23,000 residents, and decided on a centrally located “colored” branch downtown. North Nashville was a working-class factory district with a large multi-ethnic immigrant population that included Jews, Protestants and German Catholics.

In contrast, East Nashville was a predominantly middle-class, “white-collar” suburb.

After deadlocking three times, the board eventually chose North Nashville since it was in “greater need of this charity than East Nashville.” In addition, Mayor Hilary “Boss” Howse had lobbied for North Nashville on behalf of his working-class supporters. The North Nashville branch library for whites opened at Monroe Street and 10th Avenue in February 1915 and the centrally located branch for the black citizenry opened a year later in February 1916 near the intersection of 12th Avenue and Hynes Street in a workingclass black neighborhood near the original location of Fisk University.

Both branch libraries were designed by Clarence K. Colley, the dean of Nashville architects who was recognized for his landmark schools, churches, dwellings, apartment buildings and academic facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. Colley also planned the layout of both the MTSU and TSU campuses.

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hen, as fate would have it, in March of 1916 a disastrous fire swept through East Nashville, destroying 648 buildings and leaving 3,000 people homeless. The neighborhood quickly came together to begin the rebuilding process, and it was in this spirit of civic rebirth that the second drive for a library branch in East Nashville was born.

The effort was spearheaded by Florence Bates Tucker of the East Side Civic Club, the women’s group that originally lobbied for a branch library four years earlier. Florence, a housewife, was a native of Hickman County, and her husband, Willis Newton Tucker, was a 1898 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a teacher at Hume-Fogg High School.

Florence convinced new mayor Robert E. Ewing to appropriate the funds and wrote Carnegie a personal letter requesting a branch for the East Side. She also obtained unanimous support from the library board. Her efforts worked: in November of 1916, Carnegie gifted the city $25,000 for a third neighborhood branch library in East Nashville.

Where to build the East Nashville library, however, spurred a contentious battle between two groups of residents. The East Side Civic Club women wanted to build it in a proposed triangular-shaped civic square along the intersection of Main and 11th Streets. Called the “Triangle site,” the location was just around the corner from Florence Tucker’s home at 1111 Gartland Avenue. Their rivals, an all-male group, wanted to build the library alongside East Park and Warner School on Woodland Street.

Realizing their disadvantage in the “gender war,” the club women recruited local male leaders to assist their effort, once again creating a mixed-gender group similar to the Committee of One Hundred. The most important advocate in their corner was Judge J.D. Bell.

The library board heard arguments from both groups in February of 1917 but could not reach a consensus. Speaking for the club women, Judge Bell sweetened the pot by promising to throw in $1,000 for purchasing additional books and another $2,000 for making infrastructure improvements such as sidewalks and sewer connections. He also promised that the club women would agree to beautify the library grounds with flowers and shrubbery, making it a “civic center” and a “benefaction to all the people east of the river.” Their political strategy paid off when the library board voted 7-4 in favor of the Triangle site.

In May, the library board announced an architectural competition for the design of the branch, but invited only local architects

It was in this spirit of civic rebirth that the second drive for a library branch in East Nashville was born.

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Sign Solutions have a variety of products including signs, banners, window clings and vehicle wraps. Create signs for good and call Sign Solutions at 615.346.1205 or visit goodwillsignsolutions.com.

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to participate in order to expedite the process.

The nation was about to enter a world war in Europe, and the board did not want to delay construction. By July, six designs had been submitted, including an unsolicited proposal from noted New York architect Edward L. Tilton. Again, the board awarded the project to Clarence K. Colley.

Construction of the library began in September, but due to material and labor shortages during World War I, the library did not open until May 9, 1919. Constructed by local contractors, Colley’s Neoclassical Revival-style design was very similar to the branch in North Nashville but featured a limestone foundation and brick walls covered with limestone veneer to imitate a more substantial stone building. The interior featured marble and tile floors, walls painted a “soft green,” steel stacks and polished oak furniture.

During opening ceremonies, hundreds of East Nashville residents filled the library auditorium to hear speakers, including members of the library board, the librarians and the architect. The mayor stated that the library was “evidence of the efforts of progressive citizens,” especially the women of the East Side Civic Club. Located adjacent to the Woodland Street Presbyterian Church, which was designed by Colley in 1914, the East Nashville Carnegie Library served as an anchor for the new civic square.

After World War I ended, the East Side Civic Club joined the movement for women’s right to vote and grew to more than 1,000 members throughout the city. Florence Tucker returned to Hickman County, where she died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 46.

The city demolished the main downtown Carnegie library in 1963, replacing it with the modernist Ben West Library. In 1949, Nashville closed the segregated black branch, which was razed 20 years later by NES. The North Branch remains, as do Carnegiefunded libraries on the private college campuses at Vanderbilt Peabody College (formerly George Peabody College for Teachers) and Fisk University.

The East Nashville Branch Library was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was designated a Local Landmark in 1999. In 2000, Woodson Gilchrist Architects of Nashville oversaw an award-winning $750,000 restoration project, which removed 1960s renovations such as dropped ceilings and fluorescent lighting, replaced the furniture with oak tables and brass fixtures, and returned the stacks and reference desk to their original locations.

Today, the East Nashville library continues to serve as an important community center and civic landmark benefiting all the residents east of the river. No doubt, Andrew Carnegie and Florence Tucker would be proud.

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contentious factor regarding their location.

Library leaders wanted to build five branch libraries located in the “streetcar suburbs” of North, East, South and West Nashville, as well as a “central library for colored people.”

Carnegie’s initial gift, however, would only fund a single white library and a single black library. Which neighborhood would be the lucky one?

Once Carnegie’s offer to fund a white branch library became public, groups from three different sections of town petitioned the library board to “claim” the branch. The East Side Civic Club, founded by a group of clubwomen in 1909, led the highly publicized movement for locating the branch in East Nashville, but groups from West and North Nashville also made strong cases.

In order to appease the various factions, the board called a public forum on June 11, 1912 to hear the rival claims. Newspapers promoted the forum in depth, resulting in an overflowing crowd of hundreds of citizens who stormed the downtown Carnegie library auditorium and presented boisterous arguments on behalf of their neighborhoods. On their part, the East Nashville group resurrected the mighty “Committee of One Hundred,” a political organization composed of 50 women and 50 men, and brought approximately 250 residents to the downtown forum.

The library board narrowed the choice for a white branch to North and East Nashville, each with about 23,000 residents, and decided on a centrally located “colored” branch downtown. North Nashville was a working-class factory district with a large multi-ethnic immigrant population that included Jews, Protestants and German Catholics.

In contrast, East Nashville was a predominantly middle-class, “white-collar” suburb.

After deadlocking three times, the board eventually chose North Nashville since it was in “greater need of this charity than East Nashville.” In addition, Mayor Hilary “Boss” Howse had lobbied for North Nashville on behalf of his working-class supporters. The North Nashville branch library for whites opened at Monroe Street and 10th Avenue in February 1915 and the centrally located branch for the black citizenry opened a year later in February 1916 near the intersection of 12th Avenue and Hynes Street in a workingclass black neighborhood near the original location of Fisk University.

Both branch libraries were designed by Clarence K. Colley, the dean of Nashville architects who was recognized for his landmark schools, churches, dwellings, apartment buildings and academic facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. Colley also planned the layout of both the MTSU and TSU campuses.

T

hen, as fate would have it, in March of 1916 a disastrous fire swept through East Nashville, destroying 648 buildings and leaving 3,000 people homeless. The neighborhood quickly came together to begin the rebuilding process, and it was in this spirit of civic rebirth that the second drive for a library branch in East Nashville was born.

The effort was spearheaded by Florence Bates Tucker of the East Side Civic Club, the women’s group that originally lobbied for a branch library four years earlier. Florence, a housewife, was a native of Hickman County, and her husband, Willis Newton Tucker, was a 1898 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a teacher at Hume-Fogg High School.

Florence convinced new mayor Robert E. Ewing to appropriate the funds and wrote Carnegie a personal letter requesting a branch for the East Side. She also obtained unanimous support from the library board. Her efforts worked: in November of 1916, Carnegie gifted the city $25,000 for a third neighborhood branch library in East Nashville.

Where to build the East Nashville library, however, spurred a contentious battle between two groups of residents. The East Side Civic Club women wanted to build it in a proposed triangular-shaped civic square along the intersection of Main and 11th Streets. Called the “Triangle site,” the location was just around the corner from Florence Tucker’s home at 1111 Gartland Avenue. Their rivals, an all-male group, wanted to build the library alongside East Park and Warner School on Woodland Street.

Realizing their disadvantage in the “gender war,” the club women recruited local male leaders to assist their effort, once again creating a mixed-gender group similar to the Committee of One Hundred. The most important advocate in their corner was Judge J.D. Bell.

The library board heard arguments from both groups in February of 1917 but could not reach a consensus. Speaking for the club women, Judge Bell sweetened the pot by promising to throw in $1,000 for purchasing additional books and another $2,000 for making infrastructure improvements such as sidewalks and sewer connections. He also promised that the club women would agree to beautify the library grounds with flowers and shrubbery, making it a “civic center” and a “benefaction to all the people east of the river.” Their political strategy paid off when the library board voted 7-4 in favor of the Triangle site.

In May, the library board announced an architectural competition for the design of the branch, but invited only local architects

It was in this spirit of civic rebirth that the second drive for a library branch in East Nashville was born.

Every product you purchase helps create jobs and provide job training for thousands of Tennesseans who have barriers to employment because Sign Solutions is a division of Goodwill.

Sign Solutions have a variety of products including signs, banners, window clings and vehicle wraps. Create signs for good and call Sign Solutions at 615.346.1205 or visit goodwillsignsolutions.com.

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to participate in order to expedite the process.

The nation was about to enter a world war in Europe, and the board did not want to delay construction. By July, six designs had been submitted, including an unsolicited proposal from noted New York architect Edward L. Tilton. Again, the board awarded the project to Clarence K. Colley.

Construction of the library began in September, but due to material and labor shortages during World War I, the library did not open until May 9, 1919. Constructed by local contractors, Colley’s Neoclassical Revival-style design was very similar to the branch in North Nashville but featured a limestone foundation and brick walls covered with limestone veneer to imitate a more substantial stone building. The interior featured marble and tile floors, walls painted a “soft green,” steel stacks and polished oak furniture.

During opening ceremonies, hundreds of East Nashville residents filled the library auditorium to hear speakers, including members of the library board, the librarians and the architect. The mayor stated that the library was “evidence of the efforts of progressive citizens,” especially the women of the East Side Civic Club. Located adjacent to the Woodland Street Presbyterian Church, which was designed by Colley in 1914, the East Nashville Carnegie Library served as an anchor for the new civic square.

After World War I ended, the East Side Civic Club joined the movement for women’s right to vote and grew to more than 1,000 members throughout the city. Florence Tucker returned to Hickman County, where she died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 46.

The city demolished the main downtown Carnegie library in 1963, replacing it with the modernist Ben West Library. In 1949, Nashville closed the segregated black branch, which was razed 20 years later by NES. The North Branch remains, as do Carnegiefunded libraries on the private college campuses at Vanderbilt Peabody College (formerly George Peabody College for Teachers) and Fisk University.

The East Nashville Branch Library was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was designated a Local Landmark in 1999. In 2000, Woodson Gilchrist Architects of Nashville oversaw an award-winning $750,000 restoration project, which removed 1960s renovations such as dropped ceilings and fluorescent lighting, replaced the furniture with oak tables and brass fixtures, and returned the stacks and reference desk to their original locations.

Today, the East Nashville library continues to serve as an important community center and civic landmark benefiting all the residents east of the river. No doubt, Andrew Carnegie and Florence Tucker would be proud.

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Jocephus

Abriella

East Nashville couple goes to the mat

By Liz Jungers Hughes Photographs By Stacie Huckeba

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t’s a sad day for local indie wrestler Joseph Hudson, known in the ring as Jocephus Brody. For the past three years, he has been a main attraction at the Friday night USWO (United States Wrestling Organization) shows at the Stadium Inn on Interstate Drive in East Nashville. His 322-day run as USWO heavyweight champion has just ended, and it’s a loser-leaves-town situation.

Hudson will have to lay low for a while, “which is fine,” he says. “I need a change of scenery. Only so many times can you get spat at by old ladies or cussed out or given the finger by children. It’s very entertaining. But

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I need go to find a new group of people who hate my guts.”

Jocephus’ rabid fan base stretches across Tennessee and beyond to Alabama, Kentucky and Chicago, where he is regularly featured in Resistance Pro Wrestling, a sports entertainment venture founded by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. He can also be seen on the syndicated series Saw Wrestling, which airs locally Sunday nights at 10 p.m. on WNAB-TV CW58 Nashville.

All this has made the Inglewood resident something of a local celebrity, along with his fiancée, Benita Egan, who sometimes wrestles

as Abriella of Amazonia and acts as Josephus’ valet/manager. They regard their minor celebrity status with mild bemusement. “Kroger at midnight, that’s where we really get ogled by the hipsters,” Egan says. She regards “the hipsters” as distinctly “other” from herself and Hudson, whose wild, semi-savage wrestling personas contrast sharply with their strictly disciplined personal lives.

“We’re as sober as you can imagine,” Egan says. They follow an all-natural workout regimen, spending 12-16 hours a week in the gym chasing their shared goal of becoming the strongest power lifters in the state of

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Jocephus

Abriella

East Nashville couple goes to the mat

By Liz Jungers Hughes Photographs By Stacie Huckeba

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t’s a sad day for local indie wrestler Joseph Hudson, known in the ring as Jocephus Brody. For the past three years, he has been a main attraction at the Friday night USWO (United States Wrestling Organization) shows at the Stadium Inn on Interstate Drive in East Nashville. His 322-day run as USWO heavyweight champion has just ended, and it’s a loser-leaves-town situation.

Hudson will have to lay low for a while, “which is fine,” he says. “I need a change of scenery. Only so many times can you get spat at by old ladies or cussed out or given the finger by children. It’s very entertaining. But

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I need go to find a new group of people who hate my guts.”

Jocephus’ rabid fan base stretches across Tennessee and beyond to Alabama, Kentucky and Chicago, where he is regularly featured in Resistance Pro Wrestling, a sports entertainment venture founded by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. He can also be seen on the syndicated series Saw Wrestling, which airs locally Sunday nights at 10 p.m. on WNAB-TV CW58 Nashville.

All this has made the Inglewood resident something of a local celebrity, along with his fiancée, Benita Egan, who sometimes wrestles

as Abriella of Amazonia and acts as Josephus’ valet/manager. They regard their minor celebrity status with mild bemusement. “Kroger at midnight, that’s where we really get ogled by the hipsters,” Egan says. She regards “the hipsters” as distinctly “other” from herself and Hudson, whose wild, semi-savage wrestling personas contrast sharply with their strictly disciplined personal lives.

“We’re as sober as you can imagine,” Egan says. They follow an all-natural workout regimen, spending 12-16 hours a week in the gym chasing their shared goal of becoming the strongest power lifters in the state of

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Tennessee. Hudson can squat, bench press and deadlift 500 pounds, while Egan’s small frame packs a surprising amount of power, achieving squats and bench presses of 235 pounds and an amazing 350-pound deadlift.

This athleticism gives Hudson and Egan an advantage in the wrestling ring — not just in terms of grace and charisma but also, as Benita points out, in their ability to toleratete pain.

“The pain, the bumps, the moves you make in the ring are real,” she says. “They really hurt. No matter how preplanned they are they still hurt.”

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gan grew up in Dickson, Tenn., playing soccer and basketball in junior high, high school and college, earning scholarships in both sports from the University of South Alabama in Mobile.

“I’ve had always had an athlete in me,” she says. But it was not until after the birth of her daughter, and subsequent relationship problems with the baby’s father, that she became interested in weightlifting. “I started lifting to lose baby weight, but it became like therapy for me when I was working through my emotional troubles,” she explains. “It made me feel better, gave me confidence.”

The immense focus developed in powerlifting helps Egan in her day-to-day life, which is nothing if not hectic. Four days a week, the couple maintains custody of her 7-year-old girl and Hudson’s 2-year-old boy, leaving their weekends free for travel to wrestling gigs. They also are both attending Trevecca Nazarene University.

Hudson is pursuing a degree in Human Resource Management, with the goal of one day opening a counseling practice in East Nashville. Egan is completing her undergraduate degree in business management, with plans to move on to law school. Currently employed as a brief writer for attorney John Coddle in Bowling Green, Ky., she commutes two days each week while working the rest of the time from home. Egan has worked in the legal field since the age of 20, and it’s the only career she’s known.

Hudson provides counterbalance to Egan’s single-mindedness. A Donelson native, he began preaching at age 15 before becoming a missionary. He went on to study religion, philosophy and music at Friends University in Wichita, Kan., before dropping out after three years. Despite his lack of a degree, he spent eight years as a librarian, eventually working up to being the reference desk librarian at the Brentwood library.

Music remains one of his passions, and he is currently involved in a punk project with the 12- and 14-year-old sons of childhood friend Cortney Tidwell, as well as the band Xists, which he started with his brother.

Largely self-taught, Hudson is primarily a keyboardist, but he also sings and plays a little of everything, including bass, accordion and bass clarinet. His keyboard collection features a Yamaha CP7, a Wurlitzer and an upright piano — which, of course, he and Egan carried into their home together.

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udson was introduced to the wrestling world in 2008 when he began researching the subject for a film script he was co-writing with his brother. What began as research became a new hobby that developed into a passion. Tony Falk and his son L.T., the promoters of the Friday night USWO shows, as well as pro wrestlers Wolfie D. and Dirty Dutch Mantel, mentored Hudson in the ways of the wrestling world. Mantel also introduced Egan to wrestling, after she and Hudson met at the gym in early 2010.

Though Egan is more passionate about lifting than wrestling and the “Jerry Springer” atmosphere that goes along with it, she loves the challenge of wrestling. “I respect anybody who wrestles because they do the work just like I do, and it’s really hard work,” she says.

“But a lot of the women have an element of the flashy, sensual stripper in dominatrix clothing, and that’s not me.”

Instead, she modeled her character and costume after Raquel Welch’s in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C. She likes being a cavewoman — spitting, scratching for fleas and generally acting like a Neanderthal. “It’s been awesome,” she says. “I scare kids, I make people cry, it’s completely opposite from the way I am.”

Hudson’s character is a work in progress.

Nicknamed Jocephus in middle school by a Hank Williams Jr. fan, he adopted the moniker as his wrestling name when he debuted in a trucker hat and aviator shades, posing as neighborhood defender “Jocephus, the Shelby Street Brawler.” Bearing a striking resemblance to ’80s wrestling star Bruiser Brody, who was murdered before a match in Puerto Rico in 1988, Jocephus eventually adopted the surname Brody along with his present-day caveman shtick. Recently, Hudson was honored to hear from Brody’s widow, who wrote to bestow her approval of him carrying on the Brody name.

Over the course of his relatively brief career, Josephus has wrestled such stars as Jerry “The King” Lawler, Raven, Dirty Dutch Mantel, Kid Kash, and Scott Steiner. And while he has not ruled out a full-time career in pro wrestling career, his priorities lie elsewhere.

“A lot of people will sacrifice anything and everything for a career in the WWE, but that’s not how I live my life,” he says. “I love wrestling, but I love my son more, and I love Benita more.”

‘It’s been awesome, I scare kids.’

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Tennessee. Hudson can squat, bench press and deadlift 500 pounds, while Egan’s small frame packs a surprising amount of power, achieving squats and bench presses of 235 pounds and an amazing 350-pound deadlift.

This athleticism gives Hudson and Egan an advantage in the wrestling ring — not just in terms of grace and charisma but also, as Benita points out, in their ability to toleratete pain.

“The pain, the bumps, the moves you make in the ring are real,” she says. “They really hurt. No matter how preplanned they are they still hurt.”

E

gan grew up in Dickson, Tenn., playing soccer and basketball in junior high, high school and college, earning scholarships in both sports from the University of South Alabama in Mobile.

“I’ve had always had an athlete in me,” she says. But it was not until after the birth of her daughter, and subsequent relationship problems with the baby’s father, that she became interested in weightlifting. “I started lifting to lose baby weight, but it became like therapy for me when I was working through my emotional troubles,” she explains. “It made me feel better, gave me confidence.”

The immense focus developed in powerlifting helps Egan in her day-to-day life, which is nothing if not hectic. Four days a week, the couple maintains custody of her 7-year-old girl and Hudson’s 2-year-old boy, leaving their weekends free for travel to wrestling gigs. They also are both attending Trevecca Nazarene University.

Hudson is pursuing a degree in Human Resource Management, with the goal of one day opening a counseling practice in East Nashville. Egan is completing her undergraduate degree in business management, with plans to move on to law school. Currently employed as a brief writer for attorney John Coddle in Bowling Green, Ky., she commutes two days each week while working the rest of the time from home. Egan has worked in the legal field since the age of 20, and it’s the only career she’s known.

Hudson provides counterbalance to Egan’s single-mindedness. A Donelson native, he began preaching at age 15 before becoming a missionary. He went on to study religion, philosophy and music at Friends University in Wichita, Kan., before dropping out after three years. Despite his lack of a degree, he spent eight years as a librarian, eventually working up to being the reference desk librarian at the Brentwood library.

Music remains one of his passions, and he is currently involved in a punk project with the 12- and 14-year-old sons of childhood friend Cortney Tidwell, as well as the band Xists, which he started with his brother.

Largely self-taught, Hudson is primarily a keyboardist, but he also sings and plays a little of everything, including bass, accordion and bass clarinet. His keyboard collection features a Yamaha CP7, a Wurlitzer and an upright piano — which, of course, he and Egan carried into their home together.

H

udson was introduced to the wrestling world in 2008 when he began researching the subject for a film script he was co-writing with his brother. What began as research became a new hobby that developed into a passion. Tony Falk and his son L.T., the promoters of the Friday night USWO shows, as well as pro wrestlers Wolfie D. and Dirty Dutch Mantel, mentored Hudson in the ways of the wrestling world. Mantel also introduced Egan to wrestling, after she and Hudson met at the gym in early 2010.

Though Egan is more passionate about lifting than wrestling and the “Jerry Springer” atmosphere that goes along with it, she loves the challenge of wrestling. “I respect anybody who wrestles because they do the work just like I do, and it’s really hard work,” she says.

“But a lot of the women have an element of the flashy, sensual stripper in dominatrix clothing, and that’s not me.”

Instead, she modeled her character and costume after Raquel Welch’s in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C. She likes being a cavewoman — spitting, scratching for fleas and generally acting like a Neanderthal. “It’s been awesome,” she says. “I scare kids, I make people cry, it’s completely opposite from the way I am.”

Hudson’s character is a work in progress.

Nicknamed Jocephus in middle school by a Hank Williams Jr. fan, he adopted the moniker as his wrestling name when he debuted in a trucker hat and aviator shades, posing as neighborhood defender “Jocephus, the Shelby Street Brawler.” Bearing a striking resemblance to ’80s wrestling star Bruiser Brody, who was murdered before a match in Puerto Rico in 1988, Jocephus eventually adopted the surname Brody along with his present-day caveman shtick. Recently, Hudson was honored to hear from Brody’s widow, who wrote to bestow her approval of him carrying on the Brody name.

Over the course of his relatively brief career, Josephus has wrestled such stars as Jerry “The King” Lawler, Raven, Dirty Dutch Mantel, Kid Kash, and Scott Steiner. And while he has not ruled out a full-time career in pro wrestling career, his priorities lie elsewhere.

“A lot of people will sacrifice anything and everything for a career in the WWE, but that’s not how I live my life,” he says. “I love wrestling, but I love my son more, and I love Benita more.”

‘It’s been awesome, I scare kids.’

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EAST SIDE CALENDAR Emma Alford, Calendar Editor

UPCOMING

HOOKED ON CLASSICS?

Intyre. The showcase will be held at a private home in East Nashville. The event is free and Sunday, Nov. 18 – The Eastwood Ensemble Con- open to the public. The jewelry will be on display and up for sale to anyone interested cert, Eastwood Christian Church, 3 p.m. in buying. You can enjoy some of the wine The Eastwood Ensemble is presenting a perfor- and cheese or just hang out and chitchat. A mance of chamber music at Eastwood Christian portion of the proceeds will go toward East Church on the third Sunday in November. The CAN, so you’ll know any purchase you make event is free and open to the public, but they are is helping our furry friends. 1103 Forrest Ave. accepting donations for Friends of Shelby Park, www.eastcan.org. who is collaborating with them on the event.

Monday – Nov. 5 and 19, Monday Market, Friends of Shelby will have a booth at the show East-Centric Pavilion, 4-9 p.m. and will be sharing information about their upWe know how much everyone loves well-crafted, coming projects and recent centennial celebrahandmade, local goodies on this side of town. tion. Come and hear this excellent ensemble Good news — the East-Centric Pavilion is now based on the East Side. Check their website and host to a biweekly artisan fair where you can Facebook pages for more information. 1601 Saturday, Dec.1 – East C.A.N. Holiday Open House, find all that good stuff. A variety of vendors will Eastland Ave. www.eastwood-ensemble.org. be onsite offering their paper goods, artwork, 7 p.m.- midnight, 408 N. 16th St. home goods, jewelry, and more. There will be food and drink at the pavillion, as well. Come The East C.A.N. network will be hosting its get localized at this new hot spot on the East annual open house on the first day of DecemSide. 1006 Fatherland St. www.east-centric.com ber to celebrate the holiday season, as well as their fourth anniversary — they’ve been Friday, Nov. 23 – 5 Points Friday, helping rescue and adopt lost and homeless 5 Points, 10 a.m. -10 p.m. animals on the East Side for almost half a decade now. You can go and mingle, plus meet The catchphrase for this East Nashville event members of the East C.A.N. crew, and some pretty much explains it: “Skip the mall, shop of the fosterers and adoptive families. They local.” The Green Wagon is putting together its Friday, Nov. 9 – New Works by Myles Maillie, will be beverages and appetizers for everyone, own Black Friday with the 5 Points family. You Plowhaus Gallery, 6-9 p.m. and a touching slide show chronicling the can pass up the angry mobs at Macy’s and setgroups work over the past four years. Don’t Renowned Nashville artist Myles Maillie will be tle for something a little more chill — and local. worry, there won’t be any dogs, they’re not showing some of his latest work at Plowhaus Art Throughout the day, bands will be playing on asking for donations, and they won’t push you Gallery this fall. He’ll have a 14-piece installation the lawn beside Bongo Java East (same location to adopt that adorable, homeless pooch — it’s series on display and will also be selling some of for Grassy Knoll Movie Nights) and local craft just a laid-back fete and everyone is invited. his popular painted aprons and ties. At the open- beers will be available, such as Jackalope and 408 N. 16th St. www.eastcan.org. ing, there will be a appetizing food spread from Yazoo. Blackfoot Gypsies, The Granny Whites Pomodoro East and Café Fundamental with live and many others will take the stage during this Green Wagon-hosted party. Some 5 Points entertainment from Stoned Soul Revival. stores will be offering holiday discounts and these haunts will have a far more unique selection of gifts than Wal-Mart or Target, without the lines. A portion of this events proceeds will Saturday, Dec. 1 – Holiday Porter Flea, go toward Promise Neighborhood, a program Marathon Music Works, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through the Martha O’Bryan Center that is working to improve the schools and commuThe semiannual Porter Flea Market is back nity of the Stratford cluster. www.5pointsfriday, again, offering its unique array of handmade Saturday, Nov. 17 – Friends of Riverside Drive Cherry 3fundingamerica.com. 615-891-1878. and vintage goods just in time for the holiday Tree Planting Day, Inglewood Elementary, 8:30 a.m. season. Over 60 vendors will be at the December market offering a high-quality selection The folks from Friends of Riverside Drive are of products — home goods, jewelry, antiques, giving back to the environment in their own apparel, artwork, furniture, paper goods and way. They once again are participating in ReLeaf more. Some of Nashville’s tastiest food trucks Nashville Day by planting cherry trees along will be onsite, too, so you won’t go hungry durthe median of Riverside Drive. They will meet ing your shopping spree. 1402 Clinton Street. up at Inglewood Elementary and begin with a Wednesday, Nov. 28 – East C.A.N. www.porterflea.com tree-planting demonstration — because honestly, how many of us really know how to plant Jewelry Show, 4:30- 7:30 p.m. a tree? Tools and gloves will be provided to volunteers, or feel free to bring your own. After all Are you looking for some new bling? Animal the cherry trees are rooted in their new homes, rescue network East C.A.N. is hosting anlunch will be provided to the good Samaritans other jewelry showcase this year, featuring pieces from Hardwear Merry and Leah Mcwho showed up to help. 1700 Riverside Drive.

EAST-CENTRIC GOES TO THE FAIR

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE EAST C.A.N. CHRISTMAS TREE

A NOT SO BLACK FRIDAY

MYLES AHEAD

HANDMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

IF A TREE NEEDS PLANTING, DOES ANYONE HEAR IT?

JEWELRY IS EAST C.A.N.’S BEST FRIEND

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UPCOMING

HOOKED ON CLASSICS?

Intyre. The showcase will be held at a private home in East Nashville. The event is free and Sunday, Nov. 18 – The Eastwood Ensemble Con- open to the public. The jewelry will be on display and up for sale to anyone interested cert, Eastwood Christian Church, 3 p.m. in buying. You can enjoy some of the wine The Eastwood Ensemble is presenting a perfor- and cheese or just hang out and chitchat. A mance of chamber music at Eastwood Christian portion of the proceeds will go toward East Church on the third Sunday in November. The CAN, so you’ll know any purchase you make event is free and open to the public, but they are is helping our furry friends. 1103 Forrest Ave. accepting donations for Friends of Shelby Park, www.eastcan.org. who is collaborating with them on the event.

Monday – Nov. 5 and 19, Monday Market, Friends of Shelby will have a booth at the show East-Centric Pavilion, 4-9 p.m. and will be sharing information about their upWe know how much everyone loves well-crafted, coming projects and recent centennial celebrahandmade, local goodies on this side of town. tion. Come and hear this excellent ensemble Good news — the East-Centric Pavilion is now based on the East Side. Check their website and host to a biweekly artisan fair where you can Facebook pages for more information. 1601 Saturday, Dec.1 – East C.A.N. Holiday Open House, find all that good stuff. A variety of vendors will Eastland Ave. www.eastwood-ensemble.org. be onsite offering their paper goods, artwork, 7 p.m.- midnight, 408 N. 16th St. home goods, jewelry, and more. There will be food and drink at the pavillion, as well. Come The East C.A.N. network will be hosting its get localized at this new hot spot on the East annual open house on the first day of DecemSide. 1006 Fatherland St. www.east-centric.com ber to celebrate the holiday season, as well as their fourth anniversary — they’ve been Friday, Nov. 23 – 5 Points Friday, helping rescue and adopt lost and homeless 5 Points, 10 a.m. -10 p.m. animals on the East Side for almost half a decade now. You can go and mingle, plus meet The catchphrase for this East Nashville event members of the East C.A.N. crew, and some pretty much explains it: “Skip the mall, shop of the fosterers and adoptive families. They local.” The Green Wagon is putting together its Friday, Nov. 9 – New Works by Myles Maillie, will be beverages and appetizers for everyone, own Black Friday with the 5 Points family. You Plowhaus Gallery, 6-9 p.m. and a touching slide show chronicling the can pass up the angry mobs at Macy’s and setgroups work over the past four years. Don’t Renowned Nashville artist Myles Maillie will be tle for something a little more chill — and local. worry, there won’t be any dogs, they’re not showing some of his latest work at Plowhaus Art Throughout the day, bands will be playing on asking for donations, and they won’t push you Gallery this fall. He’ll have a 14-piece installation the lawn beside Bongo Java East (same location to adopt that adorable, homeless pooch — it’s series on display and will also be selling some of for Grassy Knoll Movie Nights) and local craft just a laid-back fete and everyone is invited. his popular painted aprons and ties. At the open- beers will be available, such as Jackalope and 408 N. 16th St. www.eastcan.org. ing, there will be a appetizing food spread from Yazoo. Blackfoot Gypsies, The Granny Whites Pomodoro East and Café Fundamental with live and many others will take the stage during this Green Wagon-hosted party. Some 5 Points entertainment from Stoned Soul Revival. stores will be offering holiday discounts and these haunts will have a far more unique selection of gifts than Wal-Mart or Target, without the lines. A portion of this events proceeds will Saturday, Dec. 1 – Holiday Porter Flea, go toward Promise Neighborhood, a program Marathon Music Works, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through the Martha O’Bryan Center that is working to improve the schools and commuThe semiannual Porter Flea Market is back nity of the Stratford cluster. www.5pointsfriday, again, offering its unique array of handmade Saturday, Nov. 17 – Friends of Riverside Drive Cherry 3fundingamerica.com. 615-891-1878. and vintage goods just in time for the holiday Tree Planting Day, Inglewood Elementary, 8:30 a.m. season. Over 60 vendors will be at the December market offering a high-quality selection The folks from Friends of Riverside Drive are of products — home goods, jewelry, antiques, giving back to the environment in their own apparel, artwork, furniture, paper goods and way. They once again are participating in ReLeaf more. Some of Nashville’s tastiest food trucks Nashville Day by planting cherry trees along will be onsite, too, so you won’t go hungry durthe median of Riverside Drive. They will meet ing your shopping spree. 1402 Clinton Street. up at Inglewood Elementary and begin with a Wednesday, Nov. 28 – East C.A.N. www.porterflea.com tree-planting demonstration — because honestly, how many of us really know how to plant Jewelry Show, 4:30- 7:30 p.m. a tree? Tools and gloves will be provided to volunteers, or feel free to bring your own. After all Are you looking for some new bling? Animal the cherry trees are rooted in their new homes, rescue network East C.A.N. is hosting anlunch will be provided to the good Samaritans other jewelry showcase this year, featuring pieces from Hardwear Merry and Leah Mcwho showed up to help. 1700 Riverside Drive.

EAST-CENTRIC GOES TO THE FAIR

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE EAST C.A.N. CHRISTMAS TREE

A NOT SO BLACK FRIDAY

MYLES AHEAD

HANDMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

IF A TREE NEEDS PLANTING, DOES ANYONE HEAR IT?

JEWELRY IS EAST C.A.N.’S BEST FRIEND

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DIRTY DANCIN’ ON THE EAST SIDE

Saturday, Dec. 1 – Open House Showcase, Urban Studio, 6-8 p.m.

If you’re looking for a new flirty fitness routine, Urban Studio is the place. They teach a variety of pole dancing, booty shaking and Zumba classes to whip your body into shape. This December they’ll be hosting a showcase with a free chair dancing lesson, prizes, complimentary drinks, and several pole performances. Even better — the first 30 ladies to arrive will get free passes to a pole dancing class. 604 Gallatin Ave. 615-891-3910. www.nashvillepoleparty.com.

DIY CHRISTMAS

Monday, Dec. 3 – Bookbinding Ornament Class, Dandelion Salon, 6-8:30 p.m.

Does the holiday season have you feeling crafty? Bookmaker Katie Gonzalez will be teaching a class on the fundamentals of bookbinding. You’ll leave the place with two handmade book ornaments to hang on the ole Christmas tree — or to gift to your great Aunt Gertrude. You’ll also have the skills to create more hand-bound books in the future.

The class is $35, which includes the cost of the materials you’ll use. Gonzalez will also put a portion of the proceeds towards the nonprofit Thistle Farms organization. 1117 Porter Road. http://theskillery.com/classes/create-miniaturebook-holiday-ornaments.

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We all know the holidays are one of the toughest times of the year for those who have recently lost a loved one — and so does Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. On the first Thursday in December, they’re hosting a special service for those who have experienced a loss in the last year.

They invite everyone attending to bring an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree in memory of their loved one. The service will last about an hour and there will be refreshments afterward.

It’s a great way for the bereaved to pay tribute to the dearly departed. On a side note, PhillipsRobinson also is accepting donations for Toys for Tots. Drop-offs can be made anytime during their business hours. 2707 Gallatin Road. 615262-3312. www.phillipsrobinson.com.

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

Dec. 1-24 – Fannie Battle Caroling, Greater Nashville area

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children is continuing its 92-year tradition of caroling in Nashville neighborhoods during the holiday season.

Every year families, churches, companies, schools and other organizations carol their way around the city, collecting money for Fannie Battle. If you’d like to help raise money for the legendary East Nashville childcare center that has provided support to low-income families for decades, sign up to deck the halls. To become a caroler, email rmartinez@fanniebattle.org or call 615-228-6745.

Recurring SHAKE A LEG

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

Thursday, Dec. 6 – Memorial Christmas Tree Ceremony, Phillips-Robinson Chapel, 7 p.m.

go toward supporting this cause. Tickets go on sale in early November and the remaining tix will be sold at the door – don’t miss your chance. Come on out, enjoy some holiday tunes, and help those who can’t help themselves. After all, ’tis the season of giving. 1006 Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com. www.eastnashvillechristmas.com

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS COCKTAILS

Saturday, Dec. 8 – Olive or Twist, East-Centric Pavilion, 6-9 p.m.

Are you feeling the holiday spirits? One of the best parts about this time of year is it gives you an excuse to indulge in excellent food and drink without feeling guilty. The new edition to East Nashville, the East-Centric Pavilion, will be hosting a holiday soiree complete with tasty tappas and merry mixology. There will be an assortment of drinks and specialty spirits for those looking to feel extra jolly this holiday season. It’s Nashville’s newest original cuisine and cocktail party and you won’t want to miss it. Tickets are $35 advance and $45 at door.

1006 Fatherland St. www.east-centric.com

I HEAR THOSE SLIEGH BELLS

Monday — Keep On Movin’, The 5 Spot, 10 p.m. till close For those looking to hit the dance floor on Monday nights, The 5 Spot’s “Keep on Movin’” dance party is the place to be. This shindig keeps it real with old school soul, funk and R&B. Don’t worry, you won’t hear Ke$ha — although you might see her — and you can leave your Apple Bottom jeans at home. If you have two left feet, then snag a seat at the bar. They have two-for-one drinks specials, so you can use the money you save on a cover to fill your cup. 1006 Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com.

HAVE YOUR PIE AND DRINK A PINT, TOO

Tuesday — $10 Pint & Pie Night, Family Wash, 6 p.m. till midnight

Thursday, Dec. 18 – An East Nashville Christmas, 5 Spot

Every Tuesday night at The Family Wash, you can score a pint of beer and a shepherd’s pie for just $10. The reigning music venue on the The holiday spirit will be caroling its way to East Side, The Wash is home to an abundance the 5 Spot the week before Christmas with a of good music, and on Tuesdays, the club plays concert to support the release of An East Nash- host to the long-running songwriter series, ville Christmas. This album is a collaboration Shortsets, hosted by Cole and Paul Slivka. They between 75 different local musicians and art- offer a wide selection of craft beer, and they ists, including Sam Bush, BR549, Derek Hoke, even have a vegetarian shepherd’s pie for herTyson Lee Jones, and many, many others. The bivores. So sit back and enjoy the show, along album was recorded in East Nashville, at pH with your pint and pie. 2038 Greenwood Ave. Balanced Recordings. The project’s mission is 615-226-6070 www.familywash.com. to raise money for the homeless through the East Nashville charity, National Healthcare for the Homeless Council. Proceeds from the album, as well the performance at 5 Spot, will

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DIRTY DANCIN’ ON THE EAST SIDE

Saturday, Dec. 1 – Open House Showcase, Urban Studio, 6-8 p.m.

If you’re looking for a new flirty fitness routine, Urban Studio is the place. They teach a variety of pole dancing, booty shaking and Zumba classes to whip your body into shape. This December they’ll be hosting a showcase with a free chair dancing lesson, prizes, complimentary drinks, and several pole performances. Even better — the first 30 ladies to arrive will get free passes to a pole dancing class. 604 Gallatin Ave. 615-891-3910. www.nashvillepoleparty.com.

DIY CHRISTMAS

Monday, Dec. 3 – Bookbinding Ornament Class, Dandelion Salon, 6-8:30 p.m.

Does the holiday season have you feeling crafty? Bookmaker Katie Gonzalez will be teaching a class on the fundamentals of bookbinding. You’ll leave the place with two handmade book ornaments to hang on the ole Christmas tree — or to gift to your great Aunt Gertrude. You’ll also have the skills to create more hand-bound books in the future.

The class is $35, which includes the cost of the materials you’ll use. Gonzalez will also put a portion of the proceeds towards the nonprofit Thistle Farms organization. 1117 Porter Road. http://theskillery.com/classes/create-miniaturebook-holiday-ornaments.

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We all know the holidays are one of the toughest times of the year for those who have recently lost a loved one — and so does Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home. On the first Thursday in December, they’re hosting a special service for those who have experienced a loss in the last year.

They invite everyone attending to bring an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree in memory of their loved one. The service will last about an hour and there will be refreshments afterward.

It’s a great way for the bereaved to pay tribute to the dearly departed. On a side note, PhillipsRobinson also is accepting donations for Toys for Tots. Drop-offs can be made anytime during their business hours. 2707 Gallatin Road. 615262-3312. www.phillipsrobinson.com.

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

Dec. 1-24 – Fannie Battle Caroling, Greater Nashville area

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children is continuing its 92-year tradition of caroling in Nashville neighborhoods during the holiday season.

Every year families, churches, companies, schools and other organizations carol their way around the city, collecting money for Fannie Battle. If you’d like to help raise money for the legendary East Nashville childcare center that has provided support to low-income families for decades, sign up to deck the halls. To become a caroler, email rmartinez@fanniebattle.org or call 615-228-6745.

Recurring SHAKE A LEG

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

Thursday, Dec. 6 – Memorial Christmas Tree Ceremony, Phillips-Robinson Chapel, 7 p.m.

go toward supporting this cause. Tickets go on sale in early November and the remaining tix will be sold at the door – don’t miss your chance. Come on out, enjoy some holiday tunes, and help those who can’t help themselves. After all, ’tis the season of giving. 1006 Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com. www.eastnashvillechristmas.com

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS COCKTAILS

Saturday, Dec. 8 – Olive or Twist, East-Centric Pavilion, 6-9 p.m.

Are you feeling the holiday spirits? One of the best parts about this time of year is it gives you an excuse to indulge in excellent food and drink without feeling guilty. The new edition to East Nashville, the East-Centric Pavilion, will be hosting a holiday soiree complete with tasty tappas and merry mixology. There will be an assortment of drinks and specialty spirits for those looking to feel extra jolly this holiday season. It’s Nashville’s newest original cuisine and cocktail party and you won’t want to miss it. Tickets are $35 advance and $45 at door.

1006 Fatherland St. www.east-centric.com

I HEAR THOSE SLIEGH BELLS

Monday — Keep On Movin’, The 5 Spot, 10 p.m. till close For those looking to hit the dance floor on Monday nights, The 5 Spot’s “Keep on Movin’” dance party is the place to be. This shindig keeps it real with old school soul, funk and R&B. Don’t worry, you won’t hear Ke$ha — although you might see her — and you can leave your Apple Bottom jeans at home. If you have two left feet, then snag a seat at the bar. They have two-for-one drinks specials, so you can use the money you save on a cover to fill your cup. 1006 Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com.

HAVE YOUR PIE AND DRINK A PINT, TOO

Tuesday — $10 Pint & Pie Night, Family Wash, 6 p.m. till midnight

Thursday, Dec. 18 – An East Nashville Christmas, 5 Spot

Every Tuesday night at The Family Wash, you can score a pint of beer and a shepherd’s pie for just $10. The reigning music venue on the The holiday spirit will be caroling its way to East Side, The Wash is home to an abundance the 5 Spot the week before Christmas with a of good music, and on Tuesdays, the club plays concert to support the release of An East Nash- host to the long-running songwriter series, ville Christmas. This album is a collaboration Shortsets, hosted by Cole and Paul Slivka. They between 75 different local musicians and art- offer a wide selection of craft beer, and they ists, including Sam Bush, BR549, Derek Hoke, even have a vegetarian shepherd’s pie for herTyson Lee Jones, and many, many others. The bivores. So sit back and enjoy the show, along album was recorded in East Nashville, at pH with your pint and pie. 2038 Greenwood Ave. Balanced Recordings. The project’s mission is 615-226-6070 www.familywash.com. to raise money for the homeless through the East Nashville charity, National Healthcare for the Homeless Council. Proceeds from the album, as well the performance at 5 Spot, will

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beer, wine or coffee, and enjoy the music. There is no cover and dinner is served till 11 p.m. 700 Fatherland St. 615-770-709. www.skybluecoffee.com.

For all the would-be yogis out there, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center will be offering beginner classes through the fall. Certified Hatha yoga instructor Alicia Jones will be leading the donation-based sessions. There is a suggested donation of $8 per class, but they also accept non-monetary donations, including books for the nature center, food or other needed supplies.

The classes will focus on traditional postures, breathing, and mindfulness, so they’re open to all skill levels. The session times will alternate every other Tuesday, with morning classes from 9:3010:30 a.m. one week, and afternoon classes from 2:30-3:30 p.m. the next. Enjoy the many benefits of yoga while soaking up the scenery of the park.

Catch the last few sessions of this spectacular series before it’s over! To register for the classes, call 615-862-8539 or email shelbybottomsnature@ nashville.gov.

Once a month, Mad Donna’s hosts a standup comedy series, Girl on Girl Comedy. Nearly all the performers are women, although sometimes a guy is brave enough to take the stage.

Girl on Girl is the brainchild of Christy Eidson, Thursday – East Nashville Crime Prevention who hosts the show. Eidson has been doing meeting, Beyond the Edge, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. comedy for over 10 years. Once in awhile, they mix things up a bit with music, burlesque and Join your neighbors to talk about crime stats, the occasional male pole dancer. They even trends and various other issues with East hand out prizes. Be forewarned, this is an Rprecinct commander David Imhof, commu- rated event, so if you can’t handle anything nity affairs coordinator Dan Orgen and head raunchy or risqué, Girl on Girl is not for you. of investigation Lt. Greg Blair. If you are new The show is 18 and up. Admission is $10 a to the East Side, get up to speed on criminal head or $15 for couples. Show up early, snag activity in the area. If you are a recent victim of a good seat, and have a nice dinner before the crime, they want to hear your story. 112 S. 11th debauchery begins. 1313 Woodland St. 615St. 615-226-3343.

226-1617. www.maddonnas.com.

Tuesday — Beginner Yoga Classes, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, through Nov.13

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Thursday – After-Hours Jams, The Fiddle House, 7 p.m.

Every Thursday, The Fiddle House, a fullWednesday — Old Time Jam, 5 Spot, service, acoustic string shop, keeps its doors open for an after-hours jam. Each week, they 7 p.m. till close alternate between “Old Time” and “Bluegrass” The 5 Spot’s weekly “Old Time Jam” is a musi- sessions. Sometimes only a few fiddlers show cal call to arms for all of East Nashville’s pickers up for the soirees, but other nights the House and grinners. Bring your acoustic weapon of is packed out. If you like to pick or if you just choice to play with the menagerie of musicians want to hear a good jam, check this place out who turn up each Wednesday night. Share next time you’re free on Thursday night. All tunes and swap stories with the regulars. This skill levels are welcome and this pickin’ parlor bluegrass ball isn’t just for musicians though. is free. The music kicks off at 7 p.m. and ends Even if you can’t strum a chord, you can sit whenever they feel like calling it a night. 1009 back and enjoy the rootsy jams. Three is no Clearview Ave. 615-730-8402. cover and beers are discounted a buck. 1006 www.thefiddlehouse.com.

Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com.

KICKS FOR THE KIDS

LEND ME YOUR EAR

Wednesda – Professor Smartypants, The Family Wash, 6-8 p.m.

The neighborhood restaurant Sky Blue Café has begun opening its doors in the evening for the dinner crowd. Audrey Auld, an Australian singer-songwriter, saw this as an opportunity to liven up the café with some tunes. Auld is a country/Americana performer and each week she plays and invites other musicians to join in on the fun. Stop in, savor a good meal with some

It’s only appropriate that a venue named The Family Wash hosts a family night once a week.

Every Wednesday, kids eat free at The Wash and Professor Smartypants hosts. They call him the “master of disguise and intrigue.” He tells jokes and sings songs, but his comedy isn’t just for the kiddies; parents will enjoy his humor, too. Professor Smartypants goes on at 6:30 p.m. sharp; so don’t be late. 2038 Greenwood Ave. 615-226-6070. www.familywash.com.

Wednesday – Sky Blue Café, Supper and Song, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.

CHICKS AND GIGGLES

Friday (last of each month) – Girl on Girl Comedy, Mad Donna’s, 8 p.m.

GET YOUR CREEP ON

Friday and Saturday – The Cult Fiction Underground, Logue’s Black Raven Emporium, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The Cult Fiction Underground is housed beneath Robert Logue’s Black Raven Emporium off Gallatin Road. Every weekend they host screenings of rare and classic horror and cult films under the shop for $5. There is a gothic-style bar and longue area downstairs also, so you can socialize and have a drink before (or after) the film. The dim basement creates an intimate gathering space for cult and horror fans. It looks like the kind of place Edgar Allen Poe might’ve stumbled out of over 150 years ago. The entrance is behind the building and parking is free. Check out Black Raven’s Facebook page to see what films they’re screening each week. 2915 Gallatin Rd. 615-562-4710.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS & events

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND Shelby Hills Neighborhood EVENTS Association

attend the meetings as well as East precinct police officers to address and discuss issues pertinent to the neighborhood. 1211 Riverside Drive.

The Shelby Hills Neighborhood Association The Greenwood Neighborhood Association meets each month to discuss matters of concern meets the second Tuesday of every month to to residents in their area. 401 S. 20th St. discuss topics and developments relevant to their www.shelbyhills.org. community, such as parking and neighborhood cleanup. They also highlight new businesses and establishments and invite local speakers to lead the meetings. 909 Manila St. Visit www.greenwoodneighbors.org for more information.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 (first Wednesday of every month), Martha O’ Bryan Center, 7:15-9 a.m.

Greenwood Neighborhood Association Tuesday, Nov. 13. (second Tuesday of every month), 6:00 p.m.

Shelby Hills Neighborhood Clean Up, Winter Drive and Pocket Park Social

Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

The Shelby Hills Neighborhood Association will be hosting a neighborhood cleanup with Metro Councilman Peter Westerholm on the second Saturday of November. From 9 to 11 a.m., volunteers will participate in the cleanup, with gloves, bags and all other needed supplies provided. After the cleanup, the association will host a winter clothing drive to benefit the families of the CWA Apartments on South Fifth Street. Needed items include new or used hats, gloves and coats. Intersection of 14th Street and Shelby Avenue. RSVP to shelbyhillsneighbors@gmail.com.

Monday, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 (third Monday of every month) Shelby Community Center, 6:30 p.m.

Greenwood Neighborhood Association Annual Christmas Party

Saturday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.

The Greenwood Neighborhood Association is hosting its annual Christmas party. Neighbors are encouraged to bring a small gift to exchange.

There will also be food and live music. 909 Manila St. Visit www.greenwoodneighbors.org for more information.

Rosebank Neighbors

Thursday, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20, (third Thursday of every month), Memorial Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m.

The Rosebank Neighbors group holds a meeting and potluck each month. Guest speakers are frequently invited to lead meetings. Metro Council members Peter Westerholm and Anthony Davis

Chamber East

The Chamber East meets every month for a networking coffee to discuss community updates, and how to grow and improve the East Nashville area. 711 S. 11th St.

Eastwood Neighbors

Tuesday, Dec. 11 (second Tuesday of every other month), Eastwood Christian Church, 6:30 p.m.

The Eastwood Neighbors group holds a regular meeting at Eastwood Christian Church every other month. The purpose of the December meeting is to discuss the group’s plans for the upcoming year. 1601 Eastland Ave. Visit www. eastwoodneighbors.org for more information.

TITANS FOOTBALL @ LP FIELD Sun. Sept. 9 at 12 p.m. vs. New England Patriots Sun. Sept. 23 at 12 p.m. vs. Detroit Lions Thurs. Oct. 11 at 7:20 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Sun. Oct. 28 at 12 p.m. vs. Indianapolis Colts Sun. Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. vs. Chicago Bears

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beer, wine or coffee, and enjoy the music. There is no cover and dinner is served till 11 p.m. 700 Fatherland St. 615-770-709. www.skybluecoffee.com.

For all the would-be yogis out there, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center will be offering beginner classes through the fall. Certified Hatha yoga instructor Alicia Jones will be leading the donation-based sessions. There is a suggested donation of $8 per class, but they also accept non-monetary donations, including books for the nature center, food or other needed supplies.

The classes will focus on traditional postures, breathing, and mindfulness, so they’re open to all skill levels. The session times will alternate every other Tuesday, with morning classes from 9:3010:30 a.m. one week, and afternoon classes from 2:30-3:30 p.m. the next. Enjoy the many benefits of yoga while soaking up the scenery of the park.

Catch the last few sessions of this spectacular series before it’s over! To register for the classes, call 615-862-8539 or email shelbybottomsnature@ nashville.gov.

Once a month, Mad Donna’s hosts a standup comedy series, Girl on Girl Comedy. Nearly all the performers are women, although sometimes a guy is brave enough to take the stage.

Girl on Girl is the brainchild of Christy Eidson, Thursday – East Nashville Crime Prevention who hosts the show. Eidson has been doing meeting, Beyond the Edge, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. comedy for over 10 years. Once in awhile, they mix things up a bit with music, burlesque and Join your neighbors to talk about crime stats, the occasional male pole dancer. They even trends and various other issues with East hand out prizes. Be forewarned, this is an Rprecinct commander David Imhof, commu- rated event, so if you can’t handle anything nity affairs coordinator Dan Orgen and head raunchy or risqué, Girl on Girl is not for you. of investigation Lt. Greg Blair. If you are new The show is 18 and up. Admission is $10 a to the East Side, get up to speed on criminal head or $15 for couples. Show up early, snag activity in the area. If you are a recent victim of a good seat, and have a nice dinner before the crime, they want to hear your story. 112 S. 11th debauchery begins. 1313 Woodland St. 615St. 615-226-3343.

226-1617. www.maddonnas.com.

Tuesday — Beginner Yoga Classes, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, through Nov.13

HONESTLY, OFFICER ...

BRINGIN’ DOWN THE HOUSE

A FIDDLE OF THIS AND A FIDDLE OF THAT

Thursday – After-Hours Jams, The Fiddle House, 7 p.m.

Every Thursday, The Fiddle House, a fullWednesday — Old Time Jam, 5 Spot, service, acoustic string shop, keeps its doors open for an after-hours jam. Each week, they 7 p.m. till close alternate between “Old Time” and “Bluegrass” The 5 Spot’s weekly “Old Time Jam” is a musi- sessions. Sometimes only a few fiddlers show cal call to arms for all of East Nashville’s pickers up for the soirees, but other nights the House and grinners. Bring your acoustic weapon of is packed out. If you like to pick or if you just choice to play with the menagerie of musicians want to hear a good jam, check this place out who turn up each Wednesday night. Share next time you’re free on Thursday night. All tunes and swap stories with the regulars. This skill levels are welcome and this pickin’ parlor bluegrass ball isn’t just for musicians though. is free. The music kicks off at 7 p.m. and ends Even if you can’t strum a chord, you can sit whenever they feel like calling it a night. 1009 back and enjoy the rootsy jams. Three is no Clearview Ave. 615-730-8402. cover and beers are discounted a buck. 1006 www.thefiddlehouse.com.

Forrest Ave. 615-650-9333. www.the5spotlive.com.

KICKS FOR THE KIDS

LEND ME YOUR EAR

Wednesda – Professor Smartypants, The Family Wash, 6-8 p.m.

The neighborhood restaurant Sky Blue Café has begun opening its doors in the evening for the dinner crowd. Audrey Auld, an Australian singer-songwriter, saw this as an opportunity to liven up the café with some tunes. Auld is a country/Americana performer and each week she plays and invites other musicians to join in on the fun. Stop in, savor a good meal with some

It’s only appropriate that a venue named The Family Wash hosts a family night once a week.

Every Wednesday, kids eat free at The Wash and Professor Smartypants hosts. They call him the “master of disguise and intrigue.” He tells jokes and sings songs, but his comedy isn’t just for the kiddies; parents will enjoy his humor, too. Professor Smartypants goes on at 6:30 p.m. sharp; so don’t be late. 2038 Greenwood Ave. 615-226-6070. www.familywash.com.

Wednesday – Sky Blue Café, Supper and Song, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.

CHICKS AND GIGGLES

Friday (last of each month) – Girl on Girl Comedy, Mad Donna’s, 8 p.m.

GET YOUR CREEP ON

Friday and Saturday – The Cult Fiction Underground, Logue’s Black Raven Emporium, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The Cult Fiction Underground is housed beneath Robert Logue’s Black Raven Emporium off Gallatin Road. Every weekend they host screenings of rare and classic horror and cult films under the shop for $5. There is a gothic-style bar and longue area downstairs also, so you can socialize and have a drink before (or after) the film. The dim basement creates an intimate gathering space for cult and horror fans. It looks like the kind of place Edgar Allen Poe might’ve stumbled out of over 150 years ago. The entrance is behind the building and parking is free. Check out Black Raven’s Facebook page to see what films they’re screening each week. 2915 Gallatin Rd. 615-562-4710.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS & events

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND Shelby Hills Neighborhood EVENTS Association

attend the meetings as well as East precinct police officers to address and discuss issues pertinent to the neighborhood. 1211 Riverside Drive.

The Shelby Hills Neighborhood Association The Greenwood Neighborhood Association meets each month to discuss matters of concern meets the second Tuesday of every month to to residents in their area. 401 S. 20th St. discuss topics and developments relevant to their www.shelbyhills.org. community, such as parking and neighborhood cleanup. They also highlight new businesses and establishments and invite local speakers to lead the meetings. 909 Manila St. Visit www.greenwoodneighbors.org for more information.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 (first Wednesday of every month), Martha O’ Bryan Center, 7:15-9 a.m.

Greenwood Neighborhood Association Tuesday, Nov. 13. (second Tuesday of every month), 6:00 p.m.

Shelby Hills Neighborhood Clean Up, Winter Drive and Pocket Park Social

Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

The Shelby Hills Neighborhood Association will be hosting a neighborhood cleanup with Metro Councilman Peter Westerholm on the second Saturday of November. From 9 to 11 a.m., volunteers will participate in the cleanup, with gloves, bags and all other needed supplies provided. After the cleanup, the association will host a winter clothing drive to benefit the families of the CWA Apartments on South Fifth Street. Needed items include new or used hats, gloves and coats. Intersection of 14th Street and Shelby Avenue. RSVP to shelbyhillsneighbors@gmail.com.

Monday, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 (third Monday of every month) Shelby Community Center, 6:30 p.m.

Greenwood Neighborhood Association Annual Christmas Party

Saturday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.

The Greenwood Neighborhood Association is hosting its annual Christmas party. Neighbors are encouraged to bring a small gift to exchange.

There will also be food and live music. 909 Manila St. Visit www.greenwoodneighbors.org for more information.

Rosebank Neighbors

Thursday, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20, (third Thursday of every month), Memorial Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m.

The Rosebank Neighbors group holds a meeting and potluck each month. Guest speakers are frequently invited to lead meetings. Metro Council members Peter Westerholm and Anthony Davis

Chamber East

The Chamber East meets every month for a networking coffee to discuss community updates, and how to grow and improve the East Nashville area. 711 S. 11th St.

Eastwood Neighbors

Tuesday, Dec. 11 (second Tuesday of every other month), Eastwood Christian Church, 6:30 p.m.

The Eastwood Neighbors group holds a regular meeting at Eastwood Christian Church every other month. The purpose of the December meeting is to discuss the group’s plans for the upcoming year. 1601 Eastland Ave. Visit www. eastwoodneighbors.org for more information.

TITANS FOOTBALL @ LP FIELD Sun. Sept. 9 at 12 p.m. vs. New England Patriots Sun. Sept. 23 at 12 p.m. vs. Detroit Lions Thurs. Oct. 11 at 7:20 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Sun. Oct. 28 at 12 p.m. vs. Indianapolis Colts Sun. Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. vs. Chicago Bears

East Nashville’s

Historic Event Space If you have an event you would like to have listed, please send information about the event to calendar@theeastnashvillian.com.

One of the neighborhood’s best kept secrets.

With exposed brick and hardwood, an intimate setting perfect for your wedding, luncheon, or holiday party, just steps away from 5 points.

122 s. 12th st. eventsnashville.net

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