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While Nashville may be considered Music City, the second full weekend of October the written word is celebrated instead.

The Southern Festival of  Books was first held in Nashville in 1989, and it was held here for fifteen years before moving to Memphis in 2004. At that point, it was decided the festival would alternate between Memphis and Nashville, every other year. It is always held during the second weekend in ...

If you visiting Nashville prior to 2000, you possibly took the time to visit Opryland USA theme park. Plans to visit the park today will find you facing Opry Mills Mall.

Located adjacent to Opryland Hotel and the Grand Ole Opry House, Opry Mills is a one-stop chance at entertainment, shopping and dining. It features many chain stores, such as Old Navy, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Victoria's Secret,  and Bass Pro ...

Parking downtown and the getting around from place to place can be quite the headache for tourists and locals alike. Sure, you can take a cab, but that can get expensive. Not to mention you miss seeing the sights as you zip through the streets in the backseat of a car or van.

Enter Biggshaw, hailed as "your personal chauffeur, delivery service, valet, and tour guide all rolled into one." ...

Nashville, Tenn., is practically synonymous with Country Music. However, when visiting Music City you can find many different types of music... and this weekend is the best example of that.

Saturday and Sunday, September 1 & 2, is the 2007 Music City J.A.M. ( standing for Jazz And More) at Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville and headlining the event is Grammy nominated Brian McKnight. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketmaster for ...

When traveling, there is always that want for "the perfect photo" from your trip. The one that you can frame and it just say everything in a glance.

When visiting Nashville, look no further than the Shelby Street Bridge. It's a pedestrian-only bridge that spans the Cumberland River right at downtown. Half-way across the bridge, there is an area in which you can get "that ...

Although there seems to be a vast quantity of coffee shops in Nashville (especially near Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities), a good coffee shop is hard to find. I've lived in Nashville all my life and even attended college here, so I've frequented most, if not all the coffee shops around, looking for a perfect, peaceful place to study, read or catch up with an old friend. Even though many of ...

Today starts the 2007 CMA version of Fan Fair. And this Fan Fair is the 15th for this humble writer. Having moved from New Orleans, my first Fan Fair was a bit of culture shock (it was 1992) then Fan Fair was held at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds (sort of appropriate) and Country Music was in one of it's largest growth spurts. The big new "Star" in Country Music, ...

For over 75 years, The Belcourt Theatre has provided a space for premiere entertainment in the heart of Nashville's Hillsboro Village." Since it's on their web site (www.belcourt.org) it must be true. I wasn't there when the place opened in 1925 as the Hillsboro Theatre but according to the locals the Belcourt Theater has been a happening place, ever since. Even one of Nashville's time honored traditions the Grand Ole ...

Hillsoboro Village is the best unkept secret of Nashville. The approximately six square block area has Cafes, Coffee shops, Microbrewery, Sports Bars, Clothing Stores, Furniture Stores and even the obligatory Art Film Theater. The Gulch or East Nashville (other trendy locals in Nashville) have a few high points but Hillsboro Village (which starts on the intersection of 21st Ave. South & Wedgewood and ends at 21st Ave. South & Fairfax ...

Nestled in the charming area known as Elliston Place, rests a 24-hour restaurant/café/music venue called Café Coco (“Coco”). Coco resides in an antique house, giving it a delightful, cozy feeling.

Coco offers a large menu full of appetizers (such as a humus plate and bruschetta), grilled and cold sandwiches (the grilled formaggio is an all-time favorite of the local Nashvillians), pasta, pizza, dessert and even breakfast foods. When ordering food, just ...