For the Shop Owner. For the Neighborhood. For the Truth.
How could they demolish a successful restaurant that has been the pinnacle eatery for Created by two executives from Friday's Restaurant Group (named Dave and Walt, whose names combined to form "Dalt's").Location: The original and long-standing location operated at 38 White Bridge Road in the Lion's Head area.
"When Starbucks moves in, profits go up for some, but not all tennants"
— The Village Courier Editorial Board
NashvilleI told mom, they didn't have it. She said, did you go to shindigs? I said no...well no wonder. They'll have it, they have every thing and all the best stuff. Ok, I'll go to Shindigs. I met the owner who is still there all these years later still making every day a party at the number one party store in Nashville. Shindigs Green Hills 4004 Hillsboro Pike suite 180 Nashville Tn 37215
Downtown NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Acme Feed & Seed, one of Lower Broadway’s most recognizable buildings and a fixture in countless Nashville photographs, has become a face of the city’s growing property tax controversy. On Tuesday, Acme owner Tom Morales went before the Metropolitan Board of Equalization to appeal a property tax bill he says could ultimately put him out of business. Acme’s annual property tax jumped by roughly $460,000 in a single year, bringing the bill to about $589,000. Morales says the increase is staggering for a business whose rent and net profits combined are less than the new tax bill. Morales has built a reputation for trying to preserve pieces of Nashville history. He helped save the Loveless Cafe, Woolworth on 5th and the historic Acme building. Now, he says the tax bill threatens the future of Acme itself. Morales has also criticized the city’s response to concerns from local business owners facing dramatically higher property values and taxes. That’s the sad part about this whole thing is how dismissive the city is toward the small businessmen and the citizens of Nashville,” Morales said.
Every small shop is a small act of faith. The owner who signs a lease, hires a neighbor, and opens the door each morning is betting on something larger than profit — they're betting on community, on the dignity of honest work, on the idea that a street can be more than a corridor between chain stores.
The Village Courier exists because that bet deserves a witness. We cover the shop owners who are the connective tissue of American neighborhoods — not the corporations that extract from them.
We believe in subsidiarity: that decisions are best made close to home, by the people who live with the consequences. That's not a political position. It's a human one.
— The Editors, Nashville 1964, Ben Little Amaco: this old-school neighborhood fixture has been serving the community for over 60 years. While the brand sign out front eventually changed from Amoco to Pure, the reputation of Mr. Ben Little Sr, Jr and the III and his team hasn't missed a beat.
New York CityWord Up Books in Washington Heights has watched five chain retailers open and close around it.
Chicago, ILThe offer from a real estate developer was the largest yet. Tomás Reyes framed the letter.
Los Angeles, CARosa Medina opened her shop the year the Dodgers won the Series. She's outlasted three recessions.
Do you own a shop? Do you know someone who does?
