Tuesday, November 3, 2026Nashville, Tennessee  ·  Est. 2026
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Independent merchants, neighborhood anchors, and the people who refuse to sell out.

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Broadway District

Tom Morales Has Paid His Taxes for Forty Years. Now the City Wants to Price Him Out.

By Margaret Holloway·

Acme Feed & Seed has stood at the corner of Broadway and First Avenue since 1890.

The notice arrived in March.

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White Tiger Gallery Re-Opens at Graces Plaza

By Margaret Holloway·

Nashville's favorite art gallery returns to new location, inside Graces Plaza  with new works by local artists, wildlife paintings, and custom picture framing — anchored in the crown jewel of Green Hills. Graces Plaza is known for featuring high end luxury offerings, furs, jewelry, Galleries, Nashville Trunk and Bag, and one brick store. Yes, a Brick store. Don't ask.

After a two-year absence, White Tiger Gallery has re-opened its doors at Graces Plaza, the landmark mixed-use development on West End Avenue in Green Hills.

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