Nashville’s Historic Pikes

Nashville’s Historic Pikes

Is it a road or a pike? The map says pike, but people call it a road. Often in conversation Nashvillian’s use the terms interchangeably. This often confuses newcomers to Nashville. There is a good chance that the same people using these confusing terms don’t...
Nashville’s Early Days

Nashville’s Early Days

Nashville’s first European settlers arrived on a cold Christmas Eve in 1779. As members of the Robertson Party stood on the bluff where downtown is today and looked out over the Cumberland River (originally called the Warioto by the Native Americans) into what is...
Hotter, Better, Faster

Hotter, Better, Faster

Got gas? No, stop blushing, not that gas. Natural gas. Gas is making a comeback. After years of gas being more expensive than electricity, the price of gas has come down and people want it. Once someone cooks with gas, sees their favorite celebrity chef rave about...