DEAR NATIVES, WOO!!! March is here. Old Man Winter can’t ever seem to make up his mind. He’s hot, then he’s cold. He’s happy, then he’s sad. And my head feels like a freakin’ balloon. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. The grass is turning, the buds are sprouting, and soon everything will be green, including the beer. And if you haven’t noticed, Nashville is growing quickly and going green too. As buildings go up and our city evolves, sustainability has become a top priority. For this special issue, it’s our mission to give credit where credit is due—to the people in Nashville who are planting the seeds of sustainability and making our city a better place to live. From urban farms and alternative transportation, to progressive architecture and repurposed furniture, the key to success is Nashville’s creative class uniting as one. This is why we’ve launched a new section to highlight the visionaries designing the spaces that define the city—our architectural community. It’s not easy being green, but we can all do a little something to make a big difference. We are a family, and Nashville is the home that we share. Mama will always take care of you, so don’t you forget to take care of her too. Join us on this mission,
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For our Green Issue, we found ourselves in a bit of a pickle. How do you do green when green has been done so many times before? But in a rare moment of clarity, we shared a collective belly growl, and badabing
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badaboom kabam—it was decided. Roderick Bailey, the head chef and owner of The Silly Goose, was to be our March coverboy, and he was going to bask in a bed of greens. Ohhh yeahhh. So we headed to the grocery store and gathered bunches of collard greens, kale, cabbage, Italian parsley, and celery, and went to work assembling a leafy mattress. Although we didn’t actually eat anything (we seem to think coffee is a food group), the sacrifice was 100% worth it.
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