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DYNAMIC NASHVILLE 26 SPIN CITY INSIDE RECORD STORES Music City not only presses more than half of North America’s records, but also has some really neat places to shop for vinyl. BY COLLEEN ANN MCNALLY PHOTOS BY ISAAC ARJONILLA
32 LIVING HISTORY DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK These storied buildings may have been here for years, but they’re being celebrated today for their local legacies more than ever. BY DAVID EWING
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TURNING HEADS NASHVILLE’S NEW LOOK Contemporary Nashville fashion maybe less flashy, but is still fully
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W H E R E G U E ST B O O K
covetable thanks to these female designers leading the charge. BY MARGARET LITTMAN
40 ON THE FRINGE BEYOND CITY LIMITS Less than an hour drive from Downtown, discover where world-class style meets Middle Tennessee charm in Franklin and Leiper’s Fork. BY STEPHANIE STEWART-HOWARD
42 SLEIGHT OF HAND THE CITY’S MAGIC MAKER Icon Entertainment’s Bill Miller creates destinations unlike anything else in the region. His latest trick? The swanky House of Cards that’s not to be missed. BY MARGARET LITTMAN
ON THE COVER: SINGER/ SONGWRITER MARISA MCKAYE IN FRONT OF KELSEY MONTAGUE’S “WHAT LIFTS YOU” MURAL IN THE GULCH, ©ISAAC ARJONILLA INSIDE COVER: ©ROMEO PJ/ SHUTTERSTOCK; ©JDROSS75/ SHUTTERSTOCK
