January 8, 2020
How Many Small Towns Get Tourism So Very Wrong
It’s been awhile since I stepped atop my gilded pedestal and took a cold, hard look at how poorly many small towns do tourism. But it’s a...
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January 3, 2020
December 2019 Highlights: The Highs + Lows
My first post of 2020 is looking back at the final month of 2019, our slowest, sleepiest month to date. Well, I take that back—it was still...
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December 29, 2019
In 2019: Highlights from the Year
This year was the most exciting, beautiful, frustrating, empowering, overwhelming year. How can a single 12-month period be all these things?...
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December 24, 2019
Books a Million: Tales of War, a Guilty Widow and a Burnt-Out Actress
Typically, I like to make a bigger dent in my reading list before publishing a new roundup—which, here’s the last book report recap if...
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December 18, 2019
Saints & Sazeracs: A Cocktail Guide to the Best Bars in New Orleans
Fourteen years together and SVV and I had never taken a trip to New Orleans as a pair—until this fall, that is. I’ve been to New Orleans...
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December 12, 2019
There’s Something Brewing: Exploring the Beer Scene in Cincinnati
Beer is entwined in Cincinnati’s DNA. In fact, in the 1800s, Cincy was declared “the beer capital of the world.” And with Germans being...
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December 10, 2019
Masters & Makers Trail: Experience Whiskey, Wine + Beer in Franklin
Whiskey is a part of Tennessee’s heritage that runs deep, well below the springs from which many of the distilleries source their water....
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December 2, 2019
November 2019 Highlights: The Highs + Lows
November was probably the month I spent the most time at home all year, and yet I got less writing work done than ever. But that’s for...
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November 29, 2019
Support Artists + Local Businesses On Small Business Saturday
I decided to forgo my annual gift guide this year—mainly because of time, but also because I’ve been spending my own personal funds on...
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November 25, 2019
Listen Up: My Favorite Podcasts for Road Trips
The way I consume media has changed dramatically over the years. It’s been a hot minute since SVV and I last had cable, so most of our...
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