Month: January 2016

The 7th Borough

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Nashville is New York City’s 7th Borough? Huh?
Let me explain.   I call Nashville the 7th borough as a joke. It all harkens back to the New York Times and its sometimes ridiculous over-hyping of trends and cities. In the 2010s, coincidentally around the same time I moved to Nashville, the New York Times (and other mainstream, national publications) discovered Nashville. I christened Nashville “the 7th Borough” because the national media was over-hyping the city’s hipness factor and food scene. Read More

East Village to East Nashville, 5 Years Later

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Today marks 5 years since I left New York City for Nashville (aka the 7th borough).  In those 5 years, I bought my first car, got married, adopted a dog, bought a house, had 2 kids, and gained 15 (okay, probably more like 20) pounds.  I’m living the American dream, but I’m still not sure if I’m living my dream.

3 Ways My Nashville Life is Way Better than My NYC Life:

Target.  I was a frequent shopper at the Astor Place Kmart, out of proximity and pure necessity.  However, I never realized what my big-box shopping life was missing until I had easy access to Targets.   Sure, there is a Target at the Atlantic Center in Brooklyn, but I never went there.  I envisioned long lines, empty shelves, and rude people.  I could get all that at Kmart without having to get on the subway.

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