More Accolades for Nashville

[MLBrumby]

I am fifty and I find myself now listening more to C&W music than at any point in my life. I hope it's considered culture, but I have been called uncultured. Let me tell you what it's like being one of the few dozen (or so) Southerners at Duke University (yes, it is physically in The South) during grad school in the early 1990s. 

[smeagolsfree]

I have just never been able to listen to it. I did watch the Ken Burns series which I thought was well done, but to listen to a Country for the sake of it.....never. I would have to slash my wrist. But that would be the same same with Rap and Hip Hop, not to mention Disco, heaven forbid. I could not stomach the Bee Gees when they made the switch and get sick at the site of John Travolta because of Saturday Night Fever.

I either like a style of music or I hate it. For me there is no in between.

[satalac]

Here's another good article about not just the Music City Gran Prix, but racing in general in Nashville.

https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2021/08/05/nashville-music-city-grand-prix-indycar-prom/

[markhollin]

Nashville’s tech scene is booming, landing the city in the top 10 fastest growing US cities for tech job postings. Nashville saw a 32% increase in tech industry job openings between April and June of this year, according to the Dice Tech Jobs Report.

[markhollin]

In July Nashville had the highest real estate bidding war rate (agent receiving at least one competing bid) in the nation behind Fort Collins, CO and Orlando, FL according to Redfin.

https://www.redfin.com/news/real-estate-bidding-wars-july-2021/

[markhollin]

From NBJ:

Nashville area's 2nd quarter commercial real estate sales totaled over $1.2 billion, the best since the pandemic started, and the 2nd best number ever, just behind 4th quarter 2019's $1.3 billion. This according to Charles Hawkins Co.

Also, Nashville's apartment occupancy rate is at a very healthy 93.9%, with rental rates increasing 14.3% in the past year. Nearly 8,000 units are currently under construction, and the current inventory of units is 141,168 according to Market Line and Apartment Data.

[markhollin]

Nashville comes in a #4 in rankings of Top Metro Labor Markets by Think Why. Only  Dallas, Phoenix, and Austin were higher out of the Top 150 U.S. markets analyzed. Nashville has ranked in the Top 10 four consecutive months, up from #46 a year ago.

https://www.thinkwhy.com/news-detail/august-2021-jobs-report-and-labor-forecast/

 

[markhollin]

Cheekwood voted one of the "12 Most Beautiful Gardens in the American South" by Fodor's Travel:

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/these-are-the-12-most-beautiful-gardens-in-the-american-south?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.08 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER
 

[markhollin]

Nashville comes in at #1 composite score of economic growth rate for the 51 largest U.S. metros according to Stessa analytics firm.

The report used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau and Redfin to create scores for the largest 51 metros in the U.S. Percentage change in total employment from January to May 2021; unemployment rate from May 2021; average monthly building permits per 100,000 residents and average monthly home sales per 100,000 residents, both from January to May 2021; were examined to develop a composite score for each metro.

Here is the Top Ten:

1. Nashville, Tennessee (78.9 composite score)

2. Raleigh, North Carolina (78.6)

3. Austin, Texas (77.9)

4. Jacksonville, Florida (75)

5. Orlando, Florida (74.7)

6. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (73)

7. Minneapolis, Minnesota (71.4)

8. Tampa, Florida (70.4)

9. Salt Lake City, Utah (69.9)

10. Atlanta, Georgia (68.9)

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/09/13/databank-nashville-ranks-high-for-economic-growth.html

Full report here:

https://www.stessa.com/blog/cities-with-most-economic-growth/

[markhollin]

Travel + Leisure's latest "Top 15 Cities to Visit in the United States" ranking has Nashville at #11.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/cities-in-us?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.15 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

Also...

Parnassus Books in Green Hills is chosen as one of "30 Cool Indie Bookstores Across the Country That You'll Want to Check Out" by USA Today:

https://www.10best.com/interests/galleries-venues/30-indepedent-bookstores-visit-united-states/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.16 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

[markhollin]

Vanderbilt is once again ranked #14 among the "Best Colleges and Universities in America" (same as last year) by U.S. News and World Report.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/09/15/vanderbilt-news-and-world-report-2022.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

[dmillsphoto]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Parnassus Books in Green Hills is chosen as one of "30 Cool Indie Bookstores Across the Country That You'll Want to Check Out" by USA Today:

https://www.10best.com/interests/galleries-venues/30-indepedent-bookstores-visit-united-states/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.16 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

That's so confusing to me because Parnassus really isn't all that special. But, living in Columbus now, I'm admittedly spoiled by the best of the best in unique independent book stores.

[ruraljuror]

23 minutes ago, dmillsphoto said:

That's so confusing to me because Parnassus really isn't all that special. But, living in Columbus now, I'm admittedly spoiled by the best of the best in unique independent book stores.

Ann Patchett is what makes Parnassus special.

[markhollin]

Union Station Hotel rated #1 "Best Haunted Hotel for 2021" by USAToday:

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-haunted-hotel/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.17 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

[smeagolsfree]

The ghost probably came in with the new furniture,!  I have never ever seen a ghost, nor had any other strange thing happen to me while staying in any old house or hotel. Never seen anything visiting Gettysburg or camping near any of the battlefields when I was a kid. Someone is going to have to make a believer out of me. Not saying there are no such thing, but again these list crack me up. 

I guess its good for the Union Station & Nashville, but I will bet the furniture scares them before the ghost do! LOL

[Mr_Bond]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

Union Station Hotel rated #1 "Best Haunted Hotel for 2021" by USAToday:

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-haunted-hotel/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.17 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

Looks like just another way to market the hotel several weeks before Halloween.

[donNdonelson2]

12 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

The ghost probably came in with the new furniture,!  I have never ever seen a ghost, nor had any other strange thing happen to me while staying in any old house or hotel. Never seen anything visiting Gettysburg or camping near any of the battlefields when I was a kid. Someone is going to have to make a believer out of me. Not saying there are no such thing, but again these list crack me up. 

I guess its good for the Union Station & Nashville, but I will bet the furniture scares them before the ghost do! LOL

A brilliant line from Sean McConnell’s song “What The Hell Is Wrong With Me,” is “every house is haunted when the ghost is in your head.”

[markhollin]

With 30 venture capital firms having a presence in Nashville, it makes Music City the 3rd highest presence among the 10 southeastern U.S. states.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/inno/stories/fundings/2021/09/17/vc-funds-study-nashville.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMTWT_NA&csrc=6398&taid=61448a59a5c42200013c4649&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[bigeasy]

On 9/16/2021 at 10:16 AM, dmillsphoto said:

That's so confusing to me because Parnassus really isn't all that special. But, living in Columbus now, I'm admittedly spoiled by the best of the best in unique independent book stores.

I never knew that about Columbus. Is that a well known fact about the city? Columbus just seems like an odd place to have the best of the best when it comes to book stores. I admittingly get most books online, so when I lived in Upper Arlington I wasn't exactly looking for book stores. I just don't remember hearing about this. 

[satalac]

10 hours ago, markhollin said:

Union Station Hotel rated #1 "Best Haunted Hotel for 2021" by USAToday:

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-haunted-hotel/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.17 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

I dunno, I always thought the Airways Motel had them beat. I mean you can even hear the moans and groans as you drive past 

[donNdonelson2]

1 hour ago, satalac said:

I dunno, I always thought the Airways Motel had them beat. I mean you can even hear the moans and groans as you drive past 

I don’t groan that loud!!! 

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #10 out of "Top 30 Metros Where Jobs Are Roaring Back" by The Business Journals.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2021/09/16/top-markets-for-job-growth.html?cx_testId=39&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s
 

[markhollin]

Nashville is tied with Cincinnati for #1 fastest-selling housing market out of 53 metros in the U.S. during August by Re/Max National Housing Report. Homes in Nashville are selling 2.4 times faster than the national average. Jeff Checko, director of relocation for Re/Max Advantage, predicts a record housing market in Nashville this fall and winter.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/09/22/cincinnati-nashville-fastest-selling.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=na&ana=e_na_me&j=25110207&senddate=2021-09-22

[markhollin]

3 Nashville area communities ranked in theTop 50  "Best Places to Live for 2021" according to Money Magazine:  Franklin at #3, Hendersonville at #16, and LaVerne at #26. 

More at WKRN here:

https://www.wkrn.com/news/3-middle-tennessee-cities-on-moneys-list-of-best-places-to-live-in-us-did-your-hometown-make-the-cut/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021.09.27 NASH&utm_term=NASHtoday Subscribers - MASTER

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #10 "Best Large City in the U.S." by Conde Nast Traveler:

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us