The Hands That Built East Nashville
From Memphis leatherworkers to Knoxville luthiers, Chattanooga steel welders to East Nashville woodworkers — a statewide field report on the Tennessee makers rebuilding Main Street.
Heritage Kitchen: The New Soul of Germantown
How Chef Elena Vance is blending Tennessee tradition with modern culinary technique — and hiring the whole block.
Forge Ironworks
Custom Fabrication & Railings
Goods / Nashville CraftTenn Leather Co. Bi-Fold
$85.00
2026 Civic Impact Award
Presented to Seed & Soil Landscape for their community garden initiative.
Upcoming
Nash-Tech Expo 2026
Date
Oct 12–14
Sarah Vance
Lead Architect @ MODU
"We design for the Nashville that's coming, without forgetting the Nashville that was."
Urban Re-Wilding
A collective of 12 landscape designers converting vacant lots in North Nashville into edible forests and pollinator pathways.
Broadway's Neon Future
The evolution of the honky-tonk aesthetic in the digital age.
B-Corp Certified
Local roaster Froth & Co hits global sustainability standard.
The Directory
Elite Fence & Deck Co.
Franklin · Williamson County
Cedar privacy fences, hardwood decks and outdoor structures. Built with pride, backed by integrity.
Franklin Design Works
Industrial Architecture
Warehouse conversions and mixed-use spaces in Wedgewood-Houston.
Tennessee Solar Group
Renewable Installation
Incentivized solar for local manufacturing. Cut op-costs 40%.
Nashville Iron & Tool
Hand-Forged Hardware
Commercial grade hardware for restaurants and retail fronts.
Silt Ceramics
Local Clay Pottery
Hand-thrown pottery from Tennessee clay. 5% back to city arts.
The Gulch Greenway
Urban Revitalization
4.2-mile greenway. Accepting bids for Phase 3 landscape work.
Cumberland Coffee Lab
Small Batch Roasting
Ethically sourced. Visit our new Germantown taproom weekend.