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Have You Tried The Cupcake Collection Favorites?

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Have You Tried The Cupcake Collection Favorites?

While riding the trolley on St. Charles in New Orleans we were greeted by the smiling face Mignon Francois, Founder of The Cupcake Collection. Not in person but on a billboard inside the trolley. It reminded us of home and the fact one of our great local entrepreneurs has a location in the Music and Crescent City. It’s awesome to see her expand her business into her hometown. That said, have you tried any of their favorite flavors? Our’s is Sweet Potato but there are so many more (as they describe below):

CLASSIC FLAVORS

  • Birthday- Celebrate everyday like it’s your birthday with this classic treat. Vanilla butter confetti cake, finished with our signature vanilla buttercream icing and colorful confetti sprinkles.
  • Carrot- One of my all-time favorites no matter where I roam. Our Carrot cake boasts (gasp!) carrots, pineapple, raisins, & coconut finished with cream cheese buttercream and crushed walnuts.
  • Classic Chocolate- Life can be simpler with a little extra chocolate. Our chocolate cake, finished with chocolate buttercream.
  • Classic Yellow- Give the celebration a nod to true tradition, our Birthday Cake finished with milk chocolate buttercream and colorful confetti sprinkles.
  • Red Velvet- This is not chocolate cake in a red disguise. Our buttermilk cake with a hint a chocolate and red for color, finished with cream cheese buttercream
  • Strawberry- Often compared to warm strawberry ice cream, our strawberry cake is loaded with natural strawberries throughout, finished with strawberry buttercream that is truly pink because of REAL strawberries.
  • Sweet Lemonade- Pucker Up for lemony kisses. Our traditional lemon pound cake finished with lemon buttercream.

 PREMIUM FLAVORS

  • Blackout- Say Chocolate! Our chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse finished with chocolate buttercream and rolled in chocolate cupcake crumbs. Did we mention that there was chocolate?
  • Café Au Lait- We pay homage to our heritage by celebrating coffee with milk in this New Orleans inspired adaptation. Coffee infused almond butter cake finished with coffee butter cream icing.
  • Café Mocha- The perfect “cup” cake of coffee. Coffee infused chocolate cake finished with coffee buttercream.
  • Campfire S’mores- No need to pitch a tent to enjoy these cupcakes. Chocolate cake, torched marshmallow meringue, topped with graham cracker and chocolate drizzle!
  • Coconut Crème- Coocoo for coconuts. Our toasted coconut sour cream cake, filled with vanilla mousse and finished with almond buttercream and freshly toasted coconut.
  • Cookies N Cream- You’ll want to lick the center. Our chocolate cake filled with an oreo’s and vanilla mousse, finished with almond buttercream and crushed Oreo pieces.
  • Italian Wedding- Say “I do” with an Italian flare. Our almond cake finished with cream cheese buttercream and garnished with walnuts and coconut.
  • Key Lime (seasonal spring/summer)- Take a bite out of vacation in the tropics. Graham cracker crumbles on key lime buttercream is a refreshing finish to our sour cream coconut cupcake.
  • King Cake (Mardi Gras (Nashville) available year round in New Orleans)- Inspired by one of our favorite New Orleans traditions, our vanilla almond cake meets a cinnamon roll flavor reminiscent of Fat Tuesday.
  • Lemonberry (seasonal spring/summer)- REAL blueberries baked in our traditional lemon pound cake, finished with blueberry buttercream giving this fan favorite a burst of color.
  • Lemon Meringue (seasonal spring/summer)- The classic dessert pie reshaped into the perfect handheld treat. Our traditional lemon pound cake topped with torched marshmallowy meringue and filled with a tart lemon mousse.
  • Lemon Sunshine- If you love your lemonade a little more on the sweet side than the tart side, this is the cupcake for you. Our traditional lemon pound cake, finished with vanilla almond buttercream and topped with yellow sprinkles.
  • Marble- Ebony and Ivory do go together in perfect harmony. Our chocolate and almond swirl cake finished with chocolate and cream cheese buttercream.
  • Peanut Butter Mousse- Peanut butter and chocolate make a really awesome couple, and this union will not disappoint. Our chocolate cake, filled with peanut butter mousse and finished with peanut butter buttercream.
  • Pineapple Upside Down- Right Side Up Side Down. Our classic almond cake joins with pineapple & brown sugar and finished with almond buttercream glaze.
  • Snickerdoodle- Can’t decide if want a cookie or cupcake. Get the best of both with a snickerdoodle cupcake. Vanilla almond cake, topped with a fresh vanilla almond buttercream and rolled in a cinnamon and sugar. Now where’s the milk?
  • Strawberry Cheesecake- Our strawberry and almond swirl cake finished with strawberry & cream cheese buttercream.
  • Strawberry Lemonade- Inspired by a customer request to pair her two favorite cupcakes, Our strawberry and lemon swirl cake finished with strawberry & lemon buttercream.

SPECIALTY FLAVORS

  • Buttermint- Colorful mints were at every celebration, wedding, my grandma’s house, and now part of the winter collection. Our almond butter cake finished with peppermint buttercream and a classic buttermint.
  • Coconut Scouts Honor- An ode to our favorite girlpreneurs! Fall in love our vanilla almond cake filled with gooey caramel topped with chocolate icing, toasted coconut and drizzled in chocolate.
  • Chocolate Mint- If nothing says winter flavor like peppermint, then this speaks to a cozy winter. Our classic chocolate cake filled with peppermint mousse, finished with chocolate mint buttercream and an Andes mint.
  • Eggnog- A classic Christmas drink in cupcake form. Vanilla almond cake filled with a house-made eggnog mousse and topped with eggnog buttercream with a dash of nutmeg.
  • Germantown- A neighborhood as cool and eclectic as ours deserved a namesake cupcake. Our milk chocolate mousse filled chocolate cake pays homage to the classic German’s chocolate cake with the addition of traditional nutty coconut topping, finished with a rim of chocolate buttercream and a chocolate ganache drizzle.
  • Gingerbread- Capture the essence of the iconic Gingerbread man and the chilly holiday season in our ginger cake. With a hint of clove and molasses, cinnamon buttercream is the perfect topper for this winter favorite. Catch them if you can…
  • Hot Cocoa- What’s the holiday season without hot cocoa? With cayenne chocolate cake, cinnamon buttercream, and marshmallows on top (because what cup of cocoa is without them) this cupcake captures the holiday essential.
  • Mint Scout Honors- An ode to our favorite girlpreneurs! Enjoy a smooth blend of chocolate and mint with our signature chocolate blend cake filled with milk chocolate peppermint mousse then finished with a chocolate mint buttercream and topped with a cookie.
  • Strawberries & Champagne- Enjoy a taste of the bubbly side of life. A strawberry cake infused with pink champagne, finished with champagne buttercream and a dash of pink glitter.

Parnassus Author event with Susan Crawford author of “Fiber.”

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Parnassus Author event with Susan Crawford author of “Fiber.”

We’re very interested in the discussion with Susan Crawford. This Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6:30pm the discussion will center around her book, “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution – And Why America Might Miss It.”

A little about the author and the book

The world of fiber optic connections reaching neighborhoods, homes, and businesses will represent as great a change from what came before as the advent of electricity. The virtually unlimited amounts of data we’ll be able to send and receive through these hair-thin strands of glass will enable a degree of virtual presence that will radically change health care, education, urban administration and services, agriculture, retail sales, and offices. Yet all these transformations will pale compared with the innovations and new industries that we can’t even imagine today.

In Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—And Why America Might Miss It a fascinating account combining policy expertise and compelling on-the-ground reporting, Susan Crawford reveals how the giant corporations that control internet access in the United States use their tremendous lobbying power to tilt the playing field against competition, holding back the infrastructure improvements and competitive pressures necessary for the country to move forward. As a result, the U.S. is swiftly falling behind countries in Asia and Northern Europe—particularly China, which is aggressively moving to ensure 80% of all homes and businesses have cheap, world-class fiber connections in the next few years.

But it’s not all bad news: Crawford also takes the reader to some of the 700-plus cities and small towns across the United States that are building their own municipal fiber networks—a technology that is near-infinite in its capacity to transport data swiftly and seamlessly around the globe. The end result are communities that are well-suited to meet the needs of tomorrow in business, education, healthcare, and lifestyle—at a tiny fraction of the price the cable monopolies charge for far inferior service. As Sen. John McCain said about municipal fiber networks, “[W]e cannot afford to cut off any successful strategy if we want to remain internationally competitive.”

“We routinely underestimate the long-term impact of any new fundamental technology, and I suspect any guesses of mine about the effects of fiber will similarly fall short,” Crawford writes. “We are already seeing dramatic improvements in agricultural productivity that have been driven by fiber-to-farm… Fiber and advanced wireless capability will allow us to manage our use of energy and incorporate renewable resources into local and national power grids… With a large enough consumer market, we could see vastly expanded retail opportunities that allow sellers and buyers to touch and feel goods at a distance… With fiber you can work where you live, not the other way around… New forms of collaboration among musicians and other artists will emerge over fiber.” The possibilities—much like fiber’s data-transmitting abilities—are nearly endless. Crucially, telemedicine requires fiber. So does a first-class education.

FIBER offers an important explanation for why America’s internet access is so terrible and so expensive—but also shows us that this is not the way it has to be. Crawford also makes a strong case for access to the internet to be overseen by the public, like water and electricity, to ensure everyone has equal, excellent access to this critical resource.

Susan Crawford is the John A. Reilly Clinical Professor at Harvard Law School, and a contributor to WIRED. She lives in New York City and Cambridge, Mass. You can read more about the author at  www.scrawford.net

Important Discussion

Even though we are in a city this topic of connecting our country is vital. If we want to remain a strong place to live and work in the centuries ahead we must face the fact many of our own fellow citizens are not cnnected at an affordable price as they should be.

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New Home in the Hillwood Estates Golf Community!

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New Home in the Hillwood Estates Golf Community!

You’re Almost Home! New Listing at 5806 Vine Ridge Dr! Open concept remodel. Located in Hillwood Estates golf community. New open kitchen design, dual level deck, expansive master suite, and downstairs that could be either mother in law suite or bonus with bedroom. Two car basement garage. Wet bar in downstairs rec room. Wood burning fireplaces. Furniture and decorations negotiable. Elementary: Gower Middle: HG Hill High: Hillwood Comp. This property is listed at $649,900. Consult your local real estate agent to see. 

The 27th Annual Spring Art Hop at Cheekwood, This Friday and Saturday!

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The 27th Annual Spring Art Hop at Cheekwood, This Friday and Saturday!

The 27th Annual Spring Art Hop will feature egg hunts, storytime with local authors, live performances, ‘art’ivities, garden games, food trucks and more! See the full lineup below!

Due to popular demand, ticket reservations are recommended for the event. Reservations are complimentary for Society-Level Members, $8 for Cheekwood Standard-Level Members, and regular gate admission applies for all other guests. Tickets reservations fall into two arrival times, morning and afternoon, with no limit on your time once you arrive. Parking is included in ticket prices for non-members. Online ticket sales end on April 18th at 5:00 pm. Limited number of walk-up tickets will be available.

Tickets are valid for specific date only. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. No rain checks.

They have also partnered with Lyft to offer exclusive ride discounts to Cheekwood! Save 10% off 2 rides to or from Cheekwood Spring Art Hop with code CHEEKEASTER.

FRIDAY MORNING ARRIVALS (9:00AM – 1:00PM)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARRIVALS (AFTER 1:00PM)

SATURDAY MORNING ARRIVALS (9:00AM – 1:00PM)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARRIVALS (AFTER 1:00PM

Kids Art Activities:

– Temporary Tattoos
– Easter Egg Bag Decorating
– Spring Paper Flowers
– Seed Planting and Garden Labels
– Plastic Egg Re-use: Egg Maracas and Wobbles
– Collaborative Chalk Drawing

Storytime:

– Literary Garden | 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm | 2 years and under
– Herb Garden | 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm | 3 years and up
– Herb Garden | 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm | 3 years and up

Egg Hunts

–  All ages | 9:30 am
– All ages | 10:30 am
– All ages | 11:30 am
– All ages | 12:30 pm
– 3 years and up | 1:30 pm
– 3 years and up | 2:30 pm
– 3 years and up | 3:30 pm

*Please bring your own Easter basket if participating in egg hunts.

Costumed Easter Bunny

Roaming | 9 am – 5 pm

Docent-led House and History Tours

12 pm and 2pm

Food Trucks:

Friday
– Yayo’s OMG
– Gypsy Crepe
– Bradleys

Saturday
– The Rolling Feast
– Yayo’s OMG
– Grilled Cheeserie
– Ritas

Unseen and incomplete for 47 years, the Aretha Franklin concert film AMAZING GRACE opens Fri, Apr 19 at the Belcourt.

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Unseen and incomplete for 47 years, the Aretha Franklin concert film AMAZING GRACE opens Fri, Apr 19 at the Belcourt.

Don’t miss Aretha Franklin at her finest. Unseen and incomplete for 47 years, the Aretha Franklin concert film AMAZING GRACE opens Fri, Apr 19 at the Belcourt. And tickets now on sale!

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Five Ways To Better Your Health with KrankFit Nashville!

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Five Ways To Better Your Health with KrankFit Nashville!

Our journey to better health takes many paths. The hardest part is taking that first step. The second hardest part is to keep it going and keep it interesting. That’s why KrankFit has Five Perfect ways to keep you moving towards better health.

KRANKFIT CYCLE & CYCLE-50

For us, a great ride all begins with music. KrankFIT Instructors are super serious about curating a musical journey that amps up a strong ride. Our rides have strictly fixed elements to elevate your endurance and get you breathless, but each instructor brings in mega personality which makes no ride the same. Getting locked in to a rhythm make your work stronger in a drill and the hour flies by in a flash. Getting into that zone that sweats out the stresses of life is the reason why KrankFIT has developed a reputation for offering the most addicting cycle class in Nashville.

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KRANKFIT STRENGTH

Looking to build lean muscle and bust out calories at the same time? Interval Training with KRANK STRENGTH. Our classes utilize TRX suspension training, sandbags, dumbbells and body weight to provide a rewarding workout. Class size is small (limited to 14 people), which allows our trainers to provide close guidance in form and performance.

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KRANKFIT 30/30 CARDIO/POWER

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a workout that focuses on cross training, the 30/30 is just for you! This class includes 30 minutes of cycle followed by 30 minutes of strength. With the 30/30 class, you get all the benefits of KrankFIT cycle’s endurance and KrankFIT strength’s HIIT, delivering the true meaning of a cross training workout. Crushing calories and boosting your body’s energy.

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KRANKFIT 40/20

Perfect amount of cardio for the Krank Strength lover. 40min of the best full body work. Efficient and form driven. Work high intensity intervals, fatigue as many muscle group as possible and then 20min of Cycle! It’s amazing and so, so much fun.

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POWER MOVES

At KrankFit we were seeking a new level of cardio & strength. Power Moves is the ultimate ride with strength on the bike. 20 moves created by KrankFit instructors. These 20 Power Moves are designed to work legs, glutes, shoulders, chest, back and core! It’s a workout for EVERYBODY. Any level can really work to efficiency because all moves have modification. Come ride Power Moves and find another level with us!

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Make sure to take the time to follow them on social media on Facebook and Instagram. Also, check out their website and in person at 2148 Bandywood Drive.

We Found Your New Home! Check out, 2833 Brentwood Knoll Ct Nashville, TN 37211!

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We Found Your New Home! Check out, 2833 Brentwood Knoll Ct Nashville, TN 37211! Gorgeous new build loaded with upgrades on Cul-de-Sac Lot! Partially finished basement with potential to finish more. Open floorplan, Fabulous kitchen with quartz countertops, tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and even a pot filler! Butlers pantry and walk-in pantry, Hardwoods in main living area, Stacked stone fireplace, iron railings, gorgeous lighting! Master with fireplace and custom closet. Abundance of storage. Huge deck perfect for outdoor entertaining with patio! Elementary: May Werthan Shayne Middle: William Henry Oliver High: John Overton Comp. This property is listed at $629,000. Consult your local real estate agent to see.

Record Store Day this Saturday at Groove Nashville!

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Record Store Day this Saturday at Groove Nashville!

Record Store Day at The Groove powered by Acme Radio Live in partnership with WeGo Transportation furthers their mission of discovery and preservation of Authentic Music City. They’ve also partnered with Do615 and Labcanna to feature a day of live local music that spans multiple genres in celebration of independent record stores nationwide.

RSVP today for your chance to win A Golden Ticket presented by AC Entertainment. This ticket allows admission for two to several of the biggest and best shows coming to Nashville all throughout 2019! Winner will be announced onsite at the Record Store Day event. By RSVP’ing (CLICK HERE TO RSVP) you are agreeing to receive updates from participating sponsors (which is awesome, actually because they’re great local companies!)

Record Store Day is an annual event that was created in 2007 and held on a Saturday every April to celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store. The day brings together fans, artists, and the thousands of independent record stores across the world. This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store – the staff, the customers, and the artists – to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities. Special vinyl, CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day.

Save your money for records and travel to The Groove with WeGo’s Bus Route 26/56 Gallatin Pike!

Dogs and Dogwoods at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens April 13th & 14th!

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Dogs and Dogwoods at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens April 13th & 14th!

Time to bring your best friends to Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. Treat your four-legged friend to a day in the gardens featuring the Beer Garden, live music and more.

Due to popular demand, ticket reservations are encouraged for the event. Reservations are complimentary for Cheekwood Members, and regular gate admission applies for all other guests. Tickets reservations fall into two arrival times, morning and afternoon, with no limit on your time once you arrive.

Saturday Morning Arrivals 9am-1pm

Saturday Afternoon Arrivals 1pm and After

SUNDAY MORNING ARRIVALS 9:00AM – 1:00PM

SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARRIVALS (AFTER 1:00PM)

Ousley Ouch Nashville’s Locally Made Salsa Has Our Salsa Loving Hearts.

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Ousley Ouch Nashville’s Locally Made Salsa Has Our Salsa Loving Hearts.

Being raised on the Left Coast my love developed early for Latin food and Mexican food specifically. The local food made with local produce and that freshly made salsa or guacamole was to die for. We often times would just camp out next to the table dipping chips into that salsa and guac. It’s been a long time since I had that feeling eating salsa (other than our frequent trips to the City of Angels). Well, our heart sings again when we first tried Ousely Ouch Salsa.

Their Story

Two decades ago, Ric and his sister Mona Ousley craved a salsa that they simply could not find anywhere.  So in true American fashion, they decided to make their own salsa.  After much experimenting and taste-testing, they finally created a salsa that perfectly piqued their palate.  They  take pride in their  salsa – its ingredients and their methods.  Ousley Ouch Salsa  has a thick and chunky texture which comes from the onions and jalapeno peppers which are diced by hand.  The jalapenos are grown locally on a farm in Nahville where at times the jalapenos are added to the batches within hours of picking.  Aside from the fresh onions and jalapenos, at least over a dozen herbs and spices are used to create the magical flavor that has family and friends saying, “Ouch!  I can’t stop eating!”

Grab yours in local (and even chain) grocery stores:

  • The Produce Place(Murphy Road)
  • Bi-Rite (Belmont University Area)
  • Batch Nashville, inside Nashville Farmer’s Market and their website
  • Publix (Belle Meade, Bellevue, Brentwood, Donelson, Lenox Village, Mt. Juliet -Lebanon Pike, Providence, Lebanon, Smyrna (Almaville Rd.))
  • Turnip Truck ( East Nashville, and the Gulch)
  • The Whole Foods ( Green Hills, Franklin, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and  Memphis)
  • Rural King (Clarksville, TN)
  • Mithcell’s Deli (McGavock Pike)
  • Green Door Gourmet (West Nashville)
  • West Meade Wine and Liquor
  • Hendersonville Produce (Hendersonville, TN)
  • Meat Market At Newton ( McMinville, TN)
  • Wendell’s Restaurant (Charlotte Pike)
  • H.G Hill (Springfield, Pleasant View, Ashland City)
  • H.G. Hill Urban Market (Church St.)
  • Piggly Wiggly ( West End Ave., Nolensville, Rd.)
  • The Southern,  Downtown Nashville
  • 1824 General Store, Mt. Pleasant, TN

They are also available at different farmers markets, please check their calendar of events for the dates and locations.

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