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Sports Complex If you are trying to stay healthy and active while enjoying the outdoors in Middle Tennessee, you can benefit from learning about the various sports complexes in the area. A sports complex isn’t just a fitness center, but is comprised of a number of sports facilities that may include: a football stadium, a track and field center, a baseball field, basketball courts, tennis courts, a swimming pool a gymnasium, walking trails, dog parks and more.

 

Additionally, some sports complexes have great places for gatherings like covered pavilions, picnic tables, and outdoor grills available for use. For your guidance, we’ve compiled some information about several of the best sports complexes in middle Tennessee, listed below:

 

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The lakes and rivers in Middle Tennessee boast some of the most beautiful and serene views in all of the state. And thanks to the abundance of lakes and rivers in the area, there are many recreational activities available to residents and visitors. From kayaking on the Cumberland River, to hiking around Radnor Lake, there is so much to discover!

 

Radnor Lake

Located just 10 minutes South of Nashville in Brentwood, TN., lays Radnor Lake State Park, a park that offers many hiking trails and the overwhelmingly beautiful, 85-acre lake. Hikers can walk the four unpaved trails that surround the lake and enjoy wilderness native to Middle Tennessee such as river otters, beavers, bobcats and white-tailed deer.

 

Cumberland River

At 695 miles

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September around Middle Tennessee is jammed packed with amazing concerts, festivals, and even the state fair! Take a look at whats ahead for the month to come.

 

Southern Living #NashvilleNow Weekend

Southern Living has chosen to feature the city of Nashville to celebrate their 50th anniversary! The magazine has set up a weekend at local restaurants, bars, boutiques and art galleries to show you all of the latest happenings in Music City. You can purchase individual tickets to each event happening all over the city like the craft beer and hot chicken tasting, a honky tonk crawl, a blues brunch and more! Find out the other events and how to purchase tickets here. Takes place September 2nd-5th.

 

Taste of Hendersonville

Make sure to come

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Middle Tennessee has an abundance of colleges and universities so that regardless of your academic plans, you will be sure to find a place that fits your needs. The Nashville and surrounding areas have 21 accredited four-year and postgraduate institutions all with different economic and cultural identities. In addition, Middle Tennessee has five community colleges and many vocational and technical schools. If you are thinking of going to school in the Nashville or surrounding areas, here are some options to explore.

 

Colleges and Universities

  • Aquinas College
  • Austin Peay State University
  • Belmont University
  • Bethel University
  • Cumberland University
  • Fisk University
  • King University
  • Lipscomb University
  • Meharry Medical College
  • Middle
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Finding SchoolsIf you’re preparing to make a move to a new home, you already know that it’s a monumental decision in one’s life. It becomes even more significant if you have children who are (or will soon be) of school age.

 

Whether they’re already enrolled in school or their school career is just around the corner, moving house is one of the most impactful moments that can happen in any child’s life. You can make the transition easier by ensuring that their new school measures up.

 

Regardless of your preference for public or private school, there are a number of important factors to consider when deciding where to move. Even if you’re locked in to a generalgeographic location because of your job requirements, you can examine all of the schools –

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It can be difficult to find the best places to live so that your children or child can go to a good school. But with the PARKS new features to the website and mobile app, there is now an easier and more convenient way to locate schools in your desired area.

 

PARKS Website

The PARKS website now has a new, organized design to assist PARKS website visitors in making well-informed decisions about neighborhoods and communities in Middle Tennessee. One of the great features is the school locater in the “neighborhoods” section of the website where there are boxes that you can select such as schools, hospitals, banks, churches, restaurants and theatres, that display your selection in your desired area(s). For example, if you select Williamson County,

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blog-2016-08-backtoschoolIt never ceases to amaze any of us just how quickly summer flies by as August sneakily slips right into September. Alas, once again we’re nigh on the new school year and many parents along with their children are gearing up for getting ‘back to school.’

 

All school-age children feel some degree of anticipatory anxiety about everything that comes along with entering a new school year: a different teacher, unfamiliar faces, more advanced curriculum, and potentially a new school altogether.
 

As parents, there are many things you can do in order to adequately prepare both your children and yourself for the new adventures that await you in the upcoming academic year:
 

  • Set up a bedtime schedule. A week or two in advance of the first day
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August Newsletter

 

Williamson County Fair

 

The Williamson County Fair is coming to the Williamson County agEXPO August 5th-13th with the most adorable theme. This year, the fair is bringing a little taste of New Orleans to Middle Tennessee with the theme: “Barnyard Mardi Gras.” This fair welcomes more than 200,000 guests each year and this year there will be a number of competitions, exhibits, entertainment, attractions and more. This year’s opening day entertainment kicks off with Pelican 212, the family band that was recognized on the hit shows Little Big Shots and The Tonight Show. Stop by to catch the fun and visit here to get more information and tickets.

 

Franklin Art Crawl

 

The first Friday of every month, Downtown Franklin hosts the Franklin

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HistoricHotels

Nashville is famous for many things such as music and BBQ, but it is also famous for its rich history. Today, some of Nashville’s most historic places have turned into hotels you can stay in and each of them have a story to tell.

 

The Hermitage Hotel

Serving as the city’s first five-million-dollar hotel, The Hermitage Hotel was built in 1901 in a Beaux Art style by noted architect, J.E.R. Carpenter. It is centrally located downtown and because of that, it quickly became the ‘hot spot’ for Nashville socialites, entertainers and politicians. It even housed notable figures such as Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, William Howard Taft, and even Al Capone. Upon opening, the Hermitage Hotel advertised as “fire-proof, noise-proof, and dust-proof, $2.00 and

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Middle Tennessee had a large part in the Civil-War era, and out of that came beautiful, and now historic, antebellum homes that range back to the mid-1800s.

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage

Home of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, The Hermitage is a beautifully preserved mansion that holds some of the Nations most fascinating stories of the early 19th century. Located only minutes from Downtown Nashville, you can spend the day strolling through the over 1,100 acres of original land owned by Andrew Jackson. There are still preserved, original buildings from Jackson’s time you can tour on the property like The First Hermitage, The Hermitage Garden, Alfred’s Cabin and more. For tickets and to learn about the history, visit

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