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Nashville hotels post gains as more guests fill rooms Nashville Business Journal Share    
Profits and other financial health indicators jumped at middle Tennessee hotels in the first quarter as some properties saw rebounds approaching pre-recession levels. Nashville-area hotels posted the second best increase nationally in occupancy during April, according to data from Hendersonville-based Smith Travel Research. More
Nashville Medical Trade Center nabs anchor tenant The Tennessean Share
A subsidiary of giant office furniture maker Steelcase Inc. has become the first individual manufacturer to sign a lease for space in the proposed Nashville Medical Trade Center downtown. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Nurture by Steelcase — which designs furniture specifically for the health care sector — plans to occupy up to 4,000 square feet of showroom space initially. The medical mart is to replace and expand the current location of the Nashville Convention Center. More Nashville marks 40 years of country music festival Reuters Share
The capital of country music lives up to its nickname beginning June 9, some 70,000 fans get the chance to mingle with their musical heroes at the CMA Music Fest. The June 9-12 music festival, which is celebrating its 40th year, aims to get fans as close as possible to obtain autographs, photo opportunities and a snatch of conversation with performers. More
Americans unlikely to alter summer travel plans U.S. Travel Association via Hotel News Resource Share
Americans are expected to travel this summer in greater numbers compared to last year and joined by a higher number of international travelers, according to top travel executives from Best Western International, AAA and the U.S. Travel Association at the sixth annual Leisure Travel Summit in New York. More Restaurants to add 435,000 jobs this summer Nashville Business Journal Share
The National Restaurant Association is projecting that U.S. restaurants will add 425,000 jobs during the summer season. Tennessee restaurants are expected to add about 5,600 jobs, a 2.8 percent increase over restaurant employment in Tennessee for March, according to the projection. More A sneak peek inside the lavishly restored Franklin Theatre Nashville Scene Share
"Restoration" probably isn't the right word to explain what has happened to the Franklin Theatre. The neighborhood cinema located on Franklin's picturesque main drag has been a city treasure since it opened in 1937, but it was never really loved for its looks: It wasn't an ornate picture palace like Nashville's demolished Tennessee Theatre. It was loved, benefactor Aubrey Preston says, because generations of first dates, visiting families and patrons made it "our county's living room." More
Groupon and Expedia to offer travel deals The New York Times Share
The market for websites that offer flash sales and discounts for travel packages and hotel rooms has a new competitor. Groupon and Expedia announced a new venture, Groupon Getaways, which will offer discounts for hotel rooms starting in late June. Groupon Getaways joins the ranks of online travel deal sites, including Jetsetter, SniqueAway and Vacationist. More Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony unearth the heavenly power of Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony Nashville Scene Share
Gustav Mahler viewed the symphony as a kind of all-inclusive universe. Apparently, Giancarlo Guerrero sees it more as a force of nature. At least, that was the sense one had recently, when Guerrero led the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in a bracing rendition of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Mahler's Second Symphony is nicknamed the "Resurrection," and appropriately enough, Guerrero and his forces gave it a heaven-storming performance. This was an interpretation that had everything: violent eruptions, sudden silences, melting lyricism and a final, triumphant ascent to the summit of sonic bliss. More |
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