Founder of Lumber Liquidators buys Leiper’s Fork estate
The founder of the Lumber Liquidators flooring chain has paid $3.1 million for a Williamson County estate — roughly an hour's drive to the headquarters of one of his present-day businesses.
Tom Sullivan now owns a nearly 130-acre property in Leiper's Fork, according to public records. The historic unincorporated village has become popular with a number of recognizable property owners over the years. That roster includes Justin Timberlake; Chris Stapleton; the Judds; Tim McGraw and Faith Hill;…
(PHOTOS) Best places to live — yes, Raleigh, Durham made the list
After two years of slipping, the Triangle is back on the rise in the annual rankings of best places to live by U.S. News and World Report.
The Triangle jumped three slots and other North Carolina cities were lauded as well Tuesday as U.S. News and World Report released its annual survey of the best places to live.
The Triangle checked in at No. 10 after ranking No. 13 last year.
The new rankings mark a return to the Top 10 for the Triangle, which ranked No. 7 in 2017 and No. 4 in 2016.
While…
Nashville home sales tumble in March
As temperatures were on the rise, Nashville-area home sales fell in March.
According to the latest data from Greater Nashville Realtors, there were 3,237 closings in the region last month, a 6 percent decline from March 2018.
Single-family homes sold for a median price of $305,000, up from $297,915 a year ago. Condo units sold for a median price of $223,000, up from $218,600.
The market's inventory of available homes, condos and lots stood at 11,276 at the end of March, up from 8,521 a year ago.
“The…
Another restaurant closes at The Waites
Another restaurant at The Waites has shut down.
Birmingham’s only Farm Burger location closed Sunday, April 7, at the mixed-use development in Southside, according to AL.com.
The grass-fed and locally sourced burger restaurant had opened there on Oct. 9, 2017.
The Georgia-based restaurant has another Alabama location in Huntsville but it plans to open a new location in Birmingham “in the near future,” according to a company statement.
The closure follows the exit of the last Birmingham…
Nashville restaurant chain gets $186M offer
An activist investor has offered to buy Nashville-based restaurant company J. Alexander’s Holdings Inc. in a bid valued at $186 million.
Nashville Post reports that the offer came Monday from Ohio-based Ancora Advisors, which controls nearly 9 percent of J. Alexander’s (NYSE: JAX). The value is based on an offer to pay $11.75 per share of J. Alexander’s. Shares had closed Friday at $10.48.
J. Alexander’s did not respond to a request for comment from the Post.
In addition to J. Alexander’s,…
New cafe, store to open in former Silvertron spot
A local company is breathing new life into the former Silvertron Restaurant location in the Forest Park neighborhood.
In early fall, Jay Draper and Mark Thompson plan to open a café and new store in the space, which sits next to their store and greenhouse, Shoppe, according to Bham Now.
Silvertron closed last summer after restaurant owners Marco and Elan Morosini returned to their native Italy.
The new café will serve breakfast, lunch, loose leaf teas and coffees. Draper and Thompson are also…
Full Plate: A ‘Top Chef’ reunion, new wine options and Tax Day deals
Plus, a new pastry chef at Il Posto and a new spring menu at The Palm.
As craft brewers swarm Denver, the city’s most historic brewery connects again with its past
For the first time since Tivoil Brewing began making beer again in 2015, a member of the family that owned it at the time of its original closing in 1969 was brewing there.
HEB-adjacent Houston coffee concept opens flagship location
The Roastery Coffee Kitchen has opened its third location — its biggest one yet by far.
The new flagship location is attached to the H-E-B grocery store at 5895 San Felipe St. in Houston and held its grand opening on April 8, according to a press release. Previously, that H-E-B was home to Table 57, the grocer’s first full-service in-house restaurant. The former restaurant debuted with the grocery store's 2015 opening and closed at the end of 2017.
The newest Roastery spans about 7,600 square…
Artists take a stand against gender gap in country music
It's no surprise to women in the industry, but researchers at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative say there’s a lack of women among the artists and songwriters on popular country music charts.
Their recent report, “No Country for Female Artists,” notes that, for the second year in a row, all nominees for entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards were men. NPR reports that news prompted the Initiative’s research.
Reba McEntire,…