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The Best Pizza Found in Nashville Tennessee

Whether the day is in full swing or winding down, sometimes, the only meal that can hit the spot is a delicious, fresh-out-of-the-oven pizza from a top notch pizzeria. When nothing else but a good pizza pie will do, where can Nashville residents go to get the best pizza in the city?

Joey’s House of Pizza

Joey’s House of Pizza is a family-owned and operated New York style Pizzeria in Nashville. Their motto is “a pizzeria with a passion for pizza” and they have been working to serve the best pizza in town since 1999.

Along with NY style pizza, you can enjoy Italian pastas, salads, subs and more. With their Brooklyn roots and Italian heritage, they know that northerners will feel right at home at Joey’s. All ingredients are made fresh every

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The Importance of Security and Safety in the WorkplaceWhen we think about safety and security, most often home security is our primary focus. Alarm companies like ADT Security, CRS Notify and SimpliSafe offer several products to help keep our home secure and safe from intruders, but what about the workplace? With workplace violence and active shooter situations happening more frequently, businesses and employees need ways to help address the problem. The average person spends 40 plus hours in the workplace each week. Unfortunately, safety and security measures are not always a priority.

Many businesses operate on a tight budget. Therefore, the cost of adding a safety plan or installing a panic button drops in importance due to funding. As a business owner, it would be a smart idea to expect the

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4 Ways to Keep Your Cool During a Bidding WarBidding wars are usually fun for the home seller, but they can be downright dangerous for a home buyer. When two (or more) buyers are bidding on the same home, it can start to feel like there are no other homes on the market. This usually happens when the real estate market is a sellers market.

In a sellers market, add in the element of competition, and things between a home buyer and seller can get out of control quickly. Before losing your head to a bidding war, keep the following thoughts in mind before deciding to begin or get too deep, into a home bidding war.

For informational purposes only. Always consult with a licensed mortgage professional before proceeding with any real estate transaction.

Get Preapproved For a Mortgage

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The Best Water Parks in Nashville, TN

When temperatures rise and kids are off from school, what are some of the best attractions to keep kids cool and busy? Aside from pools in and around the Nashville area, head over to some of the family-friendly water parks suitable for children, teens and adults.

Spend some quality time together splashing around in lazy rivers and water rides in one or more of the best water parks in Nashville today.

Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort

One of the best ways to make the most of the summer is to head down to one of fun water parks in or around the Nashville area. Check out the Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort located at 4001 Bell Road in Hermitage and along the shores of Percy Priest Lake. There are 8 water rides, a massive water treehouse,

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Even though something like 70% of the people on planet Earth live within 150km of the ocean it's very rare that these same people get to enjoy a tropical climate. If you're living in the pacific northwest or the east coast of the United States for example you'll know what it's like to be able to count the number of days of sunshine on one hand maybe. You'll also have separated rain into several different categories - including the rain that seems to fall sideways.

The point we're making here is that because Nashville has what's called a humid subtropical climate you’re not going to have to deal with continuous and torrential downpours for most of each year. In fact what Nashville can offer you is a climate where you have 4 very distinct seasons so you

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You're already well aware that Nashville is famous for it's country music and that same music industry is responsible for pumping billions of dollars into the city's economy each year. The cultural beat of Nashville goes way beyond just the country music scene, even though that is at the heart of the city itself. Nashville enjoys a cultural diversity due in no small part to the vibrant music scene of the city but this diversity has seen Nashville rank #4 in the United States for its overall cultural vitality.

So what else can Nashville offer any lover of the arts?

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center deserves to get a special mention here because of its sheer size (with three theaters and taking up an entire city block) and the fact that it acts as

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Alex S. Palmer's West End Summit was frequently mocked by Nashville's citizens for numerous reasons, with frequent construction delays cited as the biggest issue that residents of the Music City had with the proposed mixed-use real estate development.

To add to the project developer's embarrassment, Harmon Inc. filed a lawsuit against Palmer, claiming that he owed the firm $120,000, which ultimately postponed the project's materialization for another year. With nothing to show but an 80-foot hole in the ground filled with rainwater, the development was nicknamed "Lake Palmer."

Nevertheless, a surprising turn of events suddenly made it possible for structural developments to commence within the project, thanks to HCA Holdings' move to expand within

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The neighborhood with the only unobstructed view of the Tennessee State Capitol, North Capitol is a popular choice for residents and visitors. It's found in Downtown Nashville between the Cumberland River and 8th Avenue. The neighborhood used to be known for industry and was once called the Black Business District, but quite a bit has changed over the years.

What's more, the downtown area of Nashville bounds this neighborhood, starting from the edge of the Cumberland River and continuing to 8th Avenue and then extending south to Charlotte and north to Jefferson Avenue.

History of the North Capitol Neighborhood

The Sulphur Dell, the Market District, and the Black Business District are some of the former names that locals used to call the

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Ask anyone in Nashville why they're proud to live there and you're likely to receive a host of different answers, from the southern cookin' to the live entertainment to the friendly and culture-rich vibe that encompasses the city as a whole, but in the end there are 3 solid reasons above all why anyone should be proud to be a Nashvillean:

  • Handled the 2010 Flood Independently – You may not remember if you're a new Nashville resident, but in 2010 Nashville was hit by one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history when high tides combined with torrential downpours to make the Cumberland River overflow 13 feet beyond flood level and wreaking havoc across a large part of the city. Unfortunately, media coverage was limited at best, and for the
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Did you know that just a little less than a year ago, Forbes magazine ran a piece on the top 52 most populated cities in the entire USA and projected Nashville, Tennessee to rank as the 3rd best 'boom city'? That means that out of every major city in America, over the next 10 years Nashville is projected to cement its position as an economic stronghold through continued economic growth and smart development.

So, why does this matter to you as a home buyer? Well, to understand that question, you need to understand what makes Nashville such a great place to live in right now. It doesn't take much investigation to turn up the reason for the region's economic resilience – a 2008 regional study revealed that 50% of the entire population of the United States

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