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Lynnette Walczak

We moved from Florida to Tennessee in 2001. All signs point to the fact that we will probably retire here -- by choice. We L O V E Nashville! Our favorite places to live are just south of the City -- we've had houses in Brentwood, Franklin, and Spring Hill. And we have properties in Leipers Fork, Cookeville, and Lewisburg. This site is where I share my best tips for moving your family to Nashville and/or visiting Nashville for the first time -- with the ultimate goal of helping you find fun things to do in Williamson County and Davidson County. When I'm not out & about enjoying the Nashville area, you'll find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites). To date, I’ve written over 500 articles on this site! Many of them have upwards of 100K shares.

Franklin’s Listening Room Cafe: Opening Soon!

The Listening Room Cafe is a new music venue in Franklin, Tennessee that will be opening soon. Stay tuned for grand opening details. Here's the latest round of changes...

Doesn’t Anyone Read The Newspaper Anymore?!

I have hard & fast proof that no one reads the newspaper anymore. Either that, or peer pressure has taken over in my neighborhood, and everyone seems to follow suit. Do you know when trash collection days are in your neighborhood?...

Steamy Hot Kissing Commercial For Rembrandt Toothpaste… With Song By Griffin House

It appears that the song that plays in the background of the Rembrandt toothpaste kissing commercial is almost as popular as the commercial itself! It's a song by Griffin House... here's more about the song -- including a video for the song 'Waterfall' -- and a video for the Rembrandt commercial, too.

Local Boy Proves Bubble Wrap Is More Useful Than You Thought

This 5th grader from Franklin Road Academy found a way to use bubble wrap as an 'artificial skin' for amputees. Yep, Grayson Rosenberger invented a one-of-a-kind cosmetic covering for prosthetic legs. Here's the story...

Nashville Cheesecake Factory… Many Happy Returns

Ever since our first visit to the Cheesecake Factory in Nashville, we've had a strong craving for cheesecake! Here's a little about the best cheesecakes we found in local grocery stores, plus details of our second visit to the Green Hills Cheesecake Factory.

Cheesecake Factory In Green Hills: A Review

We went to the Cheesecake Factory inside The Mall at Green Hills for the first time. Here's a quick trick we learned for getting seated faster... plus, a review of the food and the service.

Nashville Is Kid-Friendly

America's Promise Alliance selected the 100 best communities from a list of 750 from all 50 states. The three Tennessee cities that were named kid-friendly: Nashville, Bristol and Germantown. Here are the details...

Download Shaun Groves’ New Song ‘Miss Texas’ For FREE

You can download Shaun Groves' song 'Miss Texas' for FREE on February 2, 2007. Here's how...

Royal Thai Restaurant In Cool Springs

I love, Love LOVE Royal Thai in Franklin/Cool Springs! I know there are several in the Nashville area, but I've only been to the one in Cool Springs. Here's why we are 'regulars' there...

The Listening Room Cafe Is Franklin Tennessee’s Newest Live Music Venue

The latest buzz in Franklin these days is what the new Listening Room Cafe will be like! Most are excited to see another live music venue coming to downtown Franklin, Tennessee. Word is, the doors will open in February '07.

Basil’s Asian Bistro: Thai Food With A Twist

We kind of consider ourselves 'experts' on Americanized Thai cuisine these days, because we eat out at a Thai restaurant up to 3 times each week! I'll post a review of the other Thai restaurants soon, but for now, Basil's is the only Thai food I can think about... it was soooooooo tasty!

According To Jim & Lynnette: ‘The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease’

We both feel incredibly lucky that we are able to do what we enjoy most in life: Marketing, PR, Sales, and Websites. Who says you can't get paid for doing what you love???

Very Old Pictures of Nashville, Tennessee

One of my favorite things to do is to look at very old photos of Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Here's a classic one... it's the oldest known picture of Nashville. I strongly encourage you to check out the rest of Marty's collection of historical photographs from Nashville, Tennessee.

Our Inventions… However Crazy As They May Be

Here are some of the things that we wish someone would invent soon -- because they sure would make ours lives (and the lives of so many other people) much easier!

First Things First… A Funny Look At Our First Attempts At Everything Under The Sun

Today I came across an old video that Jim and I did -- and it made me laugh. We just looked so stupid. Actually it was the very first video we ever created (with our new video camera), and it was simply a trial & error thing, but for some reason, we felt compelled to post it.

Nashville Ranks #4 in the List of ‘Top 10 Party Cities’

Do you think of Nashville as a party town? Word is, Nashville is the 4th best party city in the U.S. Check out the Top 10 Party Cities here...

Who’s ‘Outside The Box’ With Me?

Are you a Geek, a Prep, a Freak, a Loner, a Goth, or a Gangster? Or are you like me... and you don't fit in a box? Find out here...

Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign…

At a local city park, there are just too many signs. While they have removed the 'Absolutely No Ball Throwing' sign, and a few other similar -- non fun -- signs, I was still amazed by the sheer number of signs you're faced with the moment you step foot in this lovely city park. How many signs can you spot in this one photo?

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