Around Town
Gwyneth Paltrow’s In Goop Health Summit: 9 Takeaways
After attending the recent In Goop Health Summit in Los Angeles, The Local Moms Network’s Megan Sullivan came back inspired and ready to share some of her takeaways with our team and followers. She says the decision to go was easy. “I am a huge fan of Gwyneth Paltrow...
Meet a Mom: Evangeline Lilly
We love a mama who thinks and acts outside the box, and that’s a category Evangeline Lilly fits squarely in. You may know her as the effervescently beautiful star of the cult favorite television series Lost, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Currently,...
2019 Summer Reading Guide
If we’re being real here, summer reading for moms can be a bit of a pipe dream, particularly for those of us who have young kids (as in, you need to be 100 percent focused on them to keep them alive). Or kids with crazy sports schedules. Or full-time jobs. Etc., etc....
Hot Dog Bar
Besides ice cream, there are few foods that scream “summer” more than hot dogs, right? So on this summer kick-off weekend, we wanted to share this adorable hot dog bar from one of our favorite food bloggers, Jessica Merchant of How Sweet Eats. Mom to Max, 4 and...
June Festival Guide
Happy June, Mamas! Some of our favorite events are this month. If you can stand the heat, get out and do! Big Band Dances at Centennial Park...
Meet the Mom Behind Parents and Play: Bailey
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I was born in Louisiana but was primarily raised in Branson, MO. I moved back to Louisiana for college and attended the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, where I obtained my Bachelor of...
Easy Turkey Taco-Stuffed Pepper Recipe From Whole30 CEO Melissa Hartwig Urban
Anyone else feel like they're constantly working to find easy recipes that the whole family will not only eat, but love? Taco Tuesday is always a crowd pleaser, even in Melissa Hartwig Urban's house. We spoke to the Whole30 CEO about her favorite spin on turkey tacos...
Meet-a-Mom: Karolina Kurkova
Over the last few decades, Karolina Kurkova has made a name for herself with a hugely successful modeling career. Her resume includes highlights such as twenty-five Vogue magazine covers, being named a Victoria’s Secret Angel and completing massive campaigns with...
Meet A Mom: Kathryn
Where are you from and how long have you lived in town? I’m originally from Birmingham AL. Moved to Nashville in 2013 when I met Leroy…so 6 years? Children? Ages? I have two daughters. Athena is 4 and Glory is almost 2. Anyone special you’d like to thank for helping...
Camp Takajo
This is our sixth story in our camp series on some of our favorite sleepaway camps across the country.Camp Takajo is an all-boys seven-week overnight camp located on Long Lake in the picturesque Sebago Lakes region of southern Maine in the town of Naples. Since 1947,...
May Festival Guide
May has a lot to offer in Nashville. Multiple events every weekend. Check out our festival guide to find fun for the whole family!
Interview with Kelle Hampton, Author, Blogger & Mom
I wrote things like “Everything’s going to be okay” and “We are going to take this unexpected gift, and we are going to make something beautiful of it!,” and just writing those things and practicing playing the version of myself I wanted to be gave me strength, and transformed me into that strong mom who truly believed the things she wrote.
Interview with Harvey Karp, the Author of The Happiest Baby on the Block
Chatting with him (Dr. Harvey Karp) on the phone about sleep sort of felt like going over basketball plays with Lebron James or having Reese Witherspoon give us an acting lesson—and we came away with some key sleep truths we wanted to share
Camp Baco for Boys and Camp Che-Na-Wah for Girls
This is our second story in our camp series on some of our favorite sleepaway camps across the country. “We’re two separate camps built on a single tradition: the secret to great camp is its people!”
Denise Richards
We were thrilled to speak to Denise, in a phone call between her busy shooting and parenting schedule, to ask her about raising teenagers, adopting as a single mom, her thoughts on co-parenting and more.
Camp Kick-Off
Here are just a few of the reasons why the camp experience is so valuable for children, from Jess Michaels, Director of Communications for the American Camp Association, NY and NJ.
April Festival Guide
Get out and enjoy all that Nashville’s Spring has to offer in this month’s festival guide
Screen Time
In this day and age, expecting your kids to never lay eyes on a screen is probably unrealistic. Many schools are even incorporating them into the curriculum. But research shows that kids under 8 are using mobile devices more than 2 hours a day (despite the American...
Raising an Athlete with Lisa Kerney
Whether you were an athlete growing up or had two left feet, most of us would love our children to have success with sports, and have fun while doing it. As a former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and reporter, Lisa Kerney got an up front and personal view of elite...
Infertility and What NOT to Say – Andrea Syrtash
When you’re trying to support a friend or family member who’s finding it hard to start (or add to) their family, it can be difficult to find the right words—especially if you’ve never dealt with infertility yourself. To find out what likely won’t help, we spoke with...