by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | Jan 8, 2026 | Feature
WHEN YOU speak with Carla Waxel, the first thing you notice is the warmth in her voice. The second is that she apologizes for it. October, she explains, is one of her “allergy months.” May is the other. Twice a year, she loses the effortless smoothness of her speech,...
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | Jan 8, 2026 | Feature
FOR DR. RYAN Moore, healing has always been about motion — helping people move the way they’re meant to. As a chiropractor at Cumberland Chiropractic and Sports Medicine in Lebanon, he’s spent nearly a decade keeping patients on their feet, whether they’re competitive...
by Felicia Dilbert | Dec 11, 2025 | Feature
WHEN GIL and Patty Carter first met at a Nashville school for students with behavioral disorders, they had little interest in each other. He was an assistant principal. She was a therapist. “It was absolutely apathy at first sight,” Gil said. What followed changed...
by Paige Cushman | Nov 13, 2025 | Feature
JACK BRUNSON likes his dogs like he likes his guitars — a little rough around the edges. When you walk into his shop, Jack’s Guitarcheology in Lebanon, you might first notice the rows of unusual, quirky guitars hanging from the walls — old Silvertones, dime-store...
by Paige Cushman | Nov 13, 2025 | Feature
SEVERAL YEARS ago, Greg was at his breaking point. “I was on my way to suicide, to be quite honest,” he said. As he drove down a rural road in Missouri that day, he noticed a commotion on the roadside. A couple of men were chasing after a yellow dog. Greg pulled over...
by Amanda E. West | Oct 9, 2025 | Feature
AS THE door to the Fite-Fessenden House swings open, the wood floors draw you into the center hallway flanked by dual parlors. Clusters of candles flicker from polished brass candelabras perched atop mantels inlaid with colorful tiles. A warm ambiance fills every nook...
