WHAT’S BETTER than a free event that brings a community together in a historic place with built-in good vibes? How about a holiday-themed, twinkling-lights-bedazzled free event that turns Lebanon...

A WAITING ROOM chair creaks as someone shifts their weight. A cup of water sweats onto the lobby’s tile floor. Somewhere down the hall, a name is called. Life pauses in places like this. It always...

BEFORE LIFE insurance became his calling, Daniel Coe built his life around another kind of promise — faith, family, and the steady work of service. His journey back home begins far from Tennessee,...

WHEN KERRY Becht talks about her work, she doesn’t separate science from soul. For more than 30 years, she’s been using both hands and heart to help Lebanon’s “complicated cases” — people whose...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Lebanon Coffee House. WHEN I walked into Lebanon Coffee House,...

THE CALL comes in, and the world doesn’t slow down. The clock feels like it ticks faster, but our heroes stay strong. The firefighter is halfway through dinner. The nurse just pulled into the...

IF YOU try to give Paul Olson a compliment, he’ll probably deflect it. The general manager of Tim Leeper Roofing would rather talk about his crew, their customers, or the community than take any...

By Paige Turner // Press release provided by VUMC LEADERS FROM Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt honored Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group founder, chairman and CEO, and...

WHEN THE landlord of a building on Lebanon’s historic square called to offer Chad and Brooke Seabright the space downstairs from their prayer room, Chad’s first instinct was to say no — or at least,...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Wingman. WINGMAN KNOWS how to turn up the heat in Lebanon....

THE MILL at Christmas, one of Lebanon’s largest locally hosted holiday events returned Nov. 7–8 with two days of festive shopping, family activities, and community celebration — all under one roof....

IN MARCH of last year, my cousin’s work schedule became incompatible with raising his first pet, a brown and white Bernedoodle puppy. I took her in, not knowing just how much she would change, well,...

ON A cool October night last fall, more than a hundred people filled a Lebanon gym for a Halloween party. Music played, children darted between games, and adults gathered with laughter. At the...

THE MAN at the counter didn’t want to give up his dog. He was worried the pup had heartworms, but couldn’t afford the vet visit to know for sure. The New Leash on Life team offered to help. At the...

GOOD NEWS IS COMING TO DINNER! We will feature a local food critic’s thoughts as they dine in Lebanon. This month, Krys Midgett visited Angelo’s Italian Restaurant. JUST PAST the Lebanon square,...

THE MILL was vibrant and alive with color and creativity a few months ago. Historic Lebanon Main Street sponsored the Lebanon Art Crawl. Thirty-four artists transformed the venue into an art...

THE CREAK of an old wooden floor, the worn edges of a brick building, the way a nameplate on a storefront shines a little softer with age. These are not just small details from the past. They are...