More Accolades for Nashville

[markhollin]

Greater Nashville retained its place among the 10 best-performing markets nationwide, according to a newly issued report from the nonpartisan economic think tank Milken Institute.

Middle Tennessee fell one spot to No. 8 overall in the rankings, which evaluate job growth, wage growth and also economic growth stemming from high-tech industries. It's the second year in a row Nashville made the top 10 — a far cry from the No. 27 ranking the city held just five years ago.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/01/10/report-even-under-strain-of-rapid-growth-nashville.html?platform=hootsuite

Full report here:

http://www.best-cities.org/2017/best-performing-cities-report-2017.pdf

 

[smeagolsfree]

And Yes, They used the crappy shot they always use of Nashville.

7 hours ago, Flatrock said:

From Curbed magazine:
9 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2018

https://www.curbed.com/2018/1/9/16868250/2018-real-estate-markets-to-watch

Yep. We're in there along with the likes of Denver, Dallas, Seattle, Austin, Raleigh, etc.  A strange reference to the River North development; suggesting that tenants were already lining up. Did I miss something?

 

[markhollin]

As hotel construction declines or stays flat across the nation, Nashville is among three cities where building has increased.

In Nashville, 5,028 rooms were under construction at 33 hotels, a 48 percent increase from the same period last year. It was the only market to increase construction in December, according to data from Hendersonville-based hotel analytics firm STR.

New York saw more than 12,000 rooms being built at 69 hotels, and in Dallas, 5,700 rooms were added to 45 hotels, but both markets dropped more than 18 percent from the previous year.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/01/17/nashville-hotel-construction-increases-amid-national-stagnation/1039853001/

[NashRugger]

While not exactly in-depth, a major int'l superstar said Nashville had a profound affect on her, and helped inspire her album dropping in April. I think that's pretty cool.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4685463/australian-pop-legend-kylie-minogue-reveals-her-new-album-helped-with-split-from-fiance-joshua-sasse/

[markhollin]

National Geographic Traveller's website picks Nashville #8 on it's "Cool List of 2018" places to visit internationally:

http://www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/smart-travel/features/the-cool-list-2018/

 

[Binbin98]

On that note I was reading Lonely Planet’s Best in travel 2018 and Nashville was featured in the “Best Value Destinations” Section and the “Best culture trips for families” section. So Nashville is being accoladed seeming everywhere, and after nearly 6 years of accolades they are still coming!

[jmtunafish]

7 hours ago, Binbin98 said:

On that note I was reading Lonely Planet’s Best in travel 2018 and Nashville was featured in the “Best Value Destinations” Section and the “Best culture trips for families” section. So Nashville is being accoladed seeming everywhere, and after nearly 6 years of accolades they are still coming!

Would you mind providing a link?  I've been scouring Lonely Planet's web site and don't see where Nashville is mentioned.  Here's where I'm looking:  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel

[Binbin98]

16 hours ago, jmtunafish said:

Would you mind providing a link?  I've been scouring Lonely Planet's web site and don't see where Nashville is mentioned.  Here's where I'm looking:  https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel

You unfortunately have to buy the carbon copy of the book to see it I believe

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

The Nashville area set another record for annual visitors in 2017, bringing in 14.5 million people and reaching a new high mark for hotel rooms sold.

The 14.5 million visitors represented a 4.6 percent increase over 2016. By comparison there were 8.5 million visitors in 2008.

Tourism growth came in higher than expected, according to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., which released the stats on Thursday. The CVC attributed the surprisingly high numbers to the solar eclipse in August and country star Garth Brooks' run of seven concerts at Bridgestone Arena.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/01/25/nashville-area-set-new-record-tourism-14-5-million-visitors-2017/1065628001/

[nashvylle]

Some Nashville press on Comedy Central. PK Subban has done some great things on and off the ice for Nashville. 

 

[BnaBreaker]

Thanks so much for sharing that.  PK is not only an incredibly gifted hockey player and an incredibly positive steward of the city.  He's also just a straight up amazing human being.  Nashville is lucky to have him.

Edited January 25, 2018 by BnaBreaker

[markhollin]

The New York Times started the "Nashville: It City" craze about five years ago.  They are back with another ringing endorsement for travelers:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/travel/affordable-nashville-trip-budget.html

[Flatrock]

Well, we came in at #23 in the country for micro-brews. I consider this a win (because I like beer)... with still plenty of room to move up. We've got 22 micro-brews - but it's the number per 100,000 residents along with some other metrics that creates the ranking. Asheville NC came in at #1.

https://smartasset.com/mortgage/best-cities-for-beer-drinkers-2017-edition?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Beer+Blog+Newsletter

 

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

Pollstar Magazine names Bridgestone Arena "Arena of the Year, Ryman Auditorium "Theater of the Year," and David Kells (Sr. VP of Booking at Bridgestone) as "Venue Executive of the Year."

Bridgestone previously won the arena honor 4 years ago.  The Ryman has received the accolade  for several years in a row. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/02/09/bridgestone-ryman-win-big-at-concert-industry.html

[markhollin]

The metro area had the third-highest home price appreciation among the nation's largest markets, at 12.5 percent, and sellers saw the largest profits here since at least 2000.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/02/12/nashville-ranked-third-us-home-price-appreciation-2017/320527002/

[markhollin]

The NFL has announced that Nashville is one of the 5 finalist cities to host the NFL Draft in either 2019 or 2020.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sporting-events/blog/20992837/nashville-a-finalist-to-host-nfl-draft-in-2019-or-2020

Also, U.S. Tennis Association picks Belmont University (Curb Center) to host April 6-8 Davis Cup matches:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sporting-events/blog/20992817/usta-picks-nashville-to-host-davis-cup-match

The Davis Cup now adds to an upcoming local sports calendar that already includes the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament (Feb. 28-March 4) and first and second-round NCAA men’s basketball tournament games (March 16-18) at Bridgestone Arena, the 2018 Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon (April 25-29) and the U.S Women’s Amateur golf championship (Aug. 6-12) at The Golf Club of Tennessee. Also in April, the Nashville Predators will begin the Stanley Cup playoffs.

[LA_TN]

The ugliest building in every US state, according to people who live there

DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER!! Hahaha!! But seriously, please don't shoot the messenger!!!!!

[smeagolsfree]

All of these list are very subjective. I saw this several months ago and just laughed.

[NashvilleObserver]

1 hour ago, LA_TN said:

The ugliest building in every US state, according to people who live there

DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER!! Hahaha!! But seriously, please don't shoot the messenger!!!!!

It's just clickbait. This same website listed Batman Bldg as the best building in the state a few months before.

[Neigeville2]

1 hour ago, LA_TN said:

The ugliest building in every US state, according to people who live there

DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER!! Hahaha!! But seriously, please don't shoot the messenger!!!!!

Half of those buildings are really cool, and the other half that are ugly look like a thousand other buildings.  Pointless article.  That basket building in Ohio is fantastic.  What do you want, a box? 

[BnaBreaker]

1 hour ago, Neigeville2 said:

Half of those buildings are really cool, and the other half that are ugly look like a thousand other buildings.  Pointless article.  That basket building in Ohio is fantastic.  What do you want, a box? 

Agreed.  I actually really like the building in Louisville too.  But then again, I also like that yellow hexagon highrise in Music Row.  It's all subjective obviously... but I don't understand what's wrong with a little bit of unorthodox design.  I'd much rather have an unorthodox design than a bland design or a design that is bad from an urban design perspective.  

[markhollin]

Visitors spent $22.3 million in Nashville this New Year's Eve, another record total adding to the Music City's tourism boom bona fides.

The figure is up from $17.2 million for 2016.The previous spending record for the holiday was $22.2 million in 2015, according to a news release.

Here's a by-the-numbers breakdown of the New Year's event, as shared in the release:

• 23,297 hotel rooms sold
• 82 percent of attendees were from out of town, up from 78 percent in 2016
• 3.5 nights was the average length of stay, up from 3 nights in 2016
• 64 percent were first-time visitors, up from 36 percent in 2016
• 14 percent stayed in home rentals, up from 8 percent in 2016
• 10 percent of attendees were international visitors
  
  https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/02/20/new-year-new-record-nashville-brings-in-big-bucks.html