Red White and Food, the 501(c)(6) organization that supports allowing wine sales in Tennessee’s retail food stores, is working statewide to educate its supporters and to encourage them to vote for wine on Election Day on Nov. 4, or during early voting, which begins Oct. 15. “We are in the final stage to get wine in retail food stores,” said Susie Alcorn, Red White and Food campaign manager. “This summer, we collected more than 262,247 signatures, which led to 78 communities having the wine question on the November ballot. In the coming days, voters will have the final say on …

The Grove, a lifestyle community in southern Williamson County featuring a Greg Norman Signature Golf Course, will be showcasing several homes during its Fall Festival of Homes, Oct. 10 to 26. Tickets can be purchased at www.groveliving.com. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit two charities – Happy Tales Humane and The First Tee of Nashville. Read more about the Fall Festival of Homes in this article from the Oct. 3 edition of The Tennessean. Anyone searching for ideas about how to make their house look like a million bucks can get design and decorating tips from seven of the region’s top home builders during …

Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing live touring family entertainment, announced that its 34th Disney On Ice spectacular will bring the Academy Award® winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Disney’s Frozen, to life.  Disney On Ice presents Frozen visits Nashville from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 at Bridgestone Arena. The Academy Award® winning tale will be told live for the first time in this production, capturing the dynamic between two royal sisters, Anna and Elsa.  Anna, a girl with an extraordinary heart, embarks on an epic journey to find her sister, the magical Elsa, …

MP&F was proud to help with a naturalization ceremony at The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson last week. A total of 76 new U.S. citizens from 36 countries took the oath. Read more in this article that ran in The Tennessean’s Sept. 27 issue.   In November, Alicja Lanfear will fulfill a dream that is 12 years in the making when she steps up to the ballot box and casts her vote in the midterm election. Lanfear, 31, moved to the United States from Australia in 2002 to go to college. While she was there, she met her husband and …

The Ohio Valley Conference has selected its first campus correspondents for its OVC Extra blog. The blog, now in its second year, updates fans with human interest and behind-the-scenes features and content from around the OVC, and by adding student correspondents, OVC Extra will have direct access to the latest breaking news and stories. “We are very excited to welcome these talented students aboard in this important and dynamic time of growth in the conference,” said Commissioner Beth DeBauche. “As students at OVC institutions, the correspondents will be provided an opportunity to hone their skills in a variety of areas …

For the fifth consecutive year, Western Governors University (WGU)—parent university of WGU Tennessee—has been recognized as a Military Friendly® School. The announcement highlights WGU’s mission to expand access to higher-education opportunities to nontraditional students, particularly military members and their families. WGU’s flexible, affordable degree programs are ideal for military personnel and their families, who are often stationed overseas and are frequently required to relocate. The 2015 Military Friendly® Schools list featured on www.militaryfriendlyschools.com recognizes the top 15 percent of universities, colleges, and trade schools working to provide better education opportunities to active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families. More than 10,000 …

During this past summer, the volume has been turned down on the public discussion of “rapid transit” and The Amp in Nashville. But the discussion has continued, and the importance of the discussion has become more important than ever. Here are some of the highlights: 1. The need for rapid transit is growing: It seemed as though new real estate developments were announced almost daily during the summer. The density at the geographic center of Middle Tennessee is becoming greater. More people bring with them more cars. Traffic is getting worse, and widening our streets is not an option. We …

The Downtown Partnership is celebrating its 20th anniversary. MP&F is proud to be a part of downtown Nashville, as Partner David Fox recaps the last two decades in this guest column that ran in the Sept. 25 issue of The Tennessean. “Congratulations to the Downtown Partnership as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. As a partner in a company that has operated in downtown Nashville since 1987, I can say that it has made a difference for our city to have an organization like the Downtown Partnership totally focused on making our downtown as functional and user-friendly as possible. As my partner …

The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, is set to once again feature an exciting mix of Tennessee flavors when its Fall Fest food, music and art festival returns Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. “We are delighted to invite our neighbors to celebrate autumn and the art, music and food that are a part of our collective Tennessee history, all in the shadow of President Jackson’s storied home,” said president and CEO of The Hermitage, Howard J. Kittell. Fall Fest at The Hermitage is free for children 11 and under …

More than 2,100 volunteers participated in today’s Hands On Nashville Day, the community’s largest day of service benefiting Metro Nashville Public Schools. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the organization’s signature volunteer event, which resulted in more than 8,400 donated hours of service through landscaping, painting and cleaning projects at 52 schools throughout Davidson County. Each year, the volunteer resource center hosts Hands On Nashville Day, bringing together residents of Middle Tennessee to donate their time to help make Metro Schools brighter, safer places for Davidson County children to learn and play. “Hands On Nashville Day showcases the volunteer …