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Bellevue City Lifestyle is a community-focused magazine that aims to connect the residents to the people, places and things that make our city special. We are inspired by the unique atmosphere our city has, and we highlight the most positive aspects of living here. So whether you're a native or new to the area, our publication can become your Bellevue community hub.

07/13/2025

By Kellie Walton | If you step off the plane in Iceland and feel like you’ve wandered onto the set of Interstellar or Star Wars, you’re not imagining things. The country’s eerie, ethereal beauty—vast black sand beaches, ancient lava fields, steamy geothermal pools, and jagged mountains—has made it a favorite filming location for Hollywood epics. But it’s not a movie set. Iceland is very real, and now, it’s just a direct flight away.

With IcelandAir’s new nonstop service from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), it’s easier than ever for Nashvillians to escape to this cinematic landscape. On a recent trip, I spent ample time researching and routing maps through the country to plan the perfect itinerary. And if I do say so myself, things worked pretty well.

Though I went into my trip well-researched, all you really need is a rental car, a sense of adventure, and a willingness to veer slightly off the beaten path. Here’s how we made the most of every mile across the country’s southern coast.

Read the full feature on Iceland in the July print issue ("Explore Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/now-boarding-iceland

For more info on Iceland and Kellie, please visit: www.visiticeland.com + www.kelliewaltonwrites.com

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07/12/2025

“Exploring, to me, is more than where you go physically,” says Matt “Sunshine” Keller. “It's what capacity you're willing to go [and] how far you're willing to push yourself on an adventure. How far are you able to take yourself?”

For Keller, the Harpeth River is one of the greatest places to explore in Middle Tennessee and one of the best places to make deep connections and lasting memories. Growing up in a military family that frequently relocated, he’s never felt more at home than in the area around the Harpeth.

“It's the place that I ended up sowing roots for the first time in my life,” he says. “Both my parents were in the service, and I saw multiple schools at least once a year. When I found Nashville, specifically the Harpeth River, and bought my house … I've been in this place longer than I've been in any place. I've spent almost half of my life in this one place. It's where I've raised my three kids and all of our treasured memories have been created on the Harpeth.”

Keller has turned his love for the river into his life’s mission. As the founder and owner of Sunshine’s Adventures (SA), Keller helps families, friends, and groups create their own lasting memories on the Harpeth.

Read the Q&A feature on Keller and Sunshine's Adventures in the July print issue ("Explore Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/adventure-awaits-on-the-harpeth-river-this-summer

For more info, please visit: www.sunshinesadventures.com

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07/11/2025

Chris Odom moved to Middle Tennessee before it became the trendy thing to do. As a recent college grad, he found work as an IT specialist and, in his spare time, found ample opportunity to indulge in his favorite pastime: fishing the area’s waterways.

That changed in 2017 when corporate downsizing compelled him to turn his passion into his occupation. By 2020, what started as an online source for fishing gear became a brick-and-mortar store: Harpeth River Outfitters at 580 Highway 70 in Pegram.

That’s where you’ll find Odom, a Kingston Springs resident, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We stopped by recently to learn more about the store and the best way to go fishing on the Harpeth.

Read the Q&A feature on Chris and Harpeth River Outfitters in the July print issue ("Explore Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/harpeth-river-outfitters

For more info, please visit: www.harpethriveroutfitters.com

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07/04/2025

The July “Explore Issue” of Bellevue City Lifestyle has arrived! Check out the digital, flip-page version below; the print edition is arriving in mailboxes now.

In This Issue:

• Adventure Awaits on the Harpeth River This Summer | Explore nature and make memories that will last a lifetime
• Now Boarding: Iceland | Catch a nonstop flight from BNA and explore the Land of Fire and Ice .explore
• Harpeth River Outfitters | Chris Odum is outfitting area anglers for their next great fishing expedition
• Drinks Up | Crafting Cocktails with Fresh Garden Ingredients
• City Scene | Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce’s Mudbug Madness at Plantation Pub .pub
• Biz Monthly | Mackenzie Bledsoe Wins Bellevue Flag Design Project, 40 Graduate From FIC’s Women’s “Learn To Play” Hockey Program, “Songwriters For Streams” Raises Nearly $45,000 for Middle Tennessee Rivers
• Realty Report, presented by | Devonshire Manor, Horseshoe Bend, and Woodside lead the pack on Bellevue’s recent high-end home sales

Web: https://citylifestyle.com/bellevuetn/issues/2025-07
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06/07/2025

If you’ve played guitar for any time at all, at some point you likely had your hands on a Harmony “Stella” acoustic. Once the nation’s leading guitar manufacturer, Harmony’s Stella was a top seller. They were cheap, a bear to play and could be found stuffed into closets and propped up in corners of suburban bedrooms from sea to shining sea.

While they lacked aesthetics and playability, they imbued charm and inspiration. It’s fair to say that many great guitarists were motivated to pursue their dreams, at least in part by the Stella.

Scott St. Dennis can speak to the magic of that humble guitar. He was an experienced and accomplished guitarist when he was “gifted” a beaten and battered version in 2013. It was an acquisition that would change his life.

“A drummer who I had played with gave me the guitar and said if I can repair it, I can have it,” St. Dennis says. “I didn’t touch it for years, but after he passed away in 2018, I said, ‘I’m going to fix that guitar, see if I can put some strings on it.’”

Read the full feature story on Harpeth Guitar Restoration in the June print issue ("Gentlemen's Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/harpeth-guitar-restoration

For more info, please visit: www.HarpethGuitar.com

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06/06/2025

Stories are woven throughout RJ Jacobs’ life: from his early days as an English major to his career as a psychologist and now, his successful side hustle. While in college at the University of Florida, Jacobs dabbled in writing, though he’s quick to laugh it off.
R.J. Jacobs

“Candidly, it was terrible. I didn’t have a good sense at that time of what was marketable, or why someone would go into a bookstore and pick up a book,” he says.

He fortuitously enrolled in an elective psychology class that changed his trajectory.

“I learned something that really mattered—really true, applicable names for concepts I had observed but didn’t know existed,” he recalls. “A lightbulb went off. I switched my major from English to psychology.”

Read the full feature story on Bellevue-based Jacobs in the June print issue ("Gentlemen's Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/psychologist-by-day-novelist-by-night

For more info, please visit: rjjacobsauthor.com

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06/05/2025

A few years ago, a band playing at a corporate fundraising event launched into a stirring rendition of “If You Could Only See,” the 1997 chart-topping hit from alt-rock icons, Tonic.

After the set, an audience member approached the singer, exclaiming, “That’s the best cover of that song I’ve ever heard!” To which the performer replied, with a wry but appreciative grin, “Thanks, buddy! I try to do my best!”

What the gala-goer didn’t know was that the singer was in fact Tonic’s frontman and the writer of one of the defining songs of that era.

“It’s amazing and I don’t take for granted that I wrote songs in the ‘90s that are still kicking around and I’m super proud of it,” says Hart, a New Jersey native who achieved commercial success in Los Angeles before moving to Nashville in 2001. “It reminds me of the power of songs. They can just completely surpass even the artist. Just think about the songs by artists we love who no longer are here.”

Read the full feature story on Bellevue-based Hart in the June print issue ("Gentlemen's Issue”) of Bellevue City Lifestyle, or at the link below. Pick up a physical copy at .family.ymca (Nashville Public Library, Bellevue branch)

Article Post: https://citylifestyle.com/articles/doing-his-brest

For more info, please visit: emersonhart.com | toniconline.com

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06/03/2025

The June “Gentlemen’s Issue” of Bellevue City Lifestyle has arrived! Check out the digital, flip-page version at the link below; the print edition is arriving in mailboxes now.

In This Issue:

• Harpeth Guitar Restoration | Scott St. Dennis Is Bringing Favorite Instruments Back To Life .guitar.restoration
• Psychologist By Day, Novelist By Night | R.J. Jacobs’ Successful Side Hustle Proves That Art & Science Can Work Well Together
• Doing His Best | Tonic’s Emerson Hart Emerson Hart Is Experiencing The Best Of Times At His Old Bellevue Home
• Paws Up Montana | So You Want To Be a Cowboy...
• City Scene | Cledis Burgers & Beer Opens at 7648 Hwy. 70 South
• Biz Monthly | Exchange Club, Jacob’s Audible, and Springboard Landings
• Realty Report, presented by | Stephens Valley, Redbud, Fox Hollow Farms, and Horseshoe Bend lead the pack on Bellevue’s recent high-end home sales

Web: CityLifestyle.com/issues/2025-06
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