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Next issue of Business Clarksville due March 15
The March/April issue of Business Clarksville is on press now, and is due to be released March 15, 2010.
When trains ruled the Cumberland: Part 1 of 6
The time-line and history of the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Train Station is complex at best, like the rest of the history surrounding the region. Not surprising, however, is the fact that a lot of information has been lost to the tomes of time — perhaps dying with the previous generations. In 1859, the station, [...]
‘Stories from da Dirt’ joins National Underground Railroad to Freedom program
Stories From Da Dirt, a living history dramatization, has been recognized as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The program was created by Dr. Nancy Dawson, professor of African-American Studies, following years of research of African-Americans in the Civil War in Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky.
Dawson researched pension records of both [...]
History is in the Squares: About the Civil War Quilt Trail
Quilt blocks. With every country drive, it seems another colorful square appears on the side of another building, across the length and breadth of Stewart County.
Exit One: It’s all about the music
A cacophony of laughter, chatter, singing, and the clutter of teenagers draped, well, everywhere. It’s a daily scenario in the choir room at Northeast High School, where Choir Mistress Debbie Wilson corrals the energy that is teenagers in hyperdrive and turns that energy and enthusiasm into musical stage spectaculars.
This is not your average choir.
Wilson’s choir [...]
Charley’s Five-Star General outranks all others
Every war needs a general, and the Burger War was no exception. This general, the Five-Star General from Cheeseburger Charley’s, clearly trumps all others when it comes to size.
Burger War: The Battle of the Beef
Throughout 2010, Business Clarksville will explore the diverse culinary offerings of the Warioto region, taste-testing everything from basic burgers to five-star cuisine. We begin our search in this issue with the results of the “Burger Wars,” – a quest for the best burgers and the best places to buy burgers and the most interesting places [...]
Riding out the Storm: Appleton Harley-Davidson and their family biking heritage
Women on Harleys. Is that what’s going on at the Appleton Harley Davidson/Buell dealership of Clarksville, Tennessee? Yes!
Why the iPad will be great for business
While there are still a few people who don’t know about Apple Computer’s latest gizmo, it’s clear that the newly-announced iPad is already making waves in the tech community — and it’s not even on sale yet. The iPad is a multi-touch device that’s touted to be placed between an iPhone and a MacBook, giving [...]
Tournees Festival to screen contemporary French films at APSU
Austin Peay State University has been selected to participate in the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) French film grant program, the Tournées Festival, for the 2009-10 academic year. This grant provides an opportunity for APSU to give students and the community greater access to contemporary French films and to encourage French-American cooperation and cultural understanding.
“APSU [...]
