A massive bird kill this month highlighted a grim problem: As many as a billion birds die in the U.S. each year by flying into windows and glass walls. Efforts are now underway in cities to dim building lights, make glass more visible, and adopt other bird-friendly practices.
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With her new series The People s Places, contributor Jennifer Justus will provide short takes on longtime local restaurants, markets and bars that deserve another look.
Spend a few minutes at Rae’s Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe downtown and you ll notice that the folks behind the counter know the names of just about every customer walking over from government or office buildings nearby.
“Mr. McCallister, what you having today, hon?” says owner Kim Malone as she looks up to greet a guest.
Another regular Richard Fletcher, who works in the Nashville City Center building next door says he s been known to pre-pay and let Rae s “just make something for me.” He’s been a customer since day one and calls it a warm place with staff like extended family. “People joke, for several years,” he says, “I would go there every day.”
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