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It’s a beautiful, sunny day today in Nashville, one that also marks the 365-day deluge of devastation for Middle Tennessee including the city’s restaurants and bars over 40 of which were damaged or devastated by the March 3 tornado in 2020. And that was just the beginning. No one needs a reminder of what it was like to live through the sounds of the midnight tornado that ripped through 50 miles of town one year ago, and certainly not of the heartbreaking loss of life and hundreds of homes, restaurants, and other businesses that came to light with the sunrise that March morning. Those are images that many find triggering, even more so after the year that unfolded in Nashville. The tornado was the natural tragedy that began the 2020-2021 year, which also included the coronavirus pandemic, a social justice reckoning and protests, a derecho, a Christmas morning bomb, and an ice storm that all furthered the overwhelming toll on the city’s once-bustling restaurant and tour ....