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Soak Creek Farm
One of Nashville’s greatest assets is that open space is never too far away. It doesn’t take long to get from the evermore bustling center of the city to the by-God countryside. Drive five minutes west on River Road, say, or Whites Creek Pike, and it’s like being in the middle of nowhere.
And it’s not just on the fringes of the county. There are pockets of undeveloped land sometimes even wild land tucked close to the core. It’s why the geckering of foxes is a not-uncommon sound within sight of downtown, and why deer control much of East Nashville. It also goes a long way in explaining the persistent endemic sinus pressure.
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Sallie Swann
Nashville-based commercial real estate brokerage, development and design firm Southeast Venture has hired Sallie Swann as a commercial real estate broker.
Swann (pictured) will focus on industrial leasing and sales, according to a release.
Swann joins Southeast Venture from CBRE’s Nashville office, where she worked for three years as an associate on the company’s advisory and transaction services team, specializing in industrial leasing and property sales. Previously, she spent four years as an attorney, most recently at Parks Acres Inc. and Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin before that, serving clients primarily in the real estate, business and corporate sectors.
There will never be another John Lewis.
In the world of social justice, it is rare for our most prominent leaders to live a long life think of Martin, Malcolm and Huey P. Newton. Seeing our leaders turn into elected officials is even more of a rarity. John Lewis was able to do both, and become a uniquely revered figure along the way.
To those of us doing the work of social justice, Lewis was a freedom fighter and a mentor. To those who work in politics regardless of party affiliation he was a highly respected official. To those of us who have dabbled in both, he was a symbol of ultimate balance.