NYTimes says...

The New York Times is considered one of the best news providers in the world and seen by many as an authority on just about any subject. Including what makes a great city.

"Nashville's Latest Big Hit Could Be the City Itself"

That's the headline in today's edition of the Times, naming Nashville as the newest "it" city in America.

The article, written by Kim Severson, says: The city remains traditionally Southern in its sensibility, but it has taken on the luster of the current. On a Venn diagram, the place where conservative Christians and hipsters overlap would be today’s Nashville. Flush with young new residents and alive with immigrants, tourists and music, the city made its way to the top of all kinds of lists in 2012.

To read details about some of those lists – and be inspired to make an I-love-Nashville list of your own – check out the on-line version of the story here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/us/nashville-takes-its-turn-in-the-spotlight.html

TODAY says...

The Today Show recently featured a segment from Condé Nast Traveler's Lisa Gill called "5 Must-See Cities to Travel to in 2013." Her top picks from around the world:

Amsterdam, Holland, has a vibrant art scene and lots of history.
Seoul, South Korea, is home to "Gangnam Style" singer PSY.
Nashville, Tennessee, is a vibrant, creative hot spot.
New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the 2013 Super Bowl.
Toronto, Canada, has a thriving performing arts scene.

Here's what she and co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford had to say about Music City...

Nashville is a real hot spot this year. It's where all the young vibrant creative types are going. It's really good for two reasons: food and music. 

Let's start with food. Food is really fantastic because it's at the center of this new haute Southern cuisine that's becoming very popular. There's the spicy fried chicken there that we all love and know.

And then on the music side the Grand Ole Opry and the honky-tonks are still there and they do it really well, but the music scene has really evolved. You can get zydeco, you can get bluegrass, you can get country, you can get everything there.

You can see the entire segment here.
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50337268#50337268

And have a wonderful time visiting Nashville in 2013!