Dana Kopp Franklin

Journalist, hunter of restaurant news, film buff. Fan of history and other nerdly studies. Senior editor, restaurant writer at the Nashville Scene

[Steve Cavendish @scavendish]

Two Nashville restaurants on the NYT's 50 favorites list: Audrey and Locust.

After being named F&W's best new restaurant last week, RIP to getting a reservation at Locust anytime soon.

https://t.co/ApCoxZ2HeU

[Nashville Scene @NashvilleScene]

Are you a journalist with newsroom experience? Do you know your way around social media and want to write and edit stories about art, music, food and news in Nashville?

Apply to be our digital and managing editor!

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[Nick Miller @NickMiller510]

The Journalist Food Pyramid

[NashvilleHealth @NashvilleHealth]

There are several different events where you can receive your COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. The vaccine is free to receive and you do not need insurance.

Many more vaccination events are scheduled next week. You can find a full list at https://t.co/YIWATld5t6

[Nashville Scene @NashvilleScene]

Congratulations @HollyCarden for winning Best Illustration in the @AltWeeklies awards. Her Boner Awards cover is unforgettable. Who wants to see it as a puzzle? #aan21

[Nashville Scene @NashvilleScene]

Congrats to @ramirezalej! Read his award-winning cover story here:
https://t.co/U9mXC8Wi5p

[Nashville Scene @NashvilleScene]

Congratulations @ChimikaCha, @destinyoshay and @PoojaShahwrites, winners of the @AltWeeklies Best Column award for their work in Vodka Yonic. The column is edited by culture editor @EricaCiccarone. 🍸#aan21

[Bites @BitesBlog]

Show us your strawberry creations! Submit your strawberry photos and recipes on Instagram for a chance to win goodies from the Nashville Farmers' Market.
https://t.co/xTxerPSZoi

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

We now write antisemitism (n.), antisemitic (adj.), without a hyphen and with no capitalization.
This is a change from AP's previous style: anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic.
#ACES2021Online

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

Spell out Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
The acronym AAPI is widely used by people within these communities but is not as well known outside of them. Use AAPI only in direct quotations and explain the term.
#ACES2021Online

[Pith in the Wind @pithinthewind]

Get Jabbed: Nashville opens vaccine appointments to everyone 16 and older. Anyone younger than 18 will be required to have signed approval from their parent or guardian. https://t.co/mreNjmXidf

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

The + symbol is acceptable in AP style when it is pronounced as part of a company, brand or event name: Disney+, Apple TV+, ESPN+. Use the word plus in other uses: They expect 200-plus people. He is my plus-one. Flowers plus blue skies make for a nice day.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

First Presidential press conference question goes to AP (Zeke Miller), as in days of yore.

[Nashville Public Library @NowatNPL]

Beginning March 31, Madison and Southeast Branch Libraries and the Main Library will open their doors for service at limited building capacities. Get details now! https://t.co/CHmtJGLZ6L

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Ukraine holds online cook-in in hope of Unesco recognition of borscht (beetroot soup) as a national dish
https://t.co/CorDRugCn9

[Margaret Littman (she/her) @littmanwrites]

Curious about efforts to start a @nashfoodcoop? I looked into it for the @NashvilleScene: https://t.co/r3FcSs0G3w

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

Washington should be used in most story references to the U.S. capital because of the name recognition globally. Use Washington, D.C., with the added abbreviation only if the city might be confused with the state. Do not use D.C. standing alone other than in quotations.

[Betsy Phillips @AuntB]

Since I just turned in my first fresh post, I guess I should say, hey, I'm back at @NashvilleScene. My focus, as always, is angry rants and history.

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

Avoid using the phrase "committed suicide." Alternate phrases include "killed himself," "took her own life" or "died by suicide." The verb "commit" with suicide can imply a criminal act. Laws against suicide have been repealed in the United States and many other places.

[d. patrick rodgers @dpatrickrodgers]

I know Old Spaghetti Factory has long been kind of a punchline, but this is a bummer. As @CeeElCee once wrote, OSF represented "a time before celebrity chefs and trendy cuisine dominated the culinary world." For decades, this was the spot for Area Teens to take their prom dates.