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🍦 Nashville ice cream revisited
A cone of purple ice cream
We’ll take a couple scoops of KOKOS ice cream on a warm summer day. | Photo by NASHtoday
Recently, we highlighted ice cream shops across Nashville, everything from soft serve to frozen yogurt. You all loved our frozen finds so much that you requested a follow-up story with more categories.

So, here’s the scoop on dairy-free ice cream, rolled ice cream, and frozen custard.

Vegan ice cream

KOKOS Ice Cream, 3 City Ave., Ste. 700 | The scoop shop’s dairy-free ice cream comes in a variety of seasonal and rotating flavors — like peach, pina colada, and cookies and cream. Plus, try out a Pint Club subscription (four pints per month for three months) for $120.

Tabla Rasa Cafe, 2039 Greenwood Ave. | This East Nashville coffee and ice cream spot isn’t exclusively vegan, but look out for its rotating dairy-free soft serve option available in a cone or cup.

The BE-Hive, 2414 Gallatin Ave. | Shake up your ice cream routine with a chocolate or vanilla vegan milkshake (both gluten free) with the option to add Oreos, caramel, or strawberries.

An upclose photo of a rolled ice cream cup topped with Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.

Rolled 4 Ever’s Crunchtastic is made with Cinnamon Toast Crunch. | Photo via Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream

Rolled ice cream

Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream, 1120 4th Ave. N., Ste. #102 | Choose from 10+ rolled ice cream flavors, with a variety of cookies, candy, cereal, and more rolled into frozen treats. Beyond rolled ice cream, the shop offers ice cream pops and a pup sundae for Fido. Try this: Learn how to roll ice cream like a pro by signing up for an interactive class.

Frozen custard

Andy’s Frozen Custard, Locations vary | Andy’s has been around nationally since 1986, now boasting locations just outside of Davidson County in Gallatin, Smyrna, Murfreesboro, and Spring Hill. Since then, the business has curated a lineup of loaded concretes, Jackhammers (center filled with hot fudge or other topping), sundaes, splits, floats, and malts.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, 590 Sam Ridley Pkwy. W., Smyrna | Freddy’s vanilla and chocolate custard is freshly-churned throughout the day and made into concretes and sundaes, as well as Oreo custard sandwiches. If you want to enjoy the custard at home, look for the to-go freezer near the entrance.
 
 
Events
 
Thursday, July 18
  • Nourish | Thursday, July 18 | 5:30-9 p.m. | Marathon Music Works, 1402 Clinton St. | $275 | The Nashville Food Project’s annual fundraising dinner features a welcome cocktail hour, a multi-course meal, and an auction.
  • “The Parent Trap” | Thursday, July 18 | 7 p.m. | TailGate Brewery, 7300 Charlotte Pk. | Cost of purchase | Arrive early for pizza and choice of picnic table at this all-ages movie night.
Friday, July 19
  • Fishmonger Pop-up | Friday, July 19-Saturday, July 20 | 5-9:30 p.m. | Butcher & Bee’s Rose Room, 902 Main St. | Cost of purchase | Get a taste of the popular Atlanta restaurant’s menu, including cocktails, raw bar items, fish sandwiches, and more.
Saturday, July 20
  • Smashville Summer Open House | Saturday, July 20 | 12-3 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway | Free+ | Explore seat options for the upcoming Nashville Predators season, shop the team’s used equipment sale, and enjoy summer treats.
  • Clothing Swap | Saturday, July 20 | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | MosaicOaks Centre, 5348 Hickory Hollow Pkwy. | $10 | Bring your gently worn clothes, accessories, and shoes to this sustainable fashion event.
Sunday, July 21
  • Frist Arts Fest | Sunday, July 21 | 1-5:30 p.m. | Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway | $15 | Celebrate the museum’s exhibitions with a day of performances, art making, music, and more.
Monday, July 22
  • Peach Week | Monday, July 22-Sunday, July 28 | Edley’s Bar-B-Que, Locations vary | Cost of purchase | Edley’s is cooking up two special items with The Peach Truck peaches — The Sweet Georgia Brown (pork sandwich topped with peaches) and fried peach hand pies.
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Wellness
 
Can’t get out of bed?
A woman in a white sweatshirt and green shorts holding a coffee cup and walking her white dog with a red leash in a local park
If the idea of a walk with your dog in the park (local coffee in-hand) no longer sparks joy, keep reading. | Photo via Pexels
If the thought of grabbing a treat from Crema or taking a stroll in Centennial Park still can’t get you out of bed, you might need some support.

While Nashville has many excellent, local mental health counselors, therapists, and resources, if you’re looking for a therapy option completely online — available in as little as 24 hours, and at a 25% off discount — BetterHelp can, well, help.

Get custom-matched with one of their 30,000+ licensed therapists.
 
News Notes
 
Civic
  • Metro Council passed the ballot language for Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s “Choose How You Move” transit plan, inching the $3.1 billion initiative closer to the Nov. 5 ballot, pending final approval from the election commission. Revisit the plan, which depends on voters approving a half-cent sales tax increase. (WTVF)
Open
  • Birdie’s Frozen Drinks has set up shop in Bellevue at Harpeth Valley Golf Center — 7629 Old Harding Pk. The business, which often pops up at area farmers markets and events, serves frozen lemonade, frozen sweet tea, food, and other treats. It’s open Wednesday through Sunday.
Eat
  • Slutty Vegan, the popular Atlanta-based vegan burger chain, is making its way to Nashville — but only for one week. Order burgers and other plant-based bites from Thursday, Aug. 1 to Wednesday, Aug. 7 (5-10 p.m.) at 6917 Lenox Village Dr.
Announced
  • Welcome to Music City, Harry Styles. A life-size wax figure of the pop star debuts tomorrow, July 19 at Madame Tussauds Nashville. The statue is dressed in a “detailed replica of the furry pink jacket and strawberry-bedazzled vest” he wore at Coachella in 2022. (Billboard)
Try This
  • Subway is popping up at Bicentennial Park on Saturday, July 27 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.), and it’s bringing along a “Dip ‘N Slides” installation. The three 95-ft-long, 37-ft-high water slides are inspired by the restaurant’s footlong dippers. Adventure seekers over 18 can reserve a spot.
History
  • Get an up-close look at WSM, the radio home of the Grand Ole Opry, in “Behind The Airways.” The new Opry exhibit is included with daytime backstage tour tickets and offers guests the chance to learn about WSM’s history while catching a glimpse of the studio.
 
 
Film
 
🎄 Fa-la-la-la-Franklin
A holiday movie being filmed outdoors in downtown Franklin, TN, with production crew members holding cameras and mics. Some trees in the background are decorated with ornaments.
See how many local gems you can spot when the film premieres on Great American Family later this year. | Photo via the City of Franklin
If you see people walking around downtown Franklin in heavy coats or businesses decked out in wreaths, there’s a festive reason.

The cast and production crew of “A Little Women’s Christmas” are in town filming a modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel for Great American Family’s 2024 holiday movie lineup. The film “follows the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas” and stars Jillian Murray, Laura Osnes, Jen Lilley, and Julia Reilly. Gladys Knight will also appear in the film.

The production continues along Main Street and inside some local stores through Tuesday, July 23, according to the City of Franklin. While there are no street closures in place, pedestrians will be intermittently stopped during filming.

However, director Brandon Clark welcomes you to watch the action: “It’s all about our audience. We’re making it for them, so if they can be part of a journey, we’re taking it on, all the way through.”
 
Asked
 
Which of the following music videos was NOT filmed in Franklin, according to IMDB?
A. “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber
B. “Live to Tell” by Madonna
C. “Still Into You” by Paramore
D. “Heaven South” by Brad Paisley
 
The Buy
 
Dreo’s oscillating tower fan for your bedroom, which is ultra-quiet, circulates cool air, and is still on sale for Prime Day.
 
 
The Wrap
 
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From the editor
On the subject of sweet frozen treats, don’t forget National Ice Cream Day falls on Sunday, July 21. We hear Fryce Cream is serving up $4 soft serve all day.
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