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If you're fed up with the traditional costume rental options in Nashville, try this one on for size: Bittners Formal Wear on West End now rents costumes, in addition to tuxedos of every style and color.

We review the quick service restaurant Wolfgang Puck Express in Cool Springs. Can the celebrated Chinois Chicken Salad live up to its reputation? Why does the waiter continue to pester us during dinner when we have to refill our own water from a beverage station? Will we ever go to Wolfgang Puck Express again...or more importantly, without a coupon?

I visited the Chico's boutique in Cool Springs for the first time, and I was impressed with its warm atmosphere and large selection. I've only shopped the Chico's catalog. I didn't know I could buy the short length Travelers pants at a Chico's store!

If you're looking for houses in Brentwood, TN, you'll want to check out ZIPskinny.com, an easy-to-read demographic look at 37027. We interpret the key statistics for Brentwood residents and give you additional resources for finding the Brentwood zip code and navigating with a Brentwood map.

I love finding unique and beautiful gift wrapping paper and gift bags! (In fact, I'm already wrapping my Christmas gifts in October.) I thought I'd share a few Brentwood shops and resources for the best Christmas and birthday wrapping paper.

Has the Brentwood Produce Stand gone out of business? I'm happy to report that the answer is NO! You'll find this charming produce stand in the Shell gas station's parking lot, under a metal carport -- not in the wooden shed on the hilltop behind.

I've found an off-the-beaten-path place to buy your Halloween costume! How about real chef's hats, coats, and pants from new restaurant supply store GFS Marketplace? I have the links you need plus an idea to make your chef's costume a gruesome Halloween twist.

I checked out the Grand Opening of Gordon Food Service Marketplace, a new restaurant supply store across from Costco in Cool Springs. GFS Marketplace sells restaurant quality foods, case quantities, janitorial supplies and restaurant equipment...all without a membership fee.

I discovered an out-of-the-way gas station and grocery off Wilson Pike. The Jamison Market and Deli is a quaint little store between Brentwood and Franklin, just behind McKay's Mill subdivision.

Interested in drinking local milk? I drove out to Williamson County's Hatcher Family Dairy to investigate. Here's my review of the local dairy store, its products, and other resources for local milk including Purity, Blue Bell, and Rock Springs Farm from the Produce Place.

Tucked behind a Native American village mound lies one of Brentwood's oldest structures. The Boiling Springs Academy on Moores Lane East was donated by the Primm family when the Montclair subdivision was built. Now restored, this 1833 schoolhouse is the centerpiece of Primm Park (also the entrance to Brentwood's bikeway).

Take a look at this historic Brentwood outhouse! Boiling Springs Academy is an 1807 schoolhouse at Primm Park on Moore's Lane. Visiting schoolchildren take field trips there each fall. See how the clever restoration team incorporated a working bathroom at this historic site!