New coffeehouse coming to south Nashville

By Dave Carew

A new coffeehouse aspiring to be “where everybody knows your name” is coming to Lenox Village in south Nashville. Calling itself “Grounds 4 Inspiration,” the coffeehouse will open on Saturday, December 1 as part of the Lenox Village Open House festivities.

In an exclusive interview with Underground Nashville, owner Michele Robinette, who is originally from Boston, stressed that she wants Grounds 4 Inspiration to have the “Cheers” vibe (“where everybody knows your name”), because people are looking for that and they don’t always get it from Starbucks or other corporate-chain houses.

“I can go into the same Starbucks five days in a row, yet they still don’t know my name or who I am. I want Grounds 4 Inspiration to be completely different from that—where you enjoy a comfortable, neighborly setting, in a place where people remember you, where there is good karma,” said Ms. Robinette.

Grounds 4 Inspiration will be open seven days a week, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. It will start off by offering great Vienna Coffee from Maryville, Tennessee, plus in-store baked goods, local bakery items, and quick “grab n’ go” breakfast fare such as fresh biscuits, bagels, oatmeal, muffins, and donuts. There also will be gluten-free and sugar-free options.

The coffeehouse’s “support your local community” philosophy also will pertain to the gift items available at Grounds 4 Inspiration.

“We’ll be offering shelf space to local painters, jewelry makers, and others, and hope to also eventually offer live music,” said Ms. Robinette.

Sounds like a great plan to us.  And don’t be surprised if you see us standing in line for great coffee and fresh biscuits on December 1.

For more information, visit and “like” Grounds 4 Inspiration on Facebook.

David M. (Dave) Carew is writer/editor of “Underground Nashville” and the author of the novels “Everything Means Nothing to Me: A Novel of Underground Nashville” and “Voice from the Gutter,” both now available at XLibris.com. Dave also is a freelance book editor, publicist, seminar and workshop leader, journalist, and advertising / marketing / public relations writer.

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