“He had taken four buses to get here,” says Andre Prince Jeffries, proprietor of Nashville’s Prince’s Hot Chicken, about a customer who came in to her restaurant not long ago. “He said that he was in a hurry. But, you know, we don’t serve fast food. I told him that he was going to have to wait. So he left.&rdquo

Charlottesville, Virginia residents Christy Ford, owner of the home store And George, and local blogger Susie Matheson had grown accustomed to playing small-town tour guide to visiting friends and family. Enthusiastic about the charms of their city, the two put their heads together to create a city guide reflective of the creative soul and entrepreneurial spirit of Charlottesville—an angle they felt wasn’t getting the attention it deserved