Becky McClellan-Smith

Lifestyle and Magazine Writing

Becky McClellan Creative •

Art in the Time of Quarantine

Maybe it’s inspiration from my children’s resiliency, my family’s spirited Zoom chats, or my neighbors’ kindness (or maybe it’s being able to take a break from teaching elementary math for a week), but I’ve felt a lot more hopeful lately, and I can’t help but feel it is related to my recent creative endeavors more than anything else. And if there were ever a time when we need more art and creativity, it’s now.
Charlotte Magazine •

Charlotte's 5 Best Places to Eat with Kids

AS A PARENT, you know the story. Maybe it’s Friday after a long week or Tuesday night after swim lessons. Whatever day, whatever time, one thing is certain: Your kids went from zero to starving in a matter of seconds, and you’re now in the car facing one of life’s most pressing questions—where do we eat? Here are five safe bets for eating out that are sure to please parents who also have tiny taste buds in tow.
South Nashville News •

Behind the Red Barn Backdrop: A South Nashville Community Joins Hands to Celebrate Music, Art

NASHVILLE — Nashville, Tennessee: Home of country music, southern barbecue, cowboy boots, big hair, and record deals. Thousands of tourists line the streets of Broadway each year to tour the legendary Country Music Hall of Fame, get musically baptized inside the Ryman Auditorium’s historic walls, or catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift eating a tomato-mozzarella panini at a local sandwich shop. And then there are the dream-chasers who pack up their cars or grab a bus and head to Music Row with vision
Boston University •

The Best Thing About Brookline

BOSTON — It’s nearly 5 p.m. on a blustery Friday afternoon in late November. In the Boston suburb of Brookline, the sky is overcast and gray and the sun has nearly set as local businesses on Harvard Avenue in Coolidge Corner begin locking their doors and turning off their lights, indicating to passers-by that the weekend is upon them. For a few moments this quaint, store-lined street of Brookline is dimly lit as people scramble to catch the 66 bus home or duck into one of the local coffeehouses