NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For a lot of people, a walk on the greenway is a way to escape. "Oh my gosh, it was the most beautiful walk," said Janet Grabe, who is visiting Nashville this week.

Convention travel to Nashville started to pick up around that time, and a citywide branding effort took place in 2004, led by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Opry Mills mall suffered ...