Clarksville Living Magazine — November 2020

The November 2020 issue of Clarksville Living Magazine holds onto grateful traditions, plans a slightly different Thanksgiving, and reopens the library.

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“Grateful Traditions” anchors the issue in the spirit of the season, giving back by sharing thankfulness — a theme that carried special weight in a year that had tested the community's resilience at every turn.

“A Slightly Different Thanksgiving” meets the holiday's new reality directly. This day is typically a time to gather with friends and family both near and far, the feature acknowledges, but 2020 required rethinking those gatherings — and it offers ways to keep the meaning of the day while keeping everyone safe.

“Reopening the Library” charts a hopeful step back toward normal, as one of the community's most valued public institutions worked out how to welcome patrons again, and “Well Done: Local BBQ Maestro” celebrates a Clarksville pitmaster and the craft of great barbecue.

The recurring Pet Corner offers a timely caution — the holidays can be dangerous for pets — from Christina Chittenden, alongside the issue's regular departments and photo pages.

Together the features thread gratitude through a hard year: traditions worth keeping, a holiday reimagined, a library's doors reopening, and a good plate of barbecue — the small and large things a community gives thanks for.

It is a warm, grounded November number that meets a strange season with honesty and heart, helping readers find the holiday even when it looked different than ever before.

The recurring departments and photo pages round out a November issue built around gratitude in its fullest sense — for traditions worth keeping, a holiday safely reimagined, a beloved library's reopening, and the simple comfort of a good meal shared. It meets a hard season with honesty and heart, helping readers find Thanksgiving even when it looked different than ever before.

Table of Contents

  • Grateful Traditions (p. 6)
  • A Slightly Different Thanksgiving (p. 12)
  • Giving Back By Sharing Thankfulness (p. 14)
  • Reopening The Library (p. 18)
  • Well Done: Local Bbq Maestro (p. 20)
  • Pet Corner (p. 24)

Regular departments

  • Petpix (p. 26)
  • Calendar (p. 28)
  • Network (p. 36)