Hendersonville reflects on 2008

2008 marked by growth, goodbyes

Two thousand eight will be remembered for Obama, banks and Batman, but for Hendersonville the year could just as easily be remembered for a retail growth spurt, gas shortages and as the year we said goodbye to two of the city’s most distinguished residents.
Here are the top ten Hendersonville stories in 2008, in no particular order, as chosen by Sumner County Publications staff:

‘Streets’ opens with much fanfare
Consumers craving convenience and a way to keep tax dollars local flocked to the much-anticipated Streets of Indian Lake when the more than 182,307 square feet of new retail space opened its doors in March. The first phase of the retail component of the massive 400-acre Indian Lake Village includes high-end retail and specialty stores, restaurants, a Barnes and Noble Bookstore, and a new 16-screen Regal Cinemas movie theater.The original developers of the property, Continental Real Estate Properties, recently sold The Streets of Indian Lake to the Illinois-based Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. for a reported $60 million. What effect the nation’s recession will have on the new development remains to be seen. One retailer – a high-end clothier - has already closed its doors since the March opening. The new development brought with it more than a few traffic headaches for motorists; and city officials were put in the hot seat as to why the city hadn’t planned better to handle the influx.
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