By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson NASHVILLE, TN — In the 10 years since opening her North Nashville business, Mignon Francois has sold more than 5 million cupcakes and helped to transform the North Nashville district known as Germantown into a vibrant community. As she celebrates a decade of success—including two locations and sales exceeding $10 million–Francois is spending the coming weeks saying thank you to customers of The Cupcake Collection who supported her and helped to build her band. “Nashville sowed into me and I’m not just going to take from this community, I’m going to give something back,” Francois said.…
Author: Cynthia Yeldell
By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson NASHVILLE, TN — After watching her son’s health slowly deteriorate over the past eight years, LaKesha Welch is making the difficult decision to disconnect Darian Jones from life support today on his 10th birthday. Welch’s journey has been long and the choice wasn’t easy, but Darian, who was diagnosed with a rare and fatal cholesterol disease called Niemann Pick Disease Type C, came to his mother in a dream and told her it was time to let him go. “I never thought I would do what I am about to do,” Welch said, days before Darian’s…