Joanie’s has opened its newly expanded next-door space on the Murfreesboro Public Square. The expansion nearly doubles the restaurant location’s footprint while preserving the atmosphere, food and drink offerings that have made Joanie’s a downtown favorite. The addition features a new coffee bar, a comfortable lounge area with couches, expanded table seating and a fun […]

A new public art installation celebrating America’s 250th anniversary now has a permanent home in downtown Murfreesboro. The USA 250 Mural Mosaic, titled “The Patriot’s Flag,” was unveiled July 3 and attached to the side of Shacklett’s Photography, 105 S. Church St. The majestic eagle now overlooks the green space just across from the Rutherford […]

Murfreesboro resident Steven Luboniecki reached a milestone more than five decades in the making in July when he visited Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana, for Indiana Sprint Week, making it the 100th different racetrack he has visited since first falling in love with auto racing as a child. His journey as a racing fan, photographer, […]

Murfreesboro native Jordan McCullough has stayed busy following his run to the grand finale of American Idol. After captivating millions of television viewers as the runner-up on Season 24 of the popular singing competition show, McCullough is proving that the finale was only the beginning. The Oakland High School graduate, longtime worship leader and emerging […]

You’re driving down a Murfreesboro road and see a new camera set up on a black pole. What is it for? Are you being recorded? It’s likely a Flock Safety license plate reader, part of a recently growing automated system used by the Murfreesboro Police Department and many other law enforcement agencies. According to MPD’s […]

Seafood lovers have a spot in Murfreesboro; Krustaceans Seafood, which opened on Church Street near Indian Hills Golf Course in 2025, serves coastal-style boils with crab, shrimp and lobster tail; fish and chips, fried shrimp baskets, fluffy waffles, and frozen drinks. Here at Krustaceans—a sister store to the brand’s Nashville restaurant on Lebanon Pike, both […]

Every year around late summer, hummingbirds start packing in as many calories as possible before making their long flight down to Central America. If you’ve noticed extra activity around your feeders lately, you’re not alone. This time in Middle Tennessee brings a massive surge in feeder activity as hummingbirds enter hyperphagia, a pre-migration feeding frenzy […]

Some business owners arrive where they are through meticulous career path planning and carefully mapping out their future. Others ride the wave and let things unfold. Local small business owner Carrie Richards didn’t set out to be the owner/operator of an American manufacturing company specializing in flail mower blades from a young age, but the […]