If you’re looking for the kind of independent place with a local feel—where you can get a quick lunch of catfish or meatloaf, where the sides are seasoned like somebody’s grandmother is in the kitchen, the cornbread is ready to go and the pie comes topped with a mountain of meringue—Murfreesboro’s Sylvan Park Restaurant is […]
For country singer-songwriter Kenna Elpers, the journey to national television began long before she stepped onto the stage of NBC’s The Voice. From her early performances in small-town Indiana to studying music business at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Elpers has spent much of her life building a career in country music. Now based […]
Keith Gimmy, a “Murfreesboro maintenance guy,” has been collecting stories from some of the experiences he’s run into over the past several years working in residential maintenance doing handyman work. “Friends and coworkers kept telling me I should write them down, so eventually I did,” Gimmy said. This year he released You Should’ve Mentioned That: […]
An orange Dodge Challenger carrying the Carpe Artista logo appeared on national television with actor and musician John Schneider behind the wheel [pictured, top], taking the mission of a Smyrna nonprofit to viewers across the country. Carpe Artista is featured in The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition, a reality series airing on The CW. […]
The community will gather at Haynes Chapel, 5935 Woodbury Pk., the church where Uncle Dave Macon once belonged, to celebrate an old-fashioned Thanksgiving through songs, music and shared gratitude. Haynes Chapel shapes the setting for an old-fashioned Thanksgiving Hymn Sing, set for Sunday afternoon, Nov. 22, starting at 1:30 p.m. Family, friends, and the entire […]
Pathway Lending will administer the Neighborhood Growth Grants Program in Murfreesboro; funded by Wells Fargo to support local businesses in select communities welcoming new Wells Fargo branches, this program will award $25,000 grants to small businesses based in Murfreesboro. Pathway Lending will independently manage the application process, determine eligibility and select grant recipients in accordance […]
Hey, everyone! I hope this fall weather finds you well and all your football teams are winning. Speaking of football, I recently had the privilege of sitting down with former Middle Tennessee State University head football coach and athletic director Boots Donnelly and his daughter Bunny to discuss her new book, Boots Donnelly: How He’ll […]
Could you be making a huge mistake in your financial life and not even know it? Life is busy and when we aren’t paying attention, things creep up and we go from time being on our side to missed opportunities. One area where this can be very costly is retirement planning. The results could range […]
