Fresh Bite Cuban American Cuisine, located at 451 N. Thompson Ln., has reopened after a longer-than-planned hiatus for remodeling, which began in March. Fresh Bite serves ropa vieja, Cuban sandwiches, tamales, empanadas, croquettes, tostones, burgers, wings and more.
The business announced on its Facebook page that it is hiring bartenders and servers. For more information about available positions or placing an order, call 615-546-4444 or visit freshbiterestaurant.com.
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West 22 Tacos Mexican Cuisine has opened at 2108 Medical Center Pkwy. The new restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. West 22 offers authentic Mexican food and desserts including a variety of tacos, fajitas, salads, tuna nachos, fish tacos, cinnamon roll churros and more.
According to the restaurant, tortillas are made fresh daily. For more information, call 615-962-8126 or visit west22tacos.com.
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Papa John’s plans to open a new location on Lascassas Pike near El Monte, which is located at 2089 Lascassas Pike.
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Crunch Fitness will open a new 40,000-square-foot fitness center in Murfreesboro this December, which will be located at 1266 NW Broad St.
The fitness center will open a pre-sale for its memberships this fall. Crunch announced via its Instagram page that the first 500 people to sign up will only have to pay $1 down and will receive one free month, a Crunch swag bag, a member T-shirt, and access to memberships starting at $9.99 per month. More information can be found at info.crunch.com.
Crunch will offer personal training, small group training, online classes and live online workouts, ride classes, yoga, access to a sauna, hydromassage, tanning beds and spray tan, onsite daycare and the HIITZone. The HIITZone offers high-intensity interval training for those interested in fast-paced and result-driven workouts. This area includes free weights, kettlebells, battle ropes, medicine balls, monkey bars, MMA equipment, sleds, tires and more.
The HIITZone also offers workout classes including:
AccelerateHIIT, which includes high-intensity, drill-based cardio exercises expected to burn calories at a fast pace.
PunchHIIT, which includes a hard-hitting workout featuring moves inspired by martial arts and boxing.
StrongHIIT, which includes triple round workouts that focus on control, power and strength expected to chisel your body while burning calories.
ExtremeHIIT, considered the most grueling of the four classes. This class includes workouts that will push clients to the max with a special course, and challenge rounds at each station.
For more information about memberships, classes and amenities offered by Crunch, call 629-335-5100 or visit crunch.com.
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ChampionTone Fitness (located at 1180 Park Ave.) has opened an additional fitness center called ChampionSpin, located at 1520 Memorial Blvd. ChampionSpin is an indoor fitness and cycle studio dedicated to offering its clients an effective and efficient workout. The cycle studio welcomes new clients interested in building up their workout routines. At ChampionSpin, clients can work with certified instructors and personal trainers. Those who are interested in the new cycle studio can sign up for facility memberships or for drop-in classes, and will receive a free first class. For more information, call 615-551-4107, or visit championspin.com.
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Avalon Athletic Club recently purchased the Murfreesboro Athletic Club. The company has said that it will keep most of the same equipment as before, but it has let many of the previous staff members and personal trainers go. The company has also stopped offering daycare services to its members.
For information about the company and changes to the gym at 710 Memorial Blvd., visit avalonathleticclub.com.
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Co-owner and founder of TriFit, Barry Campbell, one of Murfreesboro Athletic Club’s former trainers, recently announced that TriFit has quickly opened its own location on Middle Tennessee Christian School Road. The new facility opened on Sept. 27 after just a couple weeks of work.
“I can’t say enough about our crew that pulled together over the last two weeks and basically built a gym from scratch,” Campbell said in a recent social media post. “No one panicked, no one gave up, they just got to work.”
The training facility offers personal training, yoga, nutrition programs, boot camps and weight loss programs. For additional information about offered services, visit trifitmurfreesboro.com.
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Float Alchemy will host the October 2021 installment of The Connection: An Evening of Professional Networking and Business Brainstorming from 5–7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. All Middle Tennessee entrepreneurs and professionals are welcome to attend this casual, free, no-obligation event, where they can meet other small business owners and tap into one another’s experience and energy. Float Alchemy is located at 131 Cason Ln., Murfreesboro.
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October’s Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Volunteer State Bank located at 2019 Memorial Blvd.
Business After Hours is an informal, social networking event designed to connect people with business professionals across Rutherford County. Registration for this event is not required. Admission for Chamber members is $10, and $20 for future members. For more information about this event, visit rutherfordchamber.org.
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Dollar General recently opened a third Tennessee location of pOpshelf, this location at 2421 New Salem Rd., in Murfreesboro. Store hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Dollar General plans to open at least 50 more pOpshelf stores by the end of the year, some of which will be in Tennessee.
According to an associate at the New Salem location, the company plans to soon open another location on Memorial Boulevard.
pOpshelf offers trendy and affordable decor, beauty supplies, makeup, candles, soaps, pillows, toys, groceries, seasonal products and more. Most of the company’s products are under $5.
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Saltworks Security has opened a location in Murfreesboro, the company’s third. The new office is located at 1500 Medical Center Pkwy., Suite 4B, at technology hub Fountains at Gateway. This location serves as the business’ development headquarters, while its corporate headquarters is located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The company also maintains a small office in India.
Saltworks Security is an application security consulting company that serves global financial, healthcare, insurance and other institutions by creating applications to manage highly secure data. Saltworks partners with customers to build world-class application security programs.
The company plans to hire at least 25 new engineers to work in software development and application security at the Murfreesboro location.
“We are in a strong growth mode and searching for great team members, from recent MTSU graduates to experienced team leaders,” said Saltworks president and co-founder Dennis Hurst.
The company mentioned in a recent press release that most employees will have the ability to work onsite for just a few days each week and will be allowed to work from home during the remainder of the week. The company also mentioned that the new location provides a healthy and enjoyable work environment for its employees with the walking trails, restaurants and parks surrounding the Fountains.
“Saltworks is grounded in a team member-first philosophy,” co-founder and senior vice president Susan Hurst said. “We believe that supporting our team members—our most important resource—with a great work environment, healthy work/life balance and ongoing, customized training allows them to provide world-class service to our customers. At Fountains at Gateway, we had the opportunity to build out our offices from scratch in an already-thriving office and retail community. All team member workspaces, along with the kitchen and break room, have windows with great views, while interior spaces are designated for conference spaces and management offices.”
For more information about the company, visit saltworks.io.
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iFix Wireless plans to open a location around mid-October at 1433 Warrior Dr., Suite B, near the Speedway on New Salem. iFix will focus primarily on repairing cellular and wireless devices including phones and tablets. One of the services offered by the business will be screen repair and replacement. iFix will also sell products and accessories for devices at the location.
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The Whitt’s Barbecue location at 2898 S. Church St. has closed its doors to the public. The location does not currently have plans to reopen. Whitt’s continues to offer dine-in, drive-thru and delivery service at its 105 Sulphur Springs Rd. location, just off of Memorial Boulevard.
