SaBaiDee Cafe at 505 Cason Ln., Suite E, closed temporarily at the end of August for renovations.

The business posted an update on its Facebook page on Oct. 23 explaining that progress on the building’s renovations had been paused due to awaiting approval of codes permits. The original date for re-opening was set for early November but has since been further delayed.

“Apparently, we are no longer a small ‘cafe’ anymore, we are now an assembly. This change requires more details, more approvals and more time. Good food will come to those who wait,” according to the post from SaBaiDee management.

SaBaiDee serves authentic Lao food, according to the restaurant’s website.

“We were founded on the premise of making good Lao food from scratch. Our food is made fresh to order, we do not have pre-made soups or appetizers. We love sharing our home-cooked meals with our community and want everyone to experience the love of Lao food and culture that has brought us so much happiness.” SaBaiDee also includes Thai cuisine among its offerings.

A customer recently left a handwritten sign on the door of SaBaiDee reading: “When will you all open back up? It is bad to have a craving for Thai tea for two months.”

For more information on the restaurant and renovations, visit sabaideecafe.com or facebook.com/sabaideeboro.

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Jay’s Smoqued BBQ has opened at 2804 S. Rutherford Blvd., in the space formerly occupied by Tennessee Hemp Supply and OK Jose, near Walmart and CNG Liquor.

The business formerly operated as a food truck known as Papa J BBQ. For more on the restaurant, which aims “to provide excellent down-home Southern BBQ,” visit jaysmoquedbbq.com.

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Hank’2 Doors Down has opened just two doors down from Hank’s Honky Tonk at 2341 Memorial Blvd. The new location was originally advertised to be a second bar, but owners Ken, Gina and Liz Strode decided to operate the new facility as a private event space instead. The space is available for rentals.

Events held at this new location include private concerts, album release parties, birthday parties, receptions, fundraisers and more. This new location also offers a 100-square-foot stage, full-service bar and seating for up to 40 people with a max capacity of 50.

For booking information, call 773-841-1113, or visit hankshonkytonk.com.

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Domino’s Pizza has opened another location at 3940 Shelbyville Hwy. at the former site of MT Bottle Restaurant and Lounge. This new location is the seventh Domino’s store in Rutherford County.

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Tint World has opened a fourth Tennessee location at 1610 NW Broad St., Murfreesboro, in addition to its other locations in Chattanooga, Memphis and Goodlettsville.

According to Tint World’s website, the company was created out of the need for a clean, well-run window tinting and auto accessory center. Tint World has served its customers since 1982 and intends to continue to grow the business with honest and reasonable services and prices.

Tint World offers a lifetime warranty.

For more information, call 615-538-1881 or visit tintworld.com.

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Tag’z 5 Star Meats has opened its new location at 1862 Memorial Blvd. in Murfreesboro.

Tag’z 5 Star Meats provides customers with a variety of fresh meats and sauces, including free-range and all-natural chicken, grass-fed-only beef, farm-raised and wild seafood, blend marinades, cherry balsamic sauce, pork chops, lamb chops, salmon seasoning, citrus sauce and more.

All meats come from the United States and the business also works with and offers products from local businesses including Hatcher’s Dairy, Carl’s All Purpose Seasoning, Marcy Jams, Bates Eggs, Tennessee Tea, Blue Porch Cheeses and Billy Allen Honey.

For more information, visit tagz5starmeats.com.

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Crumbl Cookies has opened its second Rutherford County location at 817 Industrial Blvd. in Smyrna. The location is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

For more information, visit crumblcookies.com/tnsmyrna or call 615-625-2447.

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Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers recently opened at 590 Sam Ridley Pkwy. W. in Smyrna. This location is the restaurant’s 15th location in Tennessee.

Freddy’s serves steakburgers, hot dogs, a variety of frozen custard flavors, malts and shakes as well as toppings and mix-in options for its custard and shakes. Freddy’s also offers pints and quarts of ice cream.

The Smyrna location offers seating for 72 people, with additional seating on the patio. Visit freddysusa.com/store/smyrna for more information.

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Recyclops recently opened a location in Murfreesboro to provide recycling services to the area. Recyclops is a technology startup that innovates solutions for sustainability, starting with recycling.

The company started in 2013 when founder and CEO Ryan Smith developed the idea while in college in Utah. At the time, his apartment didn’t offer onsite recycling, and he realized that recycling couldn’t be considered a universal luxury. After that realization, he invested in a few large bins and a small fleet of dumpster trucks, and by 2014 he had launched Recyclops. Recyclops offered recycling services to residents and businesses around Utah.

Until 2017, the company sought revenue through monthly subscriptions and the resale of used cardboard. After some unforeseen circumstances resulting in a significant reduction in the amount earned for each ton of cardboard sold, Smith began investing in an Uber-like model for recycling. He began work on new technology that would support his methods, and by March 2018, the new version of Recyclops was born. Recyclops has since reached over 100 cities.

By applying technology to recycling logistics using a smart-routing app, the company has managed to replicate the model easily and efficiently in some of the most rural and remote regions of the U.S.

Recyclops has been sought out by other similarly-minded organizations, like Grove and Imperfect Foods, to help them solve some of their most challenging sustainability issues and to find solutions for their hard-to-recycle items.

For more information regarding subscription packages and services offered, visit recyclops.com/locations/tennessee/rutherford.

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CLOSINGS:

After a few decades in business, the Murfreesboro and Smyrna locations of Cici’s Pizza have closed. The local Cici’s recently announced via its Facebook page that it does not have plans to reopen after it announced a temporary closure just a few months ago.

Hungry Bear, a cheesesteak restaurant located at 2830 Middle Tennessee Blvd., closed suddenly near the beginning of November. The restaurant was located just behind the Shell station by the corner of Greenland Drive. Fans said the restaurant had a college hangout vibe with Philadelphia-themed decor.