Who took our rack from Helen’s Hot Chicken?

The Pulse newsstand sat inside the otherwise empty, locked-up space for months after the hot chicken joint abandoned the unit. Now it is nowhere to be found.

Let me know if you see a lost Pulse rack out there somewhere . . .

Murfreesboro has a legitimately stacked mural scene. We have included an impressive selection of local murals in this edition, but once the Pulse crew started looking into this, we soon realized there’s no way we could include every single mural in town. Discover some in our section this month, as well as the dozens of others around town.

The August MTSU Fan Day was a terrific, but brutally hot, affair. I am glad there was a water slide there. That made my day better. This kickoff event to the football season and gathering of Blue Raider supporters and sponsors is an excellent event, and all of the kids (I) enjoy the chance to run around on the football field.

Football is here. Woo-hoo!

Let’s see . . . otherwise, this past month was filled with swimming, networking, jogging, chess, mowing, foosball, smoking meats, visiting murals and family members and advertisers and trying to keep up with all of the events, businesses, concerts, people, places and events that are going on in Murfreesboro.

And that is a lot!

September includes Cars for a Cause at Liberty’s Station, the Firefly Gala benefiting Doors of Hope, the White Oak Craft Fair in Woodbury, the Top Gun Night Run 6K, Smyrna Depot Days, the Boro Art Crawl, Oktoberfest at Oaklands, Homegrown Humor at Emerald Heart, Groovin’ in the Boro to support The Journey Home, MTSU football, the Gatsby Party, the Smyrna Rotary Club Wings of Freedom Fish Fry, the Journeys in Community Living luncheon, Live in the Boro benefiting Greenhouse Ministries, Mule Days down in Shelbyville, the Eagleville Fall Festival, Bingo in the Barn for Stepping Stones Safe Haven . . .

September is hoppin’ in the Murfreesboro area. Our events section is jam-packed—so much to do.

And, as has been the routine, the Business Buzz is also once packed with new businesses coming to the area—whether those are brand-new concepts launched by locals or large national brands that want a presence for Murfreesboro, construction and business activity continues to be at a constantly impressive pace in the Rutherford County area.

Thanks to Mike Sparks for the rocks!

We love you, Murfreesboro, but the Mayos are going to the Gulf for a welcome change of scenery, a chance to say goodbye to summer. Smell you later.