Main Street Presents Simply Pure Sweets, Brass Horn, WoodsViking, Beckman’s with Downtown Awards

WoodsViking Barbershop received a Downtown Design Award

Main Street Murfreesboro held its annual meeting on Feb. 23 at the newly renovated Murfreesboro Municipal Airport. As board members and community partners watched the annual meeting via Zoom, the organization chose four businesses to receive the Downtown Awards.

Downtown Design Award recipients were:
– Brass Horn Coffee Roasters, located at 410 W. Lytle St., owned by Jeremy Florida.

“Our building was built for my grandfather and his brother’s auto parts business, which my dad still owns and operates next door,” Florida said.

*Brass Horn Coffee Roasters received a Downtown Design Award*

Jeremy remodeled the building and started his new coffee roasting business to “impact people in a positive way through coffee and culture.”

– WoodsViking Barbershop, located at 15 S. Public Square, owned by Aaron Dabney and Shawn Templeton.

Starting their new barbershop in 2016, the two barbers renovated their building three times, growing from six barbers to 15. This unique barbershop was designed with the help of their clients and serves a multi-ethnic clientele, creating a diverse cultural experience downtown.

*Kirk Garrett presents a Downtown Business Award to Chantell Kennedy-Shehan of Simply Pure Sweets*

Downtown Business Award recipients were:
– Simply Pure Sweets, located at 128 N. Church St., owned by Matthew Joseph and Chantell Kennedy-Shehan.

Opening in 2016, this downtown bakery has moved twice and grown its list of offerings to pastries, breads, lunch, coffees and more. They also serve catering needs and provide bread to many locally owned restaurants.

– Beckman’s Prescription Shop, located at 120 E. College St., owned by Keith and Shannon Beckman.

Keith recently took over the family-run pharmacy that was opened in 1972 by Milton and Sylvia Beckman Keith.

Beckman describes the business mission: “to treat every patient as if they are our own family and to provide knowledge, clinical services and exceptional care for our community.”

*Tab Talbott and Kirk Garrett present a Downtown Business Award to Keith Beckman of Beckman’s Prescription Shop*

At the meeting, Main Street also elected its 2021 board members. Voted in as the 2021 Board Chair was Kasey “Tab” Talbott, an attorney with Gateway Title Services, LLC. Vice-Chair Kirk Garrett, the Murfreesboro city president with Volunteer State Bank, was also voted and approved. Three new members were elected to the Main Street board, Jonathan Harmon, Tianna Christiansen and Ken Halliburton.

Randy Caldwell, the 2020 board chair, thanked the community and board for the many ways they supported downtown small businesses and the Main Street nonprofit by “thinking outside the box” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Main Street program, which celebrates its 36th anniversary, is affiliated with the National Trust for Historical Preservation’s National Main Street Center. Main Street capitalizes on the unique character of the courthouse square and the surrounding business district with the goal of transforming it into the cultural, social, professional and retail center of Rutherford County, the hub of community life.

For more information on the 2021 downtown event schedule and business member information, visit mainstreetmurfreesboro.org.