Kitchen Fresh, a new fast-casual concept, leases space at Fountains at Gateway

Kitchen Fresh, a new fast-casual concept, leases space at Fountains at Gateway

Kitchen Fresh has leased a 1,897-square-foot retail space at Fountains at Gateway, the new Class A office and retail development in Murfreesboro, announced developer Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties. Kitchen Fresh is a new, fast-casual restaurant concept built around healthy, organic, chef-inspired food. All food is made from scratch and fresh-to-order. Meals are served…

‘Historic Bottoms’ past and future featured in ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

‘Historic Bottoms’ past and future featured in ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

Murfreesboro’s “Historic Bottoms,” with a past known for low terrain and flooding, dates to the Civil War and Reconstruction.  It was a place where many former slaves resided after gaining freedom and where African Americans made a community even as a federal highway, U.S. 41, cut its way through the City. In 2016, the City…

Airline industry companies court MTSU aerospace students

Airline industry companies court MTSU aerospace students

Nearly 20 airline industry companies came calling, courting potential job seekers from the MTSU Department of Aerospace. More than 250 MTSU students and several others expressed their interest during the annual MTSU Aerospace Career Fair Thursday (April 6) in the Business and Aerospace Building’s first floor south lobby. Aerospace holds a career fair to enable…

Avoid the sting of bee extinction at 2017 Earth Day Celebration

Avoid the sting of bee extinction at 2017 Earth Day Celebration

Join Murfreesboro Electric Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Historic Downtown Square for the 16th Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 22. This year’s theme, “Nothing would sting more than bee extinction,” focuses on the underappreciated insect contributors to our environment. While many people think of bees as nothing more than pests,…

JazzFest 2017 Coming Soon!

JazzFest 2017 Coming Soon!

 Make plans now for the 21st Annual JazzFest! Friday, May 5 & Saturday, May 6    JazzFest is Murfreesboro’s rite of Spring:  our first community gathering of the warm-weather season on the beautiful historic Downtown Square!  Keep checking the JazzFest website for up-to-date info! http://mainstreetjazzfest.net/ The Bob Scales Main Stage SaturdaySchedule:   12:00     Seymour HS Jazz…

MCS expands Gifted Education Program with Gifted Academy

MCS expands Gifted Education Program with Gifted Academy

Twenty-five teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching after completing the MTSU/MCS Gifted Academy. The Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, aims to expand Murfreesboro City Schools Gifted Education program by equipping teachers with tools to identify and engage gifted students. “We expect the identification…

Amazon to hire 30,000 part-time workers, including 5,000 work-from-home positions

Amazon to hire 30,000 part-time workers, including 5,000 work-from-home positions

Amazon plans to hire 30,000 part-time workers in the U.S. over the next year, the company announced in a press release on Thursday. The hires include 5,000 work-from-home positions, which will be part of the retailer’s virtual customer service department. Virtually-located employees who work 20 hours per week are eligible for the company’s benefits program…

‘Historic Bottoms’ past and future featured in ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

‘Historic Bottoms’ past and future featured in ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

Murfreesboro’s “Historic Bottoms,” with a past known for low terrain and flooding, dates to the Civil War and Reconstruction.  It was a place where many former slaves resided after gaining freedom and where African Americans made a community even as a federal highway, U.S. 41, cut its way through the City. In 2016, the City…

TBI head, TN Supreme Court chief justice bring leadership perspectives to MTSU

TBI head, TN Supreme Court chief justice bring leadership perspectives to MTSU

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director stressed leadership qualities — but not on-the-job stress in solving crimes — in a talk with MTSU students, faculty and staff at the Omicron Delta Kappa True Blue Leadership Day. MTSU alumnus Mark Gwyn discussed culture, the climate of the country following racially charged incidents in Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore,…