| The EDGE: Gigi's Cupcakes franchise to open this year |
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By: ERIN EDGEMON, Business Editor
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:05 am
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Gigi’s Cupcakes is coming to Murfreesboro.
The cupcake store franchise, which features more than 40 flavors of artfully created cupcakes, got its start in Nashville.
Sisters Julie Wyatt and Jan Zamudio are preparing to open the Murfreesboro store.
According to blog postings, it looks like the cupcake franchise will open in early October at 451 N. Thompson Lane.
But Wyatt said an opening date has yet to be set, but assured that it would open sometime this year across the street from Jason’s Deli and near Samurai’s Cuisine.
Wyatt said she and her sister decided to open a Gigi’s Cupcakes in Murfreesboro to not compete with Nashville locations.
With The Avenue, the new MTMC and MTSU, she said they knew Murfreesboro would be a good location for the store.
Wyatt said Gigi’s Cupcakes are “awesome” as she spoke about the moistness of the cake and the taste of the frosting.
Gigi's Cupcakes currently offers flavors such as White Midnight Magic Chocolate Chip, Root Beer Float, Orange Dreamsicle, Key Lime, Cookies 'n' Cream (dark chocolate cake with Baileys chocolate butter cream frosting topped with Oreo crumbles and a tiny Oreo cookie.), Ginger Bread, Caramel Sugar Mama (Caramel cake topped with caramel buttercream and drizzled with caramel and Sugar Babies).
For more information, visit www.gigiscupcakesusa.com.
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Golf, Etc. is moving from its current location on South Church Street near Kroger to Medical Center Parkway, said assistant manager Rob Miller.
“We will try our best to be reopened by Sept. 21 in our new location,” he said.
The new location is in the same shopping center as Salsarita’s and Otter’s Chicken Tenders, near the intersection with North Thompson Lane.
Miller said Golf, Etc. is making the move to have a more centralized location and more foot traffic at the store.
“It is just going to be much more accessible to the downtown shopping area of Murfreesboro,” he said.
Golf, Etc. has been in its current location for five years. The store sells golf accessories and apparel for adults and children. Golf, Etc. repairs golf clubs and custom fits clubs.
The store is expected to close Sept. 11 or Sept. 12 to prepare for the move.
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For those of you who haven’t noticed yet, Backyard Burger is now open.
The restaurant is located at 1432 Memorial Blvd., in the former location of Couva Calypso Café.
Back Yard Burger formerly had a location near Stones River Mall, which closed more than two years ago.
Back Yard Burgers’ menu includes gourmet burgers made from 100 percent Black Angus and cooked on a charrock rather than a flat grill. The menu also features a variety of specialty burgers, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, hot dogs and salads.
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Mesh Boutique located at 113 W. Lytle St. recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The store features local artwork, handmade jewelry, handmade women’s clothing, organic bath goods, gifts and recycled furniture.
The boutique, owned by Heather Harring and Jennifer Kitchen, also recently launched a Web site to sell their wares at www.mesh-boutique.com
The Tech Life, a local business that helps individuals buy, set up and use technology products recently launched a revamped Web site at www.thetechlife.net. The Web site features links to follow The Tech Life on Twitter and Facebook.
The company, owned by Nathan and Brian Lowhorn, also will provide technology news and answer technology questions through podcasts on the Web site.
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Highlights of Business News from Murfreesboropost.com:
• Murfreesboro-based Old Time Pottery, Inc., which operates 37 bargain home decorating stores in 12 states, filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The reason for the filing was the company’s inability to extend its line of credit agreements with its primary lender.
• Middle Tennessee Medical Center awarded Jennifer Hershey, an emergency medical technician, as the recipient of a $6,000 scholarship to attend paramedic school with all costs covered.
• Nissan North America (NNA) has become the first vehicle manufacturer to commercially deploy methanol fuel cells to power its material handling equipment (tugs) at its Smyrna assembly plant.
The methanol fuel cells from Oorja Protonics, OorjaPacTM, provide a more energy efficient and cost effective battery-charging process for the 60 tugs that are used to transport thousands of vehicle parts throughout the 5.4 million-square-foot facility.
Erin Edgemon can be reached at 869-0812 and at eedgemon@murfreesboropost.com.
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