| The EDGE: Let's go get Sconed? Dooley's Donut sells |
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By: ERIN EDGEMON, Business Editor
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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:04 am
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| Dooley’s Donut Café is now Get Sconed Bakery & Coffee Co., even though the sign hasn’t changed yet. Cathy Evans and her daughters, Julie Richards and Alicia Dodgion, took over the business located at 1875 Memorial Blvd. Aug. 1. In addition to doughnuts, the bakery serves breakfast from biscuits and gravy and breakfast sandwiches to croissants, bagels and English muffins. At lunch Get Sconed offers a variety of sandwiches from chicken salad to cold cuts on fresh-baked bread, salads and individual pizzas. When the weather turns cold, the bakery will offer a variety of soups and chili in bread bowls. Evans, a baker, also makes a wide array of desserts from brownies, cookies and turnovers to cupcakes and birthday and weddings cakes. A selection of flavored coffees also is offered. “I had worked for Publix for almost 10 years in the bakery,” Evans said. “I decided I wanted to get out there on my own. I wanted to have a place where people could come and relax and have a coffee.” Evans said she wants Get Sconed to be a fun and upbeat place just like its name. Get Sconed offers free wireless Internet and a Nintendo Wii game system. Current hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Evans said Get Sconed has applied for a beer license to sell specialty beers. She hopes the business will soon be open to 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. on weekends. For more information, call Get Sconed at 410-3528. ••• The Cedar Bucket Restaurant is finally open, said owner Rickey Turner. The Southern meat-and-three restaurant was originally slated to open in August in the former location of Lenny’s Subs near Kroger at 1626 Middle Tennessee Blvd. The Cedar Bucket Restaurant opened Wednesday, Sept. 8. Turner said the restaurant relocated to Murfreesboro from Shelbyville due to the better economy. The Cedar Bucket’s specialty is skillet-fried cornbread. The restaurant will also serve a variety of salads. Take out and delivery will be available as well as private dining. The restaurant features two big screen televisions, Turner said. Hours of operation are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, hours will vary on Saturday and 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday. ••• Wal-Mart recently renovated its location at 2000 Old Fort Parkway to give “area shoppers a glimpse of the company’s next generation of store design and customer experience,” said store officials. Among the many improvements were a new layout, wider aisles, low-profile shelving, bright interior paint scheme, enhanced lighting and easy-to-read signage to make the shopping experience more convenient for customers than ever before. “We’ve been listening to our customers and are redesigning our stores to make shopping at Wal-Mart even easier,” said Julie Murphy, vice president and regional general manager. “We are excited to bring an improved and consistent shopping experience to our customers.” Over the next five years, Wal-Mart plans to renovate approximately 70 percent of its existing stores across the country. The remodel brought Wal-Mart customers an expanded electronics department featuring a wide selection of the latest consumer electronics and home entertainment. The new design includes a more hands-on experience for customers with interactive displays for hi-definition Blu-ray, video gaming and portable electronics. The interactive experience enables shoppers to test new technology including laptops, cameras, phones and GPS units before purchase. The stores also added a new department called Celebration Station that features party supplies, greeting cards, balloons and helium tanks, cake supplies and gift wrap. ••• Highlights of Business News from Murfreesboropost.com: • The Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a business continuity/emergency preparedness workshop Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at its office on Commercial Court in an effort to help small businesses in our community be prepared though the development of a business continuity plan. The cost of the one-day workshop is $300 per person (2nd employee $50). Participants can register online at: www.midtnredcross.org/BCDRWorkshop.html or by calling 893-4272 ext. 103. • Paul Turpin, MD announces the opening of his new endocrinology practice in Murfreesboro. He specializes in the treatment of diabetes and thyroid disease and has practiced medicine in the Middle Tennessee area for more than 20 years. The office is located at 517 Highland Terrace, Suite B, just off Highland Avenue. • Bobby McKee’s Irish Pub has announced a late fall opening at Stones River Mall in The Shops at Stones River, the mall’s outdoor lifestyle center. The 6,000-square-foot Bobby McKee's Pub will have something for all ages, ranging from moderately priced traditional Irish favorites to good ole' American fare and over 100 imported and domestic beers. The menu has a plentiful selection of Irish comfort food, including shepherd's pie, corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash and more. McKee recommends the lamb stew, a secret family recipe, made from scratch daily. Erin Edgemon can be reached at 869-0812 and at eedgemon@murfreesboropost.com. |
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