| The EDGE: New bowling alley sets soft opening |
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By: ERIN EDGEMON, Business Editor
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Posted: Sunday, September 6, 2009 7:11 am
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| Murfreesboro’s newest bowling alley is slated to have its grand opening in mid-October. The bowling alley, named Lanes, Trains and Automobiles, is located at 450 Butler Drive. The 50,000-square-foot facility is considered one of the largest family entertainment venues in the state, said Monty Bailey, of the bowling alley’s marketing agency, Fastrax Entertainment. In addition to 24 traditional bowling lanes, the facility will feature eight VIP lanes with plush furnishings and flat-screen televisions. Indoor bumpers and a state-of-the-art arcade are more family friendly amenities. The facility will be equipped with a full-service restaurant, named The Blue Caboose, which will be decked out in Blue Raider, Titans and Predators memorabilia and colors. A snack bar, called Coca Cola Café, and a 5,000-square-foot sports bar and billiard area, called Good Time Charlie’s are other attractions within the bowling alley. Lanes, Trains and Automobiles will have a soft opening late September or early October for the formation of bowling leagues. For more information, call 890-3999. The facility’s Web site at www.ltadepot.com will soon be launched. ••• Spirit Halloween, a Halloween mega store, opened Sept. 3 in the former Linens ‘N Things location at The Avenue. The seasonal store, set to close sometime in November, sells costumes for adults, children and pets; wigs, hats and masks; decorations and other accessories. Call the store at 890-2226 or visit www.spirithalloween.com for more information. ••• There is now a new reason to stop in at Sonic. You can help support local schools. When customers purchase a small through Route 44-sized fountain or frozen drink at Sonic they will receive a unique code used to “vote” for a teacher’s project online at LimeadesForLearning.com. Currently, there are approximately five Sonic teacher projects registered in Rutherford County. You can search for teacher’s projects by city, county or school at LimeadesforLearning.com. Teacher projects are used to help inspire learning in the classroom and range from computers needed for science labs to basketballs for gym class. Teachers’ projects receiving the most votes will be awarded grants throughout the month of September. Once a customer votes for a teacher’s project online, they can send notices to friends and track its progress to ensure it receives as many votes as possible for funding. An interactive map allows visitors to view the number of teacher projects and dollars donated in real-time nationally and by city or state. As of Aug. 31, nearly 4,000 teacher projects have been requested through Limeades for Learning. ••• Highlights from Business News at Murfreesboropost.com: • A seminar on how to become a government supplier will be held at the Chamber of Commerce Building located at 501 Memorial Blvd. Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. There is no charge for this seminar. Seating is limited. You may register online at www.tsbdc.org or call 898-2745. Arrangements for the handicapped will be available with advance notification. • C. Dowd Ritter, chair, president and CEO of Regions Financial Corporation, will be the keynote speaker at Middle Tennessee State University’s 17th annual Economic Outlook Conference, Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro, with registration beginning at 8:15 a.m. Ritter will speak at 9 a.m. A registration fee of $60 per person will cover facilities, conference material and lunch. All who wish to attend may register by going to www.mtsu.edu/econconference. Registration deadline is Sept. 21. • The 2009 Governor’s Conference on Tourism will be held Sept. 16–18 in Murfreesboro at Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center. This year’s theme is, “Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Tourism Strategies for Tough Times.” Erin Edgemon can be reached at 869-0812 and at eedgemon@murfreesboro.com. |
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