ERIN EDGEMON, Business Columnist
Posted: Sunday, October 11, 2009 7:26 am

Around The Way Dog, a premium hot dog restaurant is now open next to Slick Pig on East Main Street.

The restaurant, owned by Dwone Hicks and Rachel Wilson, is located at 1916 E. Main St.

“Our mission is to perfect the delivery of the hot dog by providing the highest quality, freshest hot dog, bun, condiments, and homemade side items,” stated the restaurant’s Web site. “We aim to provide a fun, unique environment and great-tasting, simple, American food for families and friends sick of mundane, taste-the-same restaurant fare.”

Around The Way Dog features regular and foot-long hot dogs, polish sausage, bratwurst, veggie dogs and Italian sausage. Toppings are free. Just a few of the long list of toppings are chili, cheese, mushrooms, cole slaw, sauerkraut, Fritos, pickles and a fried egg.

Hours of operation are 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

For more information call Around The Way Dog at 777-8888 or visit www.aroundthewaydog.com.

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Murfreesboro-based Two Women and a Mop cleaning service has been operating in the Middle Tennessee area for about a month and a half.

The company is quickly growing, said owner Misti Appleby.

Two Women and a Mop can handle residential and commercial cleaning including new houses and after party cleaning. Call Two Women and a Mop at 796-5790.

Appleby originally opened the business in 2001 in Charleston, S.C. She decided to sell the company and move to Murfreesboro when her parents decided to retire here in 2005.

“My dad always wanted to retire in Murfreesboro,” Appleby said. “He always loved it here.”

Even though her dad passed away, Appleby now shares the same love for Murfreesboro.

“Nothing can beat Murfreesboro now,” she said. “We are just so thankful to be here.”

Surprisingly, Appleby said there is a growing demand for her business.

“A lot of homeowners are used to doing it for themselves, but now they are working 60 to 70 hours a week” and don’t have the energy to come home and clean the house, she said.

As her way of giving back, Appleby said Two Women and a Mop is offering a free house cleaning in October to anyone who has survived or who is suffering from cancer.

“This is my way of trying to support them,” she said.