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Jiffy Burger owner David Pennington's signed B.B. King guitar. (Taken by Skylar Wendell, MTSU Sidelines)

Bonnaroo 2024: Inside the relationship between music mega-festival and small-town community

Bailey Brantingham June 12, 2024

Featured photo by Skyler Wendell Story by Bailey Brantingham and Hannah Carley Manchester, Tennessee: known to some as the home of about 13,000 people, nestled in the shadow of Monteagle Mountain...

Business rooted in passion: Dainty Dani’s brings the outside in

Business rooted in passion: Dainty Dani’s brings the outside in

Shauna Reynolds April 5, 2024

Featured photos by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. It’s the...

Marshall Clemmer

Crying Cat Books: The place for audiophiles and book lovers alike

Stephanie Hall November 13, 2023

Featured Photo by Marshal Clemmer Story by Marshal Clemmer Slow jazz playing softly in the air. Grouped together by genre, from wall to wall a mixture of both used and new books line the shelves. Off...

Local student looks at the bookshelves.

A new place for some old books: The Happy Bookstack

Stephanie Hall February 19, 2023

Featured Photo by Stephanie Hall Story by Stephanie Hall Finding affordable books, movies and video games isn't always easy— especially when you’re a college student on a budget. Here in...

Murfreesboro Market in Cannonsburgh Village Has Something for Everyone

Murfreesboro Market in Cannonsburgh Village Has Something for Everyone

Matthew Giffin June 18, 2022

Story and Photo by Savannah Williams | Contributing Writer The Murfreesboro community comes together every Friday evening to shop among local vendors and food trucks, while appreciating live...

The art of taxidermy: Breathing life back into the dead

The art of taxidermy: Breathing life back into the dead

Sidelines April 29, 2019

Photos and story by Allison Borrell / Contributing Writer In the South, taxidermy has traditionally been associated with the hunting and mounting of animal trophies. But with the rise of oddity shops...

Buff City Soap Co. opens location in Murfreesboro, offers natural, organic body care alternatives

Buff City Soap Co. opens location in Murfreesboro, offers natural, organic body care alternatives

Sidelines February 19, 2019

Photos and story by Allison Borrell / Contributing Writer The demand for more natural and organic body and skin care products has been on the rise in recent years, and the Nashville area is no stranger...

Nearby Caney Fork River hosts haunted canoe ride

Nearby Caney Fork River hosts haunted canoe ride

Sidelines October 22, 2015

Laura Spain // Contributing writer Where do ghosts go canoeing? The fun answer to this question is Lake Eerie. For locals; however, it’s Caney Fork River. This year Canoe the Caney has revamped and...

Stonekeepers Fall Equinox Celebration

Stonekeepers Fall Equinox Celebration

Sidelines September 18, 2015

Contributing Writer // Mackenzie Meins Though it may sound cliché, walking into Stonekeepers for the first time is truly a magical experience. The environment is rich with pleasant scents and colors....

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