Rated R [for Religion] II

In September I posted on a new church that was coming to Smyrna with the idea of renting space in the Malco Theatre for their services. I loved the idea of this merging of two services and how they can gain from each other. I'm impressed such a merger happened here in Smyrna.

On October 18th the church met and they were kind enough to send some images on how it went so you can get an idea of what a movie theatre congregation would look like.











The campus pastor emailed me this.

Sunday went incredible. We had over 200 people in attendance! Russ Lee did an amazing job leading worship and Pastor Brady gave an powerful message on what God is doing through New Vision Church in our community and around the world. The theater looked outstanding and the kids and the preschool area worked great. The worship service ended at about 11:05 and we were completely loaded and heading towards I-HOP by 11:45. This next week will give us a good picture of what a normal Sunday will look like ( a part from all the first Sunday hype) and we will start a new series “One Month To Live: 30 Days to a no regret life.”

Blake Nichols
Campus Pastor
New Vision Smyrna

This gets tagged not just as "church event" but also as "grand opening".

Not yet - Already

My wife and I stopped by the new WalGreens on Hazzelwood and Old Nashville and found them closed. It seems their announced opening date of Monday has now turned to Thursday.

In glazed covered news. My wife was invited to an early 'tasting' at the local Krispy Kreme and has already enjoyed a Smyrna Hot Now.

She didn't invite me along.....maybe I should leave her.....I think I would have grounds.

Krispy Kreme Hot Light to shine soon

I received this press release and thought you might be interested.

KRISPY KREME HOT LIGHT TO SHINE IN SMYRNA
Public Invited to Celebrate Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting of New Store on Thursday, April 9

SMYRNA, Tenn. – Fresh, hot doughnut fans save the date: the Krispy Kreme Hot Light will soon beam bright in Smyrna with the opening of the newest Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory and Kremery, located at 434 Sam Ridley Parkway on Thursday, April 9.

The store will open for business at 6 a.m. and you’d better arrive early: the first customer to walk through the door will receive a free dozen Original Glazed® doughnuts every week for a year; the next 11 customers will receive a free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts every month for a year; and the first 100 customers will receive an official Krispy Kreme Smyrna T-shirt.

Customers at the new Smyrna store will enjoy Krispy Kreme’s unique offerings, including its one-of-a-kind doughnut varieties; signature coffees and espresso drinks; and Krispy Kreme Chillers® and iced beverages. The new Smyrna location will be the first store in the Nashville area to offer Krispy Kreme’s brand new Kool Kreme® soft serve menu of traditional cones, shakes and specialty doughnut sundaes, all paired with a toppings bar.

It is nice to see a new business in town.

Bouncing kids

A new kids specific business is going to be opening soon here in Smyrna.

Jeff and Regina Lucas are preparing to open a family friendly entertainment alternative in Smyrna.

Jumper’s Playhouse, an indoor inflatable party and play center, is tentatively set to open April 1 at 6600 New Nashville Highway near Flex Gym and Grand Slam.
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The large play center features an obstacle course, a slide, an inflatable basketball game, an inflatable toddler area, a bounce house and a bounce house with slide.

With the new movie theatre it will become easier for parents to plan fun activities locally instead of having to drive to Antioch or Murfreesboro.

Businesses opening

I am glad that someone has taken me up on the offer to post any grand openings in town. A new Salon is opening and Dee Haupert asked me to post on it.

Grand Opening December 6 Saturday "Studio T " hair &colour, An Independently owned Salon in the bustling Town of Smyrna. The Salon is new to the area but not new to the business. The Design Team at Studio T offer styles and colour for men,women and children from classic to trendy. Let Studio T create every element of your personal style.come by and celebrate our grand opening 900 Grammer lane Suite 300 (by CeCi's Pizza) phone number 615-223-8990

Drop by and give a locally owned store your business...after December 6th that is.