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I'm unfamilar with the design. What did the ugly roof look like?

I believe only the expansion will be open air. I don't think they're planning to re-do the existing space other than a cosmetic sprucing up. Could be wrong, though...

They have cleared a lot land and are doing something BIG on the west side of Fortress Blvd. close to Manson Pike (across from the Indian Creek subdivision). Anybody know what it is?

Won't it be wonderful if we get a train in from the Boro to downtown? That could be a great way to relieve traffic on I-24. Unfortunately, I don't work downtwon. But if I did, you better believe I would be there. Whatever, the cost, it would be worth it to me not to have to sit in traffic. Imagine being able to read, sleep, shave, eat, whatever, on the way to work!

What happened in New London?

I didn't intend to be hateful at all. I'm just saying I don't want somebody buying a house in my neighborhood who will do things to bring down my property value. When your neighbor parks a car on blocks in the yard or lets all his landscaping die or puts up a chain link fence, etc., etc., it makes my home worth less. That's like taking money out of my pocket when I sell. I guess I would say that the good of the community as a whole outweighs the individual rights in that case, at least in my opinion.

I'm just pointing out that there are places for people like you who don't want any restrictions. And there are also places for people like me who want lots of them. We can just agree to disagree, and I'll say a little prayer that you never buy a house in my neighborhood.

I have to disagree with you there. We specifically sought out Murfreesboro and the neighborhood we're in when we bought a house because of those strict requirements (and because we couldn't afford Brentwood). The problem with people being allowed to develop their property however they want is that it affects surrounding property values. While you may think you have the right to put up a metal shed, not mow your yard, and run a day care out of your home, I don't think you have the right to make $20,000 vanish from my home's equity. Besides, it's not that different from any other zoning or codes laws. If you don't like the requirments, don't buy in a city with them or in a subdivision with an HOA. Try Lake Forest Estates in LaVergne. We used to live there, and it convinced me that I want Nazis in the codes department and a dictaor for an HOA. On a related note, has anyone seen the X-Files about the gated community in California? They had this monster that would eat anyone who painted their mailbox the wrong color, let their grass get too tall, parked a car in the street, etc. I'm all for that!

I think Clarksville is ugly and kind of low-brow. Not that Murfreesboro is up there with Bell Meade or anything, but Murfreesboro to me has a more up-market image.

I certainly wasn't intending to discount them. I love Publix. But they're not as upmarket as Fresh Market or Harris Teeter. And I don't think their prices are any higher than Kroger. It doesn't really matter, though. I do my shopping at Aldi!

I think Publix has the best customer service of any grocery store I've ever been to. Even better than Harris Teeter or Fresh Market, which are both decidedly more upmarket.

I believe when an interstate has 3 numbers and the first number is even, it means it's a loop or bypass. Like 440 and the old 265 in Nashville or 285 in Atlanta. When the first number is odd, it's a spur off of an interstate and it doesn't connect with another interstate. Like 565 that connects 65 to Huntsville, AL.

They are doing some construction on 840 about 2 miles past I-24 (towards Franklin). Does anyone know what they're doing? It looks like they might be building an exit or something, but it's hard to tell.

I kind of figured they would put one in the Avenue. Anyone heard anything about that?

Here's my wishlist for Murfreesboro: Banana Republic, Express, J Crew, Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, and some kind of nice dept. store. I was originally hopeful we would get a now-defunct Parisian. Maybe a Nordstrom? Any news on the new tenants for the old mall expansion? I have only stepped foot in that mall twice in the three years I've lived here. My wife and I do all of our shopping in Green Hills. I would love for that to change... BTW, I just saw in the Nashville forum that someone posted about a month ago that we would have a Banana, Earthfare, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein at the Avenue. I have not heard this anywhere else. Just rumor? I also heard a rumor that Crate and Barrel was coming in. This has to be too good to be true.