Saladworks, the nation’s first and largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, is now hiring up to 20 new team members for its Cool Springs location. This is Tennessee’s first Saladworks franchise location, with plans for more in the future. The store, located at 600 Frazier Drive, is seeking part-time shift leaders, salad makers, delivery drivers, cashiers and more. Part-time salaries range from $9 to $11 per hour for crew members, and $11 to $13 per hour for shift leaders. “We are looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about customer service to join us at one of the fastest-growing concepts in …

In another step toward a new focus on Andrew Jackson’s life and legacy, The Hermitage has a new logo and tagline. The home of America’s seventh president will now carry the banner “Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: Home of the People’s President.” The changes reflect a shift in focus from the house to the man, following the path of peer institutions like George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. The Hermitage’s new logo now carries Andrew Jackson’s name at the top. Anderson Design Group created the new logo, which features an image of the former president based on a famous 1824 …

MP&F client The Grove and Grove Realty – Tennessee and its Greg Norman Signature Golf Course is set to host PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings and the Tennessee Junior Cup this weekend for the third year in a row. Who will win in the East vs. West matchup? Mike Organ with The Tennessean has the news in his Sunday column, Midstate Chatter. PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings, a former junior golfer in the state, will serve as host for the Tennessee Junior Cup, which will be played next Saturday and Sunday at The Grove near Franklin. Stallings, who played at Tennessee Tech and is a Knoxville …

Red White and Food, the 501(c)(6) organization that supports allowing wine sales in Tennessee’s retail food stores, is working statewide to educate its supporters and to encourage them to vote for wine on Election Day on Nov. 4, or during early voting, which begins Oct. 15. “We are in the final stage to get wine in retail food stores,” said Susie Alcorn, Red White and Food campaign manager. “This summer, we collected more than 262,247 signatures, which led to 78 communities having the wine question on the November ballot. In the coming days, voters will have the final say on …

The Grove, a lifestyle community in southern Williamson County featuring a Greg Norman Signature Golf Course, will be showcasing several homes during its Fall Festival of Homes, Oct. 10 to 26. Tickets can be purchased at www.groveliving.com. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit two charities – Happy Tales Humane and The First Tee of Nashville. Read more about the Fall Festival of Homes in this article from the Oct. 3 edition of The Tennessean. Anyone searching for ideas about how to make their house look like a million bucks can get design and decorating tips from seven of the region’s top home builders during …

Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing live touring family entertainment, announced that its 34th Disney On Ice spectacular will bring the Academy Award® winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Disney’s Frozen, to life.  Disney On Ice presents Frozen visits Nashville from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 at Bridgestone Arena. The Academy Award® winning tale will be told live for the first time in this production, capturing the dynamic between two royal sisters, Anna and Elsa.  Anna, a girl with an extraordinary heart, embarks on an epic journey to find her sister, the magical Elsa, …

MP&F was proud to help with a naturalization ceremony at The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson last week. A total of 76 new U.S. citizens from 36 countries took the oath. Read more in this article that ran in The Tennessean’s Sept. 27 issue.   In November, Alicja Lanfear will fulfill a dream that is 12 years in the making when she steps up to the ballot box and casts her vote in the midterm election. Lanfear, 31, moved to the United States from Australia in 2002 to go to college. While she was there, she met her husband and …

The Ohio Valley Conference has selected its first campus correspondents for its OVC Extra blog. The blog, now in its second year, updates fans with human interest and behind-the-scenes features and content from around the OVC, and by adding student correspondents, OVC Extra will have direct access to the latest breaking news and stories. “We are very excited to welcome these talented students aboard in this important and dynamic time of growth in the conference,” said Commissioner Beth DeBauche. “As students at OVC institutions, the correspondents will be provided an opportunity to hone their skills in a variety of areas …

For the fifth consecutive year, Western Governors University (WGU)—parent university of WGU Tennessee—has been recognized as a Military Friendly® School. The announcement highlights WGU’s mission to expand access to higher-education opportunities to nontraditional students, particularly military members and their families. WGU’s flexible, affordable degree programs are ideal for military personnel and their families, who are often stationed overseas and are frequently required to relocate. The 2015 Military Friendly® Schools list featured on www.militaryfriendlyschools.com recognizes the top 15 percent of universities, colleges, and trade schools working to provide better education opportunities to active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families. More than 10,000 …

During this past summer, the volume has been turned down on the public discussion of “rapid transit” and The Amp in Nashville. But the discussion has continued, and the importance of the discussion has become more important than ever. Here are some of the highlights: 1. The need for rapid transit is growing: It seemed as though new real estate developments were announced almost daily during the summer. The density at the geographic center of Middle Tennessee is becoming greater. More people bring with them more cars. Traffic is getting worse, and widening our streets is not an option. We …