Shoppes of Edge-O-Lake begins second section

Restaurants, businesses open in street-level units, and more space and residences to follow By SUZANNE NORMAND BLACKWOOD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • July 9, 2008 MURFREESBORO PIKE — The visibility, access and connectivity at the Shoppes of Edge-O-Lake are "every developer's dream," said project developer Mark Marshall. The street-level units are something Marshall Development has touted in marketing the mixed-use development since its inception. Also, said Marshall, "Not only do we have great visibility, we're building these buildings like you would see in Brentwood or Cool Springs. We're using higher-end products — stone, brick." Tenants that have moved into the first phase of the center are Images Salon/Barber Shop; Fish Wings & Thangs; Subway; Automation Personnel Services, Inc.; and Tennessee Urgent Care Associates. "So far, I think this is a good location," said Tunecia Johnson, manager of Fish, Wings & Thangs. "I'm still growing, of course. Every day I get new customers." Customers continue to find out about the restaurant, said Johnson, adding visibility from Murfreesboro Pike is good. "I can only see the business expanding." An O'Reilly Auto Parts store will soon be opening next door on an out parcel. "We sold that last year, said Jenny Pollard, Realtor for Marshall Real Estate Properties and leasing manager for the center. "We have two more outparcels for sale." Space is being built now in a second section of the development that will include a Chinese restaurant and a Greek gyros shop, as well as office and retail space. Pollard said those businesses would likely be ready to open in the fall. Phase 2 of the development, expected to begin later this year, will include 35 single-family homes that will be behind O'Reilly Auto Parts off Dover Glen Drive. They will be all-brick and between 1,500 and 1,800 square feet. Phase 2 also will consist of a convenient store and a 40,000-square-foot retail center that will include office and medical space. Pollard said Marshall Development would soon be installing signage out front to further publicize the existing portion of the development. "It's gone really well," she said about the marketing of the development.

Police seek armed man who robbed fast-food place

Arby's worker was taking out trash when holdup began A robber struck at a South Nashville fast-food restaurant as an employee was outside taking the trash. No one was injured. The restaurant was not open for business at the time. Around 11:35 p.m. Thursday, an employee at the Arby's at 1212 Murfreesboro Pike went outside to empty the trash and she was approached by a man with a black revolver, Metro police Capt. Randy Hickerson said. The man demanded money. They went inside the restaurant and the employee gave him money. The robber fled on foot. The suspect is described as a black man, 18-24 years old, 5 feet 9 inches, skinny, and was wearing a black hat and sunglasses, blue shirt and jeans. He had a black revolver. No shots were fired and no one was injured, Hickerson said. There was another employee at work, but her location during the incident was not reported. The restaurant is near Briley Parkway. — LEIGH RAY Writer for Tennessean

Parolee charged in robbery attempt at drive-in restaurant

By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • April 9, 2008 A parolee with a history of robbery convictions was ar rested early Tuesday on charges he and an accomplice assaulted employees of a Sonic restaurant in Antioch with a pipe during a robbery attempt. Lawrence Trent Taylor, 43, of Sugar Mill Drive was caught hiding in a Dumpster after a search by helicopter and police dogs following the incident. A second suspect has not been caught. According to police, Taylor and another person ordered a Sonic employee into a Dumpster about 12:35 a.m. outside the 1331 Bell Road restaurant and punched an employee who was checking the restrooms. A third worker in the restaurant was hit with a metal pipe but managed to put his as sailant into a headlock and push him toward the door. The employee retrieved a pistol from his car and fired shots at the man, police said. Police positioned themselves outside the restaurant and a police dog tracked the suspect to a nearby strip mall. He was found using infrared heat detection and was startled out of the Dumpster by a SWAT team. Taylor was arrested and probably will by charged with a parole violation. Two employees were treated for head injuries.