There’s a new franchise in town!  Middle Tennessee’s first Hungry Howie’s Pizza opened its doors at 2015B Lascassas Pike on Tuesday, with a ribbon cutting ceremony in which owners Jon Curfman and Jim Patel presented donation checks to two local non-profits, the Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County, and Alive Hospice, each in the amount of $250.  Patel, who owns the two businesses on each side of Hungry Howie’s, says he’s been looking for the right business to fill the gap since 2006, and that finding a business that offered affordable prices and could provide jobs for younger employees was a big motivator in partnering with Curfman and Hungry Howie’s.  In fact, Curfman already has a longer-term plan which would involve opening up 3 to 5 more Hungry Howie’s stores in Rutherford County, with Smyrna and LaVergne the next likely locations.