Over the course of 2008 our readers left over 1,000 comments. Here’s a list of the Top 10 most commented posts from the past year.

1. Have you seen coyotes in Knoxville? (33)
2. Knoxified Friday Question: Work-at-Home People (24)
3. How would you describe Knoxville? (23)
4. 100 Knoxville Blessings (23)
5. KFQ: Where Else Other than Knoxville? (22)
6. What do you enjoy about your neighborhood? (22)
7. Best late-night eatery in Knoxville? (21)
8. Knoxville Blogs Need an Overhaul (20)
9. Knoxified Friday Question: You’ve Got Gas (19)
10. Knoxified Friday Question: Food (18)

Photography by premasagar

Over six months ago we created a flickr group and asked our readers to submit their photos of Knoxville. 81 members and over 700 photos later we have a generous helping of scenic views from all parts of the city.

Choosing 12 of the best pictures, we created a 2009 calendar that you can purchase at Zazzle.com here for $17.95. Trust us, it’ll look hot on your refrigerator. All proceeds will be donated to the Dogwood Arts Festival.

We want to thank everyone that has submitted pictures thus far and look forward to many more throughout the new year.

This photo was taken by Miss Retro Modern

Since you’ve probably read several hundred “Year in Review” posts already this week, we thought you might like one more. We’re cool, we know.

Roughly one year ago we kicked off Knoxify.com in hopes of finding a niche. One that hugged us tightly and squeezed out all of the good things our little city of Knoxville, TN had to offer.

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One of my biggest concerns in moving to Fountain City was that I would be without a local bike shop. That fear was quickly snuffed after visiting Fountain City Pedaler, located at 4620 Old Broadway, just off the 640 exit.

Fountain City Pedaler is small, but well laid out with plenty of parking for group-ride meet ups. They carry Marin, Diamond Back in addition to a couple boutique brands. (I saw a delicious BMC frame hanging on one wall.) They also carry Shimano wheels and components as well as clothing from Sugoi among many other accessories.

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We will be light on new content this week as we wait on Santa Claus. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Photography by bluecinderella

My wife and I have been blessed with many great friends from Knoxville, whom we love to support. A couple of weeks ago we decided to invite Studio 193 into our home to take pictures of our daughter.

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As I’m sure our in-house real estate agent will agree, the housing market isn’t what it used to be. Times are tough and stress levels are running higher than normal.

But for some crazy reason that didn’t stop my wife and I from jumping right in, looking for the perfect house to suit our first-time-buyer needs. Being the home buying newbies we were, we turned to Suzy Trotta, shooting hundreds of questions her way in hopes of finding some answers. Not only did Suzy have the answers, she helped us find the house we’d been dreaming of. Only one problem: we needed a mortgage.

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