Matthews Jones is the first person to reply to our Knoxified e-mail questionnaire. He is running for Knox County Commissioner of the 6th district. 1. Introduce yourself to Knoxville, who are you, and why are you running? My name is Matthew Jones and I am campaigning to become the next …
Downtown Knoxville Lease Price for 3,000-square feet: $4,686.67 per month
Gridiron Burgers will pay $4,686.67 per month for 3,000-square foot plot in Downtown Knoxville. Goal #1: Sell a lot of burgers!
An Excellent Quote on Excellence
“Excellence can be obtained if you: …care more than others think is wise; … risk more than others think is safe;… dream more than others think is practical; … expect more than others think is possible.” – Tom Peters presentation for Oregon Ducks staff.
Who’s Censoring Your Internet
If you haven’t heard Australia will join China in censoring the internet.
Knox County Commission Hopefuls Answer Knoxified Questions
The upcoming Knox County Commission election has amassed a colossal pool of candidates, many of whom we know nothing about. The Knoxify solution: interview them all and publish their answers unedited. We’re asking all of the candidates to answer the following questions: Introduce yourself to Knoxville, who are you, and …
A Quote for the Winning Team, Go Vols
KnoxNews.com sure has a way of producing great quotes: “Let’s see…Florida 9-4, Tennessee 10-4. Florida SEC East #3, Tennessee SEC East #1. Florida loses to unranked Michigan, Tennessee beats #18 Wisconsin. I think gatornation needs to regroup…just like his Gators. Oh yeah…Michigan even had 4 turnovers and still won.”
Housing Market to Blame for $720 Billion Loss
Steven D. Levitt of Freakonomics is looking for $720 Billion. That’s $2,400 for every person in America.
Knoxified: Top 10 News Sentinel Stories of ’07
Yesterday, the News Sentinel released the Top 10 local stories for 2007. The lineup came courtesy of an on-line poll from KnoxNews.com (I voted, did you?). Although many of the top 10 were good stories, here is my Knoxified 10 best. Christian-Newsom killings: I’m still baffled as to how this …
McDonald’s Employee Gives Birth in Bathroom
McDonald’s now serving up McBaby’s. Who knew?