Knoxify

Every now and then there is some­one you meet that sparks enthu­si­asm, cre­ativ­ity, drive, and innovation…that per­son takes you or your project to the next level. Alex Oliver has been that guy for Knox­ify and now, he needs a boost from our fan base to take home the Young & Free Ten­nessee Spokesper­son gig.

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Happy Birth­day to us! Happy Birth­day to us! Happy two year birth­day dear Knoxify!

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been churn­ing away at this site for nearly two years now. Time flies when you’re hav­ing fun inter­act­ing with the many peo­ple that call Knoxville home. We want to take this pixel space to dis­play a few stats, look back on our top sto­ries from 2009, and also give you a glimpse at what’s on the hori­zon for the site.

Stats
Unique vis­i­tors: 36,586
Pageviews: 130,326
Total # of pho­tos in flickr pool: 2,210

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Each year the Metro Pulse tosses their inhi­bi­tions to the wind and turn their Best of Knoxville vot­ing bal­lots over to us crazy Knoxvil­lians. This year, bal­lots must be sub­mit­ted by mid­night, April 2, so that they can print their 2009 edi­tion of the who/what/where that makes Knoxville great.

If you’re old school, make sure and pick up the dead-wood ver­sion at a loca­tion near you. For those of you that are hooked up to the inter­webs the online bal­lot is located here.

Around here we believe in ask­ing THAT you vote, not in ask­ing FOR your vote. With that said, cast those ballots!

This may be old news to some of you but the crew here at Knox­ify just stum­bled across a large data­base of UT fac­ulty and staff salaries.

The data­base, pow­ered by Tennessean.com, con­tains 1,326 e-pages of “fac­ulty and other employ­ees at schools that are part of the Uni­ver­sity of Ten­nessee sys­tem.” We’re not sure what use you’ll get out of it but we thought we’d share. Happy data-crunching!

Photo by Dar­ren Hester

Look no far­ther than the mid­dle col­umn of our site to find the inside scoop on our neigh­bors, Chat­tanooga and Nashville.

We have part­nered with Chat­tarati, a Chat­tanooga blog with a touch of nar­cis­sism, and the Nashvillest, a Music City blog, to bring you the lat­est news and opin­ions from Mid­dle and South­east Tennessee.

Just like Knox­ify, both the ‘Ratis and the ‘Villests are show­ing their read­ers what makes their cities great. Don’t be shy, make a new friend or two today.

Pho­tog­ra­phy by elvissa

Pho­to­graph by 503 Pho­tog­ra­phy

I have been friends with Valerie Weissinger for quite some­time. Valerie is a Knoxville Native/Farragut High School grad/University of Ten­nessee alumni — liv­ing in Nashville, TN/owner of Val’s Bou­tique. I am proud of her, and think she deserves to be Knox­i­fied, below is why:

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Scott Maentz dropped us a line about an upcom­ing break­fast for geek’s. The first Knoxville Geek Break­fast is slated for Thurs­day Jan­u­ary 8 from 7:30am — 8:30am at the IHOP on Lovell Rd. It’s good to see this kind of thing pop­ping up in Knoxville.

As many of you know, two of my favorite things are pizza and beer. In fact, Knox­ify was the first Knoxville blog to post about Fat Tire com­ing to Ktown.

All this good­ness comes together at the Pizza Kitchen on Decem­ber 4, as New Bel­gium comes to town for a taste test offer­ing free pint glasses with the pur­chase of the golden stuff. The Pizza Kitchen really hits a wide vari­ety of patrons; not only does it have an out­stand­ing beer cul­ture, but the gourmet pizza is to die for and some­times they even show movies for the kids, fea­ture live enter­tain­ment and have a stel­lar patio setup.

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Jean­nie Dulaney announced that she was step­ping down from Lead­er­ship Knoxville’s CEO posi­tion on Fri­day. This news hits Casey and I per­son­ally as Jean­nie has been an inspi­ra­tional men­tor, strong sup­porter, and dear friend to us both. Due to her hard work, love, and vision for this com­mu­nity Lead­er­ship Knoxville has become the lead­ing orga­ni­za­tion in Knoxville. Jean­nie, we sup­port your deci­sion, and wish you the best of luck as you con­tinue your jour­ney through life to serve, unite, and inspire.

“Our chief want is some­one who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Josh Flory of Prop­erty Scope reported that a tour of Knoxville Under­ground is set for tonight. “Knox Her­itage and Dewhirst Prop­er­ties are host­ing a tour of Under­ground Gay Street tonight from 5 to 8.” In typ­i­cal non-profit fash­ion, Knox Her­itage has made this a “members-only” event. Tell ‘em Knox­ify sent you, maybe they’ll let you in.