We’ll cut right to the chase with this weeks Knoxified Friday Question:

What’s the best patio to grab a drink at on a hot summer day in Knoxville?

Photography by Lex in the City

Being a resident of the Mile High City for 3 years, I fell in love with Fat Tire and New Belgium. On flights back to Knoxville I was seen carrying a case of beer with me for my friends to enjoy. Many of my top ten beers include several Fat Tires after a heavy day of snowboarding, cycling, fly-fishing, and mountain biking under the bluebird skies of Colorado. Below is a run down of how, when, and where my favorite beer is coming to town.

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Alright Knoxville commuters: Think rush hour traffic on I-40 is bad now? Imagine if there were only four lanes like the above I-40 photo from the 1960s.

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Knoxville News Reader from 1971

The month of May was a big one for the site. Roughly 975 visitors stopped by and viewed 4,544 pages. Our RSS feed grew to 74 subscribers, a new high for Knoxify.

Given those stats, THANK YOU! We continue to blog with lots of enthusiasm because of our awesome readers.

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KFQ: Stick Families

30 May 2008 In: Questions

Stick Family Decals

There is a growing epidemic in this city that’s tarnishing our global image: stick families!

First, there’s Dad who is roughly 4 to 5 inches tall. Next comes Mom, who is typically laced-up with a very large pair of outlined shoes. Third, comes little Johnny or Susie or Billy or Jenny or, forget it. Let’s just say there are a lot of children involved. And last but certainly not least, the family pets. Yes, even Fido and Garfield get some decal lovin’.

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Knoxified Linkage

Who's up for a Downtown equestrian center? That's the idea Josh Flory is kicking around (no pun intended).

Knoxville Talks reported that South Knoxville will be receiving a new Montessori school.

Knox Insider is reporting that film crews will setup shop at Vine Magnet School to shoot scenes for High School Musical 4.

Bike Knoxville reports that a new bicycle shop is open for business in Fountain City. The Fountain City Pedaler will have their grand opening on Saturday, July 19th.

Just down the road there's another bunch of crazy kids talking about their city. Chattarati, a Chattanooga-centric blog, coins itself as "communal narcissism for the scenic city". I like it.

According to mingle2, Knoxville is the least promiscuous city in the US.

Local immigrants share their experiences of living in Knoxville.

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