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 …
View of Knoxville, Vol. 26
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How Should Knoxville’s Civic Leaders Spend Federal Stimulus Dollars?
Mid-February we reported on the 35+ “shovel-ready” Knoxville projects that are seeking a piece of the stimulus pie. Now that money is beginning to flow from Uncle Sam it has to go somewhere. How would you like the civic leaders of Knoxville to spend federal stimulus money? This week there’s …
Knowing When to Use Your Coupons
So you have started clipping coupons. Great! Gathering all the coupons you can find is the first step in developing a successful Coupon Strategy. Now you have to know WHEN to use them. Most folks start buying products just because they have coupons for them. This strategy will usually not …
News from a Knoxvillian in Noosa
So with all the bad news lately, it seems that “everything’s amazing, but nobody’s happy.” Well, Triathlon superstar and Knoxvillian Eric Bell, has some good news from Down Under. Dream Big, EB and keep sending the updates! See you soon, the Dogwood Mile awaits its leader’s return
Are Knox County Classrooms Growing More Diverse?
According to a data dump at the New York Times they are. When sorted appropriately, Remade in America displays student population growth amongst Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the Knox County school system. Meanwhile, the White population fell by 7%. So, what does all of this mean? According to the …
View of Knoxville, Vol. 25
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Is Knoxville a Great Place to Start a Business?
Recently, I had a discussion with an entrepreneur who said, “We are becoming a 1099 nation.” That comment really stuck with me as I have studied the breakdown of our economy, the 2nd Great Depression. Tons of great people are without jobs, benefits are being cut, the lending markets are …
ALDI Open House and Grand Opening
Discount grocer, ALDI, is opening a new store in the Powell community. Today from noon till 4pm they’re having a open house with free samples of ALDI brands. Their grand opening is Monday, March 9th. Plug 2801 Schaad Road, 37921 into your GPS for directions.
Video: Leaving a Job to Start a Business
If we said we knew someone leaving a perfectly good job at Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) to start their own business, what would your gut reaction be? Yep, we thought so. Brian Jacobus is that guy – an audio mixing, desktop computer supporting, online ad selling genius that used to …