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 …
Take This Pizza and Shove It…Into the Oven
Carly Harrington over at the Sentinel is reporting that a new pizza place is going up in Bearden. Papa Murphy’s will be located “on a small tract next to First Tennessee bank at the corner of Kingston Pike and Forest Park Boulevard.” Take your pizza and shove it…into the oven.
View of Knoxville, Vol. 24
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Hire Me: More Local Talent Available
Thanks to an offer from Claris Networks, the Knoxify guys sat down for an interview with Dan Thompson and Michele Silva last Friday morning on WBIR. After the show, our inbox began to overflow with more resumés. If you know of a business that is hiring please direct them to …
How Can Knoxville Thrive?
Nearly eight-months ago some rando at the Times branded Knoxville as “The Couch“. This new-to-Knoxvillians moniker caught fire – we covered most of the stories here. Last week over at the Wigshop, ‘the modern gal’ raised the question again, “is Knoxville having an identity crisis?” Since the 1920s Knoxville has …
Blackbird Coffeehouse Receives Metro Pulse Love
The Metro Pulse has a great article on the Blackbird Coffeehouse. Our very own Patrick Beeson wrote a ‘Bird-loving review when they first opened. Glad to hear they’re still going strong.
View of Knoxville, Vol. 23
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Customer Centered: Comcast Cares, Especially on Twitter
“Out of 60 companies, only 4 had a worse reputation than Comcast…” –Wired The quote above from the Feb. 09 issue of Wired Magazine probably drew an array of nodding Knoxvillian heads as the cable giant tries to polish its local customer service image. Recent Knoxville outages haven’t helped the …
Will You Be Voting Haslam for Governor?
Gubernatorial candidate and Knoxville native Mayor Bill Haslam is off to a blazing start with his campaign. Former UT star Peyton Manning has even tossed $2,500 his way. As reported by the News Sentinel, Mayor Haslam has already raised close to $1.7 million; however, only $283,275 has been disclosed to …
Over 35 Knoxville Projects Seeking Stimulus Money
According to StimulusWatch.org, $74,510,000 worth of “shovel-ready” Knoxville projects are seeking a piece of the stimulus pie. Here are the top 5 by cost: SOUTH WATERFRONT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS – $18,000,000 RESURFACING CITYWIDE – $12,000,000 FIRST CREEK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS – $3,500,000 GAY STREET STREETSCAPES – $3,500,000 ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY FACILITIES …