A second Earth Fare is opening in Knoxville today. In the Bearden area to be exact. According to their Twitter stream they will be offering free tastings when the doors open.
Dunkin Donuts’ Expanding Presence in Knoxville
I’ve been addicted to Dunkin Donuts iced coffee for as long as I can remember. What was previously unfortunate, however, was the lack of Dunkin in this glorious city. Sure, there’s a Starbucks every half mile, but who wants to spend $5 a day on coffee?! (Note: a small iced …
Birthplace of McDonald’s Apple Pie: Magnolia Avenue
“How about a two-for-one apple kolacky with your Extra Value Meal?” For good or for ill, this Eastern European version of a danish is not what you’ll likely find as a dessert option the next time you’re at McDonald’s. But if it hadn’t been for one particularly industrious Knoxvillian, it …
An Etsy Bitsy Knoxville Spring Sale
We’ve heard of all sorts of “street teams” in our day but a Creative Hands version is news to us. It seems that Etsy.com, an online marketplace for handmade goods, has an energetic Knoxville following.
Knoxville Businesses on Twitter
Back on April 17 we asked which Knoxvillians you would most want to see on Twitter. I wanted to see all of Knoxville’s local businesses on Twitter, but realized I only knew of a handful. So I created a Google Form and put it out into the Twitter stream.
Local Knoxville Companies Innovating the Green Movement
Ever held a menu made up of 10 to 30% post consumer waste? If you’ve eaten at Ruby Tuesday’s lately then there’s a good chance you have.
Things to Do: Entrepreneurs and Bargain Hunters Edition
There are plenty of things to do in Knoxville. Among those, something for entrepreneurs and bargain hunters. Entrepreneurship – Tough times like we face today call for do-or-die attitudes. If that entrepreneur inside of you just stood up and took a bow then Knoxville Overground (KO) may be your calling. …
Knoxville Low-Fat Testbed for Chick-Fil-A
Carly Harrington of the News Sentinel is reporting that Chick-Fil-A has picked Knoxville as a testbed for their latest low-fat food offerings. Eat more…yogurt?
Cast Your Ballot: Best of Knoxville 2009 Voting Now Open
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 …
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.