When Suzy asked our new-business-themed Friday question on February 5th we didn’t know what would hit our comment section. By the end of the day we had heard Knoxville loud and clear: bring Trader Joe’s to Knoxvegas! Of the 39 responses to our question, 19 commenters asked for a Trader …
Livin’ La Dolce Vita – A Visit to the Fellini Kroger
Frederico Fellini was an idiosyncratic Italian film director renowned for blending fantasy and baroque images into his work. A cinematic pioneer, Fellini created what critic Robert Richardson referred to as an “aesthetic of disparity” in his films, abandoning traditional plot and character development in favor of a “disparate succession of …
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. …
Fountain City Pedaler a two-wheeled oasis on North Broadway
One of my biggest concerns in moving to Fountain City was that I would be without a local bike shop. That fear was quickly snuffed after visiting Fountain City Pedaler, located at 4620 Old Broadway, just off the 640 exit. Fountain City Pedaler is small, but well laid out with …
How to live in Knoxville
Update (12/18/08): After receiving a number of valid comments that I’m looking unfavorably on certain parts of Knoxville, I’ve decided to write a follow-up entry to this one with my current view of living in Knoxville. The current entry was originally published on my personal site in June 2008 before …
Me & Mommy-to-be Knows Web Development
While surfing my RSS reader entries today, I learned that Me & Mommy-to-be, a Knoxville-based maternity boutique, had their new Web site featured on Best Web Gallery. Via their footer it appears they had help from another Knoxville business, Designsensory (who we’ve blogged about before). From the looks of their …
Abode – A Place In Which a Person Resides
Allison and Matt Sprouse seem to be popping up everywhere. I see them Downtown, North Knox, even as far out as Farragut. That’s when it hit me, they are a large part of the community. As the ice skating rink at Market Square is around the corner, we wanted to …
The Board Room
Knoxville has a brand new snow / skate / wake shop that is carrying the coolest board sports gear and apparel around. The Board Room is open now, but their “official” Grand Opening is going to be next Friday, October 17th. Support this local business by stopping by this week …
Costco to Build at Old Outlets Mall Location
Doug McCaughan reported yesterday on Twitter that Costco will build off of Lovell Road at the old Outlets Mall. Sweet!
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