There have been several major events related to the local economy here in Knoxville - Goody's and IPIX going belly-up being at the top of the charts. Blount County has also been hit hard, with Alcoa... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

Housing starts are up in Blount County. continued... Analysts report that smaller, wood-based banks such as this white ash tree are once again issuing loans. Lenders seem especially fond of do-it-yourself homebuilders. Red-bellied borrowers warn that if Obama goes through with his tax on carbon emis...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 18 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE: ANDERSON, BLOUNT, CAMPBELL, CARTER, CLAIBORNE, COCKE, GRAINGER, GREENE, HAMBLEN, HANCOCK, HAWKINS, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, KNOX, LOUDO...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation responded to our follow up questions re. the Ocoee sediment discharge: Q: Are there any short or long-term environmental concerns regarding the sludge (other than the obvious fish kill)? A: It's a pollution load. We have a recovering system th...

After digging around some more, there are a couple of troubling aspects to the TVA discharge of sediment from Ocoee #3 into the Ocoee River on Sunday. One, according to TDEC this was a willful discharge by TVA, and they did not get permits or coordinate with anyone. Two, they knew what was in the re...

Everybody picks on Newport and Cocke Co. because, well, they're such an easy target (although Knox Co. and Blount Co. are competing for the bullseye). But this is a little much. read more KnoxViews...

Someone tipped us off to this restaurant on Friday and we wound up eating there twice this weekend. It's in the Rocky Hill section of Northshore Drive in the new strip mall. The two best things we had were the cheese steak quesadillas and the Especial Don Goyo. The latter is fajita-like, and is serv...

I was at Xavier's for Ugly Gun Sunday and discovered The 555, billed as "The ultimate dumbass endurance event of 2008!" Welcome to the 555. The rules are simple: 1. 1975 or older motorcycle 2. can only spend $500 TOTAL on purchase and restoration of bike 3. 500cc or less engine size 4. Every man for...

Gideon Barnett From his Pile series The ETSU Slocumb Galleries is pleased to present Thinking Big , two solo photography shows by Gideon Barnett and Erik Schubert from June 2 to June 27, 2008, reception on Monday, June 23. (Link...) The galleries are located in Ball Hall on East Tennessee State Univ...

Need a new bullet-proof vest? Craig's List is a wonderful thing and around East Tennessee we see our fair share of oddities. Honestly, they were always there. Craig's just helps us find them easier. Take this dude's bullet-proof vest he'd like to trade a camera for. Who doesn't need a bullet-proof v...