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WUOT to take listeners far behind the scenes of City County meetings
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Commemorative stamps to feature Mad Jack
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Regal Cinemas accepts takeover bid from Aventis Bio-Services
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Early redneck man could be missing link
An undated file photo showing the early redneck man on the cliffs at Point 19. Scientists have identified a man found living at Norris Lake as a possible missing link between cromagnon man and present-day redneck. The man was discovered cooking a rudimentary gar stew on the cliffs at Point 19 by Powell High student…
Longs Drug Store provides antacids for the Southern palate
Put antacids for the Southern palate on your next shopping list. We don’t just overeat during the holiday season, people tend to overindulge frequently. In a land of excess, antacids are almost a daily staple. The problem, most people don’t like the chalky or clearly imitation berry taste of most antacids. Longs Drug Store has…
Knoxville Marathon revises course to save money
Due to cost constraints, the Inaugural Knoxville Marathon has announced that the marathon course will be changed to 26 trips around a 1.008 mile loop around the Sunsphere. This will bring an estimated $42,000 in savings from the reduced need for police support and aid stations. For safety reasons, it is asked that runners not…
Cracker Barrel to offer urban alternative
Cracker Barrel, the famously old country store based in Lebanon, Tennessee, announced they will be shifting their focus away from the tried and true standard to develop a more modern, hip, urban alternative. Cracker Barrels are known to maintain hour-long waits even when there are two restaurants placed at the same exit off the interstate,…
Natural yogurt spring found in Ashe Park
don’t know why, but I keep having that thought.
Bijou Theatre to become home for wayward mothers
Chuck Morris, President of Board of the Bijou Theatre, has announced plans to bring the theatre to solvency. Aided by the cash influx recently provided by Sam Furrow, the Bijou is being redeveloped as a home for wayward mothers.
New vending machines to help feed the homeless
The Central Business Improvement District has unveiled new vending machines that will be placed throughout Downtown Knoxville to help with feeding the homeless. These machines, each sponsored by a local restaurant, will allow pedestrians to insert small change and receive various bits of leftovers from the previous day. These leftovers can then be given to…
Knoxville’s new slogan announced
With no fanfare, and only one simple press release, a new slogan for the City of Knoxville was announced today and is expected to appear on billboards in the near future as part of a $2,200 marketing blitz. The new tagline, created during a four-month series of focus groups is simply “Don’t Go To Chattanooga.”
Comus, Roman god of mirth, spotted at MacLeod’s Pub
Much to the surprise of the usual crowd at MacLeod’s Pub, a calm night of enjoying a beer with friends recently turned into much more. Comus, Roman god of mirth and revelry, paid a visit to this local downtown icon. One astonished MacLeod’s regular said that Comus has changed his life forever. “Rather than just…
Inaugural Knoxville Marathon update
The Inaugural Knoxville Marathon, presented by Covenant Health, is scheduled for March 20th, 2005. We at Knoxpatch are very excited to see an event of this size coming to our humble city and wanted to update you about what has happened with the event in the past two months. Covenant Health has become the presenting…
Flash Gordon Underoos sell for record $6
Johnny Trepple is a Knoxville native and one serious eBayer. Recently, Trepple sold a set of Flash Gordon Underoos for a record $6. That is $4 more than the last pair, which sold last year for $2. “You hang on to these items because some day they’ll be worth something. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not…