Gordon Food Service, or GFS, is the largest family owned and operated food service distributor in North America. Offering “restaurant quality” food to the public in both case and individual quantities without a membership. Their new West Knoxville store just had their Grand Opening and is located at 9312 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922 one […]
More Foreclosures in Knoxville Expected to Hit the Market
How with the recently negotiated National Mortgage Settlement effect the current Knoxville housing market? Foreclosures in Knoxville have been significantly slowed since the third quarter of 2010. Since that time banks have been concerned about the penalties they would face from the settlement and in turn chose to delay the actual seizure of foreclosed properties […]
Lorena Estrada of WVLT Dancing with the Knoxville Stars for Children’s Hospital
Lorena Estrada, of WVLT Local 8 News, will be participating in this year’s Dancing with the Knoxville Stars, benefiting the Star 102.1 Radiothon for the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Lorena and the other Knoxville Stars will be teaming with instructors from the Academy Ballroom dance studio in the competition which is scheduled for February 16 […]
Megabus adds route between Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis!
Exciting news for those wanting to take advantage of some of the other great cities in Tennessee! Today Megabus announced a new route between Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis. Starting February 29th the bus will travel twice a day between the cities. Fares for the bus route will begin at $1 per seat. In celebration of […]
Selling a home in Knoxville? Here is how to get it ready for pictures.
One of the most important things you can do when selling a home in Knoxville is to have professional photography. In a study done by Redfin Corporation, it was discovered that homes marketed with high quality photos sold for more money! And in many cases significantly more. According to the Wall Street Journal, the study showed that […]
Farragut Folklife Museum to Hold February 2nd Grand Reopening
The community is invited to a grand reopening celebration at the Farragut Folklife Museum on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony at 6 p.m., several local historians – including Gerald Augustus, Jack Bondurant, Frank Galbraith, Lou LaMarche, Mayor Ralph McGill, Malcolm Shell and Mona Smith – will give a presentation on “The […]
Super Bowl Ad Wars. This one with Seinfeld is pretty darn funny!
Yes, it’s that time of year. I think less people are anticipating the game than are anticipating what the Super Bowl commercials will be. Here is a sneak peek at an Acura NSX commercial starring Jerry Seinfeld and one for the Honda CRV with Matthew Broderick ala Ferris Beuller. Funny stuff!
Struggling with a Valentine’s gift? How about a chimp from the Knoxville Zoo?
Now here is a creative Valentine’s gift? Flowers shmowers. Give the gift of chimp! Now through Valentine’s Day, Knoxville Zoo is offering a special “Bo’s Beau” adoption package that includes a plush chimpanzee, a special Valentine’s Day card from Bo the precious chimpanzee, a general admission ticket to Knoxville Zoo good through February 29th, a […]
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids Run is hosting a kick-off fun run at the Knoxville Zoo
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids Run is hosting a kick-off fun run at the Knoxville Zoo on Saturday, Feb. 4, at noon to encourage kids to take part in a winter fitness journey that culminates with an exciting and rewarding finish. Children ages 12 and under can hop, skip, walk or run a fun […]
Study shows more people moving to Tennessee and staying
The following chart provided by Atlas shows how individual states stack up in regards to people moving into and out of the state. The information was gathered by tracking Interstate Household Goods moved between January 1st of 2011 and December 31st of 2011. What this shows is that Tennessee was only one of 7 total […]
Knoxville Home for sale with indoor basketball court!
UPDATE: SOLD! Do you have a budding basketball star living with you? How would you like to give them the opportunity to practice their free throws or three point shot any time and in any weather? This Knoxville home for sale listed with the 865 Real Estate team can fit the bill. Located in the […]
Thinking about going to the Knoxville Zoo? Say hello to Jello!
Looking for a fun outing? There are always lots of fun things happening with the animals at the Knoxville Zoo. Right now you can take advantage of Penguin Discount Days where you can get 1/2 price admission when buying your tickets at Kroger through February 29th. Speaking of penguins, when you are at the zoo […]