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The Equifax Debacle
In case you have been on a deep mediation retreat for the past few weeks, let me bring you up to speed on one item: We have suffered perhaps the single greatest breach of security of individual Americans in history.
Equifax is a consumer…
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Oh Tannenbaum
With the smell of fresh Christmas tree on your hands and the perfect tree tied to the roof of your car, you’re sure to be in the Christmas spirit as you drive home from one of the Christmas tree farms dot the hills of East Tennessee.…
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The Heart of the Holidays
Religious choices aside, there’s a special something that we all seek to feel during the holidays. It’s a feeling beyond words and might be best described by “feeling moments”: moments like walking into our home and watching family members…
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Decorating for Christmas
Dear Knoxonomist:
The other day, my girlfriend of 10 months asked me if I could help get her house ready for Christmas. We’ve both been married before, and it seems that her former husband did most of the labor-intensive decorating. In a…
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The Amazing Disappearing Voter
The number of people who make decisions about who leads the city of Knoxville is getting smaller all the time, which means that the number of people who decide everything for everyone in Knoxville is getting smaller all the time as well.…
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The Knoxville Ice Bears
Ya never know when that night might be. But, almost a quarter-century later, Mike Murray still feels the impact. In the early ‘90s, Murray was the captain of Knoxville’s pro hockey franchise at the time, the Knoxville Cherokees. One night…
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Elegant Steak and Seafood
Connor Concepts began as the brainchild of veteran Knoxville restaurateur Mike Connor in 1994. Since then the Chop House and Connors Steak & Seafood restaurants have grown into a multi-state success story, based on a commitment to…
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Tim Burchett
After two terms as Knox County mayor, Tim Burchett has decided to throw his Carharrt into the ring to replace outgoing 15-term Representative Jimmy Duncan in Tennessee’s 2nd congressional district. As he concludes his final term and…
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Jennifer Brickey
“What we have is our experiences.” This phrase captures Jennifer Brickey’s approach and philosophy to her work.
Born in Michigan and moving to Tennessee at 14, Jennifer’s parents were factory workers and their drive to go…
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The Three Basics of a Love of Flight
The power at Downtown Island Airport is temporarily shut down while a breaker is replaced, and 63-year-old Mike Copeland sits at the table in a dim conference room. Tall and cheerful, he relaxes in a chair in what appears to be his optimum…
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