The other day I posted an item defending the progressive pockets of my native Tennessee. Maybe I jumped the gun. There's a story on the AP wires today about two women in Red Bank, Tennessee (outside of Chattanooga), who complained to ...READ»
Being the daughter of a small business owner, who has run two salons in her lifetime, I have learned a ton about the different struggles and rewards in running your own business. Well, the year of social media - 2010, my mother ...READ»
Where's the beef? During National Barbecue Month, it's usually sizzling over charcoal with pork, poultry, and (sometimes) veggies. As Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of the summer grill season, looms, the industry remains red hot. Here's a tasting platter of stats.READ»
Being the daughter of a small business owner, who has run two salons in her lifetime, I have learned a ton about the different struggles and rewards in running your own business. Well, the year of social media - 2010, my mother is ...READ»
Yesterday, we got the following letter from the president of a Tennessee company:
“I was so inspired by the article by Charles Fishman on CFLs that my company is now sending one compact fluorescent lightbulb with every ...READ»
We may have had three days off this weekend, but the news doesn't sleep. Here's what's been going on while you've been barbecue-ing your steaks--and we Brits have been sheltering under umbrellas turned inside-out by the biting north ...READ»
The Congress for New Urbanism recently held a competition to explain just what the connection is between urban planning and the environment--and if you're fuzzy on the issue, you need to watch the winning video, created by John ...READ»
I'm a little late to the jump on this, but going through my vast read-and-rip pile this afternoon, I came across a September item from Newsweek's wonderful Perspectives column:
"We'll know it when we smell it." Murfreesboro, Tenn., ...READ»
Its genre-busting all-night jam-athons evolved into the country's biggest music festival--and turned Superfly Productions into a real business. Can it stay alive without losing its soul?READ»
Out of all the snazzy electric cars announced in the past year, the Nissan Leaf might be the most exciting. It's affordable ($25,000 to $30,000), attractive enough, gets 100 miles to the charge, and is almost ready to roll into ...READ»
Our graduates leave Delphian ready to take on any challenge. For many,
it’s college; for others, the arts. And some of our graduates tap into
their entrepreneurial spirits to launch their own independent
businesses. You’ll also ...READ»
Wrigley is relocating a factory that produces Altoids mints from Wales to Tennessee. I wonder if this will start a new trend: companies strengthening American operations. Or does this move have to do more with Wales being a poor ...READ»
Reports of "sexting"--or teens sending each other homemade pornographic images using their phones--have exploded in recent weeks. Schools and parents are outraged and terrified, and lawyers are confused, because most child ...READ»
Think back to college, it’s the start of the semester and you’re met with a laundry list of textbooks needed for all classes. Some of them are electives you were forced into taking to meet major requirements. You probably won’t ...READ»
All the world needs is peace, love and ice cream -- at least according to Ben & Jerry's.
To spotlight the ice cream enterprise's newest creation, "Imagine Whirled Peace," (a swirl of sweet cream-flavored ice cream, ...READ»
Berkshire Hathaway's $1.7 billion acquisition of a mobile-home company seemed like a perfect match. Then shareholders got a look, and a folksy tale suddenly turned ugly.READ»
