Just a reminder to any of you who are heading to the Jackson Browne concert Friday!

Jackson Browne, WHY to Concert-Goers: If You're a Fan, Bring a Can

Jackson Browne has partnered with WHY (World Hunger Year) to put food on the shelves of food banks that are serving America's hungry. Concert-goers who attend shows during his upcoming solo tour are asked to bring non-perishable food that will be collected by food bank representatives for distribution to those in need.

Knoxville, TN: Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee - 3/14

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See ya there!

Oh, and a note to those lucky folks who snagged the Guacamole Fund Tickets before I could... AUGHHHHH and thanks! The Guac Fund rocks! Link...

Vistors are welcome at this meeting, so please come if you are interested.

Bring your brown bag lunch to the Beck Center, 1927 Dandridge Avenue at at 11:30 on Tuesday, March 18. The program will begin at noon, followed by questions and discussion.

Infill development, as the words imply, is the process of filling in gaps in already developed urban areas. It involves increasing urban density, improving antiquated public facilities, new mixes of activities and land use. It involves more urban design emphasis than traditional land use planning.

Seven of the people most responsible for planning the infill development of central Knoxville will talk about their plans for the Broadway and Central avenue area, the South South Knoxville waterfront, Cumberland Avenue and Magnolia Avenue. Infill development of these
areas , along with the current successes of revitalization in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, Old North Knoxville and Mechanicsville can create, in effect, a whole “new town in-town” in Knoxville.

Michael Carberry, Comprehensive Planning Manager for Metropolitan Planning Commission, will introduce the topic and the projects. Maps and drawings of the projects will be exhibited. Other presenters will
be Bob Whetsel, Director of Redevelopment , City of Knoxville; David Hill, Senior Director of South Waterfront Development; Mike Reynolds and Jeff Archer, Metropolitan Planning Commission Planners; Anne
Wallace, Cumberland Avenue Project Manager and Jacene England, President of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

City Council members Bob Becker and Joe Hultquist who represent parts of the City involved in the projects will attend to participate in discussion following the presentation.

Bill Hobbs is now officially a Tabloid Bully Boy (™ Brian Hornback).

In this week's National Enquirer, no less:

Bill Hobbs, communications director for the Tennessee Republican Party, revealed there are other links between the senator and America's enemies.

"Obama has a foreign policy advisor, Robert Maley, who blames Israel for anything bad and suggests we ought to be doing business with Hamas (the radical Palestinian militants dedicated to Israel's destruction)," Hobbs told the enquirer.

Batboy could not be reached for comment.