Two Knoxville locals (having moved back from California) are putting together a grassroots coworking community [1] that meets every Wednesday at Panera Bread on 4855 Kingston Pike [2] in West Knoxville. To get more information you can join them on facebook [3] or be notified of future events on upcoming.org [4]. They also have a site on Google Groups [5] where you can ask questions about coworking.

Coworking [6] is a movement that is redefining the way some people work. It aims to show those who are self-employed, independent, or entrepreneurial how they can benefit by working around each other.

Lately, the new trend has caught the attention of Mother Jones [7], The New York Times [8], Business Week [9], and other publications.

The eventual goal is to get enough people organized so that a discussion can commence about establishing a physical not-for-profit coworking community venue in Knoxville.

In the meantime, the idea is just to provide a space that allows progressive, creative, independent people an opportunity to network and work around the company of others once a week.