LOCAL
NEWS
Town and Country Adult
Book Den reopens
Town and Country Adult Book Den on Clinton Highway reopened for business on
Monday, July 3.
“We are newly remodeled and have all new merchandise,” notes store manager
Timothy Douglas.
The bookstore, located at 7011 Clinton Hwy., was destroyed by a fire on
January 31 when Benjamin Daniel Warren, 20, of Powell, admittedly set fire
to the business believing that he was instructed by God to burn down the
adult bookstore. At that time, Warren was a student at Crown College, an
independent Baptist institution offering only Bible-related degrees. He
later turned himself in after an automobile accident convinced him that he
had not acted in God’s will.
Michael Duffield
launches PR/Marketing firm in Chattanooga
Michael Duffield has announced the launch of Michael Duffield
Communications, a creative consumer communications and public relations
agency based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Duffield, whose recent background is in national
public relations for Whole Foods Market, the world’s largest retailer of
natural and organic foods, looks forward to working with his already
impressive client list.
His initial client roster includes Chalmers
Chocolate, Bristol Farms, Stone Cup Roasting Company, and cre824. This
client list runs the gamut from groceries to “webjam” design competitions,
pointing up Duffield’s versatility.
Duffield states: "I was encouraged by former
clients, colleagues and local business owners - some who've followed me from
agency to agency - to strike out on my own. They told me of their
appreciation for my style, my commitment, and my creativity. I'm honored to
be thought of so highly and look forward to helping with their marketing and
PR needs."
His brand building work has generated coverage for
his clients in some of the country’s leading business and consumer media,
including the Chicago Tribune, Gourmet Magazine, Food + Wine, Bon Appetit,
FOX Good Day Live, The New York Times, Nation’s
Restaurant News, Crain’s New York Business, Supermarket Sampler (a
nationally syndicated food column) and online on foodline, StarChefs,
Zagat.com, Daily Candy, and CBS MarketWatch.
Born and bred in the Midwest, Duffield, holds a
Bachelor of General Studies degree in journalism and design from the
University of Iowa. A relatively new Chattanoogan, Duffield is proud to say
he lives and works downtown. When not at work, he sips, shops and sups his
way through the Tennessee Valley.
Contact Duffield at (423) 209-2986 or
michaelduffield@mac.com.
The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA)
will be losing their Development Department’s Marketing and Communications
Director Del Baker-Robinson, who has accepted a job offer from the American
Association of Museums in Washington, D.C. Del’s last day with KMA will be
Friday, February 3.
“It has been a great experience
working for KMA, and I feel honored to have meet/worked with so many
terrific people,” says Baker-Robinson, reflecting on his association with
the Knoxville community.
Whispers in
Fountain City facing relocation problems
Whispers Exotic Lingerie and Gifts
located at 2802 Essary Road in Fountain City will be moving due to major
renovations and construction of the current location. Business owner, Terra
Lawless, now finds herself looking for a new location for her retail
business.
“The folks next door have been in
this building for more than 15 years. This was just all very sudden,” states
Lawless.
Lawless will be looking for a new
location and may take some time off since she has not done so for more than
three years. In the interim, she will search for a reasonably priced, safe
retail space for her specialty business.
When asked about the new city
regulations, City Council sources speculate that existing businesses will be
“grandfathered,” but cautions that the new rules have not yet been tested.
The most daunting task facing
Lawless is finding affordable, appropriate space. In the meantime, Whispers
Exotic Lingerie and Gifts remains open at its Essary Road location in
Fountain City.
Contact the store for
further information at 865
281-0402 or WhispersLingerie@hotmail.com.
Area business womyn meet to organize
The Knox Area Business Women's Group is
forming. The group is currently meeting monthly. Their point person is Tina
McMillan.
For further information, contact
Tina McMillan at (865) 406-4259 or
newmoonlmt@aol.com.
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