Lights are up in Downtown Kingsport

Lights were being hung all last week preparing for the end of the year festivities. I have to admit, the trees all along broad street do look better dressed in lights than stark naked. Evening walks along Broad Street are transformed by the lighting.

TN bottle bill will make DtKpt and TN cleaner!!

Are you sick and tired of seeing this:

Having participated in cleanups in Downtown Kingsport and along the Green Belt, I am!!

I have long thought that having a bottle deposit would encourage recycling and reuse, keep our community cleaner, and decrease the trash put into our landfills. let alone our creeks, streams, and rivers. The 11 states which have a bottle deposit recyle more than all the remaining 39 states combined!!!!!!! If you do the math, those 11 states make up only about 30% of the total US population.

I recently found out about a bill being sponsored acros party lines by several TN representatives that would bring about a statewide bottle deposit (aluminum,plastic, and glass).

Check out this website www.tnbottlebill.org
to find out more about how this bottle bill could transorm our downtown, our community, and our state. Reading the financial incentives of this bill is more than enough to convince people wary of “tree-huggers” that this is a truly conservative and progessive move for our state. According to Marge Davis, if the bill takes effect, 85 percent of the 4.2 billion beverage containers used annually across Tennessee would be recycled. That’s a dramatic increase from the 10 percent now being recycled. Take pride in our beautiful state!!

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We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
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Jeff Fleming’s blog posts Kingsport-Bristol as ranked 13th in number of highly-concentrated high tech industries among large U.S. metros.

Milliken Institute
ranks Kingsport-Bristol 13th
in highly-concentrated high tech industries
among large U.S. metros

I don’t guess I’ll ever get used to seeing Kingsport-Bristol listed as a “large metro” and compared to places like New York City, L.A. and San Francisco!

Here’s the latest “best places list” where we are mentioned.

Pretty impressive when you see we’re rated higher than Austin, Research Triangle, Washington, DC, and Huntsville in highly-concentrated high tech industries!

The Milliken Institute recently released its 2007 “Best Performing Cities” list of large and small U.S. metropolitan areas.

Large metros are >235,000
Small metros are <235,000

You might be pleasantly surprised to know that Kingsport-Bristol ranked 13th in number of highly-concentrated high tech industries among large U.S. metros.

So, what about the high-tech company Kingsport-Bristol is keeping?

1. Santa Ana, CA
2. San Jose, CA
2. Cambridge, MA
5. Boulder, CO
6. Dallas, TX
10. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
13. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
17. Austin-Round Rock, TX
28. Raleigh-Cary, NC
28. Washington, DC
36. Huntsville, AL
52. Knoxville, TN
52. Atlanta, GA
62. Nashville, TN
62. Greensboro, NC
79. Greenville, SC
115. Charlotte, NC
115. Roanoke, VA
151. Asheville, NC
173. Winston-Salem, NC
173. Spartanburg, SC
173. Memphis, TN
192. Chattanooga, TN

Johnson City, TN ranked #2 of the 179 smallest U.S. metros

Source: http://bestcities.milkeninstitute.org/bc200_2007.html

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We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
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Discovery Ice Cream’s Menu!

Take a look at what Discovery Ice Cream has to offer!
(green pages go with green , brown with brown)
discovery-ice-cream-menu.pdf

*One suggestion based on my experience. When ordering Global warming, which is absolutely scrumdilyumptious, if caffeine keeps you up at night, order it with the decaf. Disregard this if you really enjoy looking at your ceiling at 2 in the morning.

(type “Discovery Ice Cream” in the search box to the right for more on Discovery Ice Cream,or go to their website at www.discoveryicecream.com)

This post is proudly sponsored by AMMA / Appalachian Medical Massage Associates. AMMA is the nation’s only wellness center to offer Vodder Certified MLD, Nationally Certified Medical Massage Therapy, and SI, all under one roof. Experience the Difference.
We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
Hours are by appointment M-Friday, between the hours of 8am and 7pm. (423) 288-2662

Downtown Kingsport Restaurants List

There are 21 restaurants in Downtown Kingsport (and the numbers are growing!)
Here’s the list with their address.(updated on January 11th, 2008)

Bone Fire Smokehouse – 242 E. Main Street
Breaking Traditions – 235 E. Market Street
Cafe N’Orleans – 161 East Main Street
Chef’s Pizzaria – 254 W. New Street
The Courtyard – 201 E. New Street
Divine Cafe and Catering – 247 Broad Street
Funtastics – 541 W. Sullivan Street
Good Times Grills and Chill – 1001 East Center Street
Happy Hostess – 212 E. Center Street
Home Sweet Home – 122 Broad Street
Hot Dog Hut – 1025 E. Sullivan Street
Jan Mar – 114 Broad Street
Kaffe Blue – 210 Broad Street
Kathy’s Korner – 245 E. Main Street
Kingsport Grocery Co. – Now open on Main Street East of 12 Bones
Pal’s – 327 Revere Street
Rose Cottage Bakery – 113 W. Market Street
Sharon’s Burgers – 301 W. Center Street
Stir Fry Cafe – Now open on Broad Street in the 100 block
TK’s Big Dogs – 160 Broad Street
Wm. Paul’s Bakery – 317 Cumberland Avenue

Two big additions:Kingsport Grocery Co. and Stir Fry Cafe, located on Main street and Broad Street respectively. Go to the “Categories” box at the home page, and click on restaurants or menus for further information.

Downtown is growing as a destination for restaurants.

This post is proudly sponsored by AMMA / Appalachian Medical Massage Associates. AMMA is the nation’s only wellness center to offer Vodder Certified MLD, Nationally Certified Medical Massage Therapy, and SI, all under one roof. Experience the Difference.
We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
Hours are by appointment M-Friday, between the hours of 8am and 7pm. (423) 288-26

Ground Breaking for the Downtown Allied Health Building

Click here for the Kingsport Times News Article

This announcement was passed on by Jeff Fleming

Come on out to make this a community event!!

“Ground Breaking
Allied Health Building
the first of Kingsport’s Higher Education
Downtown Campus

Wednesday, October 24

1:30 pm

Corner of Clinchfield & Clay
Downtown Kingsport
Please come and be a part of this important milestone in Kingsport’s history!

Rain or shine

Please feel free to forward this to a friend.

Best Regards,
Jeff “

What are your thoughts?

What do you see as the number-one opportunity for downtown to capitalize on in the short-term?

What would you like to see in Downtown Kingsport?

What would you not like to see in Downtown Kingsport?

What have you seen happen that you have really enjoyed?

When someone, from outside this area, asks you about Kingsport – what do you say? How do you describe Kingsport?

Share your comments! There may be plenty others who are thinking the same thing or you may ignite a movement by thinking outside the box!

Latest report on migration to Kingsport

Quarterly Report
July 2007 — September 2007

During the past 3 months there were 538 new households in Kingsport. (Also, 387 existing Kingsport area households moved to a new location within the Kingsport area.)

Of the 538 new households:

· 217 were new construction
· 321 moved into existing structures

· 159 were relocations from elsewhere in Northeast Tennessee (within 35 miles, but excluding Kingsport area zip codes).
· 35 were relocations from elsewhere in Tennessee (beyond 35 miles)

· 26 were relocations from Southwest Virginia (within 35 miles of Kingsport)
· 5 were relocations from elsewhere in Virginia (beyond 35 miles)

· 96 were relocations from out-of-state (see detailed listing below)

· 52% chose to live inside the city limits of Kingsport
· 39% of new construction was inside city limits of Kingsport

Where did these out-of-state relocations originate? From 27 different states!

VA
31

FL
21

NC
8

CA
6

AZ
5

GA
5

OH
5

IN
4

KY
4

NY
4

SC
4

IL
3

TX
3

WV
3

AL
2

MD
2

MS
2

OR
2

PA
2

CO
1

KS
1

LA
1

MA
1

MI
1

ND
1

NM
1

WI
1

Total City & County property taxes on a $200,000 home in Kingsport, Tennessee = $2,395 per year

For a family of 4….

· No solid waste, garbage, trash or recycling fees

· No special school tax

· No special district tax

· No wheel tax in Sullivan County

· No state income tax on salaries/wages

· No personal property tax

· No vehicle inspection fees

· No annual vehicle taxes of any kind

· Water/Sewer = $50 per month

· Electricity = $64 per month

· Natural Gas = $100 per month

· Digital Cable = $80 per month

· Internationally accredited police and fire departments

For more information, contact:

Mrs. Lee Fish
423.392.8800
lfish@kingsportchamber.org

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Best Regards,
Jeff

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Jeff Fleming | 2212 Sheffield St | Kingsport TN 37660 | 423-229-9381

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Bone Fire Smokehouse (Previously 12 Bones)

Same owners, same great food, just a different name.
All the smokehouse goodness you can imagine!
To check their fabulous new website, click www.bonefiresmokehouse.com
Keep close tabs on the soon to be opened Bus Pit, featuring some the best live music in the region. The Bus Pit is right next to Bone Fire.
Contact phone # is 423 239-RACK.

This post is proudly sponsored by AMMA / Appalachian Medical Massage Associates. AMMA is the nation’s only wellness center to offer Vodder Certified MLD, Nationally Certified Medical Massage Therapy, and SI, all under one roof. Experience the Difference.
We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
Hours are by appointment M-Friday, between the hours of 8am and 7pm. (423) 288-2662

Free WiFi in Downtown Kingsport!!

Hopefully you’ve heard. Thanks to Eastman Credit Union, Downtown Kingsport and other areas have free WiFi. Check out the link to the article for Kingsport Times News.
Free WiFi in Downtown Kinsport Times News Article

This post is proudly sponsored by AMMA / Appalachian Medical Massage Associates. AMMA is the nation’s only wellness center to offer Vodder Certified MLD, Nationally Certified Medical Massage Therapy, and SI, all under one roof. Experience the Difference.
We are located in Downtown Kingsport at 317 Cherokee Street Suite 101
Hours are by appointment M-Friday, between the hours of 8am and 7pm. (423) 288-2662