Moving to a warmer clime

[mostchosen]

I'd like people to vie for their southern town being the best locale for a couple of college graduates.  No particular job prospects up north, and we'd rather not freeze if we have to have shitty jobs.  That said, an economy not on fritz would be a plus, good arts and entertainment a big plus, and great foooood.  Any recommendations?  We'd been particularly considering Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte.

[dave from knoxville]

North Carolina is nowheresville, except for Asheville. Of course you know I am fond of Knoxville.

For a taste of what we have, you might browse

www.metropulse.com

One down side; Ted Leo will never ever come here. That is all.

[buffcoat]

North Carolina is nowheresville, except for Asheville. Of course you know I am fond of Knoxville.

For a taste of what we have, you might browse

www.metropulse.com

One down side; Ted Leo will never ever come here. That is all.

I'm sorry, mostchosen, for my neighbor-stater's ignorance and nonsensical babbling.  They've never been... right over that way.  I think it has something to do with the awful music they make there and the fact that, based on their performance in the last two major elections, they appear to be trying to refight the Civil War.  Again.


North Carolina is the tops.  You will learn if you come here, though, that Raleigh and Durham are separate mediumish cities, both part of a now four-city region called the Triangle.  About 1.5 million people, which is not at all densely populated compared to the Northeastern cities but is downright metropolitan compared to many parts of, say, upstate NY.

I do not recommend Charlotte.  It's not as bad as Tennessee, but it is almost as bad as South Carolina.




Seriously, if you are interested in more information I would be happy to provide it.  Several FOT are here, and FOT and Best Show caller Laurie from Miami has just moved to Chapel Hill and may be able to shed more light on the attractions/drawbacks for newcomers.

[JustNicole]

Greensboro is also pretty good for NC but Chapel Hill and Raleigh are best. Or Asheville, but that's more of a visit town than live town. Richmond can be good.

The only place in Kentucky I would recommend is Louisville but it is not warm here whatsoever. It's freezing all the time. Except in summer. There's basically two temperatures: freezing and summer. But Louisville is pretty cool. Sinbad was just in town the other day.

[Cotton]

Savannah, GA without a doubt.

I moved there fresh out of college and had the time of my life. It's a really great town; beautiful scenery, plenty to do, 15 mins from the beach, and some of my favorite bars ever.

[Joe Rogaine]

North Carolina is nowheresville, except for Asheville. Of course you know I am fond of Knoxville.

For a taste of what we have, you might browse

www.metropulse.com

One down side; Ted Leo will never ever come here. That is all.

Dave's right Knoxville and Asheville are pretty great I live right in the middle of both of them.

[dave from knoxville]

North Carolina is nowheresville, except for Asheville. Of course you know I am fond of Knoxville.

For a taste of what we have, you might browse

www.metropulse.com

One down side; Ted Leo will never ever come here. That is all.

Dave's right Knoxville and Asheville are pretty great I live right in the middle of both of them.

Near the border? Waynesville?

[mackro]

If you want to stay on the east coast, then yeah, I would choose the NC Triangle, somewhere in there. I visited there in 2005 (for the Tall Dwarfs show at Local 506 in Chapel Hill) and have always wanted to come back.

There's also Austin, whose economy I think is doing great. Is Santa Fe or Albuquerque doing well?

(Tempted to not mention L.A., despite it being the most temperate, but I think the fun parts of SoCal are pretty tough on the jobs front these days)

[Joe Rogaine]

North Carolina is nowheresville, except for Asheville. Of course you know I am fond of Knoxville.

For a taste of what we have, you might browse

www.metropulse.com

One down side; Ted Leo will never ever come here. That is all.

Dave's right Knoxville and Asheville are pretty great I live right in the middle of both of them.

Near the border? Waynesville?

Well its not really right in the middle but i live up in the corner of the state in Johnson City Tn.  Knoxville and Asheville are about the same distance from me, i think Asheville's even a little closer now that they've finished the new highway.

[dave from knoxville]

I have a couple of pals who work at ETSU, very familiar with the town. Spend a couple of weekends a year in the National Forest, so am in that region pretty often.

By the way, my mother-in-law is in North Carolina, another plus for being in east Tennessee.

[Joe Rogaine]

I have a couple of pals who work at ETSU, very familiar with the town. Spend a couple of weekends a year in the National Forest, so am in that region pretty often.

By the way, my mother-in-law is in North Carolina, another plus for being in east Tennessee.

I might be coming to Knoxville for that films at the Bijou thing on March 12. Is there still a lot of road work on the James White Parkway heading downtown? I know there was last time i was down there but its been a couple years ago.

[buffcoat]

For the native Southerners:

I was watching Pawn Stars just now and a guy brought in a sundial to the pawnshop.  The guy had been talking for 30 seconds, and I said, "he's from North Carolina, I bet from down East."  It was frustrating, because I didn't think I'd ever be able to tell if I were right about it.  They panned down, and he had a shirt on that said "Pink Hill Fire Department."  Sure enough, Pink Hill is in Lenoir County, down East.

[P.W.]

I have had a few good nights at the Pilot Light in Knoxville. Fine, fine people there. I also spent a summer there with my twenty-something year-old older sister in 1990. She lived in the projects there and I cannot say the same about the people there... especially Thandiway, who threw a basketball at my face over a snack-sized bag of Cheez-Its. Children are amazing, aren't they?

I adore Chapel Hill. I've spent quite a bit of time there and once saw Mac Merge and Jim from Superchunk at the co-op browsing the cereal aisle with their babies in slings. You can't beat that.


Winner: Chapel Hill.

[tenni]

I adore Chapel Hill. I've spent quite a bit of time there and once saw Mac Merge and Jim from Superchunk at the co-op browsing the cereal aisle with their babies in slings. You can't beat that.

Winner: Chapel Hill.

Got to agree. I visited Chapel Hill this summer and fell in love. I really hope I can visit again soon.

[dave from knoxville]

I have a couple of pals who work at ETSU, very familiar with the town. Spend a couple of weekends a year in the National Forest, so am in that region pretty often.

By the way, my mother-in-law is in North Carolina, another plus for being in east Tennessee.

I might be coming to Knoxville for that films at the Bijou thing on March 12. Is there still a lot of road work on the James White Parkway heading downtown? I know there was last time i was down there but its been a couple years ago.

That road work is finished, you have a straight shot off the exit just beyond Cherry Street. You want to be careful, because the right light goes off the Parkway, you want the left lane leaving I-40. It comes a little earlier than it used to, but it's fast and convenient.

I am not aware of the films thing, though.