The blog set another traffic record, breaking the August record by 10%.
George Hawthorne wants to transform the 15-story Grand Hotel into an upscale 210-room destination with a historic food hall. His ask: $45 million in tax-exempt bonds for the $48 million project. Mayor D.C. Reeves says the deal “doesn’t pencil” and the city would shoulder too much risk. Hawthorne insists he’d repay everything—”they’re not putting in a penny.”
UWF’s fundraising superstar is jumping ship—and he’s leaving at the peak of his game. Howard Reddy, who just shattered every fundraising record in university history with a $31.4 million haul in 2024, has accepted a VP position at East Tennessee State University. The law degree-holding former Fulbright Scholar led the “Here for Good” campaign to unprecedented success—so successful that Interim President Manny Diaz just raised the campaign goal from $90 million to $100 million…