Inside of New York City, June 2023
As I’ve done on previous trips to other cities (particularly NYC), I’m going to take a dive into my most recent trip, which ended a week ago. As we did last summer, Urban Daughter and I...
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Downtown Home Tour 2023 Returns and is a Smashing Success, Part 1
Taking the opportunity to get to know Knoxville better through its homes and homeowners is something I love to do. I have been looking forward to this event since I covered its transition as it changed...
A Sneak Peek at a Home on the Downtown Home Tour (Coming June 10)
The Downtown Home Tour is a tradition that dates back about thirty years and I’ve often mentioned it as a hook that caught Urban Woman and myself. After seeing the incredible range of sizes, styles, and...
Fragile and Fading Knoxville Landmarks 2023
This week, as part of Preservation Month, Knox Heritage published its Fragile and Fading list. Included are area landmarks, most but not all of which are buildings, that are in danger of being lost, generally to...
A Weekend in the City
Sometimes we get swept up into the city on a weekend with activities planned and unplanned and the article I’d planned for Monday doesn’t come together. It happened this weekend and it reminds me why I...
Mayor Presents State of the City and Budget Priorities 2023
As has been the tradition in Knoxville, Mayor Kincannon presented her State of the City address yesterday, along with highlights of her proposed budget for the next year. Held in the Western Heights community, the chosen...
Hundreds Gather to Protest Gun Violence and Laws in the State
A protest on Market Square yesterday drew between four hundred and five hundred people expressing their anger at Tennessee’s gun laws and the violence that our state repeatedly experiences. The impetus for the most recent protest...
A Wonderful New Home for an Equally Wonderful Family
Last December I introduced you to the Johnsons, Alvin and Jeanine, who seemed destined to a life as tenants, without much hope of buying a home. They moved to Knoxville in 2020 and she took a...
Formally Introducing Contributing Writer Heather Ryerson
Over the last several months, you’ve read articles by Heather Ryerson, who has posted as a guest writer. Starting now and expanding in May, Heather becomes a contributing writer, joining Scott McNutt, who dutifully assembles the...
East Tennessee Legend Bill Landry Checks In
I’m imagining the caption above strikes readers in a couple of ways. Those who haven’t been here more than ten or fifteen years may wonder “Who is Bill Landry?” For the others, the very name invokes...