Broadway, We’ve Got Problems
I stretched a little out of my normal coverage zone to attend the meeting to discuss the recommendations of Broadway Corridor Task Force meeting at St. James Episcopal Church on Broadway. I normally cover Broadway up...
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Baker Creek Preserve Offers Unique Experiences in the Urban Wilderness
It’s an oddity Knoxville residents are coming to accept, though it would likely still be jarring to an out-of-town visitor who hadn’t been prepared: Hundreds of acres of inter-connected, forested trails for riding, running and walking...
Faris Eid: Lifting Up a City
When it gathers for its annual gala on October 20, the East Tennessee Community Design Center will honor a person who has designed a large percentage of the best renovations and restorations in our city. He’s...
Knoxville May Be Ready for Some (European) Football!
It seems a stretch, doesn’t it? Knoxville is Big Orange Country: End of story. After the football games we all watched this past few days, however, it might be a perfect time for more than a...
A Stunning Ocean Adventure Hits Close to Downtown Knoxville
It’s an odd headline, isn’t it? It’s an even stranger story. I recently sat down with Buzz Goss, the Knoxville developer most widely known for his Marble Alley project, and found him more philosophical than...
Little Urban Connections
I hope you traveled to exotic and wondrous destinations this summer. Me? Not so much. I visited cities I often visit during the course of the summer: Chattanooga, Birmingham, Selma, Mobile and New Orleans. Even when...
Farewell to My Friend Carole Borges
Sometimes people come along who become so much a part of our lives it becomes hard to imagine the community without them. These people touch us in so many ways and enrich our lives to the point...
A Downtown Knoxville Summer Summary?
Temperatures outside hover in the nineties and the humidity seems to hang somewhere between swamp and sauna levels. Summer certainly doesn’t seem to be near finished. The calendar states very clearly that we remain short of...
TRU Dog Network Becomes a Non-Profit, Hosts Photography Exhibit
Most people who know her can remember the first time they met Tinah Utsman. The first time for me was summer of 2010 at a Knox Heritage Summer Supper at Kendrick Place. It was as if...
Regas Square Project Begins, Inside of Knoxville Takes to the Airwaves
It’s a day for announcements. First, Regas Square, which I first detailed here last October. Read the original article for much greater detail than I’ll give here. The news is that the project, announced nine months...