Inside of Knoxville

Knoxville’s Best Kept Secret

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 20, 2024

(Today’s article is by guest writer, Sebastian Lambert. Originally from North Carolina, Sebastian has lived in Knoxville for two years with his wife and daughter. He works as a technology consultant for small and medium businesses...

Homelessness in Knoxville and Possible Solutions

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 31, 2023

(Ed. Notes: First, some of you may not be getting your daily subscription email. There is a glitch in the system and I’m working on it. Second, I’d like your evaluation of the guest writer for...

Recent Community Forum on Homelessness Continues the Conversation

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 22, 2022

When Nikki Elliott and Downtown Knoxville Alliance recently announced a community meeting on homelessness, no one expected a solution regarding one of our thorniest problems to present itself that evening in the Tennessee Theatre. About 75...

Community Conversation Set for Monday

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2022

I wrote my first article for this venture on June 1, 2010. I wrote my first article centered on a homeless person just five days later. It was in my fifth month that I started a...

Camera Surveillance System Proposed for Downtown (And Continued Conversations Regarding Homelessness)

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 2, 2021

The Quality of Life committee of the Downtown Knoxville Alliance (formerly CBID) doesn’t usually catch my attention, but this one was an exception. Two requests were on the table that may make their way to the...

Inside the City of Knoxville Office on Homelessness

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 18, 2021

The city’s Office on Homelessness includes two Homeless Program Coordinators, Michael Dunthorn and Shawn Griffith. I interviewed Michael for WUTK in December 2018, and you can listen to that podcast here to learn more. I sat...

Knox Area Rescue Mission: Offering a Path Forward for Many Who Have Lost Their Way

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 11, 2021

I was invited to join Danita McCartney, President of Knox Area Rescue Ministries for a tour of their massive facility on Broadway to get an understanding of the work they do. The ministry has been around...

A Glimpse of Reality Under the Bridge

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 28, 2021

With the closure of the Broadway viaduct, the area under the I-40 overpass across Broadway has become a near dead-end, a no-man’s land. The enclosure funded by the city, intended to be a safe space, is...

Open Letter From Downtown Resident Regarding Homeless Death

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 24, 2021

This past weekend, I received a text containing a copy of an email sent to, among others, Mayor Kincannon, Councilwoman Gwen McKenzie (6th District Councilperson), Betsy Henderson (6th district school board member), Mayor Jacobs, Becky Wade...

KARM Has an Idea Amid Concerns Regarding Homeless

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 12, 2021

There might be small, attainable, ideas which could helpfully impact local homeless issues. There are large ideas which could potentially help end the homeless crisis in our city, though they are less obtainable. Residents and business...

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Homelessness

Knoxville’s Best Kept Secret

Homelessness in Knoxville and Possible Solutions

Recent Community Forum on Homelessness Continues the Conversation

Community Conversation Set for Monday

Camera Surveillance System Proposed for Downtown (And Continued Conversations Regarding Homelessness)

Inside the City of Knoxville Office on Homelessness

Knox Area Rescue Mission: Offering a Path Forward for Many Who Have Lost Their Way

A Glimpse of Reality Under the Bridge

Open Letter From Downtown Resident Regarding Homeless Death

KARM Has an Idea Amid Concerns Regarding Homeless

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville