Inside of Knoxville

We Must Have a Better School Board

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 25, 2022

I’ve never endorsed political candidates on this webpage. I’ve interviewed them a number of times, and covered events and forums, always attempting simply to present the facts and urge every eligible voter to get out and...

Open Letter to the Knox County School Board

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 15, 2022

A recent letter posted on Facebook caught my attention. Addressed to the Knox County School Board, it offers a path forward with objective markers for when students should mask and when they have less need to...

COVID-19 and the Knox County Schools

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 30, 2021

The Knox County School System has become a nexus in the debates regarding the best path forward during the pandemic. While about a third of all school children learned virtually last year, very few started this...

Youth Freedom Passes Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 2, 2021

The City of Knoxville in conjunction with KAT and the Knox County Schools announced a new program providing free transportation on all Knoxville Area Transit buses. The program applies to Knox County Students from sixth grade...

The School Board Receives Its Report (Plus More)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 9, 2020

The afternoon started off with Governor Lee holding a press conference discussing a wide range of topics, most of which were centered on opening schools in the fall. He’d instructed TSSAA (the sports arm of the...

Two Small Groups Will Help Make Major Decisions on Opening Up Businesses and Schools: Who Are They?

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 16, 2020

Control Over Re-Opening Businesses is Turned Over to the Board of Health When the surprise announcement was made last Friday that future decisions regarding the path forward for businesses and citizens in the county would be...

Knox County Schools and TVA Near Deal: Andrew Johnson Building Hangs in the Balance

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 12, 2019

An agreement in principle has been reached between Knox County and TVA to have the school system offices moved to TVA’s east tower. The deal also involves Summer Place and was explained yesterday to a joint...

Andrew Johnson Building Development: Terminus and Legacy Proposal

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 26, 2017

As I mentioned last week, the Andrew Johnson Building, formerly the Andrew Johnson Hotel, currently owned by Knox County and used primarily as a home for the central offices for the Knox County Schools, has been...

Back to School: Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up for Your Rights

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 16, 2012

In May I took these pictures of the “rally” outside the City and County Building on Main Street. A generally small and disappointing affair, I pondered what to do with the photographs. The group rallied in...

Knox County Schools

We Must Have a Better School Board

Open Letter to the Knox County School Board

COVID-19 and the Knox County Schools

Youth Freedom Passes Announced

The School Board Receives Its Report (Plus More)

Two Small Groups Will Help Make Major Decisions on Opening Up Businesses and Schools: Who Are They?

Knox County Schools and TVA Near Deal: Andrew Johnson Building Hangs in the Balance

Andrew Johnson Building Development: Terminus and Legacy Proposal

Back to School: Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up for Your Rights

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

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