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...
Life
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...
Color and Kindness
I may be alone, here, but I’ve really missed color over the last several months. We had very little real winter — about a week as I recall — in which we got a small snow...
Sunsphere Spotting
(Today’s article is by guest writer Luke Frazier.) I just moved to Knoxville, and I’m really loving it. I live downtown and get to explore cool streets, alleys, and parks whenever I care to. Three days...
Pro Soccer Team One Knox Launches One Knoxville Collective, Brings Pro Soccer to the City
(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by guest writer Heather Ryerson) In 2022, soccer came to Knoxville. Through the vision of Drew McKenna, Knoxville created its first semi-pro soccer team-One Knoxville SC. The community rallied around them...
KAT Reimagined
(Ed. Note: Today’s article is a guest post by Dustin Durham. Dustin received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee in 2014 and is actively involved with Bike Walk Knoxville. He is a passionate...