One rainy afternoon when I first went to Nashville to cover politics for the Knoxville Journal, back in the days when we had two competitive daily newspapers in this town, …
Hope Fellowship celebrates new home by feeding neighbors
Historic preservationists and residents of North Knoxville’s neighborhoods believe their efforts saved the historic Howard House from being knocked down for a Walmart store three years ago – but Hope …
Marshall Stair battles perceptions, makes his own way
Marshall Stair is a good-natured guy, but he’s tired of hearing that there are citizens of Knoxville who consider him too young to be their next mayor.
“I was 40 my …
BATs in love: a Valentine’s Day story
Her name is Lauren Sorensen, a circumstance she credits to a most unlikely individual.
She was Lauren Hopson back in September 2016 when she met Phil Sorensen in Chicago at a …
Vintage bike club auction keeps Time Warp rolling
At first glance, the sign on the front door is alarming.
An auction? At the Time Warp? What the heck does this mean? Is Happy Holler’s landmark business closing?
But turns out …
Kincannon bid for mayor buoyed by neighbors, educators
Fourth & Gill has long been a force in city politics, and mayoral candidate Indya Kincannon has lived in the neighborhood since 2001. From the looks of her first financial …
LaKenya Middlebrook wants to chair county Dems
LaKenya Middlebrook’s Black History Month presentation at the February meeting of the Democratic Women of Knoxville included a list of Tennessee “firsts” – first black man to serve as a …
Mayoral candidate Eddie Mannis owns up to GOP past
He’s gay, he’s Republican and he’s running for mayor.
The gay part, first introduced in print by Scott Barker of Compass Thursday morning, is drawing a big so-what from likely city voters. …