Future of the old Holiday Inn site controversial

Nick Della VolpeUncategorized

On Wednesday evening, East Knoxville residents “participated” in a Zoom “meeting” about developer Carl Lansden’s plan to build 110 apartment units of subsidized housing on the back five acres of …

Opposition to apartments on Asheville Highway

Nick Della VolpeOur Town Leaders

Here’s my letter to Knox Planning Commissioners. This item is on today’s (10/8) agenda.
Re: Oct 8 Meeting, Item #20 (10K-20-Rz), 4625 Asheville Hwy,
Rezoning Request of Carl Lansden (& Lansden Landmarks) …

TDOT plans I-640 upgrades at East Towne

Nick Della VolpeOur Town Leaders

Anyone using the Millertown Pike or Washington Pike I-640 exits at rush hour has found themselves sitting through long queues and traffic backups. There are lots of cars traveling between …

Musings During an October Stroll

Nick Della VolpeOur Town Outdoors

I love waking to a morning chill,
bathed by breezes announcing Fall.
Sultry summer heat … gone!
mosquitos … gone!
Cool winds lift the shroud over
the distant Smoky Mountains.
 
The morning walk, slower these days,
invigorates …

Railroad ties up I-640 repaving

Nick Della VolpeUncategorized

Ever get the feeling you are riding down an old country road, as you rattle down I-640 these days? Eleven miles of potholes, make-shift crack repairs and fractured asphalt give …