Planned development is one of the many issues that deserves additional city council attention. Under Recode Knoxville, it is being reworked from three separate “zoning districts” into a “process,” administered …
Asheville Highway Waffle House to reopen soon
The Waffle House at 5416 Asheville Highway is expected to reopen around July 22, after being torn down and completely rebuilt from the ground up. The restaurant is part of …
Recode Workbook 3: Unresolved housing issues abound
Let’s revisit residential zoning.
Recall that 85 percent of the 73,000 parcels in the city are designated “residential.” Those eight zones (EN plus RN-1 to -7) house some of the mostly …
Recode Workbook No. 2: Preserve hillside ridgetop protection
At its June 13 meeting, the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission recommended that City Council approve the current Recode Text (Draft 5+) – well almost.
In making his motion to recommend the …
Recode Workbook 1: Lot size matters
Last month, Knoxville City Council amended the text of Recode Draft 5 in two long work sessions (the parcel-specific map is still in progress). The resulting marked-up draft, referred to …
Still time to make Recode the best it can be
The second round of Knoxville City Council’s clean-up-messy-Recode draft No. 5 extended over nine hours on May 30. The work session lasted till after midnight … longer than many in the …
Archer’s BBQ coming to Rutledge Pike in July
Tune up those knives and forks: Archer’s BBQ will open its next dining and takeout site at 5200 Rutledge Pike. Located at the corner of Rutledge Pike and Chilhowee Drive, …
Tai chi classes offer gift of flexibility, balance
The local chapter of the Taoist Tai Chi Society (TTCS) is offering beginning classes in a dozen locations in Knoxville and Oak Ridge starting in June.
Founded some 50 years ago …