Long before the Fountain City A&P, well before the White Store (now Food City) and many decades before Kroger, there was J.H. Newman and Sons Grocery Store. Photographic records indicate …
City returns to treat Fountain City Lake
City of Knoxville employees will be back in Fountain City Lake starting today (8/27) to remove invasive plant species. They will be assisted by volunteer inmates from the Knox County …
Meet Fountain City’s pioneer businesswoman and unofficial ‘mayor’
Some important Fountain City history was made on March 30, 1903, when a transaction was recorded on the Knox County deed books. Col. J.C. and Nannie J. Woodward and Sol …
Heartfelt farewell to Fountain City Diner
Editor’s note: This is reprinted with permission from writer Shannon Kelley. Fountain City Diner closed for good on Aug. 19, 2019.
Fountain City Diner:
I’ve been wanting to write something about this …
The Miracle on Broadway: I-640 interchange reduces hazards
Broadway carries nearly 49,000 cars a day in the Fountain City area. Its intersection with I-640 and nearby Tazewell Pike has been a challenge for years.
The interchange originally featured a …
Free eye exams for kids
Fountain City Lions Club will offer free eye exams for children from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in the Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park.
The Lions Club’s August concert …
FC Diner sets closing date
The Fountain City Diner’s last day of business will be Monday, Aug. 19.
Owners Penny and Dennis Wagner were unable to negotiate a new lease after their landlord, Baxter Properties LLC, …
City’s grading plan gets a ‘D’ (for dopey)
City bureaucrats have decided to monitor the inner workings of neighborhood organizations to see whether they are legit. Grades will be issued and prizes awarded.
“Neighborhood organizations will be categorized as …