Troop 20269 took over Parking Day on Gay Street earlier this year to show that Girl Scouts are more than just cookies and crafts. Because Parking Day promotes natural services and preserving natural resources, …
Rappin’ with the Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts come in all styles and sizes. Check out this video from the Outreach Program at the Phyllis Wheatley Center. At 2.5 minutes long, it is original work by …
Lead, follow, eat cupcakes
What did your kids do over fall break?
Nine youngsters got the chance to shine (and star) in the SuperPower camp youth ensemble of Carpetbag Theatre, held at Belle Morris Elementary …
Caswell Park update: Homeless may get part of park
Mayor Madeline Rogero changed hurlers for the Oct. 10 planning commission proceeding, benching development director Becky Wade and calling up policy director Bill Lyons from the bullpen to pitch the …
Girl Scouts promote recycling at Strickland Park
When Girl Scout troop 20596 decided to tackle a littering problem for their Take Action project, they agreed on a sustainable solution by providing a recycling bin for a local …
Phyllis Nichols: 25 years of Urban League service and counting
When Martin Luther King Jr. mesmerized the nation with his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, African-American equality with whites in job opportunities, housing, voting rights, civil rights and …
Mayor pushes ahead with proposed park conversion
On Sept. 24, we reported on a packed-house community meeting with city officials over the proposed conversion of three parcels of land in Caswell Park into a 3-story, 47-apartment homeless …
Cherokee Mills changes hands; Stockyard Lofts get financing
In the last full week of September, our weekly numbers were slightly lower than the previous week with 266 property transfers equaling $94.19 million and 395 loans totaling $128.3 million.
Knoxville’s …