Today is winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. Tonight, Vivian Shipe will attend a memorial service dedicated to the memory of the 33 homeless people who died …
Check it out: Lawson McGhee undergoing renovations
Lawson McGhee Library will remain open throughout a $200,000 renovation expected to last several months. The goal of the project is to create an appealing, user-friendly space that meets the …
Little Oaks Academy is open for business despite St. Mary’s closing
Little Oaks Academy traces its beginnings to 1967, when the assistant director of the nursing program at St. Mary’s Medical Center became pregnant with twins and was preparing to resign …
Let’s glimpse behind the Recode wizard’s density curtain
One of the “driving forces” behind the need for the proposed Recode ordinance is the projected growth of the city’s population over the next 20 years. This is manifested in …
Change Center sets grand-opening schedule
In this season of giving, The Change Center will officially begin giving hope and positivity to the East Knoxville community.
The Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St., will celebrate its grand …
Community braces for St. Mary’s closing
The lights of St. Mary’s are still shining, sort of. There are a couple of tree shapes in white lights on the hospital roof, probably placed there in remembrance of …
Knoxville Irish Society gets Gaelic good will going
“Fáilte roimh cách” is how you say “all welcome” in Gaelic, and “Nollaig shona daoibh” is “Merry Christmas,” but you don’t have to know either of the above to feel …
Vine Middle puts focus on connections, community
As an eighth-grader at Vine Middle Magnet School, Jameiyes Mills has done plenty of reading during his academic career.
This year, though, he read a novel by Jason Reynolds called “Long …