Ten years ago, a young Mechanicsville resident sent an op-ed column to the News Sentinel refuting the claim that Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation had transformed public housing by replacing College …
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 …
Fountain City mourns Dr. Tumblin, braces for loss of popular restaurant
Two events drew big crowds in Fountain City on Wednesday.
Dr. John Tumblin’s kinfolks were receiving friends in the chapel at Lynnhurst Cemetery. The well-loved optometrist’s funeral service was scheduled at …
In it to win it, David Hayes says it’s not about the hair
A few weeks ago, I got hammered by Facebook messages, emails and face-to-face questions from friends of Knoxville City Council candidate David Hayes – at least a dozen of them, …
Resolution 908: a reason to smile
Ed White hadn’t heard about Resolution 908, so it took him a few minutes to pull up the Community TV website and watch the video of Knox County Commission’s June …
Ailing but optimistic, Strickland works on another comeback
Tank Strickland was moving slowly when he walked through the doorway at Jackie’s Dream to attend a reception for Charles Lomax, a young African-American minister who is running for an …
Amelia Parker: Persistence could win the day
I was still in my pajamas last Saturday morning when two young men knocked on my door. One was wearing an Amelia Parker T-shirt; the other was holding a City …
Controversial Beverly Road developer tees up another try
It was an odd and uncomfortable scene Monday morning at Sam & Andy’s in Fountain City when about 15 area residents showed up for a meeting between two county commissioners …