I abandoned my plan to write about how crazy the housing industry’s getting when I came across a 2016 Facebook post by Mary Linda Schwarzbart about the work she’s doing …
Graystone’s beauty matched by its historic heritage
South Knoxville is a mixed bag architecturally, with everything from log homes to mansions and bland strip malls to bohemian-looking boutiques.
One category that often stands out is our church buildings. …
First Baptist Concord celebrates 130 years
The year 2021 marks 130 years of a legacy of faith for First Baptist Concord.
A look back at the history and growth of this church and the community is interesting. …
A pinch of Dickens and a dash of ‘Moll Flanders’
As often happens when stuck in a dead-end rabbit hole in pursuit of one story, I trip over another by complete accident, and thus the day is saved. Combing through …
Baum’s Greenhouse set the standard in Smithwood
In 1846, the widowed Katherine Schneider Baum and her 15-year-old son Karl (1831-1916) left their native country during the German Revolution and immigrated to America on the sailing ship New …
It’s the Henley Bridge, silly
Long ago – mostly likely before your time – South Knoxville was derogatorily dubbed “South America” by residents of other parts of town. It was a journey to get there, …
Boyd-Harvey House: One of Farragut’s oldest
The lure of East Tennessee is no secret to those who live or like to visit this beautiful state. And thus was the case of Lt. Thomas Boyd (1754-1814), who …
Thomas Hall Cemetery echoes community’s history
A stately red maple stands sentry over the Thomas Hall Cemetery on Rifle Range Road where it intersects with Maynardville Pike. Aged cedars guard this square of a graveyard, bounded …