Town Hall East hosted local history buff Jack Neely as its featured speaker at the group’s Monday night meeting. Neely has been collecting interesting tidbits of Knoxville’s past and reporting these …
Grainger native Sam Tate left legacy of integrity
The unique section of Fountain City known as Tatewood is to the left of Broadway just as one begins the ascent of Black Oak Ridge toward the Halls Crossroads community …
Historian, writer Jack Neely enriches our historically rich town
As writer and historian Jack Neely talked to an audience of writers and outright fans at the Knoxville Writers Guild gathering at Central United Methodist Church last Thursday evening, it …
ET native Wilson is happy to explain it all to you
As a youth, Henry Wilson says, he was kind of a know-it-all. So it only makes sense that as he has matured, he has become a teach-it-all.
Wilson, a retired college …
Mabry-Hazen House reprints historic Southern Appalachian cookbook
Food culture in Knoxville is taking a step forward by revisiting the past, thanks to Mabry-Hazen House.
In partnership with Storyhaus Media, Mabry-Hazen House – the longtime family home-turned-museum just east …
The Real Mid-Century Modern: Bearden Center has rich history
It was spring 1958, and West Knoxville was buzzing about the brand-new retail center that White Stores was building on the north side of Kingston Pike, just east of Northshore …
Grocer Franklin’s home set high standard in Harrill Hills
Andrew Hale Franklin (1892-1953) had worked at downtown Knoxville grocery stores as early as 1915, often listed as a driver; but, by 1924, the City Directory listed him as a …
New documentary to bring Farragut/Concord history to life
Farragut may be a young town, but it sprang from a community with a notable history that includes the birth of the nation’s first admiral, the rise and fall of …