As you make your way west on Kingston Pike, imagine the sight of acres and acres of beautiful rolling farmland. Imagine no big-box stores or fast-food restaurants. Imagine driving for …
Growing up halfway to Heiskell
Hillary said it takes a village.
Where I grew up, halfway between Powell and Heiskell, on Old Clinton Pike in the Bells Bridge community, it took a grandmother.
Ella Bishop coaxed me …
Tate’s School goes full speed into the future
Having just celebrated the 50th anniversary of Tate’s School, founder Lou L Tate is used to being asked about her decades of milestones.
But, she confesses, “I’m always thinking about what …
George R. Dempster: the later years
Editor’s Note: This is the continuation/conclusion of a March 19 KnoxTNToday article.
Although he would work on the Panama Canal from 1907 to 1912, George R. Dempster returned home to marry …
Knoxville’s tallest landmark gets image makeover
Once upon a time, North Knoxville and Fountain City residents pretty much considered Sharp’s Ridge a place they didn’t want to be, if they thought about it at all – …
How Baum’s Bearden blooms transformed the world of flowers
It’s spring, and East Tennessee is a riot of colorful flowers. Wild irises are popping up in surprising blues and lavenders, purple hyacinths and yellow daffodils are lining walkways, and …
Cynthia Gambill Smith: driven by a mother’s instincts
Much has been said and written of the strong-willed and strong-minded women of early East Tennessee. As such was Cynthia Elvira Gambill Smith (1819-1904).
Cynthia was accustomed to a good life. …
No relic, Old City Hall continues relevance with law school
The stately cluster of buildings crowning downtown Knoxville’s highest hill overlooks the L&N Station across Broadway and has been a silent witness to many changes in its 171-year history.
Known now …