A few weeks ago, Bradley Reeves was doing as Bradley Reeves does: spelunking through the basement of the dearly departed in search of lost treasure in the form of home …
Powell’s Station: From bricks to Bojangles
The death knell sounded in September 1928: the Knoxville Brick Company in Powell had been sold. A little more than a year before the Great Depression arrived with the tanking …
A look back on the Fourth
The fireworks have already been popping for days as we finally arrive on Independence Day. No doubt they will be going on for several more. Though illegal in Knox County, …
Ben Kredich prepares to pay respects to much-loved caregiver
Ben Kredich, who has autism, has been fighting for his rights for a long, long time, despite the fact that he’s still a very young man.
He’s grateful to those who …
Honoring the life of Big John Tate
It started with a book about Muhammad Ali given to him by his mother. Then there was Rocky III and dancing around the house to its theme song, “Eye of …
Knoxville College and The Great Migration
Come Friday, the community celebrations marking Juneteenth will begin, from the Beck Cultural Center to Haley Heritage Square to the Knoxville Botanical Gardens.
A wealth of information on the Black experience …
D-Day: They died on a Tuesday …
As it does this year, 79 years ago June 6 fell on a Tuesday. Most Knoxvillians were fast asleep when the first news “flash” came through at 2:30 a.m. – …
Thousands of stories in Knoxville National Cemetery
I have often found it a bit off-putting for people to say “Happy Memorial Day.” Not to throw a wet blanket on anybody’s good time, but the day is not …