January: Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs accepts a challenge from Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon to a no-holds-barred wrestling match on Market Square. In a bruising five-minute struggle, Kincannon bounces back …
Seema Singh: A new look on city council
City politicians are starting to notice the City Council Movement. They should. The movement came from nowhere two years ago and now claims 20 percent of Knoxville City Council.
Organizer Amelia …
You’ve come a long way, maybe
Just how remarkable is the (soon to be) 7-2 female majority on the city council? Very, compared to other Tennessee legislative bodies. Pictured here are Amelia Parker, Janet Testerman and …
The day after the day after: What comes next?
Congratulations to the new mayor and city council. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, too, while I’m at it. You’re more popular now than you’ll ever be again.
While …
Meet the winners
In Tuesday’s city of Knoxville general election, voters elected the city’s second woman mayor and the most diverse city council in Knoxville history.
Mayor Madeline Rogero this morning hosted a breakfast in …
Elections will overshadow Caswell Park vote
Tomorrow is a big day for Knoxville. Two things we know:
Knoxville City Council will for the first time have a female majority – depending on the election results, the ratio …
Campaign season begins anew; conversations will be different
Updated 12:31 p.m.
The city’s primary elections are over, but it’s 90 degrees outside and November seems far away. Just below the surface, however, the general election push for mayor and …
The squirrel has spoken
Hi, remember me? From last Thursday? I’m the Whittle Springs squirrel that knocked out Marshall Stair with a pine cone.
In last week’s column I wrote: “When (Marshall) came around, it …