Recode workshop: Density is concern

Nick Della VolpeFeature

The community continues to ask, “Where are we going? What’s the schedule to get there?” City Council provided the first glimpse at last week’s Recode Knoxville workshop.
A long meeting. The …

Recode is topic of neighborhood meeting today

Betty BeanFeature

Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association will host an Open House meeting on Recode Knoxville from 3:30-5 p.m. today (9/16) at the clubhouse, 916 Shamrock Ave. Attendees are encouraged to bring …

Knox planning chief to retire

Sandra ClarkOur Town Leaders

Knoxville-Knox County Planning Executive Director Gerald Green has announced his resignation. Green has headed the planning commission (formerly called MPC) since 2015 and has brought major changes to the agency.
Green rebranded …

Seema Singh: A new look on city council

Sandra ClarkOur Town Leaders

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 …

The day after the day after: What comes next?

Betty BeanKnox Scene

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 …

Did Rogero put her thumb on the scale?

Betty BeanKnox Scene

The tough thing about writing a Friday column after a Tuesday election is finding something to say that hasn’t already been said in somebody else’s postmortem. But Friday morning’s coming …