There was lots of exciting news in Knoxville in the days following Christmas back in 1931. That year, Christmas fell on a Friday. The next Monday’s headlines included a story …
Old Vine Avenue revisited
It’s hard to imagine looking north from downtown and not seeing the steeple of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church perched on Vine Avenue as it has been for nearly 140 years.
Founded …
Their Irish eyes were smiling
Like many who grew up in Knoxville, my roots in East Tennessee run long, back to when this part of the state was North Carolina before the failed attempt at …