Last week we pictured the construction of two playhouses for area military families by businesses D1 Hardin Valley and Tranzonic Companies. (Story here.) Now the second playhouse has been donated …
Playhouse brings smiles
Six hours on a Saturday. Volunteers from two West Knox businesses built playhouses for two active-duty military families this weekend.
The Tranzonic Companies and D1 Hardin Valley worked through the Knoxville …
Habitat Women Build today
Approximately 150 volunteers of primarily women join Knoxville Habitat for Humanity to build a decent and affordable home as part of Knoxville Habitat’s Women Build. The home is in South …
Affordable housing – prerequisites? – land bank
We began Nov. 6 by asking: How can we increase the construction of affordable housing? Let’s zero in on one or two of the suggested tools identified earlier, that could help …
Women Build raises home for local family
It’s the homestretch now for Deonna Evans and her three children. Since May 5, Evans, her son, Christian, and caring community members have been working on this year’s Habitat for …
Habitat house to honor David and Susan Lloyd
The congregation at Fountain City Presbyterian Church is remembering David and Susan Lloyd the best way they know how: by giving back to the community.
The Lloyds were longtime members of …
New council to face old fight in Oakwood/Lincoln Park
Oakwood/Lincoln Park, home to nearly 3,000 households, a wide variety of housing stock and a rejuvenated neighborhood association determined to preserve it, is one of the city’s biggest neighborhoods. One …
Perry family moves into Bob Temple’s House of Hope
Volunteers from Corryton Church, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and other supporters gathered with new homeowner Shannon Perry and her family to celebrate completion of Bob Temple’s “House of Hope” on …