This morning the Fountain City Lions Club executed the final handoff of the park and lake it has maintained for over 70 years to the city of Knoxville. With the …
Town Hall forum shows differences
Town Hall East hosted a forum for city council candidates from Districts 4 and 6 on Aug. 7 at Eastminster Presbyterian’s fellowship hall.
District 4 had incumbent Lauren Rider and challenger …
Lauren Rider: Luck is good
In politics, success comes from planning, working, money and luck. And the greatest of these is luck.
Which brings us to Lauren Rider. The District 4 city council member picked up …
Looking back at a trio of town leaders
Writing our regular feature “Our Town Leaders” was an ongoing reminder to stay humble.
What follows are brief looks at a trio of leaders I profiled, each with memorable accomplishments or …
Lauren Rider: City council’s energizer bunny
Lauren Rider is the energizer bunny of the city council and she’s fully charged. Put it down to the happy transition from living two miles down a dirt road in …
Still on duty, Rogero lets love of paddling show
The boss treated city staffers to a special casual Friday as she headlined the celebration of a new kayak launch, floating dock and picnic pavilion at Suttree Landing Park in …
The Midis touch: Newcomer runs for city council
Betty Bean has been getting me into trouble for years. And while I’m getting smarter, she’s getting more devious. So, a couple of weeks ago when Bean wrote an ode …
Rider represents ‘new urbanism’ on city council
Carlene Malone, Rob Frost, Nick Della Volpe, Lauren Rider. What do these four have in common? Not much. But combined, they have represented Fountain City on the Knoxville City Council …
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