Today is winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. Tonight, Vivian Shipe will attend a memorial service dedicated to the memory of the 33 homeless people who died …
Singh-Perez makes some noise
Seema Singh-Perez was one of four women elected to City Council last year – a record for Knoxville. She stood out because she is one of two women of color …
Whoop, here they come! City election yields big night for women, Democrats
Knoxville will continue to be a patch of blue in Tennessee’s bright red political landscape, despite the efforts of conservative bloggers, columnists and Republican activists to inject partisan politics into …
District 3: Two nice people in times turned mean
The third district City Council race hasn’t gotten a lot of publicity, probably because there’s very little drama between candidates James Corcoran and Seema Singh Perez, who are running to …
Handicapping the council races
Knoxville City Council races are more interesting to reporters than voters. We write about them incessantly, while 10 percent or fewer of eligible voters bother to vote. Early voting starts …