By Steve Hunley Across America the Universities that teach urban design and planning have a mantra that preaches high density, walkability, bike lanes, and mass transit. Single family homes and automobiles have been designated as the enemy. There are many buzzwords to...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com What is and what could be was the topic of a presentation at the Fountain City Town Hall meeting recently. Landscape architect Garry Menendez used a PowerPoint presentation to relay some of his ideas about the hub area there,...
By Ray Hill Tennessee politics was in flux in 1928 due to the nomination of New York governor Alfred E. Smith as the Democratic nominee for president. Smith, a cigar-chomping, derby hat wearing product of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen was a pronounced wet who openly...
By Alex Norman It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. On Friday, September 13, the Central Bobcats stayed undefeated with a 16-7 victory over a motivated Hardin Valley team. “You have the opportunity to play against really good talent,” said Central head coach...
By Ken Lay The losing streak reached three games for Webb School of Knoxville Friday night and for the second consecutive week the Spartans came up on the losing end of a 28-21 decision. But longtime Webb coach David Meske said that similarities between his...
Knox County School Board Elects New Chair By Anne Primm Chair Terry Hill called the September 4 special-called meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Three board members were absent from the meeting: First District Representative Evetty Satterfield,...
By Steve Hunley It will likely be easy for some Knoxville residents to overlook or pay little attention to the various races for City Council on the November ballot, especially with a hotly contested mayor’s race in the offing. Charles Thomas and Charles Al-Bawi will...
By Ray Hill Former governor Prentice Cooper was running hard for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate against incumbent Albert Gore, who was seeking a second term. The sixty-two year old Cooper toured the state accompanied by his much younger...
By Joe Holloway Knoxville’s railroad history is a proud one. Its two beautifully-preserved downtown depots, the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) and the Southern, stand as testaments to that heritage. Another downtown fixture, the “Three Rivers Rambler”...
By Steve Williams South-Doyle kept piling up the points in the second half Friday night, but uncertainty and sadness still weighed heavily on the unbeaten football team and its fans. The Cherokees had lost a team leader and their veteran quarterback. Mason Brang...
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