by Mike Steely | Apr 25, 2016 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Small towns do not usually boast professional theaters but Abingdon, Virginia, just northeast of Bristol and a few blocks from Interstate 81, is the exception. Only about three hours from Knoxville, the Barter Theatre there is worth a destination or a...
by Mike Steely | Apr 17, 2016 | Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The riverboat was built for about 376 passengers but, because the captain was being paid for each passenger he could carry, the Sultana was packed with more than 2,000 people on its final voyage. Most of the passengers were Union...
by Mike Steely | Apr 16, 2016 | Steely, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Over the past few years Knoxville neighborhoods and businesses have become more and more concerned about the rapid growth of alternative financial service locations. Back in February the city council asked the Metropolitan Planning Commission to look at...
by Mike Steely | Apr 3, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Drop the beer distance ordinance? Council says ‘Not Yet.’ By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It is apparent that the distance between a beer retail store and places like schools, hospitals, churches and mortuaries may someday be changed but a 5-4 vote Tuesday...
by Mike Steely | Apr 3, 2016 | Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mikes Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville is celebrating 225 years this year and you probably don’t realize that the city and its county have some 111 places on the National Register of Historic Sites. That includes not only historic homes and buildings but also...
by Mike Steely | Mar 27, 2016 | Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It has been said that if it wasn’t for Tennessee there would be no Texas. That saying refers to the influx of people from our state to what was then the northern territory of Mexico and the number of those people who promoted and...
