
Power Poll: Art Appreciation
Local leaders show strong support for public subsidy of arts and culture organizations in this month’s survey.
New at Compass
- March 23, 2023Asserting the primacy of local control, Council votes unanimously to oppose legislation that would change Knoxville’s election system.
- March 23, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- March 22, 2023City Council OKs the construction of a Real Time Information Center for KPD in the Public Safety Complex.
- March 21, 2023Commissioner Dasha Lundy is seeking information about the department’s handling of an incident at McAlister’s Deli.
- March 20, 2023Rick Emmett is retiring as the city’s downtown coordinator, leaving behind a legacy of pragmatic solutions to urban problems large and small.
- March 20, 2023Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- March 17, 2023Though life has returned to normal in many ways, the pandemic hasn’t disappeared and the potential for a resurgence exists.
- March 16, 2023Tennessee state employees are likely to receive paid parental leave in next year’s budget. Will the private sector follow?
- March 16, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- March 15, 2023A bill with major Republican support would modify the third-grade retention law but still threaten many students with being held back.
Recent Highlights
All free to read and share.- As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.
- Sundress Academy for the Arts runs a working farm in Karns that provides a retreat — and free eggs — for visiting writers.
- A talk with Adeem the Artist about recognition, representation, and why they might have to leave Knoxville.
- In the wake of an encounter at McAlister’s Deli, community advocates ask County Commission for oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.
- The FBI said the same man, who died after his arrest, was responsible for attacks on Planned Parenthood’s clinic and shooting at the federal building.