JFG Goes MIA
The future of the historic JFG Coffee sign is in doubt after it was suddenly taken down and put into storage this week.
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October 3, 2023After two years of trying, Knox County Schools has found property for a new school at the county’s western edge. Now it just has to decide what kind.
October 2, 2023Conversations with pedestrians and cyclists traveling Knoxville’s most dangerous streets.
October 2, 2023Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
September 29, 2023Council takes a first look at Mayor Indya Kincannon’s ‘missing middle’ housing proposal for the city’s older neighborhoods.
September 28, 2023Knoxville officials have yet to decide whether to challenge the state law changing its district election process or ask voters to amend the charter.
September 28, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
September 27, 2023In his first-year ‘action plan,’ Superintendent Jon Rysewyk’s administration met most of its targets for improvement — but has some make-up work to do.
September 26, 2023Wary of a culture-war battle over libraries and LGBTQ representation, commissioners hit pause.
September 25, 2023Visits to River Bluff Wildlife Area prompt musings on the Urban Wilderness and what it means.
September 25, 2023Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
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- For decades, Head Start programs have prepared disadvantaged young Knoxvillians for school. But a staffing shortage is leaving classrooms empty.
- As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.
- Hundreds gather as Knox Pride pushes the LGBTQ community and its allies to action over proposed state legislation.
- Sundress Academy for the Arts runs a working farm in Karns that provides a retreat — and free eggs — for visiting writers.