The ABCs of TLC

Teleia Burns photo.

The city’s place-based violence-reduction strategy relies as much on community relations as it does on enforcing the law.

Ballfields and More For Burlington

Emerald Youth site photo

Emerald Youth Foundation hopes to buy an underutilized section of Chilhowee Park for a youth education, activities and sports center.

Grandiflora to Bloom

Grandiflora event venue photo

Council approved a tax incentive this week for a nonprofit that’s renovating a former Magnolia Avenue church into an event venue.

Outside the Lines

Reginald Bell photo.

In rezoning two properties on Thursday, Planning commissioners considered factors beyond technical considerations.

A Boost for Burlington

Chilhowee Park parking lot photo

The city wants a multi-use development to replace a surface parking lot across Magnolia Avenue from Chilhowee Park.

‘On a Roll’

Mayor Indya Kincannon photo.

An upbeat Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a budget that would spend more on police salaries and housing programs.

Reconnecting East Knoxville

Tanisha Fitzgerald-Baker photo.

A $42.6 million federal grant will help pay for infrastructure improvements to help repair the damage of urban renewal.