From the downtown stadium to Advance Knox, It was a ‘building year’ in more ways than one for Knoxville and Knox County.
In from the Cold
The Office of Housing Stability reopens warming centers as advocates prepare to mourn the unhoused who have died.
Managing the Menagerie
Newly arrived Zoo Knoxville CEO Bill Street shares East Tennessee’s enthusiasm for a beloved institution.
Cultural Improvement
The Arts & Culture Alliance announces a $4 million renovation project that will include much-needed venue space for local performing arts organizations.
‘Knoxville Is Where I Became Who I Am’
Remembering the poet Nikki Giovanni, who loved her hometown even when it let her down.
Behind the Bans
For Knox County Schools librarians, applying a new state law meant making difficult decisions about which books had to go.
Familiar Patterns
The presidential map in Knox County found Republicans winning back a few areas from Democrats and a strengthening in conservative turnout.
KCSO Hit With Religious Liberty Lawsuit
A Muslim woman has sued Knox County Sheriff’s Office over posting a photo of her taken after forcing her to remove her hijab.
The Tennessee, Too
An ambitious expansion into another historic building will give Knoxville’s landmark theater room for events, rehearsals — and more bathrooms.
After the Flood
Residents improvise on their own and help one another amid the ruins of Asheville during the days following Hurricane Helen’s destructive blow.