Mayor’s Moves

City County Building

Glenn Jacobs makes another round of Knox County personnel shifts — including hiring his chief of staff’s brother.

Decoding Recode

Recode Knoxville map page

Questions and objections mount as MPC nears completion of a complete overhaul of the city’s zoning code.

Whither the A.J.?

A.J. Hotel rendering

Another delay for a $6 million deal to redevelop the Andrew Johnson Building, as the new county mayor decides whether to go ahead with it.

Going Up Around the Bend

Tooles Bend map

The Metropolitan Planning Commission voted unanimously over neighbors’ objections Thursday to approve a development on a peninsula off Tooles Bend Road.

Politicoachella

Politicoachella poster

A first-of-its-kind potluck brings together county, school, city
and state officials to chew the fat.

Growing Tension

Post Oak Bend rendering

Knoxville and Knox County have different challenges in finding room for new residential development. How they address them will shape our future.

‘More People Are Dying’

Graph of drug-related deaths

Drug-related deaths in Knox and Anderson counties rose by 41 percent last year, from already record levels. A Forensic Center report details the toll.

Precinct Profile: Knox County #76

Knox County Precinct #76, East Knox County

A transitional East Knox County district between urban and rural where the entertainment is Cowboy Troy’s and the votes are reliably Republican.