There may not be documented proof that Dogwood Arts has been responsible for coaxing a bazillion – or even a billion – blooms out of Knoxville’s dogwood trees, but it …
Get Out & Play: 2018 DockDogs Competition
Who let the dogs out?
You may have noticed an abundance of agile-looking dogs downtown. This week, Knoxville is hosting the world’s premier canine aquatics championships: DockDogs. For three days, spectators …
Cameron Brooks supports GoNorth animal transport
Imagine a place where unwanted dogs don’t end their lives in high kill shelters.
Cameron Brooks wants to do more than just imagine. The Knoxville Realtor/politico takes in strays, belongs to …
Lessons learned from the toddler set
There were 2-year-olds in the room – one of them being my precious grandson, Gardner – so every item and toy in the room was being claimed.
“Mine,” was the battle …
Exploring the layers of HIR at Flying Anvil
There are so many layers piled up in American playwright Taylor Mac’s 2015 play “HIR,” currently being staged at Flying Anvil Theatre in the Rocky Hill neighborhood, it takes a …
Spangler appeals for overcrowding fix
It was a sobering tour.
Five Knox County Commissioners walked the halls of Knox County’s Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility Oct. 10. They visited “pods,” that house various security levels of …
Gibbs High remembers the boys of ’68
Gibbs is a close-knit place, and family ties were in full evidence at last week’s homecoming festivities, which focused on the Boys of ’68.
Jerry “Woody” Hutson, Class of 1970, is …
Knox County government: Who’s in charge and does it matter?
There appears to be no provision for an acting county mayor either in the Knox County charter or in state law, according to the county law department. So? Well, say …