If the upcoming city election were a job interview, the candidate with the most impressive credentials for city council at-large Seat C would be Hubert Smith. Sure, Amy Midis has …
Ailing but optimistic, Strickland works on another comeback
Tank Strickland was moving slowly when he walked through the doorway at Jackie’s Dream to attend a reception for Charles Lomax, a young African-American minister who is running for an …
Prospects good for female majority on city council
For years, Knoxville City Council functioned with few women. Remember Bernice O’Connor, torturing Mayor Randy Tyree by calling for a referendum on the World’s Fair? A referendum would have doomed …
Still time to make Recode the best it can be
The second round of Knoxville City Council’s clean-up-messy-Recode draft No. 5 extended over nine hours on May 30. The work session lasted till after midnight … longer than many in the …
Residential recode – what vision are we pursuing?
Knoxville City Council will tackle Recode’s residential provisions in a 5:30 p.m. workshop Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the main assembly room of the City County Building. Council must address the …
Marshall Stair battles perceptions, makes his own way
Marshall Stair is a good-natured guy, but he’s tired of hearing that there are citizens of Knoxville who consider him too young to be their next mayor.
“I was 40 my …
Bob Thomas eyes city race
Bob Thomas walked into Holly’s Gourmet Market, ordered a latte and started working the room, shaking hands with the close diners and waving to those farther away. You’d think this …
Tennova doesn’t deserve $16 million tax break
Anybody who thinks Tennova deserves a $16 million tax break for selling St. Mary’s to the city for $1 as a place to relocate police and fire departments should talk …