Parking Adaptations
Confusing to some, changes to the city’s downtown parking system have altered how people get where they need to go.
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December 30, 2025Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s businesses.
December 29, 2025A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
December 24, 2025Lou Gauci, chair of the KMA board, has curated a career of disciplined design and designed a life of contemplative creativity.
December 23, 2025The passage of years can alter vistas, but it doesn’t diminish the pull of Pappy’s Point in the Urban Wilderness’ Baker Creek Preserve.- December 22, 2025A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
December 19, 2025A newly formed nonprofit is already making a difference in providing services to people experiencing homelessness in Knox County.
December 18, 2025Following the death of Doña Rickels, the Appalachian Equality Chorus hopes to lift heavy hearts with this year’s holiday concerts.
December 17, 2025UT Dining offers university-raised beef for hamburgers served at the newly opened Cumberland Food Hall and other locations.
December 16, 2025Amid uncertainty caused by federal policies, UT’s Boyd Center projects slow growth for Tennessee’s economy in the coming years.
December 15, 2025Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
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All free to read and share.- Lou Gauci, chair of the KMA board, has curated a career of disciplined design and designed a life of contemplative creativity.
- All of our city election coverage, now out from behind the paywall.
- Single-issue advocacy committees have formed on both sides of the city’s referendum question on raising the local-option sales tax.
- The city’s place-based violence-reduction strategy relies as much on community relations as it does on enforcing the law.
- After more than a century, the future of the Tennessee Valley Fair is uncertain amid space limitations and the need to adapt to changing circumstances.