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Smokies’ Hottest Summer Since 1991 May Dampen This Year’s Foliage Display

In News, The Daily Dumpster Blog by Thomas FraserOctober 13, 2016leave a COMMENT

Intense and prolonged summer heat and drought may drain the color from East Tennessee ridge faces this fall. It was the second hottest summer in Knoxville, and all of East Tennessee …

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UT’s Social Media Command Center Deciphers the Hive Mind

In News by Thomas FraserOctober 12, 2016leave a COMMENT

Beth Hurst was about to spend her Sunday night diving into the hive mind. She and eight other graduate students readied laptops and digital screens and tuned into CSPAN as …

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Community Forum Presents Candidates in House District 15 Race

In The Daily Dumpster Blog by Thomas FraserOctober 10, 2016leave a COMMENT

East Knoxville will reach a political milestone on Nov. 8: 15th District voters will send someone other than Joe Armstrong to Nashville for the first time since 1988. Armstrong, an …

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Knoxville City Council Member Nick Della Volpe Encourages “Grassroots” Economic Development in Burlington

In News by Thomas FraserOctober 6, 2016leave a COMMENT

Alice Allen knows her neighborhood has its share of problems. But she’s confident in a big people-powered comeback. Allen, chair of the East Knoxville Business and Professional Association and a …

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A Chronological Tour of Knoxville’s Seven Historic Homes

In Cover Stories by Thomas FraserSeptember 28, 2016leave a COMMENT

History, like water, is all around—it’s found in seeps, springs, wells, and rivers. And then there are fountainheads, like the seven Historic Homes of Knoxville. I visited them all, in …

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