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The Scruffy Citizen

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The Way Forward: The death of print, and the future of local news

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJuly 12, 2017leave a COMMENT

At this writing, the Mercury is still an award-winning local newspaper with a readership, counting those who find it online, of over 40,000. We will maintain its website, with all …

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Honor and the Ladies: the afternoon Suttree Landing hosted a jousting tournament

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJuly 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

The ever-surprising riverside strip just recently known as Suttree Landing Park keeps surprising us. When that long-neglected patch emerged as a city park earlier this year, I’d assumed it was …

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My lost photos: minor documents in the history of an underappreciated little street

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJune 26, 2017leave a COMMENT

Wall Avenue is one of downtown’s shortest streets, a two-block, one-way jog from Gay Street to Walnut. In the middle of it are the steps to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s …

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My life as a two-wheeled contrarian

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJune 21, 2017leave a COMMENT

I’m always out of step. In the ’80s, I was all about craft beer, berating Knoxville for its embarrassing dearth of ales of a hue and bite and alcohol content …

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Marshal Andy’s secret: Our favorite cowboy got his start as a jazz singer

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJune 12, 2017leave a COMMENT

A while back, I got a surprising phone call from an old friend. I’d been writing some about some legendary jazz-era icons who I’d just learned, thanks to Papers to …

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