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The Scruffy Citizen

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Print news still matters—and it needs your support

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyJune 7, 2017leave a COMMENT

I’ve never been in the money-raising business before. I keep thinking that if we just explain who we are and what we do, people will get it. They’ll help, and …

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The Best Newspaper Reporter: Paul Y. Anderson on Phillips Avenue

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyMay 30, 2017leave a COMMENT

Last week I wrote about the new Suttree Landing Park, and its surprising nod to a novel by Cormac McCarthy whose primary setting is a Knoxville underworld of riverside shantytowns …

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Cal Johnson’s First Speedway

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyMay 24, 2017leave a COMMENT

Suttree Landing Park looks nautical, with little pocket lookouts for picnics or contemplation almost like jetties. Stand at one of these promontories on a Saturday afternoon and you can hear …

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A Mile of Magnolia: This Weekend’s Open Streets Showcases an Interesting Part of Town Some Avoid

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyMay 15, 2017leave a COMMENT

Some suburbanites who know Magnolia Avenue only from vice reports in the news pronounce it with a shiver. It’s a butt of complacent cocktail-party jokes. Newcomers to town, free of …

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Why Is One of Knoxville’s Most Historic Buildings Named After Andrew Johnson?

In The Scruffy Citizen by Jack NeelyMay 10, 2017leave a COMMENT

After years of confirmed rumors, Knox County is indeed trying to sell the 17-story Andrew Johnson Building. It’s open to proposals until July 13. It’s been an office building for …

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