“The cities of America are inexpressibly tedious. …One can dine in New York, but not dwell there.” —Oscar Wilde, “The American Invasion,” Court and Society Review (March 23, 1887) “To …
Hattie Love: the woman we elected to local government, and then forgot
On the City Council ballot, for the first time I can remember, there are six women on the regular ballot, plus one certified write-in candidate. This election presents the prospect …
Write Her In: Amelia Parker for City Council
I was in the room when the Knoxville City Council broke the tie between District 4 candidates Amelia Parker and Harry Tindell. The district’s top vote-getter in the primary was …
Bump Easy: On North Central, the ideal of Charlie’s Delicious Pies
North Central is Knoxville’s coolest street. It’s changing rapidly, but with a crazy variety of far upscale and far downscale. The high-end tailors of John H. Daniel are hollering distance …
Knoxville’s Greatest Disaster: The Freshet of 1867
Knoxville, thanks to some geographical and political good luck, doesn’t encounter many natural disasters. It wasn’t always like that. If anybody ever asks you about the worst natural disaster Knoxville …